1-1-2022. New Year's Ritual

Today DD and I got together for our first (of many, I hope)

New Year's Day Ritual: 

We reminisced about 2021...

about the experiences, highs and lows,

thought about what lessons we learned,

released the things that no longer serve us,

imagined what we would like to be in 2022,

then created some positive affirmations

and a sigil for the New Year.

It was just what I needed!

What a blessed way to begin the New Year!

Now to get this posted before we lose power

from this monster snowstorm!

12-31-2021. Call Zoomer

CALL ZOOMER

is a creature

of my Grandson's creation.

He asked me to make it for him

and drew me a picture of what it looks like,

because, you know, "Oma can make anything!" 

I hope I did his drawing and creature justice!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Signing off for 2021.

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12-30-2021. Chef Aaron and Funfetti Cookies

 

Chef Aaron makes Funfetti Cookies

https://youtu.be/zdJyWihpbpE

12-29-2021 More Sketching Practice

After I enjoyed sketching the characters of the Addam's Family so much,

I decided to have a go with the characters from

"What We Do In The Shadows" too.

Just some practice drawing faces

and taking a line for a walk.

I know they look nothing 

like the actual characters

but this is just practice

drawing faces.

Fun!

_______

The Energy Vampire

sucks the life out of people

by boring them to death!

++++++++

Lazlo Cravensworth

+++++++++

Nadja Cravensworth

More to follow...

12-28-2021. My Kind of Coffee Shop!

 

12-28-2021. Happy Birthday

...to my older brother...

 

12-27-2021. Upside Down

Watching my GD at Tumbling class

look at and move in the world Upside Down...

makes me think of my favorite Tarot card

the Hanging Man.

He hangs upside down 

and looks at the world and life 

from a different perspective.

12-26-2021. Finished Projects

 Finished 2 knitting projects...

12-25-2021. Christmas Things

 

Caprese Candy Cane!

Double Trouble!!! (Just kidding!)

 

12-24-2021. Moldavite

My Christmas gift from Rod...

a beautiful Moldavite nugget...

(complete with lechatelierites)!!!

12-23-2021. A Hammer

A hammer works just fine

when Oma's Christmas Nutcracker doesn't work!

12-22-2021. Pomegranate Stars

Who knew?!?!? 

I'm calling these Christmas stars!

12-21-2021. Winter Solstice Sketch

 

...and we drove around to look at the holiday lights...

...in celebration of the Winter Solstice...

12-20-2021. Yule log

Baked my very first Yule Log this past weekend...

gifted it to DD and family...

I hope it was good...

I didn't try or taste-test it...

and used a recipe I've never made before!

https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a33943671/yule-log-recipe/

12-19-2021. Sermon Sketching

 

12-18-2021. Grinch

 Today's sketching and painting practice...

12-17-2021. More Rocks to Hide

 

12-16-2021. Missing Mom

 

4-15-2021. Holiday Cheer

 in Monmouth IL

12-14-2021. Out To Lunch

Today DH and I went out to lunch

to a restaurant we've never tried before...

meh...

their sign out front left us scratching our heads...

shouldn't the third bullet read.

"Masks may be removed

when eating and drinking."?

12-13-2021. French Countryside Manor

I've missed sketching a painting recently,

so did this loose rendition

of a French Countryside Manor...

a Karen Campbell tutorial on 2 point perspective.

 

12-12-2021. Nurses Rock! Fur Babies Rock!