Saturday was my mom's 90th birthday, and we celebrated this landmark achievement with a tea party at Glen Eyrie Castle attended by many friends and family. Glen Eyrie was built in the early 1870s by our city's founder, General William Jackson Palmer, who was quite the anglophile and fancied a proper English castle for his beloved wife, Queen. (Yes, that was really her name. Okay technically it was Mary, but everyone called her Queen.) If you step out the front door and walk around to the patio, you're treated to quite a lovely view indeed! More to come.
02 March 2026
The View from the Top (The Top of the Social Pyramid, That Is)
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Colorado Springs history,
family,
friends,
General Palmer,
Queen Palmer
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2 comments:
Happy Birthday to your mother. Great view.
@StefanJansson thank you, I'll relay your birthday wishes to her!
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