Today we went hiking at Turnbull and saw a WILD PORCUPINE!!!!  We were walking along and heard a scratching noise and looked around and the PORCUPINE was climbing a tree right near us!!  It is a little hard to see he is camoflazed   camoogfl   he blends in so well. I added an arrow so you can see where he is.

Here is a close up after he settled down. He curled up like a fuzzy ball!

Oh boy we had a great Thanksgiving!  First our awesome neighbor Lee brought over these terrific candy acorns and turtles that she made! Chocolate – yum yum!

Then we had dinner at our friend Susan’s (and her wife Julia’s) house! It was a feast!  Susan is an amazing cook and they have a beautiful house.

Here I am with Susan and Julia who are both totally gorgeous and smart and great fun.

This is Ieleen who was one of the other guests. She is a librarian I LOVE libraries!

Also this week we went to a soap-making class!  It was fantastic!

This is Sandy who teaches the class and has been making soap for more  than 25 years!  She taught us about the history of soap and shared some hilarious stories. She is super beautiful and did an excellent job with the class.  We made our own soap but it has to cure for three weeks. I can hardly wait! and I don’t even like baths.

OMG!!!!! Auntie Darcy got to meet Tony The TIGER!!!!  He is the biggest TIGER celebrity EVER!!!  OMG!  I wasn’t there but I managed to photoshop myself into the picture.  Auntie Darcy is the luckiest person EVER! 

Me and mom went to the Titanic exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture! We were not allowed to take photos but here I am with our entry pass. It is a replica of a boarding pass to the Titanic!  Mom got to be the Countess of Rothes who traveled first class. At the end of the exhibits are lists of everyone on board the ship and it shows who survived and who did not. Mom and the Countess made it. Most of the first class passengers survived but most of the crew and people travelling steerage did not.

The museum had all kinds for great things for kids and Tigers to do!

Also the most exciting thing happened last week!  David moved in to the office at work!  David is an engineer but has transferred to the IT department. He is super smart and funny and really handsome!  but not quite as handsome as me. 

At work to celebrate Veteran’s Day there was a giant crock pot pot luck party!  There were about 50 crock pots with everything from chili to venison to mac & cheese! Yum!!!

There were also tons of homemade desserts!  Mom said it’s a special occasion so we could have some sweets.  Mom said we can freeze them and have one once in a while but instead we ate them all up that afternoon!  It was awesome!!!

We got a gift at the party!  because mom is a veteran.  It is this super cool flashlight that turns into a mini lantern!  Me and Dixie like to play with it in the closet at home.

The snow is all gone!  There was just a little bit left in the back yard a few days ago.

This weekend we went for a long walk in the woods near our house and we found a whole bunch of interesting artsy posts with good advice.

OMG!!!  It started snowing at work on Friday!  Yayyyyyy!

Then on Saturday night it snowed a lot more!  We measured how much snow was on our back deck.  I cannot read the numbers very well but it was a lot! Over four inches!

This is a view from the deck.  We shoveled a lot of snow today.  Mom says we need to get used to it since it is supposed to be a snowy winter this year. Tigers LOVE the snow!

Also last week was Halloween!  Here are some of the trick-or-treaters who came to our door  I was not scared I am a TIGER!

Oh Boy!  We spent the whole weekend at WORK!  It was GREAT!  We did a big domain migration whatever that is here is a photo of me outside Migration Command Center!

This is Bruce who came from the corporate office to help!  He was super nice and handsome and extremely patient with mom who asked lots of silly questions.

Here I am with Nancy I love Nancy!  She is so smart and nice and gorgeous. Also we had Jordan from a consulting firm helping out. He was very funny and handsome and loves spicy food he ordered 5 stars for his Thai lunch one day!

We ate lots of restaurant food YAYYYY! As the least smart person on the team mom got to order and organize the food and go pick it up. I LOVE restaurants!

Autumn is here and look at the amazing colors of the Japanese Maple in our yard!

Here are pictures of leaves on trees in our street.  We’ve been raking leaves a lot!  

And it is going to be Halloween soon!  The neighbors are ready.

Yesterday Marcus who has been doing some landscaping for us came over and shoveled rocks all day! It was a huge pile of rocks!  Marcus is super nice and handsome but not quite as handsome as me. I wanted to help move rocks but mom had me help fix him a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch and I only got a little bit of fur in it.

We visited the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown! The barn was built in 1935 and used to be a commercial dairy.  Now it is a 3-floor art gallery with over 100 local artists displaying their work. Some artists have studio space right in the barn! The barn is beautifully restored. Here I am with Julie who is the manager and is super nice and gorgeous!

Outside the barn is this awesome fence made of over 1000 wagon wheels!

We also went to Steptoe Butte HA HA HA! Mom says it is not pronounced butt I KNOW that but it is still funny to think about.  At the top there is a great view of the Palouse Hills and you can see some of the farms and ranches in the area. I am standing on some of the oldest rock in the Pacific Northwest!  

At the bottom there is a picnic area in the middle of an apple orchard!

Also this week we met Brandon who fixed our garage door opener which was not working at all.  He was really nice and handsome but not as handsome as me.

And this is me with Terese at Blue Moon Nursery where we like to go to buy plants for the yard. She helped us pick out some ornamental grass to go in a difficult area. She knows all about plants and landscape design and was super nice and beautiful!

Oh wow we went to a a really cool art event with paintings and multimedia works, performance artists, music and more!

Here is a great exhibit by an artist who used sharpies on foam cups!

There were some great bands playing including the Marshall McLean Band they were awesome!  When we got home we bought some of their music.

Then last night we had dinner with Maggie!  She is so funny and smart and gorgeous we had a blast. Here I am with the appetizer.  Mom ordered lettuce!

Also this week we got to go through the car wash yayyyy!

Today we went for a hike it was a perfect day to be outdoors, sunny but cool.

At work mom got to drive this snazzy Camaro!  But she FORGOT to take pictures while we were driving around!  Lots of guys were giving her “the eye” which does not happen EVER in our Subaru.  We should totally get a Camaro mom!!!  And let me drive.

This weekend we went for a a hike at the Feryn Conservation area.  It is a famous spot for bird watching.  I was good and stayed on the trail. It used to be a homestead ranch and you can see an old barn in the background.

Then we went to Green Bluff for a harvest festival and we rode in a COW TRAIN!!!  We rode in the one called Cowlick!!

Mom said it was an awful and bumpy ride but it was awesome!  We went round and round the orchard and mom had a heck of a time taking pictures with all the bumps.

When we got home someone had left us a big bag of apples on our doorstep!