Breathalyzer

One of my sisters, she lives in the US, said that she noticed one of these breathalyzer machines in a restaurant she was in. This looks like a good idea! Have you noticed these where you are?

What a Treat

Well the lovely cookbooks I won from Rain have started to arrive, what a treat! She included a lovely card she made which I love.  Yes, Rain we can compare recipes!

Paint Party Friday - Raptor

Happy Paint Party Friday!

This is a greeting card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") intended to be a card for a boy baby shower. My friend asked me to make it, so it qualifies as my first custom order, albeit free!  She wanted to have dinosaurs on the card, inspired by the small hat she is gifting the child, it is blue, patterned with navy blue raptors.  She loved this card.

A cold morning

frost

burning bush

Well there was frost on the ground as I walked to church this past weekend. It was a cold morning but the skies were beautiful. It is at this time of year that I start noticing the burning bush plants. They are fiery red now, a bland green plant otherwise. It will eventually lose its leaves over the winter.  It turned out to be a lovely, sunny fall afternoon.  

Scribble Picnic - Bottle

It's time for Michael's Scribble Picnic! The current theme is 'Bottle', my piece is a greeting card (congratulations?) on textured cardstock (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"). I used permanent markers and a sharpie white marker.

The Joys of Getting Older - Not

I had some bad news at my dental checkup yesterday.  I had developed a swelling under my upper gum.  My dentist suspected an infection and thought I might need a root canal done on a nearby tooth.  Off I went to the endodontist specialist.  It turns out that the tooth has cracked over time, not to mention that it has a large filling.  My options were to do a root canal/crown or extraction/implant. I decided to go with extraction/implant as a longer term solution.  My appointment is booked with yet another specialist (oral surgeon) for the upcoming extraction.  These are the joys of getting older - not.

Almost Homemade Pumpkin Pie

Jenn at Coffee on the Porch with Me reminded me that there is a pumpkin pie recipe behind the label on cans of ED Smith pumpkin. I bought a tart shell and proceeded to make a delicious pumpkin pie with homemade filling. It tasted a lot better than a completely store bought pie, somehow the filling is more like pure pumpkin, with less additives, less sugar.  And really the hard part must be in making the crust.