Fine Summer Days

1923 Teacher's Contract

You can enlarge the photo to read this 1923 Teacher's Contract. Times have sure changed.

I was walking to the mailbox on a beautiful evening and the lovely, friendly family next door were outside. That would be the mother, father, 3 kids, grandma and grandpa. The mom told me the kids wanted to ride their bikes, that it took them only 3 days to learn to ride. Then she told me they were showing off. The younger daughter said 'Hi Christine, look at me!' I had to exaggerate and say 'Wow, you look amazing!' She was pleased with herself. I didn't linger, as you know we are not supposed to get too close due to covid.

Easy Egg Bread

Daughter L requested Egg Bread, so I found this easy egg bread recipe and it turned out to be a lot of fun believe it or not! You end up rolling these 3 long strands of dough and braiding them!  I never thought I would enjoy making bread at this point in my life, or maybe it is at this point that some start to try doing these things.

Late to the party

I am a new admirer of Audrey Hepburn.  I saw a video depicting her life story and was very impressed with all her accomplishments.  I am late to the party I know!  She had a tough childhood in Europe during the war, then of course became a famous movie actress.  In later life, she supported humanitarian causes. Sadly, she only lived to age 63 passing from cancer.

We tried curbside pickup at McDonald's last week, we liked it.  You order on their app, it senses when you arrive at the restaurant, you pull up to a curbside location that you specify, confirm and pay on the app, then your order is quickly brought out to you by a masked employee.  It had been so long since with had their burgers and fries.

Flowers from my garden

Happy July 4th to the Americans!

Sharing some flowers from my garden with you today, these photos were taken on June 25-26. I cut a few pictured in the vase below.  It seems everything has started blooming.  The neighbour's honeysuckle bush has started flowering and it peeks over from our shared fence.  I guess we can call it a shared honeysuckle. the blossoms smell wonderful.

creeping jenny

columbine

coreopsis with lavender

Paint Party Friday - Peacock Feather

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! I had done this peacock feather over at Instagram for @alexandrasillos as part of a pattern challenge earlier this year. I am showing it here today.

Rain's Thursday Art Date - try a different medium

Rain's Thursday Art Date asked us to 'try a different medium' this week. This (8 1/2" x 11') piece is done entirely in watercolour crayon. The stubby crayons look like pastels. After colouring in the page, I dipped a paintbrush sparingly into a small amount of water and this is the final result.  The tulip is based on a photo I took from above it, peering into the stamen and pistils at the centre.  There were 6 perfectly formed petals, the magic of nature really.

My July 2020 Calendar Page

Welcome to July! Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians. 

I am sharing my July Calendar page with you today. This quote by Sam Keen goes well with this month I think - 'Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability'.