Don’t change the cereal brand

It appears I have made a big mistake when it comes to purchasing cheaper breakfast cereals!  Regrettably, cheaper isn’t always better.  Ugh!

Can you guess what my so called “work-a-round” might be?!!!?  My family gets disgusted when I do this but I don’t care. 

Hummingbirds and Two-nies

No prompt-  Nothing special about todays but it is what it is.  I’m so thrilled to see that the hummingbirds are back. It’s going down to 6C again tonight though.  Poor things!

Because I know me, I know I’m often a procrastinator extraordinaire, I’ve decided to “get on it” this time.  I’m going to get my winter coat cleaned now.  I didn’t bother cleaning it at the start of the pandemic because I wasn’t wearing it except to shop once a week.  Not a lot of chance to get it dirty.  

So I got this coin in some change.  I never look at my change when I get it, I just stuff it in my pocket. I decided to roll up all the “two-nies” (our $2 coin) and realized that I had a coin from the Philippines.  Oh well, I still had enough real ones to roll it up.  

Bunkie

Pink Gin

Today’s page:  Since I’m retired, I like to denote the end of the week with an adult libation as if I was still working.  

Before this bottle gets recycled, I thought I should record it.  I can’t recall exactly how much it cost but I remember gulping when I put it in the cart. It was almost as much as the bottle of Scotch my hubby drinks. I kinda avoided the truth when he asked the price. I didn’t want to admit to my folly. 

Anyway, it’s done and I have a new one that it waiting in the wings.  It takes me a long time to get through them so I don’t recall the price of the next one but it wasn’t cheap either. Sigh. With the way prices are rising, I had best enjoy now as there is a distinct possibility that the end is near for these decadent libations. 

Drawn using watercolour pencils, gold markers, and sparkly pink watercolours.  I know you can’t see the sparkle but it’s there. 

Sewing Meditation

I’ve been mostly stitching these days.  I joined a postcard mail art swap and this one will be heading out to Austria this afternoon.  

I was inspired by seesarastitch over on IG and took a mixed media textile class with her.  It was fun and this is where I ended up.  I’m happy with my postcard and I hope Antje is too! 

I haven’t done loads of embroidery work since I started my first sampler when I was 12 years old (and never finished it).  Somehow I find the simple act of pulling thread through the fabric layers very calming during these turbulent times. 

Just so you know, the embroidered heart looks better in real life. 

Crochet Cotton

I was really happy to find this purple cotton,  I don’t know how much it is at the craft store but I’m sure it would have been more than a $1.

The world needs more kindness

I recently signed up for a magazine subscription.  So unusual for me since I hate on line subscriptions.  However, it is my favourite magazine and it has not been easy to find it so I took the plunge.  I love the latest edition of “UPPERCASE - for the CREATIVE and CURIOUS”

I did my own version of a seed packet entry that I rifted from Cynthia Frenette (page 63) who had her packet included in the many artful entries.  I had cleaned off my gel plate on the page and had some flower type marks so I went with it.

Yes, I think we need more kindness in this world!