Picture evidence of a productive weekend

This weekend was good. Focus was my friend, for a change. I have a small planter army compiled and great deal of recipe boxes made. It's funny; the boxes used to take me the longest to make and the planters the quickest, but for some reason that has reversed? Not sure why. These all still have to be varnished and I will subject myself to the fumes all in one dose tomorrow night. Better to get it all out of the way. :)

I did take a small break today and strolled through McCarren park to get some a)sunshine b)some feeling of being amongst other people c) a vegan bbq slice of pizza at Vinnies and d) to check out the new bakery where I got a cookie dough ice cream cone (!! so exciting !! Temptation!!) I also picked up two used books from some vendors on Bedford Ave.: The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing, by Melissa Bank, and The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger, both of which I have been wanting to read for a long time now. Quite an awesome break indeed.


Some planters before faces:

Some Recipe boxes:




I sauteed some asparagus in Earth Balance tonight and threw them on top of my awesome salad, with some homemade dill and thyme dressing. This time of year is always exciting at the Farmer's Market, as a new surprise vegetable or fruit shows up every week. Even more exciting when it is YOUR FAVORITE. Hooray for asparagus. I bought a whole bunch and will probably eat them with every meal this week. My CSA starts in a few weeks and I'm pretty excited about that (I'm excited about a lot of things today, aren't I?).


Ahh Mondays...you always arrive too quickly.

Sad lil ghosties

click for bigger view.


Happy Friday!!

Ballad of a Comeback Kid

Super-garlicky Fettucini alfredo! it has lots of garlic and tofu and soy milk and some flour and some more garlic in it.
I eyed the rhubarb at the farmer's market this past saturday and couldn't resist getting some to make a pie with. This has strawberry, mango, and rhubarb in the filling. I used the recipe from VWAV (with mango instead of peach). I think that I might be weird in that I like my pie super-cold better than warmed up. Or maybe it's just the awesomeness of chilly strawberries that does me in.


Dinner tonight involved using up leftover food that needed to be used. Sauteed leeks and spring garlic with chickpeas in balsamic and fresh thyme (with a sprinkle of sugar). Served over mixed greens and raw apples and carrots. Much yummier than I expected! I think it was the apple/balsamic combo.


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I have a new planter to add to the family. It's a secret for now!

Sisters

I miss my sisters. I'm going to go home next month to see them and it will be sisterific!

Oh, they don't look that sketch at all. That was just random.

I'm eating a pretty awesome salad right now. Everything is better with avocados.

Memorial Day weekend

So I had today off of work, but I used it as a personal work day to catch up on stuff for an upcoming craft fair. I compromised a bit though, and took my paintings to the park near my apartment to enjoy the sunshine. It was just way too depressing to be sitting inside on a day like today (and my workspace gets NO sunshine). I think I even got a mini-burn on my arms from the hour or so that I was outside.

I have a confession to make. I am addicted to pretty paper. Some girls spend all their money on shoes or clothes, but no, not me. I spend mine on PAPER. I only intended to buy a few sheets at the paper store yesterday, for some new recipe boxes, but I couldn't resist all the new spring/summer ones they stocked. PLUS, there were new BOOKS full of pretty paper and I had to get one of those. Ah well, I just have to make sure I put them to good use. I have a whole bunch of fun new recipe boxes that I made in the past few days and I have an assembly line of a bunch more prepped. i think I'm going to put a few up in my shop in the next couple days and then the rest go towards the craft fair.


Dinner tonight was leftover Mac Daddy (from Veganomicon) and a kick-ass salad.

Doodles

Dr. Sketchy was yesterday and there were two fabulous models, Lukki and Melody Sweets, in a tribute to Backstage. Click image for larger view.

20 minute pose (painted when i got home):

2 five minute poses:

five minute pose:

10-minute contest (include a word bubble). Melody Sweets had some super-fun hair to draw:

20-minute pose.

Detail:



Back to recipe box making now!

Beware of the Copper Penny Moon

Beware of the copper penny moon...down by the pond, as the cattails sway, there is a shift in the air.

New painting! Watercolor on gessoed pine board, 11"x14". Prints are available here in my Shop.







I know I said I had 6 mini paintings, and I do, but I have 4 more to add to that group and want to put them all up at the same time. And this is a holiday weekend, so lots of time!

And can I give a huge hooray for some sunshine finally?!?

Rock out

I doodled in the darkness last night, while waiting for the band to come on. Extra Life blew me away, and I attempted to buy a cd from them, but they never came back to man their booth. Oh well, guess I'll have to go see them again! It's okay, I only had $8 on me anyways. Their keyboardist was sick and stayed home, so I'm interested to see how he figures into the loop also. They were so intense! And the vocalist's voice was just mesmerizing, especially paired with the violin.

I left before Kyp Malone came on, but stayed long enough to notice that he shaved his 'fro off! whoa!