The Errant Mulberry

 I noticed this plant growing in my garden and used Google Lens to identify it. It said it was a mulberry tree.  There is no room there for a big mulberry tree so I quickly dug it up.

Friday Art - Flamingo

Welcome to Friday Art!  This is my Flamingo ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in watercolour pencil  outlined with a fine point marker.

 Linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off and to Gillena's Art For Fun Friday.

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - "Fire!" theme and Tomato Soup

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date! Rain is back at her new blogger blog.Thanks for hosting us in the interim Cathy. The theme is "Fire!" Here is my ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2" on cardstock in acrylic.

For the Dinner Date, I made a tomato soup inspired by Jan. I added a couple of chili peppers to mine as we like things spicy.  However one green chili would have been enough, I had also added a red chili.  It had a good flavour though.

Here is the soup before I blended it:

Here it is after blending:

Wednesday Memes and 37th Wedding Anniversary

Husband M and I celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary today how time flies!

Here are the memes:
 

 

You lucky Fella

 It was about 3 weeks ago, a wonderful, warm sunny day in September when I noticed an insect resting on my notes on the coffee table.  Could it be a wasp? It was beautiful whatever it was resting there peacefully. I looked for a fly swatter, couldn't find it. Then I thought of Ananka who loves insects and all animals for that matter.

First I opened a door to see if the fresh air would entice the insect to leave. It started moving slowly to the floor.  I decided to close the door and swept him up carefully in a tissue and dumped him in the garden.  I thought your time hadn't come, you lucky fella!

Shoulder Update

I Had a very good follow up with the shoulder doctor this past Sept 15th at the hospital She said she was expecting some push back with conflicting advice from different doctors on whether my surgery should go ahead or not but we said we were relieved it was cancelled. She explained there is always some risk with surgery and she didn't feel the benefits outweighed the risks.  The shoulder is healing according to the X-rays.  The Doctor started me on mild physio exercises with a  physiotherapist that same day and would follow up in another 2 weeks when the physiotherapist would give me more exercises. Another technician ordered a bone density test at the hospital. They will call me and I will  schedule a date for after I heal. The physiotherapist advised I sleep on an incline which I wasn't. It is a lot easier to get up and lie down!

My next follow up was Sep 29 where the X ray showed further healing.  The doctor said I could start physiotherapy outside the hospital possibly once a week.  The hospital physiotherapist gave me 5 new exercises to work on till we see them at the next followup in another month. She said I don't need my sling anymore.The doctor thinks I have another month before I am completely healed bone wise, but ongoing physiotherapy will help with stiffness and so on.

Butchart Gardens - Victoria, Vancouver Island and Sunday Smiles

 

Husband M's sisters recently toured Butchart Gardens near Victoria on Vancouver Island recently.  It brought back memories of when we visited more than 30 years ago. We took a ferry from Vancouver to Vancouver Island. I believe the ferry loaded our cars too. They were enjoying this first leg of their vacation.

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.