SANDPOINT READER's Pet of the Week...Chloe!

Look who made Pet of the Week in the Sandpoint Reader!  Our very own Chloe the wonder corgi!  I love the Sandpoint Reader. I love Sandpoint. I love Chloe. I'm in a very loving mood today.  This is from the November 12 2015 edition.  If you've never read the Sandpoint Reader, go check it out HERE.  It's only a few pages, published weekly, always interesting, and has a great home-town feel to it.

 

Here's a pic of Chloe in her new home, on the front deck, looking for squirrels, moose, deer, just about anything that moves. All these trees are sensory overload for her, having been a desert dog her whole life, she's used to wide open spaces, tumbleweeds, and an occational rabbit.... not an entire forest to terrorize.

Carpinteria, CA

We're still in California, counting down the days til Idaho. We're still working, but today we're playing hookie from work. It's November 6th and the beach is calling. I hear its snowing in Idaho. Guess we should enjoy this California weather while we can. Hubby says he'd rather be in Idaho  :-)   It's seriously nicer than June right now.

You're Gonna Need a Boat

We were not originally planning on buying a boat, but got tired of standing on the shore watching all the fun "out there" . With so many lakes around Sandpoint, it just made sense to buy a boat.

We stalked Craigslist for months and finally found a perfect boat and, Bonus! it was only 25 mi away at the Coeur d'Alene Resort. We were prepared to go 100's of miles to find one because it turns out the supply of used boats in Sandpoint is very limited. It's like people buy a boat and never get rid of it. The previous owners' love of the boat was obvious; it was in pristine condition and they were noticeably sad to be selling it (they decided to buy a houseboat). We all went for a 10 am test drive and the Cda fog was really thick at first, but by the end of the test drive, things were clearing up. What a beautiful lake Cda is! I can't wait to go back for a nice long leisurely day. We agreed on a price, hauled it out of Lake Coeur D'Alene, followed them to the bank, and off we we went to take our new baby home. But about half way home, we decided "why not?" and drove right past our street and kept on going to City Beach in Sandpoint where we dropped her in for our maiden voyage. It was a gloriously warm October late afternoon and It was fantastic. I can see us spending LOTS of time on this beauty.

Love the recliners...and they swivel for fishing! 

Videos of our Maiden Voyage, taking in Sandpoint's Fall Colors 

Can't wait until next summer when we can take advantage of being so close to these lakes:

Lake Pend Orielle Sandpoint sits on it. It's HUGE and beautiful.
     Hayden Lake 45 mins south,very popular beach in the summer.
          Lake Coeur d’Alene 1 hr south, beautiful resort lake.  Tons on coves to explore and lots of great homes to cruise by.
              Priest Lake 1 hour north, is the prettiest of all the lakes in the area, with a really cool 4th of July celebration. All kinds of boats bob around a certain area, and then fireworks are shot from a barge in the middle of the lake.

Closer to the Ducks,  Closer to the Ducks!!