yummy things

Another monthly challenge comes to a close. Here’s a collage of some of my favorite doodles this month.

My next 30-day challenge…well, the next 61 days, actually...I’m going to try to keep up with Index Card a Day in June and July.

I haven’t decided yet what medium to use. I normally draw my doodles on watercolor paper and then add paint. I’m pretty sure that won’t work on index cards.

Check back tomorrow to see what I come up with!!

one a day

One tiny candy bar a day…that’s all I allow myself to have.

It’s torture sometimes.

lemonade

Summer is coming. I’m ready!!

rainbow garden and catching up

I’ve been blog-stalking Just Add Water, Silly for a long time and now it’s time to play along. So here is my contribution to this week’s challenge…Rainbow!

I used a straw to splatter blue and green watercolor around on the page. Then, after it dried, I filled in the blanks with bright color. Then added some ink.

Since I spent so much time on this, I didn’t spend a whole lot of time on my other challenge of sharing daily food or drink. Here’s what we had for our Memorial Day cookout though.

I love cheeseburgers. But I LOVE LOVE Moldy Fungus Burgers.

Moldy = Bleu Cheese
Fungus = Sautéed Mushrooms
All together = yum!

knock knock

Who’s there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad it’s Friday?

Sorry, just feeling silly today. Glad it’s Friday. Glad I have a l-o-n-g weekend.

Saw these prompts on Pinterest a while back and thought I’d share a few with you:

Currently, I’m…

Reading: “Call the Midwife” by Jennifer Worth. Just finished “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn.

Watching: “The Big Bang Theory” reruns. How did I miss this show until now? It’s so funny!

Eating: Lots of strawberries and blueberries

Thinking: about these challenges for the summer:
Summer of Color challenge – Starts June 3
Index-Card-A-Day – Starts June 1

Celebrating: my daughter’s 30th birthday today. Thirty?? Really? Where does the time go?

Finishing: Winding down a month of food and drink doodles.

strawberry pie

Too many strawberries? Make a pie. Throw in some blueberries for extra flavor.

Delish!!

Don't forget the whipped cream!!!

strawberries

Can’t get enough of them!!

tornado season

I wasn’t able to post last night. We were without power for several hours.

We were lucky.

Yesterday on my lunch break, I went to the Blood Center to donate. I was rewarded with a granola bar for giving up a pint.

It’s what I can do to help my neighbors in Oklahoma who suffered through the terrible storms yesterday. I can donate blood. I can donate money to the Red Cross. And I can pray.

wedding cake

One of my nieces got married yesterday. It was a beautiful wedding!! Most of my family was able to attend, so it was fun visiting. We are so spread out geographically that it isn’t often that we all get together.

Lots of food and drink and dancing!! And, of course, yummy food!!

I was so excited to see something besides a traditional wedding cake. There were tiers of different cupcakes!! I’ve heard of this new trend but had not seen – or tasted – yet.

There was Chocolate, Lemon Cream, Carrot Cake, Vanilla, and Red Velvet cupcakes. I teamed up with my sister-in-law and shared a Carrot Cake and a Lemon cupcake with her.

They were both delicious. I couldn’t pick a favorite!

breakfast

My weekend breakfast….cereal and tea.

my attempt at healthy eating

I love this time of year…strawberry season! And they have my favorite salad at Panera’s.

toasted = yum!

i've got to start eating healthier...

Catching up with what I ate last weekend. Burgers on the grill….

I know these are bad for me…

but they taste soooo good!!

animal crackers

I always keep a supply in the cookie jar.

what a weekend!

Oh, my, the weekend just flew by! I drove north to visit my mom for Mother’s Day. Also, it was my grandson’s birthday.

I ate LOTS of cake and ice cream.

Did I draw any food? Sure I did…just need to add some paint. I’ll have to play catch up in the next day or so.

I DID finish up another story late last week before I hit the road. I think my scanner is on its last leg…I’m not happy with the colors on these…but you get the general idea.

lunch

I think I could eat my weight in Cheetos.

Just saying…

pistachios

One of my favorite words ☺

i tell myself it's ice cream

I love all these yummy flavors of yogurt. This is my dessert…if I eat all my veggies ☺

grapes

I had to draw something that included my new little cat bowl. I got it at Target for a whole dollar!!

I’m a sucker for things with cats on them.

It’s probably hard to see at this angle, but the little cat face is on the bottom of the bowl…right there under the green grapes.

I’m sure you’ll see it again. Another day…

pretzels

cinco de mayo

Not only is it Cinco de Mayo, it’s my birthday, too.

I had a busy weekend and fit in a bit of doodling here and there.

Last night, my husband treated me to a great birthday dinner at one of my favorite places. I had the chicken curry burrito…which tastes a LOT better than this painting looks…believe me.

Today, he brought home a piece of chocolate cake. For years now, we’ve only had single servings of cake for our birthdays…saves me from eating the WHOLE cake by myself ☺

Oh, it was delicious.

As always, I’m grateful to be here…another year older and so much wiser!

pizza

On Thursday nights, we always have pizza at our house.

We use pita bread for the crust…it’s quick and easy.

My favorite – Hawaiian pizza!

banana

it's May already???

Omigosh…it’s May already??

For me, a new month, a new challenge.

If you are a new visitor to my blog, take a look at this video I found late last year. It has to do with 30-day challenges. I have really enjoyed challenging myself to accomplish SOMETHING every month.

So far I’ve:
• sketched out some thumbnails for a story I have rattling around in my head
• participated in a 29 faces challenge
• painted a flower a day
• drawn some life memories…here and here.

This month I’ve decided to draw my second favorite thing (the first being cats!!)…..

So here we go with yummy things to EAT and DRINK! I had to start with a latte. I can't make it through a day without one!!

Just to clarify…I cannot afford a Starbuck’s latte everyday. That’s definitely a splurge. But I do have a recipe for a homemade latte that I think is delicious!!