Paint Party Friday - Fruitillarias

It's time for Paint Party Friday! Please stop by the other participants, it's fun!

Today, I did an acrylic painting, it's an ACEO. I saw this photo in the newspaper of a bunch of fruitillarias. They are spring bulbs, but now is the perfect time for planting them.  I enjoyed painting with acrylics, if you make a mistake, you just paint over it. Of course, there's a lot more to learn. I didn't even have a pencil sketch like I normally do.

Quinoa Recipe

I located a box of Quinoa at the grocery store:

Then I found a great recipe to try it out with.  It's called 'Hearty Quinoa and Bean Soup' from Chatelaine. I forgot to get spinach for the recipe, so here is what mine looked like:

It was absolutely delicious, and I can't wait to try quinoa in another way.  Don't forget to wash it first, before using it as it says on the box.  I didn't remember, but everything turned out ok.

The Visit and Molasses Cookies

L paid us a visit from university this past weekend.  It was lovely to see her, except she came home with a virus.  We ended up taking her to the doctor where she got some antibiotics for a throat infection.  I'm glad she was able to rest at home.  Now M and I have colds and sore throats!

I made her a batch of The Southern Lady's molasses cookies to take back to school.  They were a bit hit with her friends!

And finally, make sure you're not eating when you see this 37 second video:
Beetle (Epomis circumscriptus) attacking and preying upon toad (Bufo viridis). You might be surprised at the result!

Creative Tuesdays - Morning

Welcome to Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesdays!

This week's theme is 'Morning' so I thought of a 'Rooster at Sunrise'. Did you ever notice the colours of  a real rooster's feathers don't typically seem to match or co-ordinate?  Maybe it's just me.  Although I've seen some beautiful Rooster art.

Please stop by the other participants and feel free to join in too!

Amen

Got this joke from a friend:

A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa .

'The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it.

Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?'



After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, 'Wedding Cake?'?

Sunday Sketches - Moon Rise

Welcome to Sophia's Sunday Sketches!

I'm calling this little ACEO Moon Rise.  Hope you like it!  I actually used acrylic

white paint on the shrub. The rest of the sketch is watercolour crayons.

Please stop by and see what everyone else did for this lovely co-op.

Sweet Saturdays - Weeds or Wildflowers?

It's time for Diana's Sweet Saturdays!  Please stop by the other participants, or better still, join us!

I snapped these pretty wildflowers on the last day of summer. As I got up close I realized I pull some of these out of my lawn every year. It doesn't seem right.  Might I add that it was the most perfect gorgeous day!