Volume 13 , Issue 3

Duchess & Sadie's Snowy Domain

It has been a slight warming trend with temps in the 40's around here. We are just waiting for another winter storm that might be passing through here during mid-week. Hope you are all keeping warm and cozy inside for Winter!



Have you seen the craziest castle in colorado called, Bishop's Castle? It is located less than an hour's drive from Pueblo, Bishop Castle's tallest tower rises 160 feet from the forest floor, peeking above the tops of pine trees that shield it from a clear roadside view.

It is made by one man, Jim Bishop, who single-handedly built it from rocks extracted from adjacent national forest land. The castle features intricate wrought-iron bridges and walkways that cling to its towers. The dragon, made from recycled metal hospital trays, shots fire from its gaping maw [maw mô noun the jaws or throat of a voracious animal] with the aid of a burner from a hot air balloon. The castle's fireplace vents through the dragon's nose, expelling smoke from the beast's nostrils.

When Jim Bishop was 15 years of age, he bought the 2 1/2 acres of land in 1959 for $1,250. The structure that started as a family cabin in June 1969 grew over 37 years into the castle visitors see today.

We are going to keep this short this week as we leave you with a quote we found for you all to contemplate.

"What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom, and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice towards those who still suffer within our country, whether they be white or they be black..." - Kerry Kennedy, founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights.

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