Yawn

Here's a good one from Plowing Through Life, it had me in stitches!  It's funny because I recently and accidentally discovered my Vaio laptop has a camera.  And it snapped me mid-yawn, it wasn't pretty, lol.  Have a great Saturday!

Paint Party Friday - Decay

For PPF, I did a sketch in my journal (5"h  x 7"w) using watercolour pencils. It was inspired by a couple of decaying leaves I noticed on my front porch.

Gift Card

I got this Starbucks braille gift card for a friend. She is not blind, but I thought it was interesting. The card has braille lettering reading 'Starbucks'. 

Waffle Fries and Guacamole

This is a Canada Post mailbox all decorated for the holiday season!  My cards have mostly been mailed out. Do you mail cards out?  Unfortunately Canada Post is losing money as mail continues to fall.

In other news, Kentucky Fried Chicken is set to roll out their Mexican fare mid-December in downtown Toronto. It's a world first. Read more about it here.
It's a new KFC 'select' outlet where they will serve grilled chicken burritos, waffle fries and guacamole. They are trying to compete in changing times.

My husband and son are quite sad due to the recent death of Paul Walker, the fast and furious star.  I never watched any of the movies but they did.  

At the Blood Lab

This is a shot of my sister's cat, she has the most amazing green eyes! However, she was eating the spider plant next to her, not sure if that's even good for her.

I had gone over to take my mom for her monthly blood test. The doctor monitors her blood clotting levels as she has a heart condition. Our local blood lab gets busier and busier. This time we waited over an hour for her test. We were number 85 and they were serving number 59 when we got there. It really depends when you get there as the crowd ebbs and flows. Fortunately we got seats after a little while.

The lady sitting next to us said it was her first time at this lab and wondered if it was always so crowded. A man came in with a lady. It seemed he was feeling dizzy and he needed some tests. The attendant apologized and told him he had to take a number. Someone gave him a seat and he promptly fell asleep. Maybe he should have gone to emergency. Then a couple of cute pre-school aged kids came in with their caregivers. They wore the cutest winter hats, reminding me of how my daughter would always pull hers off. One of the kids was the cutest little boy. His mom had made an appointment for a DNA test for the boy. Hmm. It was hard to keep him entertained while they waited in the crowded lounge. At one point, I heard him say 'mommy, you're mean!' She denied it as she restrained him. He said 'yes, you are'. His grandma was there and helped to keep him occupied as only a grandma can do. Happily, our number came up and then it was time to get on with the rest of our day.

Bargain Shopping

On the weekend, my friend S asked me to meet her at a store still running their Black Friday sale. Yes, Canada has started running Black Friday sales in an effort to keep shoppers buying local. Toronto is close enough to the US border that people will drive to Buffalo, NY to bargain shop. Anyway, S always knows where the good deals are. So we got some $100 comforter bedding sets for $30. I hadn't intended to purchase bedding, but a deal is a deal after all. The set  includes a comforter, pillow shams and a couple of decorative cushions.  Wouldn't you know it, S is going to return hers because she thought the set also included sheets!  I'm happy with mine pictured above.

Camel

Wow, welcome to December!

For Sunday Sketches I did a sketch of a camel in the desert.  It was inspired by a photo I saw on Ercotravel India's blog .  It's done in watercolour pencils in my 'new' (5" x 7") art journal pictured below.

This old journal has been lying around the house for ages and I finally decided to use it.

art journal