Rain's Thursday Art Date - Dining

Hi Everybody!

This week is disappearing very quickly. Now, you won't believe this, but today it didn't rain....and we are supposed to get another 2 rain-free days, which is good. After that it will get very stormy, so hope it won't be too bad. The Rhine is flooding and has almost reached the pathway, but the geese, seagulls and ducks are very happy on the flooded meadows. On Wednesday I took the last of my antibiotics and cortisone, and am hopeful that the side effects will soon be a thing of the past. My fingers are still painful, but much better than they were, and thanks to all for the well wishes which came my way.

Rain's theme today is dining. Groan! I do eat, of course, but mostly quick things which can be eaten on the go and of course, lots of coffee, so I have extended the meaning of dining for me to include my lifestyle of coffee d(r)in(k)ing and snacking!

No day starts without my coffee. When I got my new knee a couple of years back there was a doctor standing by my bedside when I came round after the anaesthetic and he asked how I was feeling. I told him I was thirsty and wanted cappuccino. Then he told the nurse I was evidently okay and she should take  me back to my room and give me one, which she did. First things first!

The cup and cupcake stamps were hand cut by me:

This is one of my fave cafes in a neighbouring town where I often go for a coffee and a snack:

Fruit is also a meal I like - this was also made with self-carved stamps:

And my head is mostly full of coffee:

Chocolate goes well with coffee:

Some hybrid pieces about eating and drinking:

Here I used a painting of a picnic as background, and added in the bears, blackbirds, stork and the frog statue:

The girls hiding behind the tree are my mum and me:

In England people drink tea:

And in summer I mostly make myself a quick salad for lunch:

Sometimes I bake bread and cakes:

This is a lemon cream-cheese one:

And some good advice:

I enjoy eating out when I can:

The windows of the bakeries are always tempting:

Simple but delicious - fish fingers, fresh spinach and mashed potatoes:

A delicious fruit and nut cake:

Sometimes I get invited to eat by others:

And the next 2 pics are breakfasts we got in Holland when we went for a trip:

And in case anyone gets the wrong idea, I did not eat all of these meals on one day!

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday

Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!