A New Art Co-op

Happy Valentine's Day! I took this photo at the grocery store for you, I loved all the colours and it brings spring so much closer doesn't it?

In other news Michael of Creative Tuesdays has replaced it with a new art Co-op called Scribble Picnic which will run weekly on Wednesdays starting February 22 with an Octopus theme.  I hope some of you will join us!  The details are on my sidebar as well.  Michael is also hosting a giveaway to be drawn February 23rd!

Smelly

At my hairdresser's last week, I was talking to his assistant.  Somehow the topic went to older people. She started talking about this awful smell that was noticed on the same floor as her apartment.  It forced the residents to call 911, the emergency number so they could check on that apartment.  It seems the old lady who lived inside had passed away for about 5 days before the smell was noticed.  She was wheelchair bound, extremely overweight and lived with a number of cats.  She had fallen in the bathtub.  The awful thing is she had no one to check on her.  People would avoid her apartment because it was filthy and smelly with all the cats and never cleaned.  The cats managed to survive all those days without food.

Sunday Sketches - Lioness

Welcome to Sunday Sketches! This piece is called 'Lioness' done in my art journal (8 1/2" x 11") in watercolour pencil and crayon. Thanks to Alexandra for always hosting!

Outlet Mall Shopping

We ended up at an Outlet Mall last weekend. It had been years since we went there, I forgot about this outdoor adventure store they have there and took these photos for you. They did a great job with the decorations.

There was a Hugo Boss store that we wandered into. The saleslady mentioned how empty the store was and she believed it was a trend due to online shopping. I thought that was interesting. The dress shirts were priced at $199 with 30% off. That is still a lot to pay for a shirt.

Paint Party Friday - A Pretty Woman

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This piece is called 'A Pretty Woman', of a certain age I might add. It's done in my art journal (8 1/2" x 11") in watercolour pencil and crayon. Thanks to Kristin and Eva for always hosting.

Rabbit Tracks

I noticed these animal tracks in my backyard the other day, they seemed quite large and I wondered what kind of tracks they were. I settled on Rabbit tracks.

Here is an interesting article listing 11 chocolate bars available in Canada but not in the U.S. We take these chocolate bars (Kit Kat, Mars, Smarties, etc) for granted here but they would make good small gifts for friends who live in the U.S.

A Heartwarming Story

Daughter L made some cookies and packaged them in this attractive box. It was a gift to take to a friend's house where she planned to spend the night. They are chocolate chip brownie cookies.

This was a heartwarming story I read in the newspaper the day after the Superbowl. A pizza company (Pizza Pizza) offered free pizza and soft drinks to residents of a Good Shepherd homeless shelter.  After hearing of the offer, the workers at the shelter decided to make it into a real party by renting a 60 inch TV to watch the Superbowl.