Had a great trip to Colorado yesterday. My brother and I met up at a close friend's house in Sterling, CO. We all had lunch together, then went to put flowers on our parent's grave. After a little more visiting, we left Sterling and traveled to Iliff, CO, where I grew up on a small farm in NE Colorado. It was of course emotional for me to go out to the farm. I haven't been out there for 15-20 years. We are fortunate that our old neighbor now lives there, and his daughter and husband are raising their family in our home. The house looks great!
They put stucco on the house and it looks great for being built in 1957 by my Dad, uncles and my grandpa!
The one thing that is still original in the pipe railing on the front step. I love that they didn't get rid of it!!! There are two old grain buildings that are still there from my childhood and an old corn crib!
Here are a few pics:
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My brother and our good friend Illene in Sterling, before we went out to lunch.
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My brother and I posed in front of the house with the pipe railing! The dogs were very friendly, and didn't want to stay out of the picture!
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In the background on the right, you can see the old corn crib! I don't ever remember that being full of ear corn, it is tall!
They put stucco on the house and it looks great for being built in 1957 by my Dad, uncles and my grandpa!
The one thing that is still original in the pipe railing on the front step. I love that they didn't get rid of it!!! There are two old grain buildings that are still there from my childhood and an old corn crib!
Here are a few pics:
My brother and our good friend Illene in Sterling, before we went out to lunch.
My brother and I posed in front of the house with the pipe railing! The dogs were very friendly, and didn't want to stay out of the picture!
In the background on the right, you can see the old corn crib! I don't ever remember that being full of ear corn, it is tall!
