Rain's Thursday Art Date - Crisp and Brilliant

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art Date challenge, the theme is 'Crisp and Brilliant'. This piece came together quickly on a crisp autumn morning, I went outside and snapped a few photos of leaves. I chose to do this piece on white cardstock (3 1/2" x 5") in permanent markers outlined with a black PITT pen.

On labrador retrievers

Recently I heard that Labrador retrievers tend to be more obese than other dogs. It seems a third of them have a faulty POMC gene that is missing some DNA.    It makes them more food motivated. This gene is also present in humans.  It is food for thought, pun intended.

Not Always Anyway

It was a gorgeous fall day last week when husband M suggested a walk. I had hurt my back a couple of days before when I sat on the toilet on a cold evening if you can believe that. However I did manage to walk that day. We had a late breakfast at Panera Bread. A younger woman who worked there told me she had hurt her back also, except it took her two weeks to recover. I guess it has nothing to do with age (not always anyway).

A quick update to this post:

My back is fine now, it usually takes about a week to recover.  Thanks for your kind wishes.

New Samples

I received some new samples from Samplesource. I can't wait to try the new chicken broth with white wine. I will likely cook something with it

Apple Cider

Son K and I went for a nice fall walk the other day, I had to take some photos of the pretty foliage. We stopped in at a new coffee shop near Main Street and I had some hot apple cider. K said his peanut butter cookie was good.

On Immortality

moon over an apple tree at 8 am

left behind

I was walking to church around 8am one morning and noticed the moon above this apple tree. Then I saw that someone had left a knapsack behind.

Tanza posted about an immortal jellyfish the other day and it got me thinking that maybe our immortality lies simply in procreating.

We got 11 kids on Halloween, not bad for us really.  I have started eating the leftover candy.  Coffee Crisp, and Smarties are my current favourites.

Paint Party Friday - Birthday Card

scanned version

photo

For Paint Party Friday, I did a birthday card on cardstock in sharpie oil paint markers.

Happy November!