Paint Party Friday - Trees

Welcome to another Paint Party Friday! This is an acrylic on cardstock (4.5" x 6.5") inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest. I liked the depth of the trees.

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A busy time of year

I snapped this photo late one morning, I thought the sky looked so pretty:

Well, our Christmas tree is up a few days early this year and I've made a good start on the Christmas cards. Next, I'll have to start wrapping some early gifts. K will take some chocolates to share at his part-time job. I will also drop some chocolates off at my mom's pharmacist, to thank them for their good service throughout the year. As for our newspaper delivery service, they have been terrible this month, with at least 3 missed deliveries. Maybe I won't tip them this year. I will get my hairdresser of over 25 years a bottle of wine. Yes, it's a busy time of year.

Childhood Memories

Walking at the shopping mall with my son K, I noticed this design on the floor. It's an Xmas hopscotch pattern. Isn't it cute? I started hopping on it and  K quickly moved on, embarrassed at my behaviour! Well, it was just for a moment, do you have happy childhood memories of playing this game in the schoolyard? I do!

Creative Tuesdays - Starry Night

It's time for Creative Tuesdays! The theme this week is 'Starry Night' and this is what I came up with in acrylic on cardstock (6.5" x 4.5").  I think  the dark purple background adds a rich feeling to the piece.  I used a bit of gold paint to add a bit of shimmer to everything.

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Christmas Decorations

Here are some pretty Christmas decorations at the mall:

Have you started decorating your house yet, or done any Christmas shopping? I have put a few Xmas items out and packed away most of my fall decorations. I've started thinking about gifts I might get for others and already have a few purchased.  It snowed here for the first time yesterday and it's been a lot colder.

We went to visit L at her university last week as they weather was mild and very pleasant.  It was great to see her.  We took a lot of groceries down, so she should be set until she comes home for the Christmas break.  Yes, we spoil her!

The past weekend was busy, we went to a few College Open Houses with K and were pleased with the positive information we received. On Saturday night I went for a coffee and dessert evening at a friend's house with a bunch of girlfriends. I hadn't planned on staying too late, but came home at around 1 am, we were having such a good time.  I think the others planned to stay on for a couple more hours!

Sunday Sketches - Sunrise on the Snow

Welcome to Sunday Sketches! I did a  'Sunrise on the Snow' today in acrylic on cardstock (6.5" x 4.5").  I was going to add a quote to the piece then decided it didn't need one.  I just added that solitary figure in silhouette.

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Zen

I took this photo in a store and thought the arrangement in the foreground looked so 'zen'.

I was talking to an acquaintance recently. She rents a basement apartment in a house. She approached the owner about the possibility of renting the second apartment in that house as it's larger. Well the owner says it would be fine, but he's waiting for the current tenant to vacate. They have missed their monthly payment but they are allowed two weeks to pay it. Even then, they can't be forced to vacate until after about four months of not paying their rent and have to receive all kinds of notices first. So renters are protected quite well these days, and now it's owners who are not protected. Owners may have to pay their own mortgages too!