Happy, Little, Time Wasters

 

The Alphabet Explained

The Friday Five Good Things

Five good things that happened this week.

1. Inktober!

2. After running errands, stopped at Gong Cha for bubble tea.

3. Laura from Mobile Pet Service came to trim kitty nails. She's so patient with skittish kitties

4. Fun calligraphy class. The new projector and iPad for demo are working out well

5. Play date with Teague. Lunch at Outpost Farms for an amazing Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce sandwich and apple pie.

How was your week?

Inktober 2023

Another Inktober creeped up on me so fast. With all the traveling I've been doing, I didn't have time to make a journal for the Inktober challenge. The very first Coptic Stitch book I made was sitting empty because at the time, I was too timid to write in it. No More.

10/01 Challenge prompt: Dream

A versal letter featuring Dream (Tom Sturridge) from The Sandman

Sumi ink, watercolor, Micron Pigma pen on Arches Text Wove

10/02 Challenge prompt: Spiders

Micron Pigma pen, Towbow Markers

10/03 Challenge prompt: Path

Sumi ink, Micron Pigma pen, Towbow Markers

Whatcha Doin?

 

I'm trying to watch the clock so that roughly around 2:20 PM EDT, today, October 4, 2023, I won't be lettering and won't jump out of my skin when FEMA (Federal Emergency Management) and FCC (Federal Communications Commission) plan to do an Emergency Alert Test.

"Beginning at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET, cell towers will broadcast the test for approximately 30 minutes. During this time, WEA-compatible wireless phones that are switched on, within range of an active cell tower, and in a geographic area where the wireless provider participates in WEA, should be capable of receiving the test message. 

If a phone is off before the test alert is sent and not turned back on until after the WEA Test expires (approximately 30 minutes), the phone should not get the test message"

Whatcha doin?

T Stands for August Anniversary :Lunch

Way back in August, we celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary at Giacomo's Restaurant in Wayland. The restaurant was recommended to us by a friend. We decided it would make the perfect anniversary lunch especially since I had checked out the menu ahead of time and found my favorite dish. Linguini a la Vongola (Linguini and Clams in Red Sauce)

We got to the restaurant just as it opened so there were hardly anyone there. I love having a restaurant all to myself.

The lunch was so long ago, I can't remember if we began with an appetizer. We had delicious bread and an Italian Chopped Salad for two. (Behind my beverage, the White Zinfandel)

The Linguini a la Vongola was served in a lobster sauce, beautifully plated, and absolutely delicious.

For dessert, we shared a Chocolate...looks like Tartufo. Chocolate gelato enrobed in chocolate with whipped cream.

I also had a cup of Stash Earl Grey tea. The perfect ending to a perfect meal.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.

The Fleur-de-lis Project

The second Enders Island Sacred Art project, Fleur-de-lis, Fun with Acanthus Leaves was another challenging project. We began by tracing the fleur-de-lis designed by Dan Mooney. The lily was gilded with flat and raised gilding which was also tooled. The center of the crossbar was supposed to have a Swarovski crystal, but I didn't realize that and gilded a raised dot.

Painting the intricate leaves trying to get lights, darks, twisting, and movement was going to cause me agita. I mixed colors right out of the tube. Winsor Red and Winsor Prussian Blue. I really liked the Prussian Blue color. The project took us two days to complete.

All our Fleur-de-lis.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Sunrise and sunset from Enders Island

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 (Monday it poured)

The former Hurricane Lee churched up a lot of seaweed

The Blue Heron

Egrets across the way

I was looking for the sea spiders (tiny crabs). They didn't seem to be in the water, and I was going to wade it. It was chilly out and the water was a lot colder than I expected.

Gunther was on top of the steeple

I think that's Gunther at sunset

Sunset at "my house"

Wednesday, September 20, 2023. View from my window and "my house"

At my little beach, the egret and cloud wings

Geese in a row

The sea spiders were back. Glad I didn't go wading.

Sunset

Thursday, September 22, 2023 Sunrise at the lighthouse

Sea foam

How does your garden grow?