Window shopping

I snapped this decorative cushion at the mall the other day, I thought the reindeer was so cute.

Husband M felt saddened by the sudden death of Major League baseball pitcher Roy Halliday a week ago.  He pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays and also for the Philadelphia Phillies.  He was only 40 years old and had retired 4 years ago when he took up flying lessons.  Apparently it was his dream to fly and purchased a small aircraft just a month ago.  His wife was very much against him taking up flying.  He leaves 2 sons behind as well.

Organic living lettuce

I saw this organic living lettuce for sale at a grocery store the other day. This ensures really fresh, clean lettuce for your use!  From what I can google the lettuce is grown hydroponically without soil.

Yesterday morning I went for a cold walk with my friend S.  I wore my winter coat and thought it might be time to start wearing my long johns (thermal underwear) under my warm pants. S was also bundled up.  Today promises to be a bit warmer.  Government offices and banks will be closed today for the Remembrance Day holiday.

Japanese inspired salad

I decided to try making this salad I ate as an appetizer at a Japanese restaurant I recently dined at. The sealegs were on sale at the grocery store so I got some iceberg lettuce and a bottle of thousand island dressing. So it just required chopping up the lettuce (perhaps not as finely as the restaurant did), and shredding the sealegs. I used a lot more dressing than I normally would have because that is what the restaurant did. It was delicious and didn't last long but the next time I might just use a normal amount of dressing.

We were in the grocery store yesterday at 11 am.  There was an announcement for a minute of silence, they played the Remembrance Day song and the Flander's Fields poem.  Everyone stayed still and quiet. 

Duolingo

We commemorate Remembrance Day today, lest we forget.

It is time to put snow tires on our cars.  The snow can come at any time now, in fact it did snow a bit yesterday and we had an extreme cold alert which was luckily lifted by the afternoon.

I met an old acquaintance last week and she was telling me she tried to learn Spanish using Duolingo which is a free language learning website and app.  She and her husband were taking a vacation in Panama and she actually tried using what she had learned.  This didn't really work for her but she tried!

Paint Party Friday - Lest We Forget

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This piece commemorates Remembrance Day. It's done on textured red cardstock (6" x 6") in acrylic, outlined with a black waterproof Pitt artist pen.

Mixed Martial Arts

Husband M watched the UFC217 mixed martial arts event televised from Madison Square Garden in New York City this past weekend.  He thoroughly enjoyed it, he said the underdogs all won their games.  I cannot watch people fighting like that with all the blood and gore, can you?  I just don't get it.

In other news, our dishwasher was repaired.  There had been a recall on the power cord, the part was ordered and a technician came over and did a wonderful job replacing the part.

Scribble Picnic - Cookie

Welcome to Scribble Picnic's 'Cookie' theme! I did a Christmas Tree cookie for you in my sketchbook (9" x 12") in permanent markers with a touch of acrylic for the silver ribbons trailing down the 'tree'.