Spring Blossoms

crab apple blossoms

We have a lot of crab apple trees in the neighbourhood and they are all blossoming at this time of year. Some of them are quite large and look quite pretty.

A friend of mine told me she had 3 episodes of blurry vision combined with seeing black squares in her central vision one day. She rushed to emergency where the doctor on call told her he thought it might be cataracts. Anyway, she was able to see an opthamologist at another hospital the next morning who told her she was having an ocular migraine. I'm glad she has a diagnosis that seems to make sense. And you learn something new every day, however scary.

Cake Pops

Hope you had a good weekend.

My daughter L and I have been doing a bit of clothes shopping at the mall, she felt she needed some new clothes to start her summer job.  It's fun to see the new Spring fashions and choose new things to suit.  It made me think of this quote from Ralph Lauren that I found on Pinterest:

"Style is very personal.  It has nothing to do with fashion.  Fashion is over quickly.  Style is forever. "

One of  L's best friends gave her this cute baking kit as a birthday gift. It will be fun for her to make her own cake pops, L likes to bake when she has the time.

Sunday Sketches - 21st Birthday Card

I had made this  card for my daughter L's 21st Birthday.  Acrylic  (5 1/2"h x 4 1/4"w).  I'm showing a photo because the scan is not showing some of the pinks and neon colours very well.

Linking to Sunday Sketches.

Medical Id Bracelet

I got my mom a medical id bracelet and it happens to be just in time for Mother's Day. I got it from Lauren's Hope, a company I found by browsing the internet. They have so many wonderful designs and provided a lot of information how/what to engrave on the bracelet.  My mother's memory is deteriorating slowly so it's mainly to put some contact phone numbers just in case, and it may never be necessary.  I listed a couple of health problems but decided not to put 'dementia' on it, as she likely wouldn't then wear it.

Paint Party Fridays - Aerial View

 I did an aerial view of a flower arrangement I have at home and used a striped background. It's a greeting card (4 1/4"h x 5 1/2"w) done in acrylic.  The arrangement itself is outlined with a fine point marker.

I had trouble with the striped background, the first set of colours I used seemed to detract from the
flowers.  I ended up changing to very muted shades and then it worked.  Acrylic paint is very forgiving, you can just paint over your mistakes.  The hard part is finding out what works!

Linking to Paint Party Fridays.

Pub Food

Daughter L came home yesterday from university for the summer.  It's great to have the whole family together again for a bit.

The weather was fabulous this past weekend. Husband M and I had nice lunch at an English style pub on Main Street. The restaurant was busy but we were able to sit outdoors and watch the people go by. We ordered a calamari appetizer. M decided to have the all-day breakfast. I had a steak pot pie that I had been meaning to try for awhile. It was delicious with classic green peas and a salad.  Son K had gone out with some friends.

Calamari Appetizer

All Day Breakfast

Steak Pot Pie

Budding Leaves

Happy May 1st!

I took this photo Saturday morning April 27, 2013 to show the budding leaves on the trees. No doubt they have already sprouted quite a bit since. It was cloudy that morning but the sun came out soon after and it was a wonderful day.

budding leaves

Yesterday might have been the warmest day for this spring.  You could walk about in a light sweater or just a t-shirt.  The next few days should be even warmer, around 20C (68F). 

I read a quote on Pinterest that has stuck with me: 'Comparison is the thief of joy...Theodore Roosevelt'.  What do you think of this one?