Socialites - Mar and Lar?

June 13, 2009

Just to set things straight - Mar and Lar are not social outcast. We do have social graces. We do go places. We just don't jump at every chance - and we don't throw our own parties. With that said - we had a very social weekend.

On Friday we went to a wedding reception. It was very nice, thank you, even if it was outside and it did rain. We talked to a lot of people, but we had to leave early because . .

We also had to go to an open house for some friends who were moving out of town, county and state. We talked to a lot of people there, too. And we weren't the first to leave either gathering.

On Saturday, we went with two other couples out to lunch - in Estes Park. The place is called Baldpate inn. It is right across the highway from Lily Lake, and then down a little dirt road. It is clinging to a mountain and has a spectacular view. We may decide to take visiting dignitaries there someday. It was built in 1917 and has been an inn and a stage coach stop.

It was named after a fictitious inn in a mystery novel - in which seven guests were given keys to the inn. In the old days, guests were each given their own key to the inn, but now in World War I, when the price of metal went so high, that practice was discontinued. The regular guests to the inn were disappointed, but instead, they started bringing keys to give to the inn. Now the Baldpate Inn has the world's largest key collection (20,000 including keys from the Pentagon, Westminster Abbey and Frankenstein's Castle.)

It was a lovely afternoon, and our social graces shown through. We may just go to other nice places with these nice people.