April FREE Check List Famous Artists

APRIL CHECK LIST                              FAMOUS ARTISTS

1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Henri Matisse
3. J.M.W. Turner
4. Caravaggio
5. Paul Cezanne
6. Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
7. Free day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
8. Michelangelo
9. Claude Monet
10. Artemisia Gentileschi
11. Diego Velazquez
12. Marc Chagall
13. Peter Paul Rubens
14. Free day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
15. Vermeer
16. Paul Gauguin
17. Thomas Gainsborough
18. Berthe Morisot
19. Albrecht Durer
20. Hokusai
21. Free day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
22. Edgar Degas
23. Sir Christopher Wren
24. Pablo Picasso
25. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
26. Cave artists of Lascaux
27. Georges Seurat
28. Free day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
29. Rembrandt
30. Vincent van Gogh

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Friday Night Feasts~ Gluten Free Tuna Salad

Basketball Regional Semifinals are the topic of most every conversation around town. I am curious, is your team still in the hunt?

To go along with all of the wonderful game foods this weekend at our house there will be at least 1 healthy choice...Gluten Free Tuna Salad. It's never too early to start working on a healthy diet. Now don't start feeling sorry for my friends and family, there will be a well stocked kitchen overflowing with delicious Gluten Free game food...Brownies, pizza, wings, meatballs, chips, cheese, dips, salsa and possibly a veggie tray.


Tuna Salad
How many different ways do you serve Tuna Salad? By the scoop on a bed of lettuce, stuffed in the cavity of Avocado or Tomato, on toasted bread as a sandwich, in a croissant, on crackers, as a dip for vegetables, baked?

Basic blend or mixture can easily increase or decrease volume as needed.

3 large cans of Chunky Tuna in water, drained removing as much water as possible
1 small sweet Onion, minced
½ cup minced Celery
1 small jar of diced Pimento Peppers, drained removing as much liquid as possible
¼ cup Pickle Relish, drain slightly
1 teaspoon Black Pepper
Mayonnaise

In large bowl break apart Tuna chunks before adding Onion, Celery, Pimento, Pickle Relish, and Black Pepper. Blend these ingredients well. Slowly add Mayonnaise until lightly coated, you do not want the mixture to be dominated by the Mayonnaise to the point the colors change or appear milky. Place in tightly covered container and store in the refrigerator.


Variation:
* Use Dill Pickle Relish
* Add 1 teaspoon Hot Sauce
* Add 1 teaspoon Dill
* Omit Pickle Relish
* Add 1 tablespoon fresh Lemon juice
* Add 1 tablespoon Lemon Zest
* Top with crushed Cashews


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Friday Night Feasts~ Gluten Free Chocolate and Popcorn

Who can think about eating a real meal at the start of tournament season? All I have is visions of junk food! Corn is a vegetable and chocolate is plant based so the way I see it is this is a perfectly healthy junk food! hahahahaaaa Seriously though, this is delicious! Slightly salty, crunchy, sweet and chocolate! If you are expecting a large crowd you will want to prepare an extra batch or two.

Chocolate and Popcorn
2 – 3 servings of Popped Plain Popcorn, more if serving in large group
3 cups of melted Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Place prepared Plain Popped Popcorn, [no salt or butter] in a large bowl. Slowly drizzle melted Chocolate Chips over Popcorn toss and allow to cool until chocolate sets.

Variation:
*Also add melted White Chocolate Chips and drizzle over Popcorn
*Add melted Dark Chocolate Chips and drizzle over Popcorn
*Add mini Chocolate Chips once chocolate has cooled and set

Enjoy the games!


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17 Syllables An Alphabetical Collection of Haiku is Available for Purchase!

Hot off the press! My latest book,  17 Syllables  An Alphabetical Collection of Haiku .Why Haiku? A simple rhythmic collection of words quickly captivates your attention. Perfect for reading pleasure, ideal for inspiration for Doodles or other creative pursuits. Haiku adds a mysterious element. How can three lines and only 17 syllables pack such a punch? Haiku eliminates distractors and streamlines the reader’s focus which allows for the audience's imagination to complete the message. Words, their sounds, the memories they evoke, the rhythm, their meanings all communicate on an individual and corporate level. 17 Syllables is more than a simple collection of Haiku,182 original Haiku, 182 prompts to launch your creative flow, 182 thematic pages waiting for your Doodles, 182 Haiku filled with images from A – Z. [Yes, you can write, Doodle and draw within the pages of 17 Syllables, space has been provided for just that purpose!]

You can grab a copy of 17 Syllables  An Alphabetical Collection of Haiku at Amazon.

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2019 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship AKA My Quilters Challenge

My 2019 Quilters Challenge has begun! Hope you have your supplies ready! And are well rested there will be several challenges throughout the Championship.

First Challenge.
Choose your teams and fill out your bracket! Always hard for me...do I fill it out with teams I know will win or do I fill it out with teams I want to win or do I fill it out by the colors of the teams! Keep reading, you will understand more about the team colors.

Challenge 1:
Using only the colors of your teams selected in the 2019 NCAA Men's Championship Bracket create your creative project. {Quilt, table runner, mug rugs, beach totes, painting, flower garden, spring wardrobe, cookies...}

Here is a link to the 2019 bracket, once you select your teams, research and use their team colors as your palette.
https://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/images/2019/03/17/ncaa-bids-2019-bracket-march-madness.pdf

For Challenge 1 I will be creating a basic 9 Patch Quilt top / picnic blanket and using a low contrast neutral sashing between the blocks.

Happy Spring! So thankful Winter has gone and the flowers and bird song has returned to my corner of the world.

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Oh Happy Day~ It Is the First Day of Spring!

SPRING!
I hope that the weather is delightful in your corner of the world today.
CELEBRATE!

Song of Solomon 2:11 - 12
See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.

What have you been anticipating with the arrival of Spring?
I have had Spring Fever since January, I am excited with the arrival of Spring and my return to the Garden, creating Art En Plein Air.


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Selection Sunday~ Let the Games Begin!

March Madness begins today, Selection Sunday and St Patrick's Day. Looks like a full day of exciting adventures awaits!

Now time for a confession. I am not a huge basketball fan, that is until the tournaments begin. Years ago, I even had a 'career' keeping stats for all of the basketball teams at my school. I was raised in the heart of the SEC where Football is King and where basketball was a sport to 'fill in' the year until Baseball / Softball season and the return of Football.

So why now do I print brackets, watch the games and follow the hype during tournament season? I relocated a while back to the heart of the ACC / Basketball World. So, to be fair, during tournament season, I become a fan of Basketball. And what can I say, tournaments are a great excuse for Game Nights and Game Food celebrations. Watch for Gluten Free Snack ideas throughout the tournaments, as I will be posting recipes for tasty treats.

Also, just because the tournaments will be beginning soon in earnest it is NOT the time to neglect your creative efforts. There will be several creative challenges posted to carry you through the season.

As for St Patrick's Day~
Do you wear Green or have other traditions to celebrate the day?



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