Paint Party Friday - Cinderella

My piece for Paint Party Friday is an ACEO permanent marker on canvas (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"), featuring Cinderella.  She is a favourite fictional character of mine, simply pretty in a fabulous ball gown.

On Mother's Day Weekend

Have a wonderful Saturday, it is a busy weekend with Mother's Day being such a big occasion here!  Daughter L took me to see the Cinderella movie earlier this week and we both LOVED it.  It was beautiful and magical.  So that was our perfect Mother's Day celebration.  I had been wanting to see that movie for awhile and it more than lived up to our expectations.  A beautiful princess, a handsome prince complete with a happy ending, what more could we want, lol.  It also emphasized 'courage and kindness', with great acting and the costumes were lovely.  The mean stepsisters were so funny.  Cate Blanchett was excellent as the wicked stepmother.  L and I even had tears in our eyes at certain sad and happy moments!

How to Eat a Tim Tam

I'm only hearing good things about this movie:

Daughter L introduced me to this Australian/New Zealand snack biscuit called a Tim Tam.  Apparently we can buy the cookies here.  This is a video showing how to eat them in an authentic way.  I advise taking one quick slurp of warm, not too hot tea to get the full effect. And they taste pretty fattening!

And just wow, read this inspirational story of a mother's quest to cure her son.
She is soon to earn her PHD on neuroscience with a goal to curing her son of a serious genetic disorder. She has actually helped solve a piece of the puzzle and this may help other kids too.