Settled in the Maritimes of Canada, surrounded by the forest and Acadian Mountain Chain, I live a simple life of gratitude. This blog is a journal of my art, food, furkids, garden, home, my life and my thoughts. Thanks for reading!
Today I'm announcing the launch of my new website, Rain Frances Creations! I've been working very hard the last few months to get this website built and created and I got 'er done!
Thursday Art and Dinner Date will now be hosted there so please update your bookmarks, your blog-readers and sidebars!
I have a three-minute video describing what I'm offering on the website, if you'd like to watch it, here's the link: Rain Frances Creations Website Launch!
Thanks to Nicole for letting me know that comments were not working, I fixed it! Friends, if you notice any glitches on the new site, would you let me know either by email or commenting here? I tested the heck out of the site, but sometimes things get missed! Thank you!!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Clocks! Tweety is doing his best to imitate a Cuckoo! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it!
I am hoping to host next week's TADD (and all future posts) on my new website! I've been building it for nearly a month straight, what a learning curve! Stay tuned!
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!) Click on the link for inspirational images!
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Matches! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it! Bugs seems a little down and out as he lights one his "Strike Anywhere" matches...must have been a dame! 😊 I drew this with charcoals. "We don't need no stinkin' matches!" - that's my silly sense of humour, anyone get it?
I have nothing for our dinner date! I'm on an elimination diet to figure out what's up with my intestinal health. But I did manage to draw this striking match with pastels. I made the corners fancy with Photoshop! 😊😊
This is a great scene from the movie "For A Few Dollars More", directed by Sergio Leone. A "Spaghetti Western" because it was filmed in Italy. In this scene Lee Van Cleef strikes a match on one of the villains, played by Klaus Kinski. He lights his match on the guy's hunchback, stirring up trouble in the old Italian West!
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!) Click on the link for inspirational images!
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Coffee Shop! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it! Bugs and I dream of a vacation in Paris right now, enjoying a café latté and people watching. Instead, I took the opportunity to try to recreate Van Gogh's "Café Terrace at Night". I have no new videos to share, not even any foodie photos! I've become so busy again, back to the books for the next 6 months!! What are you up to my friends?
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!) Click on the link for inspirational images!
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is DANCE! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it! Bugs Bunny is rockin' his track suit and doing a little break dancing! He makes the "handstand freeze" look easy! To be accurate, the style is called "breaking" or "b-boying".
I'm turning the clock back 40 years (yikes)...I went to Break Dance '84 with my friends. I was 16 and hung out with the breaking troop Mystic Crew. They competed in this and I think they won 3rd prize. It was SO MUCH FUN to watch these guys and gals breaking, spinning, freezing and popping! It's a very athletic and acrobatic dance style.
Here is my "Breaking Silhouette" painted with acrylics
I was very much into dancing in the 80's. I knew the "Thriller" dance by heart! I could also moonwalk. My friend Bertram from the Mystic Crew taught me the "arm wave", the "robot" and the "electric boogaloo", but I could never master the moves where you had to rely on arm strength. Weak wrists!!!
Time for a snack after all of that dancing. For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 I made a very comforting and healthy Lentil Soup with Spinach. Click on the link for the written recipe and see below for the video recipe!
Jack and Raven
We got a little bit of snow on New Year's Eve but it's pretty much melted already. It feels like spring here in the Maritimes and I have to say I'm not hating it!
I'll be visiting your blogs this week my friends, I want to catch up on the TADD posts I've missed! And I want to thank those who sent me lovely holiday cards...it always warms my heart 💚to receive snaily mail! 🐌
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Word(s) for 2024! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it! Bugs just wants to feel comfy and safe in his little rabbit hole and I wish that for him too!
I have chosen "Harmony At Home" as my phrase for 2024. I've lived through a few rocky years and I'm done with drama and conflict. My focus this year is on me, my growing business projects and peace at home! Life is too short for anything else!! 💖
For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 it's pizza pizza pizza!!! I live so far away from any restaurant that delivery doesn't exist...and by the time you get home, any take-out is cold. To add to the authenticity of the take-out experience, I bought some pizza boxes on Amazon!
It was a nice quiet holiday, though I lost power for 2 days around the 20th. Good thing it was mild outside. This fall I invested in a generator so at least I could have some hot food and plug in my modem. The outage gave me an opportunity to finally do my Looney Tunes puzzle!
The pets got gifts from Santa! Jack got a little Snoopy, Raven got a little Rottweiler. Jack is declining very quickly, he may not be with us much longer, but I will keep you all posted. 💘
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Christmas Cookies! Porky Pig is so happy with his gingerbread cookies, I think he's on his last one!!! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it!
For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 I made some Christmas Cookies! I made Shortbread Bites, they are so easy and delicious!
🌲🌲HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS!!! 🌲🌲
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!)
Dec 28:Word(s) for 2024
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Christmas Lights! No wonder Granny didn't want to put the Christmas lights up herself!!! 😁 Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it!
For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 I pulled out the waffle maker! These are really delicious. The only downside is that they get really soggy if you don't eat them right away, and it takes between 5-8 minutes for each one, so it's an "eating in shifts" type of meal! Still yummy though! I bought this a few years ago after reading Gigi's post about getting a waffle maker!!!
Many of you friends were right by my side when I was house-hunting from 2018-2020...when I lost the bid on a house in 2019...when I found and purchased my first home in 2020...when I had to move during the height of the Covid scare. Well, another dream of mine has finally come true. I have Christmas lights on my own home! This is a huge achievement for me and makes me so so happy!
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!)
Dec 21:Christmas Cookies Dec 28:Word(s) for 2024
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Snowed In! I don't think Tweety Bird was ready for the big snowstorm! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it!
We got some snow this week, it's beautiful out. This Mourning Dove gave me a curious look one morning!
I wanted to share this with you. Our Blogger friend Soma from InkTorrents Graphics has a lovely webstore on her blog site. I purchased this handmade/handbound notebook from Soma. The photo doesn't do the beautiful blue colour justice, I just love it, beautifully done Soma. 💙
For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 I made yummy Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms! (click for the written recipe!) I'll have the video in next week's post if you're interested!
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!)
Dec 14:Christmas Lights Dec 21:Christmas Cookies Dec 28:Word(s) for 2024
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Pockets! Daffy Duck just realized he's late for the party! Better get a move on Daffy! ☺ Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it!
Speaking of pockets, Dancin' Santa has some cute little pockets on his be-hind that he shows off as he's swingin' his hips! Yes, Dancin' Santa has made his yearly appearance already! 😀
For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 I made a Mocha Yule Log Cake with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting and Meringue Mushrooms! (Click the links for the written recipes) Those of you who have followed my blog for years know that I make one of these cakes every year! This time though, I got in on film! I'm learning about Google Analytics 😕 and apparently the searches for Yule Log Cakes are at their peak at the end of November, so I decided to make this video now and publish it to see how it fares. Most of the cake (I ate some lol) is in the freezer for Christmastime! 🎄
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!)
Dec 7:Snowed In Dec 14:Christmas Lights Dec 21:Christmas Cookies Dec 28:Word(s) for 2024
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Landscape! This piece is a mix between hand drawn and digital art. Road Runner is enjoying a relaxing evening in the desert as the sun sets. Wile E. Coyote must be busy plotting his next attempt to catch him!! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it!
For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 I made a very easy Cream of Chicken Soup - tastes just like the Campbells condensed stuff! The video/recipe is below!
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!)
Nov 30:Pockets
Dec 7:Snowed In Dec 14:Christmas Lights Dec 21:Christmas Cookies Dec 28:Word(s) for 2024
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Smiles! Daffy always seems reluctant to show us his smile doesn't he? ☺ Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it!
For our 😋 Dinner Date!! 😋 I've been mostly eating soups these days in an attempt to rein in some wonky digestive issues. So I'll share some teas that I got for the holiday season!
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!)
Nov 23:Landscape Nov 30:Pockets
Dec 7:Snowed In Dec 14:Christmas Lights Dec 21:Christmas Cookies Dec 28:Word(s) for 2024
This art and dinner date date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget below to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
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