INTO SEATTLE

We took Quinten with us into Seattle this morning, in the rain, to have breakfast at Lowell's in Pike Place Market.

Afterwards, we walked around the Market a bit.  I stopped in the Starbucks for a coffee and bought a Pike Place Market mug, too, to add to our collection.

Then, still raining, we drove up on Capital Hill to the Blick Art Supplies store.  I bought some needed watercolors and some marking pens and other bits.

The Jimi Hendrix statue is in front of the store.

I HAVE PASTELS

 We were talking about pastels the other day.  It made me curious about how much I had.  I found this box that I used regularly (oh my, it is heavy - built very sturdy).  

I also have boxes (BOXES!) of brand new pastels that I have never opened.  And lots of pastel stix and pencils.

NEW FUN STUFF

 I got a package from Jet Pens today.  I've been wanting to check out the Posca pens for a while.  They should be fun.

I didn't need another fountain pen, but I bought this Lamy Safari.  Apparently, I didn't read the description of the pen.  The Safari pen is made of plastic!  I had a very hard time getting the barrel back onto it after I had installed the converter because the plastic parts were bent outward.  I had to squeeze them back into shape, which wasn't easy.  I don't like cheap things, but I'll give it try.

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There's also one of each color of the Micron Pigma Pens - my favorite.

NEW CRAYONS

 I saw a demonstration on the Caran D'ache Neocolor crayons.  So I bought them both. 

There's Neocolor I, wax pastels, water-resistance.  And, Neocolor II watersoluble crayons.

So cool.