On Typing Skills

At the store purchasing a new pencil sharpener, I noticed the cashier was typing in my information very quickly and I remarked on it. She said she is also an author so it is very handy having good typing skills. I told her that typing class in high school was one of the most useful courses I ever took. As I left, I was sorry I didn't think of asking her what she wrote, she looked like a student.

Here are some more recent fall photos I took for you:

Falling Leaves

The leaves have really started to fall now, it was sunny and quite pretty as I walked to church early Sunday morning although it was -2C or 28F.  The church bake and Christmas sale now has a date, it is that time of year.  Are you thinking about any Christmas shopping?

Irl

So I have a new one for  you.  My sister was talking about these 2 sisters who look alike in their photographs but not 'irl'.  I had to ask what 'irl' might mean.  She said it means 'in real life', she thought I was up on all these new things.  Daughter L knew what it meant.  I told my sister she caught me by surprise as I expect my brother to talk like that, not her!

Also it is strange to think that you can see a resemblance in two sisters in photos but not in real life don't you think?

A new appetizer

Gouda stuffed bacon wrapped dates

It may not look like much from the photo, but daughter L's friend made these delicious appetizers for a party and we got to try some. They are called gouda stuffed bacon wrapped dates. L said her friend just made a cut in the date, stuffed it with a small cube of gouda, wrapped a slice of bacon around it, fastened it with a toothpick, and baked it in the oven until the bacon was done. It has a delicious, salty sweetness. I had to have two!

This might be perfect for the upcoming holiday season.

Still Pretty

It is still pretty outside. I am grateful to my friend S for pulling me out of the house early in the morning for a walk.  These photos were taken last weekend.

Paint Party Friday - The Shed

For Paint Party Friday, I did a seasonal piece of the garden shed in my back yard, inspired by the colours of fall.  Well, I don't have all those red leaves on the ground.  It is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") on primed canvas done with my new Sharpie Oil Paint markers. I love the brilliant rich colours, although I found the markers tricky to work with.

To get them started you have to turn each marker upright, press on the nib, cap it, shake hard for a few minutes.  Then press down on the nib several times to get the ink started. It is easy to have a spill if you are pressing too many times on the nib.  The colours cannot be blended by mixing the paints together of course.  So to achieve the brown on the shed walls, I painted them pink then went over the pink with a lime green.   I think the markers are good for smaller pieces such as ACEOs as opposed to larger pieces.    Also these markers are not forgiving as say acrylic paint is, where you can easily paint over your mistakes, as the colours just blend in.

Serena asked if the markers are smelly, only the silver one so far.

Some snow

Welcome to November! I woke up to some snow last Sunday morning as pictured below.

frosty marigolds in the neighbourhood

snow on fallen maple leaves

water droplets on leaves