On Cheat Day

each week I allow one cheat day for the foods I eat

and don't overdo that hardly ever. I've wanted

to make a banana wrap for awhile so here it is--

I ate all but two bites and should have stopped

sooner. The flat wrap is low cal.... the cream cheese spread

is weight watchers with sweet and low..the

chopped walnuts are alright---the sinful part

is a drizzle of maple syrup and a bit of Fig jam..

as good as it was, I thought immediately

after, that the banana all by itself would

have been enough with maybe some

oatmeal...live and learn.

MUSE VISIT #3 "BLUE 226876 "

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I knew immediately I wanted to use blues and browns..

the watercolor background may look helter skelter

but a lot of time was spent on it and before I was

through I became more experienced with blowing

the paint around. Then I looked for a picture

in old magazines this time---and what I picked

was nothing I had in mind--they just said, "hey

take me, I'm what you want."---after they were

glued on, the meaning of the page became

clear to me-- it varies from time to time

when I look at the page---from words missed

by someone gone, to words that feel good to hear.

I almost titled it "The Right Touch Of Blue"

because that ticket was found in a hunt for a

blue 'thing' to go in that spot..

MUSE VISITS #2 Handy Advice

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My 2nd loose journal page 9 by 12 on watercolor

cold press pad. It jump started with the

urge to use some of my white stuff on the mantel...
and seeing a color scheme in the photos I took

due to whatever lighting conditions were present

when I shot them--I do think the

side mantel lights were on, casting a glow.

Having a color scheme in mind set things

into motion---pictures are my photos of my cherished

collections , colors added are watercolor from

old small grade school tin, lettering with Pitt pens and

finally used the blob stamp from a massive

stamp collection thru the years...adding the

bird was something I do alot..the words

I wrote may have much meaning (ask my

Muse) or be quite

nonsensical !

Muse Visit #1

My first loose journal page on 9 by 12" watercolor paper when I

listened to the Muses---I was surprised with what I

heard...as the page grew I came to like what I

was doing---I will do more to see what their secrets are...

.

How To Not Miss a Donut With Your Coffee

In this series of 4 photos you see a treat being made

that can become addictive, especially with so many

ways to vary the toppings--don't toast the flat round,

it somehow doesn't want that done...I use the back of

a spoon to spread the ICBINButter as it works best---

also something I'd never done before in my life--but not

on my 'bucket list'........then

I sprinkled on some Curry seasoning which adds a unique

flavor---next it's drizzle on some wonderful good for

you in umpteen million ways honey....then add some

nuts---here you see sliced almonds on one side and

sunflower seeds on the other---

spoon them around---I use one plate that is a flat leaf

so the honey won't drip and when that is lost for some

reason or other I use a very small cutting board to

keep them flat. They taste like some forbidden treat

(which for me would be a donut) with your fresh coffee,

which by the position of the pig indicates

the coffee is ready to pour

Past Friends Past

I LOVED paper dolls and dressy dolls

and funny dolls etc. I imagine as a child

I wanted to grow up and wear these outfits..

....and maybe be a queen or at

the very least a princess.

The Spectral Visit

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Taken today across the street in the old Spencer

house now empty and for sale...this is

the back entry room with what appears to be a

spectral apparition that was

uncommunicable and faded away...

I am learning from a training CD how

to use some of the effects in a

new software I use---I would have perhaps

discovered this eventually but it was

great to see it demonstrated and then

go in to do it myself making my own

choices etc.... I am on a

mission of sorts to use

the program creatively.

Meeting a Poet/Painter

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In her career as a nurse and her duties with

The Sisters Of Providence she must have helped

a multitude of people....

I think it is intimidating to post

a portrait of a person who might not

like being depicted speaking...

but such a speaker only is

a blessing to meet...

Hi Anne !

Now, if I ever get the urge to paint bricks and

a whole lot of them---this photo I took yesterday

of a friend going into an art exhibit , would be one

I would return to--I asked her to go by the words

which I love and she said asked "should I wave?"

.....I was too busy composing the shot to answer, so she

just did wave and I liked that interaction look, plus

her clothes have great color and shadows....