Weekend Away

Last weekend I took a little trip up to Grass Valley/Nevada City to see Devandra Banhart in concert, and it was every bit as wonderful as I had hoped it would be. The concert was incredible, completely worth the drive. I scored a signed copy of the Cripple Crow record!

I stayed in a little vintage airstream, which was absolutely lovely. The tiny space was a bit intimidating at first, but I quickly realized just how little space I actually need to be comfortable. The airstream had a little bathroom, but they also had a composting outhouse, which was actually pretty cool. As a kid, I had a 200+ year old summer house in the country that had no plumbing inside, and we had an outhouse, so that kind of brought back memories.

I took a tour of the gold mine at Empire Mine State Park, which was really cool.

I met a blacksmith who volunteers at the mine, he made me a little salt spoon and a “diamond ring”. Apparently, miners would make these rings for their sweethearts as engagement rings until something more official could be bought.

I mostly cooked inside the airstream for meals, there are some great little organic markets in town. I did have dinner at the Thirsty Barrel Taphouse and Grille where I tried an impossible burger for the first time ( I am pescatarian ). The restaurant was good, but I didn’t actually like the impossible burger, it tasted strange to me. I also had breakfast at Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co. which was really good. They source most of their ingredients locally, and buy fair trade coffees and teas. I had the potato spinach soup (yes, for breakfast, what can I say) and pomegranate cheesecake with coffee. So good!

I had an impromptu paper/rock/scissors game for a spot in line with a stranger who joined the line at the same time as me when I went to get a second cup of coffee. We played 5 times, every one was tied. We kept doing the same thing, but the 6th game was the decider. He won, but he bought me a cup of coffee, so I guess it was a win for me.

Of course, the concert was the best part of the weekend, I am still floating from it. I haven’t been to a concert since the start of the pandemic, and I am glad the first one back was such an amazing experience. Still in wonder at Devandra Banhart’s ability to make everyone dance. I had such an amazing time that I failed to take any pictures. I just soaked up the whole weekend and relaxed.

I hope you had a lovely weekend, too!

Love,

Maca

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