I was able to finish this month's EPP project in Aqua. I love this color, hard to define and I like all shades of blue green. This is fabric scrap basted to a paper shape, then edges sewn by hand.
Close up of all the different fabrics
I used two dotted fabrics for hexies, this time, scrap wasn't large enough for all hexies this time
(the color of the month at rainbow scrap challenge is aqua)
you can see the blue shade is different from aqua
I started using my Fude nib fountain pen this wee,
the butterfly will inspire my own fabric pattern and the bottom is my first attempt at using the pen
Italian word of the day: Il Quadro: painting
I painted this week on my index card a day challenge
some close ups... "parchment "
"racetrack"
"Fringe' I chose to do a British definition of bangs
" Forest Green and use a map"
"dashboard" and use a map
I did this one just for fun, no prompt, a pun
a quote I heard this week: You can't be lost if you don't know where you're going
said by an artist who lets the color lead him
I used this image on google as inspiration for my sketchbook drawing
using the Fude nib fountain pen to sketch the building. I'm not experienced at buildings or this pen
I'm satisfied with this effort... I like the pen and ink
Welcome to this week's list of likes starting with our new outdoor (back patio) rug . It reminds me of some of my paintings but since it was on sale at Khols, it's not as precious lol
I liked finishing this quilt last week, made with turquoise scraps, and in position on my bedside table!
13" X 21"
and one of my index card paintings from last week's post. I love the index card a day prompts
I do an art/creativity post on Saturdays with pics of the week's efforts
Fine Dining
the first little and I DO mean little watermelon of the season. We get groceries delivered and the organic produce here is usually small but that's ridiculous!
I tried two new recipes this week. One was chocolate ice cream without a churn... turned out to taste great but leaves a sort of fatty coating on my tongue. It was easy to make though.
we made it more rectangular, but it is gone with no pics! I adapted the recipe a bit and still so good
Water, Tea, Ginger Ale, cherry juice (nothing but cherry juice)
the prompt this week: do you have a favorite summertime drink?
non-alcoholic: Ice-cold is most important. No ice as it dilutes the drinks.
I love Iced Tea.... made by the half gallon, with cinnamon or constant comment bags, plus a few green tea bags. Steep strong... dilute with filtered water to half gal. and kept in fridge.
I like ginger ale made with sugar not corn syrup. I like cherry juice mixed with plain sparkle water.(supposed to help with inflammation)
I keep filtered water in the fridge to entice me to drink more
Alcoholic: I love Sangria (wine plus fruit) I like lemoncello while sitting outside on the porch. I like Reislings, sweet red wine in summer, and if you're making it, a long island iced tea would be nice
Just fun: stairs VS ramps....
Audio book du jour, next in the flab five series mysteries. A group of people get together to lose weight but end up solving crimes
Food for thought
are you invested in women's rights? are you a moderate rep. woman? Joining together are Moderate, republican and democratic women, we need to stand together or the next thing to go could be our right to vote... don't say this is overreacting.
We now have less rights than a generation or two ago, and it's getting worse. Watch this smart woman as she describes how women (and supportive men) will save the country if we work together...
on forgiveness.... I've had to learn a lot of forgiveness lessons and this ties up a lot of wisdom:
Milo's Moments
Milo Here....
well, somehow I survived the week! It was a poodle miracle! There was so much booming around our house. I knew it was NOT normal so I barked the alert!
Can you believe it, my pawrents said "it's going to be okay, quiet down"
QUIET? are you kidding me? My barks are no where near as loud as the booms! And for about the whole week it happened every night and even when the sun is still out!
Mama: sigh.... I hate this too. One night it went on after 2 AM ! I miss the days when there was one display, in some park or common area and ended by 10 PM, one day only. Now every tom dick and harry fires them off right outside our doors with no controls on them.
Illegally by the way, but true to the laws these days, they are not enforced.
sigh
Milo: it's about me Mama! I hate this behavior by humans. What's so nice about making loud disturbing noise? I got extremely upset and nervous and it smelled bad outside but I hope it's safe again... d
please visit these fine folk to read their lists of likes this week
today it's hard to just list likes as if nothing is happening. Do you know what time it is?
America was formed :to create a Democracy, no longer ruled by a king, created so that government was separate from religious belief in order to make it safe for all to worship God the way they choose, and that citizens bond together because we are stronger when we work in unison.
NO ONE should pit one group of citizens against another. In order to gain power a political party in the 1980's, systematically convinced some Americans to hate fellow Americans. They were not working to make our country better or stronger, because working together and compromise is the way to strength.
They wanted power but forgot by splitting us in half, they gave power to other countries. Divide and conquer. I believe by giving all citizens rights, we give rights to ourselves too.
I am grateful for our military who protects our country for Democracy, and our law enforcement who protects us, for teachers who teach truth in government, for people who teach their children to respect others and follow the laws of our country.
No one has the right to have absolutely everything they want all the time. We are a country where majority rules based on a free election.
I never thought when I grew up, putting a hand over my heart and saying the pledge of allegiance, I'd see a group of people bowing to a flag with one man's face on it. Our next door neighbor is flying a flag celebrating the overthrow of our very constitutional government.If a person seeks to destroy our constitution, they should not pretend to
celebrate the America founded long ago,especially with fireworks.
America is a place of law and order, and no one, NO ONE is above those laws.
We fought for independence from a king with ultimate power over us.
No one should be pitting one group against another if they want what's best for America.
I am grateful that for most of my life, I got to live in a country that protected it's citizens.
I cannot be more grateful than that today. Thank you for reading my words.
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