Hello, Kitten & Dawgs, I’m doing another duplicate idea from last year. I sketched a prince & princess if you recall but what I wanted to draw and didn’t was Cinderella and Prince Charming. I didn’t feel comfortable, but I thought why not do that this go around and so here is my Prince Charming and his Princess Cinderella.
I don’t have to worry about that someday my PRINCE will come because it did many, many years ago when I fell hopeless, head-over-hills in love with DH in 1976.
After Alana read my Theme Reveal, she challenged me to draw her favorite bird, the parakeet. I have yet to master what I see mentally without a visual guide, so I turned to Google for help and found a cute image to use as an example. Birds in Paradise seemed like an a good title for my sketch but I decided to go with Parakeets In Love with the sunset heart-shape captured.
I ain’t gonna lie to you, I didn’t think I’d find a song with ‘parakeet’ in the title but I found this 1998 ditty by R.E.M. which is an introduction. How about you, do you know it?
- Three things on your spring bucket list? If you don’t have an actual list that’s fine, pretend you do. I don’t have a ‘bucket list’. That implies I’m on my last leg and I’m NOWHERE near that stage in life. Of course, I could go out to get my mail one day and meteor land on my head. But, why think about life nearing an end, instead of celebrating everything about everyday with a ‘WISH LIST’ of activities. Yes, that’s what I have is a wish list. The first thing is to get DH’s eye surgeries done early next month. Second, major yard clean-up and third, maybe plant some of my late MIL’s heirloom marigolds in my flower pots. I haven’t been too inspired in recent to do this but maybe it’s time to do it.
- Where do you find rest? What restores your soul? When was the last time you did whatever it was you answered here? Visiting the mountains is an excellent place to restore my soul. We actually got a chance to do this last weekend. On Friday, we went to the Historic Elkmont which I blogged about here more than a year ago and then on Saturday, we drove the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. We stopped in Maggie Valley picked up some fresh chicken fingers, cole slaw, french fries, and bread (cornbread muffin, dinner roll, and a home-made biscuit) from Carver’s Maggie Valley Restaurant and had a late lunch at Water Rock Knob. It’s a gorgeous place to enjoy the view for miles. It was refreshingly wonderful to spend two days in God’s country as I call it.
- April is National Celery Month. Who knew? Do you like celery? What’s your favorite dish made with celery? On a veggie and dip platter which would you reach for first-carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumbers or cherry tomatoes? I think celery is okay. It makes certain dishes taste better but I don’t necessary enjoy eating it plain or for dipping. I think my favorite dish to use celery in is potato salad. On a veggie platter, I’m more likely to reach for cucumbers or carrot sticks.
- I read here eight things to do before 8 am to make your day less hectic-Start one load of laundry, drink water, empty the dishwasher, read your Bible, know what you’re having for dinner, get dressed, brain dump (two lists-one what you’re thankful for and one what’s weighing on your mind), and after the brain dump make your to-list for the day. How many of these are you currently doing? Which one do you think would help the most if you added it to your early morning routine? I always have 2-16oz glasses of water at the start of each morning. Whatever I put on when I get out of bed is what I wear all day. So, I’m dressed and ready for action. I normally do a load of laundry or dishes every other day. That’s the beauty of just the two of us that these jobs don’t need be done every day. The other things mentioned get worked into my day pretty easy so I don’t think moving any thing around will help make my mornings any better. What I need to do is find away to step away from the computer faster to do other things.
- Describe the view from your window. Out my kitchen window is a grown up bank that leads to a road and the view out my living room is our driveway but I can see the Smoky mountains most days. Sometimes visibility is fabulous!
- Insert your own random thought here. I read yesterday on Facebook that Barbara Bush passed away on Sunday but it turned out to be a hoax. Can’t people find better things to do instead of spreading rumors? I did read Mrs. Bush is in poor health. But, then later yesterday she actually did die. My prayers and thoughts go out to the former First Family. May God fill you with peace and loving memories of Barbara. I also read again on Facebook that Harry Anderson, star of the 80s TV sitcom ‘Night Court’ as Judge Harry Stone, died. I clicked the news link which stated he was found dead in his Asheville, North Carolina home Monday morning. This is a legit report after I asked Google. I think finding out that Anderson lived just over the mountain from us was the most surprising part other than his age. He was only 65 making him 9 years my senior. ‘Night Court’ was a short run program but it was a great comedy. I don’t know why it got canceled. So to pay a special tribe to Stone, I’m sharing the TV Theme mewsic.
Thanks for making me apart of your day. Don’t forget to leave your footprints in comments with your signature (URL) so I can find my way back to you. Please let me know if you’re a new follower, so I can do the return favor. I realized the importance of building social networks. You might find me participating in my usual daily blog hops but right now I’m heading off to link up with other fellow AtoZers and you’re invited to come along. Join me tomorrow’s alpha-prompt inspired iPad Art Sketch in the April Challenge! X💋X💋, Cathy
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