Blackberry Drop Biscuits

Recipe

I was reading an old Jun 2017 issue of People Magazine and decided to try this recipe for drop biscuits. They were a success, and I will definitely make them again. I used blackberries instead of raspberries.

Coffee promotion

Until Dec 10 you can enjoy any size McDonald's coffee for $1. Maybe this promotion has replaced the free coffees they have been offering twice a year. Pictured above is the extra large coffee I purchased. I got it with 2 creams instead of my usual 1 cream as it is a very large cup!

A new book

This is a new book by Walter Isaacson called Leonardo Da Vinci.  Isaacson has done many wonderful biographies including Einstein, Steve Jobs, Ben Franklin.  It is a 600 page book full of detailed research.  It was on hold at the library for weeks and a copy finally became available for me.  However, the details from 600 years ago have overwhelmed me somehow and I did not enjoy the book.  It is hard to draw definite conclusions, there are a lot of 'it seems' and 'perhaps' from a time past.  I don't know if I really care.  Maybe it would be a good study text for a school course.

Interestingly, a Da Vinci painting (the Salvator Mundi) sold at auction Nov 15th for US 450.3 million dollars.  That's not bad for a 400 year old painting.

The Allbird

Here's a festive cushion I saw at the mall.

So have you heard about the Allbird?  It is a knit wool loafer made of wool and castor bean oil that is all the rage at least in California according to my sister who lives there.  It has minimal styling and comes as a runner or a lounger, costing US$95.  It does look very comfortable in that link I followed.

In fact my sister did visit the Allbird store and was not impressed.  The shoes reminded her of bedroom slippers, very comfortable but no support.

Paint Party Friday - Fall Walk

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! This piece is called 'Fall Walk', based on a photo I took. It's done in my sketchbook (9' X 12") in watercolour pencil and crayon.  There were no blustery winds that day so it was indeed an enjoyable and pretty walk!

Latte Mugs

I bought these new stoneware latte mugs recently, I decided it was time to get new ones. We were using these ceramic ones which are so difficult to clean of tea and coffee stains. My porcelain mugs are really easy to clean, I noticed. I love large mugs, it might be time to cull my supply.

Scribble Picnic - Gift Wrap

Welcome to Michael's Scribble Picnic. For this week's 'Gift Wrap' theme, I wrapped my gift in brown paper, my design complete with red string and a christmas tree ornament,  is in acrylic on brown cardstock (4 1/2" x 6 1/2").  It was fun doing this one, I love wrapping gifts to begin with, how about you?