PAINT DATE GRANTS PASS STYLE

written on the 13th of september

today mick, jeff and i spent most of the days painting in his studio. jeff has an amazing space at the front of his studio that is pretty much its own art gallery, with floor boards, super high ceilings and awesome paintings adorning the walls.

almost done

micks hanya
its awesome

my paint palette

messy fun

jeffs daughter haley went out and got us some scrumptious peanut butter cups, and we snacked and painted the day away.

after dinner at a cabin type restaurant with kim and Andrew we took the left over bread down to the river and fed the ducks and the geese! i cant even remember the last time I did that. it was so sweet and quaint, it truly made me appreciate the simpler things in life.

dusk by the river

im really going to miss oregon, everywhere we went was so green and the people were all so lovely. i cant say thankyou enough to jeff and kim and their whole family for being so wonderful and taking mick and i on so many adventure. i had an amazing first time in grants pass and i will deffienately be going back.

kittyxx

AMONGST THE TREES

written on the 11th of september
today mick and got up at the crack of dawn which in our jetlagged state was an extreme effort, but it was completely worth it. jeff, kim and their son andrew took us just out of oregon to see the giant redwood trees. they are the largest living things on the planet! and they are completely amazing! it felt like being in the movie fern gully. not being the most practical of girls I was wearing a floor length skirt which make trekking through the forrest and climbing trees a little interesting but a lot of fun.

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were the tiny dots at the bottom of this massive tree

 just chilling in the forrest

itty bitty baby pine cone

following giant trees we (minus andrew and plus two of jeff and kims friends) went out to applegate valley (i think) for some wine tasting. our first stop was a gorgeous little vineyard who were having a type of release party for their new wines. wine tasting turned into wine drinking and mick and i spent some time relaxing in a hammock under the trees contemplating life. we hit one more winery as the afternoon wained and on the way home we pulled just off the road to a delightful fruit stand and picked up some fresh blackberries to add to our growing berry collection.

back in town we cooled off in the hotel pool and had delicious mexican food for dinner.

so lovely

more chilling

a few too many wines at this point

i am well and truly tuckered out, even though we had a sneaky nap on the way home from the redwoods.

kitty xx

WERE GOING TO JACKSON(VILLE)

written on the 9th of september

last night we landed in orgeon and jeff was kind enough to pick mick and i up from the airport. we pretty much stumbled off the plane straight and into bed. but tonight mick and i rallied our energy and went out to jacksonville with jeff, kim and some of their friends. they took us to see the b52s! with human league and men without hats.

tickets & classy red wine

team photo

i saw my very first deer on the trek from the car to the park! but alas i startled it with my squeals of joy and was unable to capture the delightful beast on my camera. the night air was beautifully warm in the park and we enjoyed red wine with picnicy treats as the sun went down and we waited to see the headlining act. it was so picturesque at dusk with the lights from the stage and mountains in the distance. kim and i both spilt red wine on our white clothing but didn’t even care amidst the laughing, drinking and dancing. 

almost deer photograph
he was right there

i have no idea what this is

but i tried it anyway

thankyou so much to everyone for such a wonderfully fun night. and a special thanks to my adoring boyfriend for dancing the night away with me with not even a sigh in protest.

kitty xx