Creative Tuesdays - Trio

MMm's current theme is 'Trio'. I decided to do some Orca killer whales, inspired by recent ads in the newspaper to visit British Columbia, a western province of Canada. This might look more like Seaworld, sort of unnatural to see three in a row like that in nature, but here it is anyway! It's acrylic (8 1/2"h x 11"w). Please visit the other talented participants or better still join us!

Linking to Creative Tuesdays.

That gardening time of year

It's that gardening time of year. Some people are having these large bags of topsoil delivered to their houses. I went for a walk early one morning before rush hour. The first 20 minutes were so peaceful, I saw a couple of birds swooping between the branches of trees, and heard lots of them twittering. I noticed the graceful sweep of the tree branches with their new leaves and thought how awesome is nature's work.

Then the traffic started, more people were walking on the roads and it got stressful.  Oh well!

Have a great Monday!

Sunday Sketches - Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.  Here is a sweet video for you to watch.  And here's another and yet another with Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn.

I did a greeting card (4 1/2"h x 5 1/2"w) for the occasion. I used a neon pink to encircle the icing part of the cupcake, but this colour as well as the pink didn't scan well, so I'm showing a photo of it instead. 




Linking to Alexandra's Sunday Sketches Sunday Sketches.

Peacock Frame

I spotted this peacock inspired picture frame at the mall and thought I would show it to you. I thought it was quite a creative design.

It seems there is a cure for grey hair on the way, seriously.    It's quite exciting to know of a scientific cure in the form of an ointment!  Of course, there is no word on when this ointment will be available, but it is very interesting nonetheless.  What do you think?

Have a great Saturday!

Paint Party Friday - 21st Birthday

I made this card for my daughter L's good friend, a lot of her friends are turning 21 this year.  It's acrylic (4 1/2"h x 5 1/4"w).  I took a photo because some of  the colours seem to show up better than on the scan.

Can you remember your 21st Birthday?  I can,  I'm thinking it must be one of those significant years like turning 30?

Linking to Kristin and Eva's Paint Party Friday.

Leftovers

I had this for lunch one day, using up the leftovers in my fridge. It's pork side spareribs, macaroni and cheese pie and some spring mix salad with cherry tomatoes. I used a store bought balsamic vinaigrette dressing on the salad. I've finally figured out how to bake tender ribs in the oven using the less expensive side spareribs.

First, line the baking tray with a generous amount of foil. Then put some parchment paper on top. Then lay the ribs on top of that, and slather with a generous amount of barbecue sauce. Brown the ribs at 475F for 20 minutes, then wrap the foil over the ribs, sealing them in. Lower the heat to 350F and bake for another hour. The ribs will be soft and tender.

Chocolate Pretzels

My son K bought these chocolate pretzels from Purdy's chocolatier and they are delicious!

We are being spoiled by gorgeous sunny warm weather all this week, everyone is out and about, as if it's already summer.   Everything is in bloom, tulips, cherry blossoms, magnolia trees.  It's definitely my favourite season.  Oh, I guess I shouldn't mention all the pesky dandelion weeds.