On the Danforth

Leonidas chocolatier

Can you spot the moon?

We had a Greek dinner on the Danforth a few weeks ago with some close friends. The weather was beautiful. The Pantheon restaurant was very loud and busy, our chicken souvlaki was good. They had a lot of fast moving senior aged waiters and the service was excellent. Our waiter had worked for this place for 20 years and 8 years prior to that when the restaurant had a different name. Before that, he had worked at another restaurant for 5 years. So he had been a waiter all his life.

Scribble Picnic - Letter/Mail

Welcome to Scribble Picnic, kindly hosted by Michael! We have a 'letter/mail' theme this week, my piece is index card sized (3" x 5").  I put a cygnet (baby swan) on my 'stamp'.  It is playfully addressed to 'Scribble Picnic, 123 Anywhere St, Anytown USA'.  I used acrylic paint and a fine point black marker.

Lily of the Valley

I have these lily of the valley plants growing in my backyard. They started flowering over the past few weeks.

Well my daughter and I have completed watching all 7 seasons of the Gilmore Girls.  Now we have to watch Year in Review, which was done 9 years later.

Lovely evening

I went for a lovely evening walk a few weeks ago and saved this photo for you!

It has been a rainy spring but some mornings are so sunny and beautiful with the trees splattered yellow with sunlight.  The birds are very noisy in the early hours of the morning.

I saw the trailer of the new Wonder Woman movie and can't wait to see it!  I also watched One Love Manchester all yesterday afternoon, the benefit concert held for the Manchester terror victims.  It was very moving.  Husband M watched the NBA basketball playoffs later that night.

Sunday Sketches - Lilac

Welcome to Sunday Sketches! This piece is based on a photo I took of a pretty scene of lilac trees blossoming over a fence. It's done with my permanent colouring markers on cardstock (4 1/2" x 6 1/2").

Purple Calla Lily

This purple calla lily caught my attention at the store, certainly an unusual colour, have you seen these?

I have been watching the Genius series on National Geographic TV for the past month, they are featuring Albert Einstein.  It is very well written and the actors are fantastic, a definite recommend!  He was not a boring genius, quite the lover in fact!

Paint Party Friday - Magnolia

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This is a magnolia flower on cardstock (4 1/2" x 6 1/2") done with my new permanent markers and outlined with a black fine point marker.

This is an interesting article on amazing new technology for artists.  It talks about a digital pen with 2000 levels of pressure sensitivity, temperature sensitive paint,  3D printing of facial expressions, 3D drawing and sculpting, a 3D robot that can draw, a digital Moleskine notebook.  Yes, technology is changing our entire world!