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!

Midweek post

Hi Everybody!

On the 5th of each month we start a new challenge at  More Mixed Media challenge blog. All of our challenges are anything mixed media goes with an optional colour choice, which is red for February. Projects of all formats, large or small are allowed, and as always you have 4 weeks to link to us. And you have the chance to win a prize!

I made a tag with a red lady. I started this tag years back and have now got around to finishing it. The face was drawn, the diamonds were stenciled, and I added sticky beads and some rub-ons as well as some ribbon. I am also linking to Wendy's black, white and red challenge at Tag Tuesday. I know there is some green on here, which Wendy doesn't really want. Sorry Wendy, just don't smack me on my fingers, they still hurt!

And I have another piece for Elizabeth's 'hearts' challenge at AJJ .

I took this face from Paul Klee:

And played with it in my graphic programme. I cut out the face several times and stapled the faces one over the other. I added the metal hearts to the eyes. It's fun just playing with art like this, to watch it changing and still, essentially, remaining the same. I have 2 other versions finished which I will show bit by bit:

 We have had more wet weather, the Rhine is filling up, but today was cold and wet instead of warm and wet. The weather is not boring just now! But I still like wandering around in the rain, looking at the puddles and reflections and making the best of it all. I was asked this week if I splash in the puddles - yes! But only when nobody's looking!

Big Ben in Kaiserswerth:

One of the gardens behind Stiftsplatz:

And  new growth  is showing itself everywhere:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!