Sunday Sketches - Kitchen Witch

I decided to  do a kitchen witch this week.  I was thinking of housewarming gifts for a friend and thought of kitchen witches.  She is meant to bring good luck to the home. I may re-do this one in acrylic perhaps with more crone-like features.  This one is done using watercolour pencils on cardstock (6.5" x 4.5").

Linking to Sunday Sketches.

Banana Clafouti Part 2

I made a Banana Clafouti from a recipe I found recently and was not disappointed.  It was quick and easy and everyone liked it.  It's like a custard and with 4 eggs, what's not to like?  I decided to make it after Gigi made it and said it was easy.

A friend of a friend is having her whole family do a DNA test to see what diseases they might one day get. A kit costs $99 here. Would you do one of these? At this point, I'm not ready.

Paint Party Friday - Winter Sunset

I decided to do a sunset theme with an orange wash for the sun's radiating rays. I went with silhouetted branches with a bit of sparkle from the sun. It's acrylic on cardstock (4.5" x 6.5").  I'm pleased with the way this one turned out.

Linking to Paint Party Friday.

Banana Clafouti

I found a nice recipe for banana clafouti that I might try. It's from the Registered Dietitians at Dairy Farmers of Canada. It does call for 4 eggs, but then it must be good!

I took my mom to the doctor's yesterday to renew some prescriptions. It seems the geriatric doctor that she sees is off on sick leave until April! I happened to call to see when her next appointment was. It was supposed to be at the end of January. He's a busy guy to begin with. We're to see the family doctor if medications are required in the meantime. The family doctor is guessing it must be something like a knee injury, nothing too serious. My mom says the geriatric doctor is on the younger side, tall and athletic looking. Our family doctor says he caught the flu in December but got a mild version. He thinks having the flu shot might have diminished his symptoms. Have you, will you have your flu shot?

I had been at the gym earlier on and mentioned to a new friend that I'd be missing my aerobics class due to this doctor's appointment. He said I'm a good daughter and I would see true fulfillment from this as it's something worthwhile, or words to that effect. He seems to be an encouraging, optimistic sort of person. He's out of a job at the moment and trying to network as much as possible to find a new job. His two children are almost finished with their schooling and fortunately his wife is working.

The Irish Millionaire

I just have a cute joke for you today. Enjoy!

Ah, the Irish are so logical!


The  Irish Millionaire

Mick, from Dublin , appeared on 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire'
and toward the end of the program had already won 500,000 pounds.

"You've done very well so far," said Chris Tarrant, the show's presenter,
"but for a million pounds, you've got only one life-line left, phone a friend.
Everything is riding on this question. Will you go for it?"
"Sure," said Mick. "I'll have a go!"

"Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest?
a)  Sparrow

b)  Thrush,
 
c)  Magpie,

d)  Cuckoo?"

“I haven't got a clue." said Mick,
“So I'll use me last lifeline and phone my friend Paddy back home in Dublin ."

Mick called up his mate Paddy,
and told him the circumstances and repeated the question to him.

"Fookin’ hell, Mick!" cried Paddy. "Dat's simple -  it's a cuckoo."
"Are you sure?"
"I’m fookin’ sure."
Mick hung up the phone and told Chris, "I'll go with cuckoo as me answer."
"Is that your final answer?" asked Chris.
"Dat it is."

There was a long, long pause and then the presenter screamed,
"Cuckoo is the correct answer! Mick, you've won 1 million pounds!"
The  next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a drink.
"Tell me, Paddy?  How in Heaven's name did you know it was da Cuckoo
that doesn't build its own nest?"

"Because he lives in a Fookin’ clock !!!"


 

Latest Food Experience

Ipad order system

My daughter L was telling me about a new food experience at a Sushi Bar. She was able to order from their Ipad menu on their provided Ipads!  Then the order is brought out to you.  Well, she thought it was neat, but I think I prefer to have someone else taking my order for now!  It's kind of like checking your own food out at the grocery store I would imagine.

I had my annual eye exam with the opthalmologist yesterday.  The small cataract in my right eye is stable and he says not  to worry, I may never need surgery and if I do, it's nothing to be afraid of.  I love the confident, competent manner of some of these surgeons, puts me right at ease!  He also did an eye pressure (glaucoma) test which went fine.  He has started colouring his hair now, he is middle-aged.  I've been going there for 15 years now.

His assistant was chatting about ever present smartphones nowadays.  She must be nearing retirement.  My old Blackberry had gone 'ping', likely K sending me a text.  We lamented that it's hard for older adults to keep up with these devices and it's so easy for the kids.  Her husband had downloaded his Facebook friends list or something to his new Samsung Galaxy phone and subsequently lost a whole bunch of contacts on Facebook itself.  I think that's what she was saying.  Then her daughter managed to recover everything.

I went back to the waiting room and decided to tell a caregiver that her coat had the buttons misaligned.  Earlier on she had brought a much older man in using his walker and I had noticed something amiss with her wardrobe.  At first I thought it was the style but then ...

This is a cute test if you are in the mood to try one!  I scored 6 out of 11 but my friend says I'm smarter than that, that I must have been rushing!

How Smart Are You?

Macarons

We met some good friends for dinner this past weekend and they brought us some yummy macaron desserts. We usually get together before Christmas but weren't able to this year.  Have you had these desserts before?  They are to die for!  I had never had one before but it made me think of Luxemburgerli by Confiseri Sprungli which I sampled in Zurich, Switzerland many years ago.  It must have been similar, but I had forgotten.