Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Pendant Scarves and a Joke

I went to a local country decorating and collectibles show on the weekend. There was a booth selling pendant scarves and it was very popular.  It must be something new.  Do you like them?





And I got this great joke from Valerie at Craft Attack. A girlfriend of mine loved it when I shared it with her, she said she laughed a lot:

A Couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember ..
Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. 'Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?' he asks.
'Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?'
'Sure..'
'Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?' she asks.
'No, I can remember it..'
'Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as not to forget it?'
He says, 'I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.'
'I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, write it down?' she asks.
Irritated, he says, 'I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!'
Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, The old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.. She stares at the plate for a moment.
'Where's my toast ?'

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Creative Tuesdays - Three

Welcome to Creative Tuesdays! Thanks to Mmm for hosting. Please stop by the other participants and join in the fun!

The theme this week is 'Three'. I thought these evergreen trees would make a seasonal representation of our theme this week.  It's an acrylic ACEO.  I actually showed another 'Three' painting for the last Paint Party Friday,  my son K chose this one as his favourite!



Monday, November 21, 2011

Magical Monday - Yellow Diamond

It's time for a Magical Monday blog hop.  Thanks to Carol for hosting!  Please stop by the others and join the fun.

I saw this fascinating video called '24 hours in Dubai', it's 2 minutes long and quite magical. From the comments, they took 2880 photos, one every 30 seconds to create this 24 hour time lapse of downtown Dubai.  You will notice the sun rise and the moon rise!

And since we're heading into the commercial season of Christmas, here's the world's biggest yellow diamond!  My sister found an article on this, it sold recently for 10.9 million dollars (US), actually less than the asking price.  I think I should try to find one in costume jewellery, I quite like that
pretty yellow colour!


Yellow Diamond


The weather was balmy as I walked to church yesterday. I might have mentioned they are changing the responses to the Catholic mass and it will be official next week. Except people are not embracing the new words and in fact, seem to be sticking to the old responses. The priest was not pleased. It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming weeks. I suspect the old responses will be drowned out by the traditional responses.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Sunday Sketches - A Cloudy Morning


Welcome to Sophia's Sunday Sketches! Please stop by the other participants and join in the fun!

I looked out my window one cloudy morning and this is what I saw. I ran outside to take a picture of that unusual strip of sunlight, but it moved behind the clouds and the moment was lost. It's an acrylic ACEO.


Saturday, November 19, 2011

Sweet Saturdays - No Bake Cookies

Welcome to Diana's Sweet Saturdays! Please stop by the other participants and join in the fun!

Robin Panzer made no bake Acorn cookies on a recent post and how could I resist an easy recipe?

I used Ritz mini peanut butter crackers and some little rosebud chocolates as I didn't have any Hershey kisses on hand. I 'glued' them together with peanut butter. They disappeared, being such cute and tiny little desserts. Hope you'll try them!







Friday, November 18, 2011

Paint Party Friday - Three

Welcome to another Paint Party Friday!  Please stop by the other participants and join in the fun.

The Creative Tuesday challenge next Tuesday November 22nd is 'Three'. This is an extra acrylic ACEO painting I've done based on this theme and thought I would share it here.  It may inspire you to join us!






Thursday, November 17, 2011

A Nice Visit


My daughter L came home for a visit from university this past weekend. It was great to see her. We drove her back to school on Sunday and had dinner at a Jack Astor's Restaurant. Here are some of the yummy desserts we ordered, I forget the exact names but we shared them.  I'd say the cookie sundae was the best.  I think they warmed the cookie first.

Linking to Robin's Food For Thought Thursdays.  Please go see what the others have been eating recently.


Cookie Sundae

Bite Sized Brownie

Brownie Marshmallow Sundae