Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Favorite Birds theme and Smashed Red Mini Potatoes

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date's 'Favorite Birds' theme. I did a Puffin in flight, an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2").

 

 For the Dinner Date, I made these smashed red mini potatoes because I felt they could be chokers eaten whole.  

4 tbs unsalted butter

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp onion powder 

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1 tbs Italian seasoning

Mix all ingredients together and melt in a small saucepan.  Mix the sauce with the potatoes and bake 425F 25 minutes on a tray lined with parchment paper.  Smash the potatoes after they are cooked.

Wednesday Memes

 

Easter Celebration 2025

Calla Lilies

 

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday celebration with extended family hosted by husband M's sister.  Her step daughter brought this delicious 5 layer cake (Brownie, chocolate chip cookie, red velvet cake, cheesecake, Oreo cake) in honour of her daughter's 24th birthday so we happily sang in her honour.

My sister-in-law always has fresh flowers on display, I am showing her beautiful calla lilies.

Himalayan salt urn

She had placed the Himalayan salt urn which contained her recently departed husband's ashes in the back yard garden.  It will eventually wash away in the rain.  There were 2 bags of ashes inside.  One bag will be spread in the ravine behind their house, the other bag will be spread in a beach up north near their former cottage.

Shower Cookie

 Daughter L went to a baby shower and brought us this cookie they gave out.  It is so pretty.

Sunday Smiles - Ketchup and Easter

Happy Easter!

 Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Newborn Diapers

 Daughter L's girlfriend had her Dad drop off these newborn diapers and some calming tea.  Apparently her baby daughter has already outgrown her newborn sized diapers, not even a month old yet!  L hopes they will fit her son, who knows what size he will be!

Friday Art - Deer in the Park

 Welcome to Friday Art! I did a deer in the park , an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2").

Linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off and to Gillena's Art for Fun Friday.