Pumpkin Patch!

I love going to the pumpkin patch each year. We are lucky to live just up the hill from some fabulous farms that really know how to do it up big. My kid is almost 18 years old and he kinda shuffled along and reluctantly pushed the wheelbarrow. He acts like he's too cool for it all, but I bet if we didn't go get our pumpkins every year, he'd be the first one to complain.

After the pumpkin patch, hubby and I went for a bike ride. It was cold, so we had to ride fast to warm up! I did stop long enough to take some pictures of beautiful Mt. Rainier and a little bunny that came out to say hi.

Visit to Texas

I am back in Washington after going to east Texas to visit my sweet grandmother. She is doing pretty well for someone who is almost 90 years old. I was expecting it to be really hot, but it was actually very nice and cool in the mornings and the evenings. I couldn't escape the mosquitos and ants though, and they chewed me up pretty good. I think they send out an all call when fresh meat arrives in the state. I took this picture from my grandmother's back porch. There is nothing quite like a sunset in Texas...

Trees, Trees, and more Trees....

I have been painting lots of trees lately. My latest listing on Etsy is called Mountain Meadow and was painted with palette knives.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31248622

I love using the knives to paint because of the wonderful texture they impart and how I can just keep building up the paint.

I will be listing more tree paintings on Etsy this afternoon. But first I have to drag myself to the dentist...

Wow, I'm a blogger...

Blogging.... This is all new stuff to me. I'm not sure if I knew what blogging was a few months ago. Not even sure if I know what it is now...

However, since I opened up my Etsy shop, I have discovered some fabulous, creative people and their blogs, so I am inspired to start one of my own.

I will most likely ramble on about movies, skiing, the trials and tribulations of tearing an ACL, my obsessive-compulsive cat, things to do in Seattle, the joys of breakfast cereal, music and concerts, art, being over 40, Etsy, teenagers-and why we shouldn't kill them, bad hair years, Lysol spray is not aromatherapy, gardening, and why it's now ok if I go out in public with paint under my fingernails.

Come on and follow me on this new blogging adventure! I'd love to have you!