Fermented black garlic appetizers

I picked up some havarti cheese and we made some fermented black garlic appetizers as pictured above. You can also see the black cloves in the head of garlic.  They were delicious, the garlic has a milder taste, slightly sweet and of course cheese is always good.

The Hospital Gala

fermented black garlic

shortbread cookies

Last weekend I persuaded my friend S to accompany me to an annual hospital gala held at a nice hotel. It was open to the public.  She ended up having a great time as she enjoys chatting to all the vendors and looking at their wares. In fact she bought some interesting dehydrated garlic scapes, fine mustard and salsa verde for hostess gifts. I got a box of shortbread cookies and some fermented black garlic. The mild garlic will be good on appetizers atop some brie cheese perhaps. They had a complimentary coffee bar, free Santa photos (which we declined), and I sampled some ice wine from a local winery.

S complimented this man we saw wearing a sparkly pink jacket. He thanked her and said he got it in Paris and named some designer whose brand it was. We also perused some beautiful scarves and coats, deciding we didn't really need anything.  I saw these snow baby ornaments which caught my attention, again, I didn't need any ornaments.

Paint Party Friday - Dog

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This is a greeting card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") based on a photo of my nephew's dog. It is done in permanent markers outlined with a PITT pen.

When in doubt

morning shadows in my living room

Throw it out.

I read an interesting article in the newspaper on the weekend on the topic of Waste Management.  The author advised being careful about what you flush down the toilet.  Disposable wipes, dental floss, contact lenses, medications are not candidates.  Many don't realize that facial tissues and paper towels don't belong in the toilet.  They are treated with chemicals and are not toilet paper.

Scribble Picnic - Forest

Welcome to Scribble Picnic's 'Forest' theme! I did a little canvas ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") forest using Sharpie oil paint markers.

Is the customer always right

Last visit, my hairdresser recommended that I go to a darker shade of hair colouring, that it might do a better job of covering my advancing grey hair.  He was right, this shade lasted a lot longer.  The problem was that at this latest visit,  I couldn't remember what shade it was.  They keep records but it didn't indicate a recent change.  So I went with dark brown and as I was leaving I noticed I had medium brown written on a sticky note next to the date I wanted for my next appointment.  I will decide next time what shade I will stick with.

There was some drama at the hairdresser this visit.  I asked the assistant how she was doing and she said the previous day was a nightmare.  These 2 sisters came in with their screaming babies, took an hour to decide what one of the sisters wanted to do with her hair and stayed for 4 hours.  One sister left midway but one baby was left behind with continued screaming.

Would you believe it, the sisters returned with one baby the next morning while I was there.  They complained that they couldn't see the highlights that were put into the sister's hair and wanted it redone.  The assistant refused, said there was no problem as far as she could see.  My hairdresser, always wanting to please the customer agreed they could come back the next morning to have it redone.  The assistant was very upset and said she would not be doing it. 

As I left I told the hairdresser that I understood how important it is to please the customer, but that he should make it clear that he would do it again this one time only, regardless of whether they were happy or not.  After all, they would not be paying again.  He is my hairdresser for the past 30 years, so more of a friend, as is the assistant.  I hope this made sense to him.

At some point, the customer is not always right, in my mind.  

Picky Eaters

So are you a picky eater? Which of these would you not eat or enjoy? I am not picky, I will eat them all, maybe I would not enjoy the snails.