A beautiful gift

I won this beautiful gift from Sandra and was thrilled to receive it all the way from Australia! Thanks again Sandra!

My husband M decided it was time to replace the windows and doors in our house, so we have been getting estimates from various vendors. It's a tiresome process but we finally found a company we like, and will go ahead with them. One of the last men to come to the house stayed for 4 1/2 hours and we really liked him. But the next day, a guy came for about an hour and we knew we had to select his company. It was a business decision as opposed to a popularity contest.

Too Healthy?

This is my favourite salad of the moment, I've been making it a lot. It has baby spinach leaves, walnut pieces, chunks of blue cheese, slices of pear and raspberry vinaigrette dressing. I've also used apple slices if I don't have any pears around. It's the saltiness of the cheese, the sweetness of the fruit, the sour of the vinaigrette, and the crunchy texture of the walnuts that make it a classic, I guess.  Does this appeal to you or do  you think it's too healthy?

USB Hub

I was walking this weekend on a perfect summer morning, almost clear skies, birds twittering.  I hear this car honking, and honking, so I came to a stop wondering if the driver was trying to get my attention.  Then along came a cute little girl on her bike, she couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 years old.  The dad came out of his car screaming something like 'Camille!'  'Camille!'  as he ushered her down the road, I guess to hurry home, he spoke a foreign language I didn't recognize, maybe Russian?  I think she must have gone for a long bike ride and didn't seem the least concerned!  The dad must've been driving around looking for her.

Here are some pretty 'weeds' I photographed on the weekend.  The wildflowers are at their best at this time of year, Queen Anne's lace, chickory,  pockets of white, purple and yellow everywhere.

So have you ever seen a USB Hub? It's the grey device in the photo. To some people it's old news but I had never noticed one before until I saw it plugged into my husband M's computer the other day. It has 2 USB drives plugged into it, so they will appear as 2 extra drives on your computer.

Sunday Sketches - Waning Moon

This piece is done in acrylic on cardstock (6" x 6"). It's called 'Waning Moon', meaning it is getting smaller, moving from a full moon to a new moon. It's a time to break bad habits or to end bad relationships, from what I can google!  So are you superstitious?

I was inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest.

Linking to Sunday Sketches.

A Nice Summer Lunch

It is a Civic holiday long weekend here.

We had a nice summer family lunch the other day on the outdoor patio of 'The Pickle Barrel' restaurant.  The weather was nice.  Here are some photos I took of the delicious food.  It's interesting that we all mostly choose different items.  My husband M felt like having bacon and eggs, my daughter L and I split  a white wine mussel appetizer and a lobster and shrimp pasta.  My son K had grilled cheese of which I forgot to take a photo.

Bacon and Eggs

Mussels with White Wine

Pasta with Lobster and Shrimp

Paint Party Friday - A Floral Piece

I did a floral piece today inspired by some dishes I saw in a store.  It's acrylic on cardstock (6" x6").

Here is my inspiration:

Linking to Paint Party Friday.

A Top Seller

Welcome to August and what's left of summer (sigh).

I loved my McLobster sandwich, new from McDonald's in Ontario, Canada. The cashier said it was their top seller, in this area anyway. It's here until August 23 thanks to low lobster prices.  It's about $7 for the sandwich, $9 for the combo which includes fries and soda.

McLobster Sandwich