Mugs with handles

I found these soup mugs with handles at the grocery store and got a couple for my 85 year old mother-in-law. She had been complaining about her soup mugs without handles as she is always scared of dropping them with her arthritic hands. She loved these.

In other good news son K passed his first aid re-certification (CPRC + AED) course. It's a good thing to have. What makes me mad is I went and bought him a training manual for about $15. Then when he finished his re-certification, I went to pack it away and found the original manual sitting on the shelf. The one I couldn't find a couple of weeks ago when I searched the whole house.  He had taken the original course 3 years ago and we had no memory of a manual anywhere.

Paint Party Friday - Ski Vignette

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This is a ski vignette inspired by a photo I saw in the newspaper recently. It is (3" x 3") in watercolour pencil.

Also linking to Art Journal Journey.

Western Sandwich

This is one of my favourite sandwiches, it's a western sandwich, very similar to a frittata. It's basically an omelette made with onions, green peppers and smoked ham.  I like to top mine with ketchup.

Car Show

I cut my finger slicing pieces of ginger yesterday, that will teach me to take my time, especially when cutting things.

Son K, Husband M and I went to the annual Toronto Autoshow 2015 on family day this past Monday. It was a public holiday. We seem to go every year as it is K's passion. There were a few electric cars there, K is supposed to send me a photo of one being charged.  It was very crowded.  Here are some I took:

neat coffee table

New Retailers in Canada

It's my mother's 77th birthday today. I will give her this card I painted awhile back.

It seems Canada is embracing new Japanese clothing retailers as Target closes its doors.  Companies such as Muji, Uniqlo are opening up in Toronto.  I haven't been to any of them, but it sounds interesting according to this article.
Muji says it is against consumerism and hardly advertises, trying to make the product cheaper for consumers. Uniglo is building a distinctive reputation for quality and both companies focus on humility. The article mentions another Japanese company 7-11.

Baked Sweet Crisps

I recently tried these baked sweet crisps from Pepperidge Farm. They are only 90 calories for 20 small crisps and they do have a lovely chocolate taste. You feel as if you've had a sweet treat after, well a bit of one!

There was a recent article in the paper which says an old city policy advises people not to take photos in public parks and recreational facilities without permission.

Apparently landscapes or people at your own party are okay. It is meant to protect your privacy and it is good to be aware of this policy. I am always snapping photos I find interesting, fortunately it is usually things like scenery or food.

Sunday Sketches - Whale Watching

For Sunday Sketches, this piece is called 'whale watching'. It's in my sketchbook (8 1/2h x 11"w) in watercolour pencil. I've never actually done any whale watching, have you?

Also linking to Art Journal Journey.