Gel plate prints

 

 I got out my Gel plate and was playing around with masks cut from old mailer postcards.

Working on seeing about getting some of these onto throw pillows/totes

Church in Texas

 

 This would make a nice collage image possible in black and white:

Collage Time

 

 I started doing some collages recently using some silhouettes and thought this photo might be useful.

Natural Color

 

I adore the color and shape of these artichokes!

 From our neighbor around the corner. We planted sunflowers from this neighbor and have been enoying their cheery blossoms!

Soo many Shrooms

 In Texas in June I got to see so many fun mushrooms!

 

Inkmaking

Been Inspired my Jason Logan of Toronto Inks.

All of these were made by soaking flower petals in vinegar, then straining through coffee filters.

I used some of this to color some embroidery floss and cotton fabric. The photo above also shows the marks now that they are dry.

 

Notes to self regarding the Lenten Journey

things to focus on:
1. Morning prayers and lenten hymn with kids
2. Time by myself for lenten readings (10 mins in the afternoon.)
3. Alms giving several times throughout the fast.
4. A project with the kids to do something for others.
5. Discuss lenten fasting with spiritual father

Other tips:
6 make a meal plan and do some prep ahead of meal times.
7. Don't buy a bunch of meat at Costco right before lent.
8. There are okenty of good paleo vegan recipies on Healthful pursuit.com




Foods to serve:
1. Sauted chard with garlic and onions this can be eaten for breakfast too. Good with grated cheese on top
2. Cauliflower cooked with curry paste and coconut milk also good with chard cheddar grated on top
3. quiche
4. lentil soup
5. Garbanzos with kale and preserved lemon
6. serve smoked salmon to C for breakfast
7. C also likes leftover curry veggies for breakfast
8. PB on celery
9. P.B on apple
10. barbeque tofu
11: BP H sandwiches
Mac and Cheese
fried plantains with refried beans
butternut squash soup
cream of tomato soup
veggie burgers
fish sticks
soy glazed cod
almond scones
muffins with ground pumpkin seeds
veggie chili with blackbeans and corn
almond meal pancakes
sourdough doughnuts fried in coconut oil
cabbage salad