Sunday Sketches - Wake Up

This piece was done for Sunday Sketches which unfortunately has been postponed
by Alexandra this week.

Anyway, I found this uplifting quote on Pinterest and thought it would be perfect for my painting today.  It's acrylic on cardstock (6.5" x 4.5")

Fall Beauty

An old friend of K's texted him recently about getting together for Halloween.  K said 'aren't we a bit too old to go trick or treating?'  His friend said ' you're never too old to go trick or treating!'...so I guess that's what they will do.  They are 16 and 17 years old and are tall guys! 

I took these photos on a recent walk last weekend. It was a chilly one. I was on my way to meet a friend but couldn't resist these shots.  Fall is not my favourite time of year but I can appreciate its beauty.

evergreen berries

Pretty Leaves

Paint Party Friday - Fall Fashion

It's time for Paint Party Friday, thanks to Kristin and Eva for hosting!

This is an acrylic on cardstock (4.5" x 6.5"). It was inspired by a fashion photo I saw in the newspaper, I loved the outfit and just changed the colour scheme a bit. I'm calling it 'Fall Fashion'.

Childhood Memories

I finally got the DVDs I had submitted to Costco for conversion from 8mm camcorder tape format.
They had been ready 2 weeks after submission, but somehow we had got the wrong phone number on the forms so I never received a call from them.  I got worried 7 weeks later and went to inquire and they were sitting there just under my name 'Christine' with no last name.  Luckily I had all the receipts.  L was able to enjoy a couple of them before she went back to school.  It's like a documentary, snippets of their childhood captured for all time!  The years go by so quickly and it's nice to look back on these moments.  Costco has a special of $6 off per tape until October 21st, so I will take the rest of my camcorder tapes in for conversion.  It's a bit expensive but worth it.

I bought these chrysanthemums and waited for them to start blooming. It's a real pleasure to watch them every day. They've already changed quite a bit since I took this photo.

Chyrsanthemums

Here's what they look like now

I noticed these shrubs while I was out and about and thought they gave such a pretty, 'spiky' effect.

Deceptively Light

Here's an interesting article on how to recover accidentally deleted files on your computer.  It mentions some free software that can help you do this.

I saw these white pumpkins at the grocery store recently, mostly you see the orange ones. Don't they look ghostly?

White Pumpkins

Aluminum Chair

I noticed these aluminum chairs in the lunch section of that grocery store. I thought they were wonderful, deceptively light and easy to move around, yet strong enough.

Creative Tuesdays - Break New Ground

Hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend if you live in Canada.

Welcome to Creative Tuesdays! This week's theme is 'Break New Ground'. I did some DNA strands, because I immediately thought of genetics and how the study of it is 'breaking new ground' these days. I've always been fascinated by its potential for new cures and perhaps 'ground breaking' discoveries.  I picked some fall colours to celebrate the season as well!

Please visit the other talented participants or better still, join us. It's now a bi-weekly theme, no special talent required other than the desire to challenge yourself and make your own art!

Wedding Anniversary

I was struck by the beautiful fall skies on a recent walk, and snapped this photo for you:

It's M's and my 24th wedding anniversary today. I remembered as I wrote this post!
We didn't start out with a lot of money, we worked hard and are conservative with our spending I think. It's been a good life so far. We seem to have similar values and it eliminates a lot of conflict, although we do have our disagreements!