Easter Bunnies

  Paint Party Friday

Pray for peace, 

far and wide

to which ever spirit

you abide

Henrietta original acrylic art journal page

Pray for friends

everywhere

pray for those

you can not bear

Chubby Bunny Original acrylic art journal page

Love the ones

who need it most

Forgive the ones

who need to boast

So many lessons 

here to learn

Give the love

you need returned

Expect not,  where

 it shall come

Have faith 

the process has begun

Hogan the original acrylic Bunny!

Grant love, 

not to receive

but for the value

that you'll leave

Share love
at every turn
whether or not
it's returned! 

Give a little

Or give  a lot

  give from the heart

  what you've got!

May be words of comfort

or a laugh or two

  something you made

something old or new

 

 It may be pearls of wisdom, 

 thoughts filled with hope

or  simple appreciation

or special ways to cope 

 Need not be  grand 
or monetary

 instead quite to
  the  contrary

 

 Well thought out

with good intention

a compliment

or kind  mention

Sandy the tweeter....acrylic art journal page!

 Pray for peace 
far and wide 
to the spirit
you abide 

Pray for peace, 
kindness too
A new direction
 long overdue!  

My heart is heavy for the state of our world.

What was to be a happy post soon turned.

For all my European blog friends I have no words

I hope your loved ones are safe and you are safe!

 Bunnies for our powder room. Simple acts of silly

can make me smile when life is so sad! 

All week I was working on bunnies...and yesterday

Cupcake picked  up these whimsical towels

at the dollar store of all places... Thank you

dear for bringing me cheer!

Thank you Cupcake  for this delectable

dessert carefully crafted with love!

 Cupcakes homemade Banana  xango Photo Credit Pepperpf

Photo Credit Pepperpf

Beardo and Cupcake in their favorite colour green 

converse runners, actually makes me happy! 

Unable to find hers in green, Cupcake used

acrylic mixed with fabric medium to paint  hers!

She even washes them in 

the machine and they turn out beautifully!

Lastly I wanted to share what 

 was one of my favorite candies  as a child

Sponge toffee. 

Here it's call Honeycomb toffee,

this is an easy recipe!!

We'll be making it for Easter!! 

Since we ALL love it!

Happy Easter for all who celebrate!

May your celebration be filled with love and laughter!

May you all be safe and warm!

For those who are alone...do something 

FABULOUS for yourself! You are so

worth it!!

Tell me something simple that brought you joy this week

during so much sadness!

Spring where we live!! Photo Credit Pepperpf

Happy Easter Paint Party Friday

Paint Party Friday

Original Acrylic Orange Easter pup

My daughter's on a blitz raising money for a charity right now. It's the upside to what was a very emotionally tough March for her! Something she keeps well hidden from others as  she plows through, best she can, wearing a smile, looking for the upside to life!! I am so proud of how she handles things she just can't change! Goodness knows that can be quite a feat  for anyone!

Instead of retail therapy she has this wonderful cause which takes underprivileged  and sick children on a one day trip to Disneyland. Providing them  with a new outfit, a small camera and other things beyond their realm.

Cupcake is just a small pea in the pod that is this charity, however she has set a goal to personally raise enough to send at least one child  on the trip herself. 

I think she's pretty  surprised  how very generous people are at donating goods for  raffles. Well  known for her constant generosity, coupled with her passion for helping women and children it's not surprising they trust her! 

 I see the sparkle in my daughters eyes and know she is happiest when she is giving. My mother was the same, such a humanitarian! As a child I was always walking over a casserole, soup or a small pie for the elderly lady next door. Every single thing given of pure love  without expectation.. Over the years I have done the same yet not to the degree my daughter has. However I must say it probably fills us up just as much as the recipient....if not more!!

The original Pink Pooch in Acrylics

I had a few very lean years where I was unable to give with the same generosity I was accustomed to. I was given so much, and felt such gratitude!  At the time I did what I could within my means, but it wasn't much! So the last few years I have been trying to be more the giver again, because my heart feels it's pay back time! 

 What is the last unexpected thing you gave or received that made you feel really good?

The other day Cupcake spied an Easter donut from our local Tim Horton's.... by the time she got through the line the  one Easter donut  was gone. Disappointed, she craved it from that day on!

 Yesterday, ten days later, a customer brought  in a large box of donuts for the employees where Beardo works!  The Chief in charge asked Beardo to remove the  box  from his sight since he is fighting type two diabetes and would love nothing more than to chow down on one of those melt in your mouth yummy to the tummy, cellulite enhancers!! 

Credit  this  Easter Doughnut and the next photo to Cupcake

The  donuts were sent to the downstairs crew who munched on all but four.    A female employee went to  grab the one pretty Easter donut, but Beardo laid claim to it! So she grabbed one of the three remaining instead.  
 

This is our Easter Buddy and these are the shenanigans that go on in our house! For the record that is a pristine beard, groomed daily with scents made by Cupcake.

Beardo toted  the huge box with only three doughnuts home on the bus for Cupcake! Delayed gratification prevailed..... she was so excited about the pretty  Easter donut. After several bites, she handed if off to Beardo! All that beautiful goo wasn't as tasty as it looked!  Sure glad it was a freebee! She was still thankful that it made such a pretty instagram photo.

Have you ever delayed gratification only to  be  disappointed in the end?

My favorite Magnolia tree taken a few days ago!!

I was surprised at how the only thing Cupcake wanted this week came to her in such an unusual,  cool way! How a stranger bought it, how it got passed off by the chief,  almost eaten by the girl, rode around on a bus in a big box and still manged to get into her hands! Only for her to figure out; one, it appeared better than it was, two; maybe not being available the  first time was a sign that it wasn't really meant to be! 

Be careful what you wish for!

For those who celebrate Easter I hope you have a glorious celebration full of love and laughter!! Enjoy the little things!!

Celebrating Five years! Blog Giveaway Purdys Chocolates

The winner is Lucy from Lulus Petals....congratulations Lucy...thank you all for the lovely comments!

I was a teen, my brother was a little duffer when  we won a huge Purdys Easter bunny (named Charles)! We ate a bunch then Mom divided it up for the freezer. She was mad when Chocolate seeking leprechauns brazenly depleted it from her freezer. ( I still keep my chocolate in the freezer) Little brother is turning fifty on the same day as Prince Williams nuptials. Even though he loves Purdys his youthful looking six pack takes priority !!!  But the great memories live on!

The  giveaway to celebrate my five years of blogging  on March 30th is a pound and a half of assorted purdys chocolates shipped to your house! A value of close to fifty dollars shipped. (Sorry the giveaway is only open to Canadians, and Americans) In order to qualify you must be a follower, or become a follower, leave a comment on this post describing your favorite  type of chocolates, creams, caramels, nuts, light or dark chocolate or whatever and a way to contact you if you don't have a blog. I will use an online random number generator to choose a winner Monday  April 11th. Hopefully you'll receive your box in time for Easter!  Make sure to tell your

chocolate loving blog friends about my giveaway!  Good luck one and all!!

Funny Bunny Ears!

As you can see the bunny ears made the gamut.Taylor wears them with spirit! Well...I should say, with the help of some spirits!

Two brother bunnies, Bryan and Dave.

Bryan is my daughters long term boyfriend! A really loving character and a one of ten children!

Flanking my spawn bunny Pepper, is the host Jeff, and hostess Laura, of our fabulous Easter Dinner!

I've known Jeff since he was seventeen years old. Doesn't he look great for a guy in his mid forties? That is my incredible multi talented friend Laura, she is a true gypsy goddess who loves dancing in the moonlight!They certainly know how to party with panache!