Thursday, June 21, 2012

A Little Bit Country...A Little Bit Rock and Roll

We have returned from an amazing vacation out west.  
It was a little bit country.  We stayed in a yurt at an inn on a vineyard in Washington State.  It was like being on safari in a vineyard; great food, great wines and fantastic views.  It gets quite arid and desert like two hours inland from the coast.  We met a rattlesnake on our hike one morning and fell asleep to a chorus of coyotes outside our yurt one night.  
It was a little bit rock and roll.  In Seattle, we happened upon a Jeff Buckley tribute concert at the Crocodile.    It was one of the best concerts I have seen in a long time and one of those serendipitous happenings that make a vacation.  Jeff Buckley was my favorite singer/songwriter.  More bands the next night and then a great birthday celebration in Vancouver for my brother to end the vacation.
Found lots of inspiration for the shop and also found a great young artist who will hopefully be joining the group at Michael Thomas.  
View from the yurt

....in the vineyard

Jeff Buckley tribute concert