Tuesday, September 15, 2009

In the Air Pics

Leaving SeaTac airport...I was able to snap a fast picture before the plane made a sharp turn to the right.Getting closer to home. The sun was glowing on the water.
It is rather deceiving because this is COLD COLD COLD water.
Notice the yellow leaves are starting to show up. Coming into the final runway strip.
Fall colors again, rusty reds and still some green.
Good flights- on time- and John was waiting for me at the curb!

2nd posting of Art in the Park

Try this again. I tried something new - pictures to the right instead of centered and then I had a hard time adding my text. So here it is again with some descriptions.
POTATO ICE CREAM ANYONE? I didn't have any but it sure seems appropriate for Idaho.
The Julia Davis Park has the prettiest entrance- rose garden with water fountains. This was Di's favorite color and I love the way it photographed.
View of downtown Boise behind the rose garden.
Oh, the best sweet potato french fries were our snack for the day. Very yummy! Lost the picture but believe me they were worth photographing and eating. Plus it fills the "orange" category for the photography contest I am doing with another girlfriend...so will post it eventually.
And these are my favorites....COFFEE POT TOTEM POLES and GLASS TOTEM POLES...
I will be making some for our yard...and can already see and hear John's response to this junque he has to mow around!!! I probably have enough antiques glass already but feel a stop to OZARKS coming on soon.
We had a great time wandering around and browsing amongst the vendors. Lots of jewelry and pottery and the usual crafts to look at- hot sunshine and some shady retreats- loud music and any kind of food you'd want- so we couldn't of had a better day for Art In The Park Boise Style.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Driving Home to Boise

Heading back to Idaho today. The fall colors are starting to show up.
Stopped for lunch in Brigham City. What a treat. The most delicious "home cooked" meal. I had roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy and corn on cob. The homemade rolls with raspberry butter could not of been better. We shared a piece of Fresh Peach Pie....YUMMY!
This is the sign at the corner of the restaurant.

Hey, Chris look what I saw in the field behind the restaurant. He was standing until I got camera ready to take his picture.

Thanks to Di and Dave for the use of their car. We put lots of miles on her and had some good times the past few days. Arrived "home" safe and tired! Unbelievable but Pat outshopped us!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Thursday's Travels

I posted some of the day's pictures with the blog under each one. Temperature was in the 90's today and they are saying it is fall like weather here....I think they are crazy...it is more like summer to me than we have in Alaska! (it is 99 degrees in St. George) First stop of the day was here. I really wish they would open one up in Anchorage but I wonder if the thrill of going to IKEA would be different... Actually, if they would just ship to my house I could be happy! Really hard to buy "carry-on" sizes but I managed a few things.
Bringing a catalog home with me. Sometimes ya just have to sacrifice....
This mural on the antique store was worth a laugh and a picture. We stopped before driving in the store!!!! We saw several pieces of glassware and linens but I was the only one to buy anything and that was a little mailbox with a scale...different than I've seen before.
The traffic is unbelievably busy. We can hear trucks and cars zooming by on the interstate from our hotel room all night long. This section was at a stand still just because of some construction. We used the exit to find some more stores until the traffic was thinned out.

Beautiful mountain ranges surround the city-a little bit different from the Alaskan Range.

Dinner at an Italian Restaurant with Pat's Brother and Sister-in-law. It was nice to see Greg and Lisa again. We're back in the room before dark, packing up and ready to head back to Boise in the morning. It has been a great girls get-away!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Wednesday's Adventures

Our morning started with a stop at the mall (Nordstrom's Rack) in the Sugar House District.

Pat got herself handcuffed here first thing...see Diana's blog...thevacationqueen.blogspot.com

Lunched at a Soup Kitchen and strolled through town-some antique and home decorating stores.

Then we decided to go to Park City, Utah for the afternoon and when I saw this building I thought of my hubby hard at work in Anchorage. We rode a tram up for some awesome views.
I'd be able to "vacation" here or come back for the Sundance Film Festival....
Stopped at another Farmers Market, I love doing that. The Strawberries taste just like they are suppose to! We'll have peaches for snack tomorrow.
Had to call John to help me upload/download pictures from camera to computer AGAIN. I have over 200 pictures already...so more blogs and scrapbook layouts to come.
Tomorrow we are going to IKEA....could be a dangerous shopping experience or maybe that is a dangerous shipping experience...getting it to Alaska could be considered dangerous!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Driving to Salt Lake City

We left Boise at 8:30 this morning to drive to Salt Lake City. It's 350 miles of high desert and farmland. The song Home On The Range came to my mind several times...where the deer and the antelope play... We had dinner at this authentic hole in the wall restaurant. People were waiting in line outside and it was packed inside....eating some of the best Mole we've had.
Thinking of Heather....
Cedar trees near Bonneville Lake rest stop.
Di calls these " WEEDS" but I she is wrong... they are wild Brown-Eyed Susans.
and I've found my next dental job...in the town of Glenns Ferry....
Watching The Secret Life of Bees and turning in early. We're off to find some Antiques tomorrow.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Boise Market

Downtown was our destination on Saturday. A couple of streets are blocked from traffic and vendors are all set up with booths full of "goodies". We saw pottery, jewelry, photographs, iron garden art and some just picked today: flowers, veggies, eggs and berries and home made breads, jellies, and pasta with lots of people doing the same as us...walking and browsing...My two favorite people watching the water babies......
Isn't this an unusual "pumpkin?" for sale but I really don't think she would of sold it. Great conversation piece on her table of honey bottles and cukes.
Of course I love the flowers and gourds. Yellow isn't my favorite color but these flowers are sure pretty.
Kids were playing in the water fountain at the center of the market. They were laughing and having a great time.
Had lunch on the sidewalk at a Greek restaurant-gyros- and then back to Diana's for hammock time and magazine browsing while Pat babysat her granddaughter. Another busy and wonderful weekend in progress.