Curing the wet weather blues

It’s official. The rain is falling and with it so are everyone’s spirits. We pride ourselves in liking the rain and the wet in Seattle, but there’s something so sad about the first hard rain after school starts. Sigh!

I came across this video today, which reminded me that one of the best ways to cure the blues is with a little dancing, curing funk with funk if you will. Watch the above video, which compiles 40 or so classic movie dance scenes (see how many you can identify). Then play your favorite dance tune and have at it for four minutes. You’ll thank me.

Salad Days in August

If August has a theme it’s Indian food! I don’t know why I wanted to make Indian dishes so badly this month. Maybe it was the heat of the food matching the heat of the day. Anyway, if you haven’t been to Salad Days in while, here’s what went down over there this month:

Aug. 5th: Cruelty free, gluten free cookies
Aug. 12th: Pasta with Potatoes, Green Beans, and Lemon-Basil Cream
Aug. 18th: Indian-Spiced Lentil Ragu
Aug. 24th: A perfect Indian meal

Bentley’s new sleeping spot

When I reorganized the office, I raised the monitors up on a shelf. Bentley discovered that he could fit under the shelf today and promptly decided it was his new sleeping spot.

Mt. Rainier on the Motos

We’ve ridden to Paradise; we’ve ridden to Sunrise. Today we rode around Mt. Rainier. Too bad the clouds were so thick we couldn’t actually see the mountain. Or maybe that’s a good thing - no distractions.

Every good motorcycle ride starts with breakfast at The French Bakery.

A quick stop at the Kautz Creek trailhead before continuing to Paradise.

We stopped at the new visitor’s center. It’s pretty and functional, but it doesn’t have the same charm as the old visitor’s center. Boo!

Kittens and boxes

It’s about time that Simon’s Cat weighed in on the topic of the dangers of leaving kittens and boxes unattended.