I seem to be doing a lot of tulips lately. This is a greeting card I made on acid free paper. (5 1/2" h x 4 1/4" w)
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Easy Jam Biscuits
I made these 'easy jam biscuits', a recipe from The English Kitchen. They were delicious and really quick to make. You need self rising flour, sugar, butter, one egg, jam, and if you don't have self rising flour just add 1/2 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder per cup of flour. And as Marie says, a 'biscuit' in England is really a 'cookie' in North America!
Linking to Sweet Saturdays.
Linking to Sweet Saturdays.
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| Easy Jam Biscuits |
Friday, April 12, 2013
Paint Party Friday - Spring
I bought a box of blank acid free cards complete with envelopes. This greeting card is done in watercolour pencils (5 1/2" h x 4 1/4" w). I was going to include a nice quote with it then I started thinking 'are quotes copyrighted?', better safe than sorry!
Linking to Paint Party Friday.
Linking to Paint Party Friday.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Funny Video
This is a good one, entitled Help! The Elephant ate my Iphone!
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| new potatoes with sausage bits and mixed vegetables |
This was my dinner one night. I love new potatoes which seem available at this time of year. I found out you can just roast them at 425F for about 20 minutes. I just add a little olive oil, garlic powder, chopped onions and some herbs before roasting. I cut up some leftover Italian sausages that I had cooked and added it to the cooked potatoes with some frozen mixed vegetables that I had steamed.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
75% Off and a Joke
Yes, I know Easter's over but a few days after, I was at the grocery store and they had all their chocolates like 75% off! What could I do? I bought these treats. I love creamy Lindt and Cadbury chocolates. The brown bunnies are a new from Ferrero Rocher, hazelnut flavour and yes, the bunnies are hollow!
Here is a joke I received via email, I've seen it before but it's a good one, lol:
Jennifer's wedding day was fast approaching. Nothing could dampen her excitement - not even her parent's nasty divorce.
Her mother had found the PERFECT dress to wear, and would be the best-dressed mother-of-the-bride ever!
A week later, Jennifer was horrified to learn that her father's new, young wife had bought the exact same dress as her mother!
Jennifer asked her father's new young wife to exchange it, but she refused. "Absolutely not! I look like a million bucks in this dress, and I'm wearing it," she replied.
Jennifer told her mother who graciously said, ''Never mind sweetheart. I'll get another dress. After all, it's your special day.''
A few days later, they went shopping, and did find another gorgeous dress for her mother.
When they stopped for lunch, Jennifer asked her mother, ''Aren't you going to return the other dress? You really don't have another
occasion where you could wear it."
Her mother just smiled and replied, ''Of course I do, dear.....I'm wearing it to the rehearsal dinner the night BEFORE the wedding.''
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Creative Tuesdays - Newborn
This week's theme is 'Newborn'. It's a greeting card done in acrylic (4 1/4"h x 5 1/2"w) on acid free paper. Please visit the other participants to see their interpretation of this theme!
Linking to Creative Tuesdays.
Linking to Creative Tuesdays.
Monday, April 8, 2013
No Banks Here
My son K took these photos of the Flatiron Building in downtown Toronto.
I found this interesting news article where companies such as Paypal and a startup company called Kabbage are financing small online businesses as online shopping grows. The point is that no banks are involved here. Business is changing quite fast due to the internet, even banks are starting to be affected.
The church choir was very inspiring yesterday, the 4 men and 8 women sounded so good, I found myself unconsciously swaying to the music before I corrected myself! The deacon remarked on the crowds at the Easter service compared to the lesser numbers yesterday.
My mother in law at 82 is mentally ready to move into a seniors home. She had a mini stroke a few months ago and doesn't feel comfortable living alone anymore. We found a seemingly great place near where she lives and they are having an open house in a few weeks. It looks great online, in fact, I wouldn't mind moving in there one day (well not before my time). They have an interesting schedule of activities. It all boils down to whether one can afford to live in these nice places and of course what their waiting list is like. Of course the more independently you can live the better.
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| Flatiron Building Toronto |
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| Flatiron Building Toronto |
I found this interesting news article where companies such as Paypal and a startup company called Kabbage are financing small online businesses as online shopping grows. The point is that no banks are involved here. Business is changing quite fast due to the internet, even banks are starting to be affected.
The church choir was very inspiring yesterday, the 4 men and 8 women sounded so good, I found myself unconsciously swaying to the music before I corrected myself! The deacon remarked on the crowds at the Easter service compared to the lesser numbers yesterday.
My mother in law at 82 is mentally ready to move into a seniors home. She had a mini stroke a few months ago and doesn't feel comfortable living alone anymore. We found a seemingly great place near where she lives and they are having an open house in a few weeks. It looks great online, in fact, I wouldn't mind moving in there one day (well not before my time). They have an interesting schedule of activities. It all boils down to whether one can afford to live in these nice places and of course what their waiting list is like. Of course the more independently you can live the better.
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