Friday Art - Baby Onion

 Welcome to Friday Art!  This is a baby onion ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"), just in time for Halloween!  Have a good one!

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

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Bewitched Theme

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date!  The theme is Bewitched this week.  Here is my ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in watercolour pencil with the stars in acrylic.

For the Dinner Date I roasted some broccoli with onions.  I realized I like the onions sliced lengthwise as pictured. We then eat them as an extra vegetable, so flavourful.

Ingredients:

2 crowns of broccoli cut into smaller even sized pieces including the stems.

2 onions sliced lengthwise

2-3 cloves of garlic minced

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2-3 tbs lemon juice

1/2 tsp dried herb such as tarragon

3-4 tbs olive oil 

Mix all ingredients together on a sheet lined with parchment paper.

Preheat oven to 400F.  Bake for 20 minutes.

Wednesday Memes

 

Bone Marrow and a fake post

I had a post on Sunday about seal platforms in Norway, which turned out to be false. I did not fact check sorry. Thanks to Kay for notifying me.

 

Grandson C started eating solids earlier this month having got the ok from the family doctor.  He was able to sit up in the feeder chair and had good head control.  It was a success!

Daughter L did some research and decided bone marrow was a great food to start with, full of nutrients and iron.  She baked the bone marrow for 40 minutes then removing the marrow and juices, then she blended it is pictured.  Grandson C loved it. My daughter is a foodie so he has been watching her eat and no doubt couldn't wait to get a turn!  She has stored the marrow into food sized portions for about a month.

Daughter L then boiled the bones for 2 hours and ended up with homemade beef stock which she strained and stored.

I heard that liver is next.

The lost cat

 Earlier this month our neighbour across the street knocked on our door one night.  Their inside cat had gone missing and they were so worried.  He must have been able to get outside somehow. The neighbour asked if he could check our back yard, so husband M took him there to no avail.  The next morning he came to ask again if we had seen anything.  I feel their pain although I am not a cat owner, it is like a family member.  After about 20 years, we exchanged contact info.  That must be a good thing.

They posted the missing cat Tako on the neighbourhood website, I posted his photo here.

In a bit of good news Taco was found about a week later in a neighbour's back yard.  It had started to get colder so it was a happy day.  The neighbours brought us this card and chocolates to thank us for our help.  We didn't do much but it was nice of them.

Sunday Smiles - On Seals

 Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Unfortunately this is false, thanks to Kay for checking! I have to remember to fact check these 'gems'.

Beatlemania concert

 We got free tickets to a Beatlemania concert on Oct 3rd and it was well timed in terms of a celebration of our 37th wedding anniversary on Oct 8th.  I am not all that much of a Beatles fan but the band was excellent and we enjoyed their music.  In fact they got a standing ovation at the end and gave us a 6 song encore.  I would say they were 'jamming', really enjoying themselves and it was infectious.

In the following days, I found myself humming their catchy songs, then I started playing them on Alexa in the mornings.  Maybe I am a Beatles fan now.

Friday Art - Stingray

 Welcome to Friday Art! This is the underside of a stingray.  While it looks like his eyes those are his nostrils.  His eyes are on the topside, not shown here in this ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in watercolour pencil.

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

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Fog theme and Angie's Prune Ketchup

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date's 'Fog' theme!  Here is my piece inspired by photos of fog over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.  It is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in acrylic and watercolour pencil.

For the Dinner Date, I made Angie's plum ketchup as I happened to have plums on hand that day.  It is flavourful and tangy, I think it will be good on sandwiches, even burgers.

In fact, I spread the plum ketchup onto my grilled cheese sandwich and it was tangy, flavourful with a spicy kick.

Wednesday Memes

 

Hemp Hearts

 

Daughter L  encouraged us to finally try these hemp hearts. The seeds are good sprinkled over lots of food items.  It seems to have a multitude of other uses.  When I looked at the nutritional benefits I was amazed at all the vitamins and minerals it contains. You just need a small amount per serving.

Dog with Sunglasses

 My nephew thought it was fun to put his dog in sunglasses, purely for fashion!

Sunday Smiles - Large Mangoes

 My friend A brought these large mangoes over  when she visited last month it was a welcome treat.  Husband M, son K and I took her to lunch to celebrate her birthday.

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Ketchikan Alaska

 As their final stop on their tour Husband M's sisters toured Ketchican Alaska, accessible only by air or sea.

Friday Art

 Welcome to Friday Art!  This is my cousin's cat based on a photo.  It is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in watercolour pencil.

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

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Bubbly Theme and Healthy Chocolate Cashew Bites

 

Welcome to Rain's Art and Dinner Date's Bubbly theme hosted by Rain. Here is my ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in acrylic and watercolour pencil.  I went with bubbly pink champagne.

For the Dinner Date, daughter L made these healthy chocolate cashew bites.  I liked them.

Here is her recipe she made it up by herself:

In a food processor or blender:
~15 pitted dates
3 tbsp cocoa powder
4 heaping tbsp peanut butter
1 cup (~3 handfuls) of salted cashews
1 cup of keto granola mix (pecans, sunflower seeds, toasted oats, coconut flakes)
4 tbsp of hemp hearts
2 tbsp no sugar maple syrup


Combine in food processor until sticky mixture forms. Scoop in to balls (round with hand), freeze or fridge until solidified, enjoy. Store in fridge or freezer.

  

Wednesday Memes

 

Glacier Bay

 

Continuing their tour last month, husband M's sisters visited Glacier Bay in Alaska, apparently photos don't do it justice, to be seen yourself.

Canadian Thanksgiving Day and Skagway

 Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Day! Hope you enjoyed your weekend.

Husband M's sisters continued their Alaska tour last month these are photos of Skagway:

Juneau Alaska and Sunday Smiles

Husband M's sisters were on the cruise part of their vacation last month. They visited Juneau, Alaska. Here are some of their photos:

 

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.