Boise Guest House - Downtown Boise, Idaho

This (below) is the room I've stayed in the last four times at the Boise Guest House. Better than the first time because it is dark when I turn off the lights instead of bright from the front porch light. (Don't stay in the two front rooms unless you have a blindfold or can sleep in bright light). This room was cozy and had a clawfoot bathtub. But the place needs a better cleaning service. 

The Boise Guesthouse is a cute place but has some financial drawbacks.  
1. You have to pay in advance with a credit or debit card, not when you arrive.  
2. If your plans change and you have to cancel you do not get your money back. LIkewise if you cut your stay short, you do not get a refund or credit for the nights you don't stay there. I had booked for five days and had to leave early for a family emergency (very sick kid) and I asked for a CREDIT - not a refund for 2 of the three nights I missed. No go. No refunds or credits, regardless of the reason. This was especially bothersome because I was a pretty regular customer for the past six months.  
I won't stay there again. There is another cool place, also downtown, called Leku Ona, by the Basque Restaurant. Also cute, reasonably priced and they function like a regular hotel, i.e. you are allowed to make changes to your reservation. A much better option.

Lucinda!!

I made this for my friend Lucinda's birthday today.  I
call this technique "Caveman Animation" because
I know what I am doing about as much as a caveman would.
I learned a lot though,

Wearing Pants

Found this post on Boing Boing about the freedom to dress how one chooses 
and the centenary of "Explicit Legalization of Pants in Kansas! (Otherwise 
known  as ELPK Day.)"

I was in 7th grade in La Mirada, California when it became legal 

for girls to wear pants to school . Doesn’t that make me sound like 

I was in 7th grade in 1907?  It was actually about 1972.

Finding a Place to Stay

Del and I are going back to California in May for a few days for my son's graduation
from college. We found a great place to stay through a cool new site:  AirBNB.  Here's
where we are staying:

It's a cabana behind a lovely house and pool in Santa Rosa.

I found it through AirBNB.  This site has interesting places to stay all over the world and
even if you aren't taking a trip - you can go to their home page and just watch the amazing
array of lodgings that transition through their front page.

French Photo Booth

Here's a site for photobooth strips with a twist.

La Photo Cabine

It's modeled after a vintage french photo booth
(or Cabine) and looks and sounds like your're
stepping into a booth in Paris.

This would be great fun at a slumber party for
my daughter - or anytime.

Site Mash

WHen I was searching for my vintage Shasta Trailer the
Shasta Site Mash was where I found it. It combined all
the craigslist and ebay postings with Shasta trailers in them.
That way I could see Shastas on sale all over the US without
having to go to different Craigslist sites for different cities.

Lucky me! There is also a site mash for jobs, vehicles
and all sorts of things.  Very, very handy!

Hoover Dam

I had to drive past Hoover Dam on my way to Kingman, 
Arizona this week. I had no idea it is such a tourist attraction.  
It took me an hour to drive the five miles before and at the 
Dam. I should have planned better and stayed there longer 
but it was soooo crowded I don't know that I would have been 
able to deal with it . It is an awesome sight though.

From top left, 
semi - clockwise:  








1. Just past the 
SECURITY POINT - Trucks are no longer 
allowed to drive this route due to terrorist concerns - blowing 
up the dam would result in massive flooding;  
2. VISITOr CENTER - a huge crowded building with art deco 
overtones;  
3. STATUES - These were stunning! If you look carefully you 
can see that people's heads are about the size of the feet of 
these winged creatures;  
4. PALM TREES at the dam. I have never had such a treeless 
week in my life (actually it was just three days but they seemed 
twice as long since there were no trees anywhere!) Palm trees 
are very pretty - but they don't give one the same comfort that 
other trees do;  
5. MORE STATUES - A closer look at one of the statues, by 
Norwegian born artist Oskar Hansen;  
6. ME - The required ME shot for my 365 - pure luck that the 
curvy road sign was in the side view mirror;  
7. KINGMAN -Arriving in Kingman Arizona, 
8. ROUTE 66 - For Americans, well, for me at least, there is a 
little thrill in seeing the Route 66 sign. Here's a video montage 
set to the song "Get your Kicks on ROute 66" or see Mr Nat King COOL himself sing it here..  
He mentions Kingman, where I was, in the chorus.