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Attack of the Japanese Beetles!

Every year, like clockwork, I end up battling beetles.  They are the literal scourge of my weeping pussy willow and cherry trees as well as my beautiful roses.  I tend to blame the former occupants of our home...

Journal 52: Week 5: Monochromatic

The selected prompts for this week on Journal 52 was ‘monochromatic’ or ‘psychedelic’.  I chose monochromatic as despite my love for color, I do love the muted tones and matte finishes...

Peppers: I Picked a Pint of Hot Peppers!

So what do I plan to do with these blazing beauties? Why, I plan to make the most awesome Hot Pepper Jelly courtesy of the ever-awesome Ball Complete Book Of Home Preserving! I didn’t grow Habanero...

Grilled Buttermilk Chicken

As promised from A.D.’s Birthday Dinner, here is the recipe for the Grilled Buttermilk Chicken.  As you can tell from the photo of the completed chicken, it went quick! This recipe was originally found...

Sketchy: Drawing with Line, Tone and Detail

The assignment I worked on this week in the perspective course was to draw with attention to line, tone and detail.  As is my nature, I share what I feel I am successful at as well as perceived failures and...

PFF : Sugar-Free Barbecue Sauce

We love barbecue.  I’ve mentioned that before, I’m certain.  The trouble with barbecue is that most store-bought sauces are simply loaded with sugar! So what’s a low-sugar, high-fat eater...

PFF: DIY Travel Watercolor Kit Altoids Upcycle

Welcome to another Pinterest Find or Fail adventure:  DIY Travel Watercolor Kit! Watercolors:  My Backstory When I began my watercolor journey a few months ago, I had researched and ordered tubes of Sennelier...

Skulls, Crows and What the Heart Knows

This weeks Journal 52 had three options for a prompt:  skulls, crows or what the heart knows. Since I am not a big on drawing hearts and kind of suck at being girly in that way, ‘what the heart...