Paint Party Friday - Edible Bouquet

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This is a root vegetable bouquet inspired by a photo I saw in the newspaper. It's done on a greeting card (5 1/2" x 4 1/4") in watercolour pencil.

Emergency Preparedness

I took this photo this past weekend of the tree leaves sprouting.

You may have heard of the recent Fort McMurray fire disaster in Northern Alberta, Canada.  Residents had to flee their homes at a moment's notice.  It made people think of emergency preparedness and of how most people aren't ready.  I know I'm not, think:  passports, clothes, money, prescriptions, food, emergency kit, a list, a plan.  Here is an interesting article written by one family that had to evacuate Fort McMurray.

Maybe at the very least we should keep a list/plan.

Go Raptors

I was at the grocery store on the weekend with son K and he noticed this display they had made, kind of neat! Go Raptors! That is our Toronto NBA Basketball team in the midst of a playoff with the Miami Heat team.  They are tied as of this writing.  It is a best of 7 series.  The next game is tonight in Toronto.

We received our Census 2016 letter in the mail last week and I immediately signed on and completed it online for my family.  This letter just contained an access code necessary to complete the form online.  It was a short form questionnaire and took about 5 minutes to complete.  You do have the option of having a paper copy questionnaire mailed to you.

Creative Tuesdays - Striped Socks

Welcome to Creative Tuesdays' Striped Socks theme.  My piece is done in my art journal (8 1/2" x 11") in watercolour crayon.  I decided on subtly striped thigh high socks with models on a fashion runway.

Flower Gifts

Daughter L had received these beautiful flowers for her birthday last month.  One friend brought the yellow sunflowers and another friend brought the purple flowers (daisies?) and it so happened that they looked so well when arranged together!

And here are the daisies about a week later after the sunflowers died.

Sunday Sketches - Mother's Day Mare

Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day for Sunday Sketches today.  This is a sketch in my art journal in watercolour crayon (8 1/2" x 11").  It's an expecting mare, I thought it would be perfect for the occasion.

And here's a more traditional Mother's Day offering.  I saw these beautiful roses at Walmart.  My favourite were the pinks as pictured.

Starry Night

I always enjoy the magnolia trees at this time of year,  they have beautiful flowers for a very short time.

Click here if you would like to see The Von Trapp Family from The Sound of Music then and 45 years later.

The skies were so clear a couple of nights ago, husband M and I went outside around midnight and it was a starry wonderland, totally magical.  We didn't stay out long, it was a bit cold, but such a clear night.  Unfortunately it had clouded over the next night.