Some new products

Pictured above are some products I recently received free from Samplesource. They had to be obtained using coupons.  I really enjoyed them and they are very low in carbs (great if you have diabetics in the family), as well as being nutritious. In fact I have already bought more of these products.  The one on the left is an unsweetened almond milk.  The one on the right is a smooth cottage cheese that I use in place of Greek yogurt occasionally.

Thoughts on Death

Researchers are discovering how our aging enzymes work, perhaps to one day slow the aging process.  It made me think of Martha's recent post where she discussed her favourite quote.  It comes from Alfred Adler.

Martha explains 'sometimes entire generations need to die off so we can evolve.'  Thanks for sharing your insight Martha, as I never gave this much thought (likely avoiding thoughts of death).

Perhaps we should leave well enough alone, but the researchers likely won't.  Are you comfortable thinking or talking about death?  I can't say I am.

Marie's Jammy Buns

We had high winds in the Toronto area yesterday, many downed trees and power outages.  I was out for a walk in the afternoon and had to take shelter in a nearby bank at the plaza as it suddenly got very windy and rainy.  Fortunately the weather calmed down after a short while and I got home without getting wet.

Marie posted a  recipe for Jammy Buns that I asked daughter L to try.  She is the baker in the family really.  It did not disappoint. They were delicious and so hard to stop at just one. We didn't have any whole wheat flour but it is good with just white flour.

Paint Party Friday - Military Plane

From time to time, Adam will post a photo that inspires me to paint it. This is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in permanent marker and acrylic outlined with a black PITT fine point marker.  Drawing cars and planes are not a strong point for me, but I was drawn to the colours in the photo and the simplicity of the plane.

Happy Paint Party Friday!

Food Security

My sister in California is blessed with fertile soil. They have started a vegetable garden in recent years and get lots of advice from experienced neighbours. In what seemed like no time at all, she sent a photo of these potatoes that she said were produced from one seed. Isn't that fantastic?

Scribble Picnic - Picket Fence

Welcome to Scribble Picnic's 'Picket Fence' theme. Here is my piece, it is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in permanant marker on canvas.

Haha

Welcome to the month of May!

I wonder if this could be true, it makes sense to me, haha.

Daughter L and I have started watching the Downton Abbey TV series. We love it, such beautiful costumes and a very interesting look at English life in the early 1900's. The series ran from 2010 to 2015 and I've always heard how good it was, so am happy we finally got around to watching it.