I'm Mad for Mad Men.

Banana Republic, store window display

New York, 2009

This is how it all began. My obsession with Mad Men. The very highly acclaimed AMC television drama. We were on vacation in New York last summer and there he was in all his manly glory. Don Draper. Not thee Don Draper, I think I would've passed out (sorry honey!) Banana Republic had a display in their store windows and there he was in a poster, all suited up. Of course I had heard all about the show and read the reviews raving about it but never got into watching it.

All that changed when we returned home from vacation. I watched season 1 and fell in love with the show and the cast. Now when I say watched, I mean watched, in 2 days. 13 episodes. I was hooked and needing more. On to season 2. Then my DH wanted to watch also (I guess I wouldn't shut up about it) so I re watched season 1 and 2 with him. Now we are both watching season 3 and then we can finally start watching season 4 as the episodes are being pvr'd.

Please no spoilers!!!!!

I joined the group SCDP on Facebook and started following some of the characters on Twitter. Imagine my surprise and delight when Betty Draper, Don Draper, Joan Holloway, Peggy Olson and Salvatore Romano started following me on Twitter!! What do you mean they're not real?? Of course they are!! I've even started listening to 60's music while painting in the studio-I'm so far gone. If you haven't seen Mad Men yet, check it out. You'll get hooked like I did. I promise.

Spring is in Full Bloom.

I've been walking around with camera in hand. Spring is in full bloom here and I try to get out of the studio everyday to enjoy the sunshine and blossoms. So much inspiration for new paintings.

There is just so much color everywhere. In our area we are about 2-3 weeks ahead so I've gotten the early spring I wished so hard for.

I'm being bombarded with inspiration. So much inspiration that it's hard to sleep at night. I keep my little sketchbook handy so I can jot down ideas or thumbnails for new work. What's up with me lately???

watching the cats enjoy the sun

Daydreaming

thinking of moving

window shopping

making lists

yogurt with raw nuts and cinnamon for breakfast

the cardinal outside my studio window

kalamata olives and feta cheese

color

spring cleaning

paint chips

mad men season 2

cooking

mixing a really good margarita

80's music

style at home magazine

redoing the studio

wanting to go to new york

trying to stick to an exercise schedule

the it crowd

being grateful and enjoying life

good friends

The TV Tour Part 2

Do you watch this show? Seinfeld is one of my faves and watching it still makes me laugh. It's become part of our daily lives here and we can recite the lines to more than a few episodes. Of course we had to drive to the upper west side to see Tom's Restaurant. We even had lunch there. I ordered what George always ordered. Tuna on toast, coleslaw and a cup of coffee. I bet the waitress gets that all the time!

"NO SOUP FOR YOU!!"

Mad Men is used here in a window display. I'm taking the next couple of days as "vacation" to watch all of season 1 and season 2. Then I'll be all caught up for season 3.

30 Rock has been nominated for 22 Emmy's. I was sort of expecting to see Kenneth running around while we were on the tour. Yes, I know sometimes I'm living in a TV fantasy land!


We didn't get to pass bye any of Carrie's haunts from Sex and the City, but we did stay in the Plaza, in a room similar to the suite Carrie and Mr.Big stayed in. You can see some gorgeous photos of them here.