Category Archives: friends

scenes from the kitchen

Not my kitchen, though.  Dancing Mandolin Player’s kitchen. The woman lives off the land.  Truly.

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third annual house dress dock party

You may wonder why we’re wearing house dresses.  You think we’re too young for these outfits, don’t you? Yes, we are. I cannot remember if I’ve blogged about this particular tradition before.  Indulge me if I repeat myself. Years ago … Continue reading

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forty one south Saturday night

Saturday night Dancing Mandolin Player, her Boyfriend Bob and I went to Town. That’s right, a Saturday night IN TOWN.  We came down from the mountain, off the peninsula, around the lake and into town. First stop, a restaurant/resort area … Continue reading

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north idaho weekend continues…

You know that Harley Chick and Hot Rod Russ were here last weekend.

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bacon cookies?

The Hope Mountain Blues Band had our weekly music lesson Tuesday.  We sang this song for an hour and a half. Don’t you love it?  We do. Then we decided to do something completely wild and out of character:  we … Continue reading

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harley chick is in hope at last

Harley Chick and Hot Rod Russ arrived in Hope Friday afternoon!  We coaxed them out of their motor home (and away from the Harley) and into the lake house. We installed them in the honeymoon suite and gave them dinner … Continue reading

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friday night: never too old

The Infamous Stringdusters were in town and we (Banjo Man, Dancing Mandolin Player and I) had tickets for the 10 PM show. So we hurried from Trinity to a new place called The Hive.  Its interior looked like a House of … Continue reading

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friday night: taylor hicks wants what????!!!

I’ll tell you about Taylor Hicks in a minute. First of all, let me set the stage: Friday night at Trinity.  On the lake.  In Sandpoint.  Here’s the view from the outdoor deck. We are gathered to listen to Retired … Continue reading

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going-to-town tuesday

It’s Tuesday.  It’s Music Lessons With Doug Day. Just thought you’d like to know that. Dancing Mandolin Player is taking me to a store in town that sells Crocs, those odd plastic shoes that make me think of Holland.  My … Continue reading

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the big gig after-party

Playing an official gig was more fun than anything. Really.  More fun than anything. But we were so glad it was over and we’d survived.  We’d controlled our nerves so no one fainted or had a heart attack or threw … Continue reading

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