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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Picture a Day #91 – Watercolor Tulips
Today I’m back to my Promise of Spring project. I added a layer of Cadmium Yellow, and then some Permanent Rose watercolor. Here are my results.
Posted in art, DIY, nature, picture a day
Tagged art, hobbies, nature, painting, postaday, tulips, watercolor
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Picture a Day #90 – Getting Crafty
My earliest memory of artistic endeavor was finger painting in Kindergarten. From there, I branched out to drawing with mud on the sidewalk. By the time I was in the sixth grade, my best friend and I were knitting each … Continue reading
Picture a Day #89 – The Promise of Spring
It’s raining again. I keep my eye on the two tulips that are starting to bloom, to remind myself that spring will arrive eventually. In the meantime, I have captured some springtime with watercolor paper and Prismacolor pencil. This is … Continue reading
Picture a Day #88 – March Pumpkin
Today I read about a culinary adventure involving a pumpkin scone on this blog. How fortuitous! I have been looking at recipes the last few days, wondering how I will use my leftover pumpkin puree from last week’s baking adventure. Here … Continue reading
Picture a Day #87 – Rainy Day Lunch: A Snappy Sandwich
Rainy Day Lunch conjures up images in my mind of elementary school: A classroom full of noisy, sweaty kids, dripping umbrellas, etc. Today we are having March winds and April showers simultaneously. I anticipate a short spring. I suspect that the summer … Continue reading
Picture a Day #86 – And Now for Something Completely Different!
While I was gazing at my unbloomed tulips, I decided to photograph moss on a tree. Why not? When was the last time you took a close look at moss? Why would you do such a thing? Because it’s pretty … Continue reading
Picture a Day #85 – Morning Cereal with Something Extra
Morning cereal is a tradition in many households. I remember the corn flakes from my childhood. I also remember “hot cereal” for those times when you needed a little something extra. We never had hot oatmeal at my house. My … Continue reading
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Tagged exercise, family, food, morning, postaday, recipe
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Picture a Day #84 – A Pinch of California Snow
Just before I crawled into bed late last night, I peaked out the window to see if it was raining. It seemed to be, but it sounded “funny.” So I went to the front door and turned on the light. … Continue reading
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Tagged California, gardening, nature, postaday, thoughts
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Picture a Day #83 – Oatmeal Cookie Rewind
Two months ago, back in January, I posted a recipe for oatmeal cookie bars. I had gotten creative with it, and now I’ve done it again! Last week I wanted to make them, and I didn’t have any applesauce, a key … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, food, hobbies, home, postaday, recipe
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Picture a Day #82 – Let me eat Cake…I mean Bread!
It’s not exactly the time of year when thoughts turn to pumpkin. But I used my pumpkin bread recipe to make zucchini bread, and I thought it might be nice to make pumpkin bread. But I also wanted to make … Continue reading
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