{"id":2147,"date":"2011-08-09T10:10:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T17:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2011-08-09T10:10:18","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T17:10:18","slug":"boise-idaho-a-jaunt-to-the-hot-dry-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/boise-idaho-a-jaunt-to-the-hot-dry-side","title":{"rendered":"Boise, Idaho &#8211; a jaunt to the hot dry side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I flew to Boise on Saturday to visit some family; and while I was there I had a little time to work in my journal. While sitting with my dear husband in Starbucks, I sketched him writing about the frustration of his  niece having cancer &#8212; &#8220;Life isn&#8217;t fair&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedon727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedon727-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"boisedon727\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedon727-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedon727-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedon727.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAt the niece&#8217;s house, the only good subject was the dog, so you see him here.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedog726.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedog726-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"boisedog726\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedog726-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedog726-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisedog726.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisemeans728.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisemeans728-405x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"boisemeans728\" width=\"405\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisemeans728-405x300.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisemeans728-400x296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisemeans728-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mimitabby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/boisemeans728.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLater I went out on the hot porch, and sat with my hubby&#8217;s bicycle and drew it. Finally out on the road, on our way home, we stopped at a park in Baker City, Oregon, which was across the street from a museum. That&#8217;s where I found this wagon. In my journal, the bike and the wagon are side by side. I like the effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I flew to Boise on Saturday to visit some family; and while I was there I had a little time to work in my journal. 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