I found this picture from a couple of years ago.
Here my sister catches the Snow on her toungue.
This is the Coldwater Creek store that I mentioned in a previous post. It's two stories, and spans the width of the river.
On the way to Sandpoint.... There's such beauty anywhere you look
The Panida A live Theatre.
Schweitzer Ski Resort, as seen from the Beach.
The Downunder Saloon. This was the closest place for me to warm up, after standing next to the lake freezing my head off, in 12 degree lake breezes. Head on down the stairs to a warm neighborhood bar, where everyone goes because "They have the cheapest beer in town"
And Last, but not least, I found this guy hangin' out atop a truck, on the way back to my car.
I swear I'm inside there.....
This is my Lion, for ' The Lion Sleeps Tonight..... This is my pretty much my masterpiece. I have a thing for curling ribbon, don't ask.... I am also a spray paint master, I think I was a thug in my past life.....
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Since we only won second place for the lion, we retaliated, and decided not to build a float,but honor the pathetic "Bowling Hall Of Fame" in St.Louis.
My bedroom. VERY ORANGE, but actually, a wonderfully comfortable place to be. The light, sheets, and disk are all still in storage, it's a room that I will create again someday.
The dining room. I just don't have a picture that does it justice. Tony made the "Alice in Wonderland on Acid" drapes, and I painted the diamonds on the wall. This picture was obviously taken prior to the orange bedroom. I'm a big fan of tone on tone, and Flat on semi-gloss paint jobs. It's the best way to make a wall really POP!
My bathroom. VERY small, but a fun, bright place to be. I bought the fish pictures in Chicago's Shed's Aquarium. More small things close to my heart that I kept.
More of the dining room prior to a Christmas Party, and the Alice in Wonderland on Crack Draperies.... Yes, the ceiling is Crimson. DON"T BE AFRAID TO USE DARK COLORS ON YOUR CEILING!!!!!!!! No matter what anyone says.
Sorry to the people in this picture, but this seems to be the only digital pic I have of my FAVORITE Drapes, with the $50 or so bucks a yard 6 inch fringe. High drama, I know, Way over the top, but I LOVE THEM... Yes I kept them too... The tree is all Tony. All Glass ornaments, mostly Radko. I could tell you a funny story about when the tree fell over, TWICE in fifteen minutes, but he might read this, and it's only funny if I tell the story in person.... Other than that, it really was a tragedy. But we made a great wreath out of the broken ornaments.... Very Martha Stewart. Thought I had a pic, but aparently I don't.. How unlike me. I photograph everything.
This was the orange room, prior to painting it. I had a bad habit of changing rooms when I was bored.
This is the SIXTY POUND bedspread. That is just a guestimate, but Tony quilted it, then we stuffed each and every square as tight as we could. My bed was on a platform, so it was some, four and a half feet off of the ground. It stole the show at the Christmas party. Or was it Reiley? This was just days after Reiley crawled in the basement window, and 'Moved in'. He was the nicest sweetest cat. Until the party, people came in to see the bed, reached over to pet him, and he growled, hissed and bit his way to a peaceful existance on that bed. He DID NOT like people in his house. But, shortly thereafter, he became a fully friendly lil' guy. He figured out how to open the back door, so he would go visit any neighbors that happened to be out on that particular day.
Thanks for allowing me this trip down memory lane. I hope you enjoyed it.