My eggplant pizza

 My eggplant pizza recipe keeps evolving.  I found it easier to brush about half a cup of olive oil flavoured with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and basil over 4 long eggplants which have been halved as pictured.  Then I layer pizza sauce, shredded cheese and Italian salami over top.  Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.

Splashing around

 My sister in the U.S. who loves to travel has already booked a number of trips in 2022.  Now that many are getting their vaccines, it seems thoughts are turning once again to making travel plans, how about you?

It rained a lot this past Sunday.  The thrill of the day was spotting this red-breasted robin taking a bath in a small puddle in the back yard, it was so cute to see him splashing around happily.

Every so often

On a recent walk, we happened upon a patch of crocuses blooming profusely in a park as pictured above.

Well I was sorting through some clutter and luckily I looked inside of all the envelopes because one of them contained 2 hundred dollar bills!  It is hard to say how long it had been sitting there.

  Last week I was throwing out some old medical statements and found one with a $20 insurance cheque attached to it.  It had never been deposited.  We are thinking about calling to see if they will re-issue the cheque after 9 years!  Would you bother?  It's probably not worth it.

We are usually organized but it seems every so often... we mess up.  

An Endearing Piece of History

Our Toronto Star newspaper featured this article about a little blue suitcase discovered in the basement of a house this grandson was clearing out.  His grandfather has passed away at 98 and the 99 year old grandma is in a convalescent home at the moment having recently broken her hip.  He decided to create a blog featuring all the precious love letters his grandparents wrote each other over a period of years during World War II.  I read a couple of them and it is an endearing piece of history.  Maybe you will enjoy reading them too.  Here is the link.
 

Renovations and a few funnies

We are planning to renovate our kitchen and laundry room and some bathrooms this summer. I am getting stressed just thinking about it although plans are underway.  Husband M thinks it is time after at least 25 years.  Being a creature of habit, I can live with things the way they are forever.

And here are a few funnies for you:

 

Paint Party Friday - Mount Fuji

For Paint Party Friday, I am showing an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") that I did in alcohol ink of Mount Fuji in Japan.  It is based on a photo that appeared on my screensaver recently. 

Rain's Thursday Art Date - Motion and Movement

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art Date's 'Motion and Movement' theme.  I did a digital painting of a wave that I saw in a photo using the Sketchbook app on my Ipad.