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Friday, June 11, 2010

Reading, Eating and Redos

A friend of mine was telling me about a great book she was in the middle of and I knew I wanted to read it. I tried to find it at the local library, but they didn't have it. I tried to borrow it through MelCat, but they had a waiting list for it. So when I was in Target the other day, I saw it and it was 20% off in paperback. I couldn't help it - I bought it. I finished it around 2 this morning and LOVED it. It is "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. I am taking it to my daughter today so she can enjoy it too. Don't you love sharing books?



Last evening the hubster played tennis so I was on my own for dinner. I made myself a large salad with Romaine lettuce, tomatoes and dried cherries with a teaspoon of Kraft Zesty Italian dressing. I also mixed up some Albacore tuna with hard boiled eggs and a touch of mayo, and ate it with two Wasa wafers. It was quite yummy and satisfying. I am chasing my goal of mid 150s with a vengeance! And I am eating well and not feeling hungry between meals. The meal looks so wet, but it is mostly water on the lettuce.








I so appreciate your suggestions and comments on my failed attempts to make art and so I am reposting my watercolor picture after adding to it a bit with black fine liner. Thanks freebird for your wonderful suggestion. I do like it better, but there is still lots of room for improvement.



The 7 year old has a performance at the Potter Center tonight and tomorrow night doing ballet and tap. I am so looking forward to it and am getting my camera with the long lens ready to go. We have tickets for tomorrow night. Today I am going into town to get the 2 year old sister to bring her to my house. She may stay the night. She is too young to sit through the 3 hour performance.

I'm still in my pajamas and haven't had breakfast yet, so I gotta go!

Love you all - thanks for reading and commenting.

xoxo

4 comments:

  1. Your dinner looks yummy and cool. Perfect for a hot evening.

    Yes, your picture does look better. I think it'd make a great card front with photoshopped things like Happy Birthday, Anniversary, Get Well... It works for all of those.

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  2. Oh, did you know you can lay down more color over your watercolors after they are totally dry? I am painting a bowl in a class (one of Laure's whom I mentioned) and I got it waaaay too light. I usually mess it up by going back in while it's wet (well actually I did that) but this time after the first bit of mess-up I let it dry thoroughly and then went back with a quick wash (as quick as I could) of new color and it hid my mess-up plus gave it the extra color it needed! Yay.

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  3. The Dinner was just yummy, do not know about the bread - looks rather dry. I would have used some fresh cooked veggie pasta instead of the bread.
    Now the Watercolor!
    What do you find wrong with your art?
    I have emailed you.
    Strange a group I am in has been having conversations on the Nook and the Kindle ebook readers.
    I have always loved the tapes in cars. Better than the general Radio stations. Of course I love books and have been rebuilding my library.

    Freebird: WC is all about Patience. "Patience is a Virtue"- and it is everything to WaterColor.

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  4. Hello number 58, I'm number 64 (only you will understand what that means!!). I've read 'the girl with the dragon tattoo' - it's really big in the UK. It's brilliant isn't it? I'm looking out for the next 2 now. Keep going with the watercolours, you've got a very delicate touch which is really sweet.

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