
Gratitude Scavenger Hunt – #7
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7. Find something you can use to give someone a gift.
Gratitude Scavenger Hunt – #6
Standard6. Find something you are thankful for in nature.
Gratitude Scavenger Hunt – #5
Standard5. Find something that’s your favorite color.

My jacket, Starbucks wrapper, Not my car, Sharpies and stationary.
(c)2020
NANO Prep Time!
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Instagram for Griffins and Ginger Snaps

Insta-Cosplay for Halloween
StandardFor the last few years, with inspiration from the defunct app Polyvore, I have put together fashion collages for my Halloween costumes. Last year, I was a journalist, the year before I was Mary Winchester from Supernatural. This year, in honor of the fifteenth and final season of Supernatural and Wayward Mama Bear, Sheriff Jody Mills. I see so much of myself in her, and I was very comfortable “being” her for the entire day.

Fashion Collage: Sheriff Jody Mills. From the top, L-R: Anti-possession symbol, jeans and tall black boots, starburst earrings (not dangling so they can’t be pulled off), Mom Bear bracelet, wristwatch, layers: long sleeve t-shirt and plaid flannel with rolled up sleeves, sheriff’s badge. (c)2019
June: School’s Out: Photo/Art
StandardThe photo on the right randomly happened when putting spaghetti into the pot to boil for dinner. It struck me as an interesting compostion so I photographed it.
Weeks later, I thought it would make an interesting coloring array, so I repeated the composition in six different colors using Sharpie markers and then coloring over it with matching colored pencils.
It made me think of Warhol, without the obvious talent.
It was enjoyable and relaxing, and I’m thinking about doing it again with a different subject.

Abstract Art. I’m calling it Spaghetti-Warhol. (c)2018
It’s National Poutine Day!*
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From our 2016 visit to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. (c)2018
[*in Canada, that is!*]
Insta-Cooking
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From the top, clockwise: Triple Brownie Cookie Bar, Spinach Hand Pies, Turkey Not-Pot Pie, Yorkshire Pudding, “spoon” roast. (c)2018
Recipes forthcoming in future weeks. (See Monday’s post for the Spinach Hand Pies.)