Well, my dear Flat sisters have sent their first report in from their travels around the globe. The have been staying with dear friends of the family in the beautiful (and sometimes very snowy) Colorado Springs, Colorado. Colorado Springs is home to the majestic Pikes Peak, seen here in the background. Way back during the gold rush era, Pikes Peak was the first prominent mountain travelers from the East could see as they approached, which made it a great landmark and led to the slogan "Pikes Peak or Bust." It is also famous for being the mountain upon which Katharine Lee Bates stood and looked out over "spacious skies,' "amber waves of grain" and "purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain" and which inspired her to write the beloved American anthem America the Beautiful.
I am so glad my Flat girls are getting to be with people we love, seeing places that are special to our nation's history. I wonder where they will end up next?
Thank you so much, Susan, for hosting my girls, and for taking the picture. And Lauren, thank you for holding the Flat Sisters so well!
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