Pharmacy Talk

elderflowers

I spotted some elderberry bushes on a walk and noticed some of them were in flower, so here they are, the elderflowers.  These are very topical, thinking of the recent Royal Wedding.

Needing to refill a prescription, I went to the pharmacy.  I mentioned to the pharmacist that he seemed to have a lot of new people working there lately.  He said it's the summertime and he hires a lot of students for internships.  I said they seem to be getting younger every year to which he replied that he didn't know if it was them getting younger or him getting older.  Chuckling, I said 'let's leave it right there and go no further with that thought'.

Scribble Picnic - Classic!

Here is my 'Classic!' piece for Scribble Picnic today. It's done on textured red cardstock (6" x 6") in acrylic, outlined with a PITT marker. What could be more classic than the 'Mr. Potato Head' toy, a fun take on our theme.

Mushrooms compared to humans

neighbourhood greenery

I read this fun fact purporting that 'mushrooms are more closely related to humans than to plants'.  This prompted me to do some research via Google.  I found this article which explains it very well.

It turns out that mushrooms are fungi which help with decomposition in the forest.  Life on earth is currently classified into 5 kingdoms: plant, animal, fungi, monera (such as bacteria) and protista (such as algae).

Modern technology has been able to analyze genetic relationships.  They discovered that animals and fungi go back to a common ancestor a billion years ago.  So mushrooms are not plants.  Plants use chlorophyll to make food.  Fungi exist on decaying matter, have no leaves, roots or seeds.

Indeed the taste of a portobello mushroom is meaty.  It is considerably more difficult to treat a fungal infection as opposed to a bacterial infection.  We have a closer genetic link to fungi so the body may not be able to distinguish it as easily as bacteria which has a more simple cell structure.

I don't think I will look at mushrooms the same again.  How about you?

Legend of the Chocolate Lava Cake

I was browsing this recipe for Chocolate Lava cake, curious as to how it is done.  The website explains:

"Legend has it that this dessert was the result of a major catering disaster. The dessert for this particular event was to be individual chocolate cakes, but someone took them out of the ovens too soon and the centers were not cooked enough and still liquefied. Well, there was no time to take them off the plates and bake them more, so the chef simply had his wait staff introduce the dessert as Chocolate 'Lava' Cake! Brilliant!"

So a chocolate lava cake is simply a chocolate cake baked just enough to cook the sides, while still gooey on the inside. Did you know that?

Good One

Let's see how clever you are :

A rich man needs_______.  A poor man has_______.  If you eat_______you will die and when you die you will take_______ with you! One word fits all 4 blank spaces! It's a seven letter word. What's the answer ? Send this to all your contacts and see how clever they are but first answer me.

This is a good one! I had to get the answer from my sister who sent this to me

Early summer bounty

We are getting the sweetest fruits at this time of year! Peaches, cantaloupe, watermelon, pineapple and the vegetables aren't bad either.

Paint Party Friday - Carnation

Welcome to June!

This is a carnation on a textured coloured greeting card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") in acrylic and outlined with a permanent marker majenta coloured marker.  Happy PPF!