Saturday, September 15, 2012

Ennis

Montana is a big state.
Most people would agree, but what they don't understand is...

Montana is a big f*#*ing state.

It takes 9 hours to drive north to south, at 315 miles, and 12 hours (570 miles) from west to east.  There's less than a million people living here, in more than 147,000 square miles.  


To say Montana is a big state is an understatement. 

And to say it's rural is just plain......plain.
Wide open spaces and kind people,
small towns and tiny stops...
Miles and miles of road,
thousands of acres of gorgeous farmland.
greens and tans and sandy yellows.
The biggest blue sky you've ever seen.

and the best damn cafe EVER.

We drove through Ennis, MT on the way to Jackson. Population 800.







Best Lunch I've ever had.


I dreamt of this pie for days after.

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simple and sweet.


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Sometimes, that's all ya' need.



Thursday, September 13, 2012

talkin' bout Jackson...



Jackson, Wyoming.

On the bus this weekend, thinking of spaces that are big.

big and wide and blue and dry.

Thinking of possibilities, and arguments for or against.

Trying on my big girl panties for a change.



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And all I could hear was....


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a little background:

"we been talkin' 'bout Jackson...."

for awhile actually.


The Montana Arts Council bussed 35 artists down to the Western Design Conference held every year in Jackson, Wyoming...

and I was one of the lucky.

My head is still reeling.

Those big girl panties don't quite fit yet.





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to be continued...