17 Reasons Why Rain is a Good Thing:)

Perfect day for hanging out in a cafe. Rain, rain, rain......we've had a lot of it lately:)

1. Cleans the dust and grime off your car, saving you a car wash
2. Makes the lawn green
3. Nice and soothing to listen to as you fall asleep
4. Keeps wells from going dry
5. Makes it easier to get things done inside, no lusting for outside time
6. Puts out forest fires
7. You can wear red rubber boots
8. Gives water to wildlife
9. Waters crops
10. Great day to see movies or hang in a cafe or bookstore
11. Cools the air if it is warm
12. Fun to stick out your tongue and catch some drops
13. You get to open your umbrella
14. Less risk of skin cancer
15. Give us puddles to jump in
16. "Singing in the Rain" would not exist.
17. Really makes you appreciate the sunshine when it arrives:)

Do you have any to add?

*Here is a funny addition from a reader:*

Lynda said: "It lets embarass my sons by wearing one of my collection of bright pink raincoats when I pick them up from school!"

Surprise visit

On Friday, after my workshop at the school, the sun was out, the the wind was salty brisk and it was altogether much too gorgeous a day to head back home right away so I decided to pop in and visit Jenna!

Jenna is the mastermind (chef) behind Little Red Kitsch'n. She lives in a sweet 100 year old house that used to be her grandmother's, in a charming wee village called Prospect.

She was hard at work preparing goodies for the Saturday market and I happily had some fun snapping some pics of her kitchen while she worked and we chatted. Aren't these storage containers fun?

She was making gyoza, little Japanese potstickers. Part of a 'mix and match' take home meal she was putting together for the weekend market. I was mesmerized watching these little parcels get folded , over and over...

I'm a sucker for hand written recipes. This was pinned on a little corkboard.

And check THIS out. The dark blue? That is the ocean!!! Right out her kitchen window! What a spot.

I'm actually going to do a proper write up on Jenna soon (She's a Cordon Blue trained chef) and she will be sharing one of her recipes. Should be fun. She also has a facebook page.

Mother's Day

May all mothers today have a peaceful and love filled day and may all of you who are not mums, have a peaceful and love filled day too! We need them. This was what I saw leaving my house for the market yesterday morning! Golden skies.

Painting Workshop

Just as I arrived at tiny Terrence Bay School to lead the workshop, the sun popped out from the clouds! Hooray. This is the classroom before we started, nice and tidy! Didn't last long, lol.

The children were in grades two and three. We were all going to paint seagulls but some wanted to paint cats after seeing some of my work, so that's what we did, cats and seagulls!

First they sketched and then they started to paint on canvas.

I loved all the different skies they decided to paint. Actiually I loved EVERYTHING they painted! This wee chap wanted a sunset.

Most of the class did seagulls. Terrence Bay is a small community surrounded by the ocean, so there are LOTS of gulls. Only a few really wanted cats, so that was just dandy too.

I was very impressed with the patience and diligence these students displayed. Such great little artists!

Tah dah!

Here are two more:) It was terrific fun and I'd be happy to do it again.

It was so lovely to come outside and greet the sun and wind and salty air! We have had a long stretch of rain here and sadly tomorrow I think it is going to start again.

Art fun!

Having some fun with art this morning at an elementary school in Terrence Bay. We only have a short time so it will be interesting to see how they manage. I have something simple they can do on 8x8 canvases with brushes and paint. So excited to see what wee masterpieces will be produced! Someone had fun with this arty statue outside the Glasgow Art Gallery. I bet it happens all the time.

Silvia

"Silvia" 18 x 24"
Here is my latest painting destined for the Witherstone Gallery in Lunenburg. I hade fun coming up with book titles. The Art of Purring, Fishing 101, Cats are from Jupiter Dogs are from Pluto, The Mouse House, A Tale of Two Kitties, Dogs for Dummies, Puss in Boots, War and Peace, Cat in the Hat...

Mrs. Brown Gets a Bikini Wax

Ha. This is so silly! I had never heard of Mrs. Brown's Boys until last night. It is an Irish BBC comedy. I want to watch them all! Brendan O'Carrol created the series and plays the main character. A lot of the cast is in fact his actual family!
Here is another clip, her son Rory trying to come out.... http://youtu.be/XNTObcpaio0
And one more clip, two notes: a hen party is a British stag party for the bride. Warning: this one is a bit racy http://youtu.be/gw03JjYeoVo

Facebook

Hiya, are you on Facebook?
I've got an art page there and would be delighted if you joined me. Just click "like". I post more often there and sometimes have wee giveaways and share things I come across. Just thought I'd let you know........

vote

Today is election day in Canada. Please get out there and exercise this hard won right. We are so very lucky to have a choice, even if the candidates are not who you wish they might be, you can still choose who you want!

Random pictures from yesterday

The day started like this....FOG.
You cannot even see George's Island from the market. It was a busy morning there, like most Saturdays. My daughter arrived in the afternoon and I was able to dash off to the Paragon Club to go to a WagJag block party. Don't you love the graffiti here.

I had fun for a brief half hour, met some pals, ate some great food and heard some great music and then it was a dash back to the market.

The sun came out!

Arrived back at the market and wrapped up with a vendors meeting. I loved the way the light streamed in the windows.

and then......a cruise ship happened to pass by! Wow, the things you see. I'm back there this morning!