Large Red Grapefruit

This is my latest eating obsession. For awhile I had steered from eating grapefruit as I believed it conflicted with my blood pressure medication. However, I was told by my dentist cousin that grapefruit is okay for me and he happens to be on the same medication so that was a bit of good news.

I prefer the large red grapefruit.  Sometimes I will go on a hard cheezie fix so I think this is better! 

Sunday Sketches - Through the Old Window

Welcome to Alexandra's Sunday Sketches! Unfortunately it is cancelled this week. This piece is called 'Through the Old Window' and is done in my sketchbook (9" x 12") in watercolour crayon and pencil.

At the Movies

We went to see the movie Deadpool last weekend.  I thought, how bad could it be, it was the number one movie.  I suppose it was funny...very violent and gory at the same time.  This is what happens when the family chooses a movie to see together!

Have you seen it?  Did you like it?  As a 'heads up' I heard you should stay till after the credits as they have a clip right at the end.  We forgot that might happen so we didn't stay.

Paint Party Friday - How Are You?

Welcome to Paint Party Friday. This is a winter piece I'm calling 'How Are You?' done in my sketchbook (9" x 12") in watercolour pencil and crayon. I remembered male cardinal birds are red while the females are brown coloured.

Ice

I love eating ice cubes and love sipping on the ice from fast food restaurants, sigh. How about you?

A Superb Lunch

At the end of last week, husband M had a medical appointment near the Aga Khan Museum. We had never been there and they have this restaurant called Diwan that was recently featured on the local TV station. It is now led by Food Network Canada celebrity chef Mark McEwan and we decided to drop in for lunch after M's appointment.  We didn't have reservations but had no trouble getting in although it got very busy by the time we left.  The food is Middle East/ Turkey/ India inspired.

Well, we cleaned every plate, not something that happens all the time, but the food was so delicious. I didn't really enjoy my Morroccan coffee it was lukewarm and the flavours didn't appeal to me.   The Aga Khan Museum itself was very sterile looking I thought, a large ultra-modern building with grey patterned tiles and stark white walls.  We didn't tour the exhibits that day.  The Diwan restaurant itself was warm and inviting with beautifully decorated walls and ceilings.  I later read that these decorative panels were brought in from Damascus, Syria!

Here are some photos I took for you.

Pretty Restaurant Ceiling

Sweet Onion Bhaji Appetizer

Chicken Jalfrezi and Beef Shish kebab entrees

Carrot Halva Dessert

Carrot Halva quickly disappearing

Carrot Halva all gone

Moroccan Coffee (cute sugar stick)

Milk and Sugar

Creative Tuesdays - Meet Me

Welcome to Creative Tuesdays.  This was a fun and different kind of art challenge!  I used an emoji inspiration.  It's time to 'Meet Me':

Here is an uplifting story on Toronto's Dancing Barista who made it on The Ellen Show recently.  It's meant to show that people with disabilities are employable.