Tuesday, February 21, 2006

15 minutes to Sandpoint

So if you've never been to Sandpoint and want to see what's going on click on the title..

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Three Horses in Cocolalla

Today is burry cold! The wind chill is up and the horses are still standing out in the weather like nothing is wrong. We have two paints, Shine and No Name Uno (aka; Jane Doe), havent named her yet. She was an almost rescue horse. She was for sale because the owners were splitting up and couldn't afford to feed her and when we saw her the first time she had no water in her trough. She had ribs sticking out and looked emaciated. We took her home to Cocolalla and there she was met by our other horse Shine, a two year old spoiled boy. They had the usual "testing time" with the food and space issues but are now pasture buddies!

We also have an Arabian about six years old. He is black and gray, kinda jittery as most Arabians are. I haven't gotten to know him too well but plan to.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Cocolalla, Idaho


Can I go back home now..........

I hear it's like 4 degrees in Sandpoint, Id. Ha, I love it! I love the snow and the mountian peace. Nobody bugs me on my hill. Except the moose can scare the jeebers outta me now and then. I'ts late and I gotta go to bed, hopefully with out the aid of AMBIEN. Ugh, I think i'm addicted and need to go off cold turkey again. That happened only once before, hate it. Anyhoo it's late late late. I miss my boys...love you.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Morgan Hill, CA ...

I'm in Morgan Hill this week....it's beautiful. There is a light breeze and no clouds in the sky, although it does smell a bit like mushroom farm gases...ack!

The ole town has changed. No more farms, ranches, corner drug store, Roberts dept. store, dime store or small town atmosphere. I cringe evertime I go to the grocery store, there is no one I know. The only familiar faces are a few tellers I went to high school with.

Long gone is the social element found at the old Nob Hill on Hale Ave to the CornerDrug and the five and dime next to the Granada theater. Does anyone remember the Bank of America and the elderly man, I think he was the manager, that gave out life savers? Well, he was elderly to me, I was only 5 years old at the time and every adult was "old."
I remember Mrs. Moreno, my kindergarten teacher at P.A. Walsh. She was beautiful and so nice. I remember making my first folder to hold all my painting projects. I cut out a picture of flowers on a hillside and pasted it on the front, she thought it was beautiful and I thought I was special. Weird, the stuff we remember.
It will be interesting to see how the Coyote Valley changes over the next decade. All I remember about that area is that is was swampy and they are now planning to put a lake were all the water collects naturally on Santa Teresa north of Bailey. Psst...I think it's been a lake all along except when some one tried putting tons of landfill there. And where are all these jobs coming from to support 80K people and not to mention the additional traffic we will see? Coyote is the narrowest part of the valley, humm, what does that mean in terms of flood, earthquake, smog (well, we already know that it collects there) traffic and sewage. And life happens.....