this little life of mine

Anniversary Stuff

Oh, what a night! I stamped a lovely picture for the April Creative Challenge, then my computer crashed as I was scanning it, and now my scanner is all messed up. As you can imagine, several dozen foul words have been flying out of my mouth ever since! Grr.

Also, mom remembered that Friday is my grandparent's anniversary - 66th, 67th, I don't remember now - so I had to whip out a present and find a card. Luckily, I had a great card I could use, and an empty double frame I filled with pictures of flowers.

Two old men sit on the front porch

Two old men sitting on the front porch in wooden rocking chairs,
a hound dog snores at their feet.
They sit gently rocking, silenty watching the world pass by them
on the street.
Before them lay a future they'll never have.
Behind them is the past they barely survived.
Running and hiding; seeking, but not finding the ultimate prize:
amnesty.

On the Menu

Cooking can be creative, can't it? I mentioned early that I've become bored with food lately. So, I dug out some of my cookbooks, and found this meal in Bill Phillip's book Eating for Life (page 92, if you're interested). Turkey meatloaf, steamed green beans, and mashed red potatoes. Mmm! It was great for a change, and really easy to make. I'm definitely going to have to do this sort of thing more often!

Pretty Pink Flower

Day two of Violette's month-long creative challenge! Okay, so yesterday's haiku about my fear and possible loathing of sourkaut was a bit lame (as well as having been written earlier in the week), but hopefully I'll make up for that with this great pictrue! I did some yardwork this afternoon, and later took a photo inventory of some of the plants and flowers in the backyard. I have no idea what this particular plant is, but it's got some pretty pink blossoms!

The Sauerkraut Horror

Lo, I fear the kraut!

Stinking, shrivelled cabbage, gah!

It gives me nighmares.

A New Challenge

While browsing the sites on Illustration Friday (one of my favourite sites), I came across Violette's blog. On it she issued a challenge - do one creative thing a day through the month of April. I've decided I will take her up on that challenge, and do something creative every day this month. Take a photo, write a poem, stamp some art; the possibilities are endless, and I'm very excited to get started! I'll be posting my creative endeavours here, so keep your eyes open!