Hi Everybody!
I took some time out over the weekend and just did things I like, such as painting, crafting, and lots of reading - wonderful. And on Saturday I went for a meal with Heike, and I was so hungry I didn't take any photos, sorry! I had a sort of brunch - fried eggs, sunny side up, fried potatoes with bacon and onions, and a delicious mixed salad. And of course a giant cup of cappuccino to round things off. Heike had spinach, potatoes and scrambled eggs, which also looked great. So we enjoyed our trip into our little town.
Today I have another piece for Vicki's 'keeping it light' theme at AJJ. In case you are wondering, it's a sort of abstract vase of flowers - A3 with acrylics. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! I used lots of yellow, the colour of light ,and blues, greens and pinks for the flowers and sky, all added using a brayer! I added the extra flowers using my little flower stamp. It was the first stamp I ever had, back in the distant past when the world was still young and fresh... I stamped the flowers with black ink and added yellow dots when it was dry!
Your weekend sounds good and so pleased you enjoyed a very nice meal and trip into town with Heike.
ReplyDeleteLovely colourful art and a great collection of thinkies/funnies.
Wishing you a good new week.
All the best Jan
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Thanks so much, Jan, here's wishing you a great week, too!
DeleteLovely page and thanks for the thinkies. The cat's drink looks good.
ReplyDeleteThanks, for cats only the best is good enough!
DeleteGlad you took time out for you to do the things you love Valerie we all need those gentle days to feed our soul. Your abstract too is a gentle reminder of how we can use so little product but produce so much. I see pops of floral in those brayer marks. You have me thinking of the first stamp I every owned now I will be thinking about that all day..
ReplyDeleteHugs Tracey xx
Thanks, Tracey, we really need these special times. I have so many stamps, but the first one is still special. Have a great week, hugs!
DeleteHi Val, good morning. Hope you are fit and ready for the new week! We had a great time with all the kids, but now I need to do some work and I would rather sleep đ¤đ´! Love your art today, it's gorgeous. Have a good start in the week and take it easy, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanka Sarah, don't work too hard, a little afternoon sleep will do you good!
DeleteWell, I am very pleased that you had a calm, relaxing weekend, Valerie, including heavenly hash with Heike, in a revered restaurant by the Rhine, with beer from a bottle to satisfy your salivary susceptibility. We had home made pizza last night and that was damn good. We had been out birding and picked up a bottle of wine to go with it. I swear that some invisible force took control of my hands on the steering wheel and made me turn into the wine store. It’s amazing how that happens - a couple of times a week too! It’s best not to resist as trying to suddenly wrench the wheel in an opposite direction might cause a crash. I go with the flow. Now I have to get ready to go birding again; this time the lovely Lisa is picking us up. No wine today though but Lisa will bring great snacks for the end of the walk. She always does. Hugs and kisses - David
ReplyDeleteThanks David, we enjoyed our little trip into town. Your Pizza was surely good, too, and the wine to wash it down sounds great I know what you mean, I suddenly get pulled by some magical gravity into places where they sell cappuccino, really unbelievable, huh? I'm sure you will enjoy your birding today, and hope that the lovely Lisa feeds you with delectable snacks after the long walk! Have a chirpy day, hugs xxxxxxxx
DeleteIt sounds like you had the perfect relaxing weekend, going for a meal, coffee and painting to your heart's desire. What could be better? Wishing you a good week ahead as well!
ReplyDeleteFood, coffee, nice company and time to play - what could be better? Have a lovely week, dear Carol, hugs!
DeleteI love that new page for Vicki's AJJ challenge, and I'm so glad you mentioned how yellow is the color of light because this weekend I made a yellow page and was wondering how to use it for AJJ. Thank you for that insight. :) I love seeing those bright colors and the flowers look great. I also had to laugh at the meme with the cat and the snake. The cat I had named Leo once brought a snake into the house, alive, and I am NOT a fan of snakes. You can image how that went over-ha-ha! And your brunch sounds delicious. We had a similar meal for supper last night (Sunday) using up some left overs and throwing in some eggs. It always works. Have a super start to this new week Valerie. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika! I am looking forward to seeing your yyellow page. My cat sometimes brought in things like frogs or mice, thank goodness we don't have snakes here! I would have screamed, too! My dog also sometimes brought nastsies in, but at least they were dead and decayed!
DeleteMeals like that brunch are always great, quick, cheap and easy!! Hugs!
How fun to go out to brunch with your friend. Sometimes, you're just too busy being in the moment to take pictures of the food. Your abstract vase of flowers is beautiful. The colors are so cheerful and full of hope to banish the blahs of the cold weather. At least the sun is out today. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteI was very hungry, hadn't had breakfast and FOOD was all my brain could deal with!
Deletehaha those doggos pictures are so cute:)
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed!!
DeleteI can see the outline of a vase, so this abstract works for me. I can do without animals in the house, esp. cats that claw the curtains. Bah!
ReplyDeleteEither we lovel animals or not, no two ways about it!
DeleteI must mention your funnies first of all, what a lovely smile I got from viewing. I love the cat bringing a gift for his human and the various positions of the dog. The thinkies are great too! Love the portrait obviously.
ReplyDeleteYour brayered background is full or colour, a riot of colour in fact and I love it. Great idea to do the little flowers black and inspired to do them dotty.
Sorry I am not joining in at the moment, my leg is a mess and I need it up the whole time possible.
Hugs, Neet xx
Thanks Neet. Your main priority is to get well, so keep those legs up and be a good girl! Hugs!
DeleteValerie your brunch sounds delicious! You had me at bacon and fried onions. What a brilliant piece of artwork too. I love all of the colour and yet it's still a white piece (scary stuff white space) Take care and have a great week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteAh yes, those tasty things are alwas welcome and delicious! White space is hard! Hugs!
DeleteSounds like the perfect weekend Valerie and it's great to hear you are out and about after being under the weather for so long..I love your abstract piece with wonderful colours ans design..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Thanks Chrissy, it's great to be able to get out and about a bit, and I hope it stays this way! Have a great week! Hugs!
DeleteI'm so glad you had a lovely and creative weekend and managed to have a very good time out with Heike, too. Your meal choice sounds terrific! Have a good week, Valerie.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie! I hope your week will be good, too! Take care of yourself, hugs!
DeleteThat flower stamp is really cute, Valerie! They don't make them anymore like that, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteYour cat memes always crack me up - I love the cat with the snake s/he caught. I'm not sure I would be overly joyed if Kibeau comes home with a snake between his teeth - depends on the snake, I guess. A garter snake might be okay (but only outside!), but a rattler - not so much. I hope this week you can enjoy more cappuccinos and good times with Heike. Happy T day! Hugs - Carola
I prefer my old stamps, too! I'm glad we don't have snakes here!
DeleteVery nice abstract page, Valerie. The brayering looks very cool. So glad you enjoyed your laid back weekend and nice meal with Heike, xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks, brayering is fun and quick, and I enjoy it!
DeleteWhat a charming abstract for Vicki's theme at AJJ. That is an adorable stamp. I like the colors, too.
ReplyDeleteIt was great to read you and Heike got together for a meal and a cappuccino. Those coffee memes are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing with us for T this Tuesday, dear Valerie.
Thanks Elizabeth, happy T Day!
DeleteThe most popular brunch spot/diner in our town just shut down after generations of feeding the locals (it was open from 1956-2023). So I don’t know where I would go for a delicious meal like you wrote about. Sounds like a treat!
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Thanks Mae, it was indeed delicious. It's always sad when good places shut down. Here we have lots of eateries and cafes. Happy T Day
DeleteNice to have a quiet, easy weekend doing what you love. Love your brayered background and that pretty flower stamp. Happy T Day! Elle/EOTC xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Elle, I need more weeks like that!
DeleteI'm glad you took time for yourself this weekend. OMGosh the food sounds so good, glad you have an appetite. I absolutely love this art piece. That background is amazing and the added flowers just set it all off. Have a great Tuesday.
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DeleteIt's good to have a 'day off' every now and then. I do that too. I call it an 'I-love-Lisca-day'.
ReplyDeleteI like your abstract vase and flowers. And your 'thinkies' are always interesting and worth reading.
Hurray for going out for lunch with Heike. Enjoy!
Happy T-Day,
Lisca
Thanksy Lisca, I love the title for your day off, I think I'm going to steal it for my future time-outs. I love being with other people, but sometimes we just need time to be alone and to talk to ourselves!
DeleteGreat funnies and beautiful abstract art Valerie!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alison, hugs!
DeleteSounds like perfect weekend! I love Brunch. Some places here do all day breafasts but they are often quite greasy! I love the light journal page! My friend's cat never uses the scratch post! Not joining in forT Day this week but with those coffees I wish you a Happy T Day, hugs Chrisx
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, some cats really prefer wallpaper or curtains! Hugs!
DeleteYour weekend sounds so nice and relaxing! It's actually been really nice over our way and we've been getting outdoors and enjoying the sun for once! LOL Such a lovely journal page with those yellow dotted flowers! I always forget about using my brayer and I just love it! You've really brightened my day today! Thanks for the funnies and the beautiful art! So glad you shared your inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, dear Vicki, have a great week!
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