Hobonichi Star Wars Part 2

Must.have.coffee.first.

Star Wars robots had a lot of

'personality' in the original movie... 

I'm anticipating the new Han Solo movie, 

along with many Star Wars fans...

coming out soon!

...and, how about a slug-like Crime Lord

 for a classic villain?

I am guessing some poor elephant got

stuck wearing this Bantha costume, but it 

could have been a giant puppet too.

Anybody know the answer? Still,

pretty cool... would make an

amazing pet.

The Star Wars theme got upstaged for

the granddaughter's Dance Recital. 

She did a great job on all of her 

routines, and I love seeing all the 

costumes of the participants!

I'm joining up with T Tuesday blog hop,

better late than never, over at

Altered Book Lover's blog.  Join us!

"Life is like a cup of coffee.(or tea!)

It's all about how you make it."

Techo Candy

Conversation hearts in my Hobonichi

Techo...they are so cute, but not my

favorite candy to eat, y'know?

A bit of verse from Emily Dickenson

on the left.  And who could resist a

rubber stamp with a sheep on it!!?

A weird shopping experience in 

Hobby Lobby the other day...

just had to write about it. (click on

any picture to enlarge)

Did you decorate for 

Valentine's Day?  I am finding

that the candy, though pretty,

is not going to be good for

my 'healthy eating' resolution!

I do love chocolate...♥

Techo Tuesday

Drawings in my Hobonichi Techo: 

an illustrated record of 

the happenings around here.

Even though I am not on 

Instagram (at least not yet) I enjoy

doing the Hobonichi Challenge that

they have each month. (on the left)

I may need to find something to add

to that blank space...

Still enjoying the amaryllis...

Our silly unofficial US holiday, 

Groundhog Day...quite an ugly

creature!

Linking up for T Tuesday over

at Altered Book Lover's blog...

did you spot the coffee cup?  I

really do drink tea sometimes too...

Getting a lot of mileage and 

sketches out of the progress of

the amaryllis. A bit sad to see the 

blooms begin to fade, and wondering 

if I'll be able to keep the plant 

upright when the second stalk blooms!

Am I supposed to trim the dead 

blooms off?

Thanks for stopping by!

Do try visiting the rest of

the Tea gang for T Tuesday...

hope you have some

color, creativity, and 

sunshine this week!

Hobonichi Techo Pages

Drawing daily in my Hobonichi Techo

with Sharpie pen or Smash pen

and adding watercolor with my

Prismacolor watercolor pencils and

water brush.

Click on any image for an

enlargement...

Someone once asked if I journal the" bad things"

 too. Well, yes - sometimes. I am conscious of 

whether or not I will be posting it online. You

don't need TOO much information...

And I'd rather focus on the positive.

These pages aren't completely in order by date...

the computer saved them alphabetically by

the title I gave them!

Happy Halloween to those who 

enjoy celebrating it ...and Happy Autumn!

Treacle Tart Recipe

When reading the Harry Potter stories,

I wondered what exactly Treacle Tart is.

Having looked for recipes on-line, it seems

to resemble our American pecan pie ~

without the pecans.  I've never made it,

but it's on my 'bucket list.'  I understand

you can substitute Karo syrup for the 

Golden's syrup, and there also seems

to be a debate about whether or not

a bit of molasses might be included.

In the U.S., some stores may carry the

Golden's syrup in the pancake syrup aisle.

An illustrated recipe page seemed like

fun, especially for Elizabeth's

T Tuesday link party...

I prefer a smiling Mr. Potter over

the darker, more troubled expressions...

and I think that baking up a recipe is

a lot like mixing up a magic potion!

Winter Illustrations

Above, an illustration

of the Snowball Champ

also known as my grandson~

a few days ago, enjoying the snow!

He had an awesome 'Mohawk' hat

with a Batman logo on the side.

He got a great deal of enjoyment throwing snowballs

at me...until he got me in the ear. Then I called a halt...

We laughed and giggled like crazy.

Above, an illustration of the

Snow Princess, inspired by my granddaughter.

Her sweater boot tops sported 

red sequin polka dots!

Not an exact replica of her outfit,

but it was the great color combo of

red and light blue.

Above, a color copy of a watercolor that I did

quite a while back. Came across the copy while doing

some sorting of piles of papers, and glued it into

my Smash book.  A good way to use random stuff

that is 'too good to throw away.'

Not a lot of art happening over the holidays...

just enjoyed family, and did lots of cooking and

enjoying treats! So good to have my children and

grandchildren here for Christmas Day!

I hope your holiday was joyous too.