Painting and Potatoes

This weekend I got to take a painting class in South Seattle. It was fun, but not quite what I expected. Basically it was open studio time, with the ability to play with a lot of paint and tools. Here are my paintings from the afternoon.

Abstract tulip?

Reminds me of spin art from the fairs when I was little.

Looks less like a giant 9 in person :) Maybe I'll flip it around if I hang it.

In other news, my potatoes are growing like crazy. It was time to start hilling them, which is where you cover the bottom third of the plant with dirt as the leaves reach at least six inches tall. The reasoning behind this is that the plants will produce potatoes all along the covered stalks, and you get a greater yield. I hope this is the case, otherwise I'll lose a lot of dirt for this experiment. Those potatoes are growing close to an inch a day, so I'll have to keep up with them on covering them with dirt. When you reach the top of the pot you can just let them be, making sure they stay evenly watered all summer, and once the flowers appear and die off, you have yourself a pot full of potatoes :)

The dark leaves are the All Blues, the big green leaves are the rose fingerlings.

The last few weeks of school are going to be pretty intense. I have 25 days left until finals are over. In that time I still have 30 more hours of internship, two books to read for environmental law, a term paper in epidemiology, a term paper for my internship, a term paper for environmental law, and my thesis proposal. About 50-60 pages of writing all told. Plus I need to make a poster presentation on my experience interning at BioMed. And a final exam in toxicology. Anyone feel like trading?

I should get back to work...at least I have a lot to look forward to after all the work is done. I have Moonlight Yoga this week (I confused the date), Starla, and a week and a half until I go to Arizona! Should be great. I love finishing things out, and it feels good to know I'm 20 credits away from another degree. Incidentally, today is the graduation date for Willamette- I graduated a year ago. A lot has changed, but most of it for the good. Still, I can't wait until I finish this degree and get to relax a little in life.

Til next time friends!

Yummy sandwiches I made with dijon mustard, tomatoes, onion, kale, and yellow bell pepper on ciabiatta. I baked them for 10 minutes at 350 F, then closed them and enjoyed.