Self portrait I
Fountain in Sandpoint
Self portrait II
Contemplating life's mysteries or wondering when the heck were going to get some breakfast? You decide...
Self portrait part tres
MJ & I with Josh Ritter
A beautiful venue for beautiful musicNorth Idaho is... hmmm... how can I possibly do it justice? I keep erasing everything I write about it because I simply cannot explain what an incredible spot North Idaho is. There are vineyards, rolling hills, huckleberry plants lining the roads, a very tempting looking amusement park, mammoth mountain lakes, universities and colleges tucked into every nook and cranny. North Idaho is the best of Western Montana and the best of Eastern Washington rolled into one. We were there the second weekend in August for the Sandpoint Music Festival and couldn't have had a better time. In Coeur d'Alene we walked the streets of downtown in awe of all of the antique shops, restaurants, public art, and quirky places to shop. We bought un-filtered olive oil that had been pressed there in the shop by a family owned business and have been enjoying it since our return dripping from bread and in MJ's case covered in Parmesan cheese. At the music festival we saw Madeline Peyroux, a French Canadian that sounds so much like Billy Holiday her voice puts a shiver down your spine. We also saw our favorite singer/songwriter Josh Ritter, a North Idaho native. He was gracious enough to stand for three hours after his show to meet and greet all of his fans as he always does. We had him sign our wine cork as we did in Stanley and were a bit thankful he didn't remember us. I'd hate for him to feel like we are stalking him when we see him again next month at the Egyptian Theatre in Boise! We camped in the car while we were there and had a fantastic trip, staying at the family cabin in Garden Valley on our way home.
