Go West Old Man – Our First Day In Denver, CO – 2012

After the previous long driving day, our first morning in Denver was a time to relax and go out to breakfast and as usual Bev found a place by using the Yelp website.  Chia's is a newly opened place hidden in a three business strip mall but the word is getting around as Lea Ann had already heard of it. 

Bev had her normal breakfast burrito and I had the corned beef hash and both were delicious.

Our main reason for stopping in Denver was to meet up with blogger buddy Lea Ann Brown (Cooking On The Ranch), who I felt I already knew, and her husband Bob.  So around 1pm, we headed down to their place in Highlands Ranch to begin our visit and we were quickly introduced to Chile and Zia.

It’s easy to see why they are so adored at Brown manor – I didn’t get a shot of her, but they also have a cat that’s just a little smaller than a lynx – maybe a little exaggeration, but it is huge – not fat just huge.

Then we went by the Highlands Ranch – 23,200 acres at its peak - and got a look at the 22,000 square foot mansion – have a look at these web images.  Then we went to their favorite spice store, The Savory Spice Shop in Littleton so we could buy a few things to take back home. 

After shopping, we went back to their very nice home, sat out on the deck, and sipped wine while dinner was cooking – actually Lea Ann was mostly in the kitchen while Bev, Bob, and I did the sipping.  Lea Ann sat a beautiful table and served a very nice salad followed by chicken enchiladas.

It was great to finally taste some of the delicious looking southwestern food she regularly posts on her blog – the enchiladas were outstanding.  Please stay tuned for the rest of our time with Lea Ann & Bob.

We actually got home yesterday but will continue with our trip report interspersed with other stuff.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

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