It’s always a pleasure to be invited to any event at the Chihuly boat house on Lake Union.
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| colored glass, Chihuly boathouse |
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| clear glass pieces, Chihuly boathouse |
The massive displays of colorful and shapely pieces of blown glass are positively stunning.
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| Chihuly chandelier, blue and white |
I think the most spectacular display is at the bottom of the pool,
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| Swimming pool, Chihuly boathouse |
seriously, even in my party dress, I’m always tempted to dive in and explore these colorful anemone-like pieces.
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| Chihuly boathouse pool |
Yes, it’s always a treat to go to the boathouse, but you can bet you are going to have an especially great time when you visit the boathouse for one of Mrs. Chihuly’s birthday parties.
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| Leslie Chihuly, birthday party |
This gal knows how to have fun!
{sorry, I can’t tell you why she is smiling like that}.
The theme of her party, that I went to the other night was A Big Roadtrip, based on her passion for the “freedom of the road with time to spare”.
And what a trip it was…we followed a route that “took” us to some of the birthday girl’s favorite stops from some of her cross country adventures over the years.
Vintage suitcases marked each of the stops, where guests stop could enjoy some local fare.
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| vintage luggage, Chihuly boathouse party |
We started in New York where we helped ourselves to mini Rubens on Rye,
pizza, and lox and bagels {displayed upon their cool vintage stove}.
Along the way we took in all kind of sights, like this electric lime green piano with a colorful glass top,
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| Chihuly boathouse piano |
female impersonators.
a fish tank filled with pieces of white glass, glowing under a black light,
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| black light fishtank, Chihuly boathouse |
the extensive collection of beautiful vintage Pendleton wool blankets,
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| Pendleton blanket collection, Chihuly boathouse |
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| Pendleton blanket collection, Chihuly boathouse |
and Northwest Indian baskets.
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| Northwest Indian basket collection, Chihuly boathouse |
My favorite rest stop was this intensely yellow on yellow bathroom!
It was hard to say which was the best band,
Hey Marseilles, or the
Dusty 45’s with their signature flaming trumpet finale.
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| Flaming trumpets, Dusty 45’s, Chihuly boathouse birthday party |
At the end of the road were Ruby Montana’s sky high meringue pies.
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| Montana sky high pies |
The final performer came on at 3:30 am, breakfast time!
We got to sing~a~long with Sun Valley’s Joe Cannon, closing things down, with a moving rendition of “take me home Country Roads” as everyone enjoyed their eggs and hashbrowns before heading home.
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| Emily Heston, Joe Cannon, Leslie Chihuly, Take Me Home, Country Roads |
a fitting finish to a fabulous road trip!
Are you thinking of a road trip this summer?
Here are the songs on the CD given to guests as we left, these songs will surely put you in the mood to roam and wander:
Roam ~ B~52’s
We’re on the Road to Nowhere ~ Talking Heads
Whatever tomorrow brings I’ll be there ~ Incubus
Ticket to Ride ~ The Beatles
Everyday is a Winding Road ~ Sheryl Crow
I’ve Been Everywhere ~ Johnny Cash
Do you know the way to San Jose? ~ Dionne Warwick
Beautiful Day ~ U2
Country Roads ~ John Denver
On the Road Again ~ Willie Nelson
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