The IT Crowd

I've just started watching the third season of The IT Crowd on Netflix. I kept seeing it pop up on my recommendations, so I finally decided to give it a go and now I'm hooked! Its a British sitcom-type show about two IT guys and their supervisor who knows nothing about computers. Its really funny and the running gags/jokes are great.

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Hurricane Ridge

A good friend came up for a quick visit for the weekend of my birthday in April and we managed to sneak in a drive up the the Olympic Peninsula. Our intention was to go for a hike at Hurricane Ridge, but as the mountain was covered in snow (higher than my car!) and still snowing as we drove up to the visitor center at the top, that did not happen. We did get a nice view and a cozy place to eat our lunch. Seriously, the views were breath-taking. I am so glad to be living so close to such beauty.

The mountain road on the way back down...the snow banks (?) on the sides are higher than my car!

View from the visitor center.

More from the visitor center

View from one of the look out spots on the way up/down.

Crazy icicles hanging from the visitor center observation deck.

Beautiful view from the beginning of the trail.

Look out trail further down the mountain.

Reading Rabbits and Pumpkin Heads

Just listed these two original paintings on wood in the shop:

Pumpkin Head

Reading Rabbit

Pumpkin Head

Not sure why I painted this since Halloween is quite far away and I have not seen a pumpkin or anything remotely halloweeny in months...but here is my Pumpkin Head:

I'm just putting a few last minute touches on it now, but thought I would share what I have so far.

Reader Rabbit

New little painting I worked on today. Will be posting it in the shop soon...

Excellent Saturday

Coffee (in my TOTALLY AWESOME marauder's map mug) and croissants for breakfast.

Browsing the weekly paper on Saturday morning, Fig noticed that Yann Tiersen would be playing a show in Seattle that night. On a whim we bought tickets (good thing, because the show was sold out that evening) and spent a few nice hours in Seattle. We don't make it a point to visit Seattle very often, but we have so much fun every time we venture up there. The show was at the Neumos Theater which turned out to be a really excellent venue. It was such a change to see a concert in such a small, intimate place compared to the huge, impersonal feel of the venues in Las Vegas. The theater is connected to Moe Bar which has a yummy menu and very nice bartenders. But, being that I am now a crotechty old lady when it comes to concerts and I do not want to stand for 3 hours, I LOVED that the venue had plenty of seating. We spent some of the time watching the opening band from the upper level (amazing view), part of the time on the floor, and the rest of the time relaxing at one of the tables.  The group that opened, Breathe Owl Breathe, were pretty great and Mr. Tiersen and his band were amazing, of course.

Stamps

Cloud Stamp

Love Stamp

Tree Stamp

Umbrella Stamp

I've been working on a few rubber stamps over the last few weeks. I have an ever-growing pile of mistake stamps, but I was happy with how these came out. I'm off to my day job now, but I think I will be posting these in my shop tonight!