Welcome my Friends, to Thursday's Art and Dinner Date! 😊😊
BIG POST TODAY! I HAVE LOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU!!!
🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Complimentary Colours! Please feel free to share any art you've created, we would love to see it! Tweety Bird is ready for bedtime in his purple pj's. I chose yellow and purple for my complimentary colours today!
Life Update: I would like to just get this out in the open and never talk about it again! After 10 years, I have ended my relationship. He will be moving out by the end of May. There has been a lot of conflict and it became intolerable for me. I decided it was time for me to be the brave one and ask him to move out. It's been tough, but trust me friends...I'M OKAY. It's really for the best. I have no regrets because I know I tried everything I could to nurture and keep the relationship healthy. Please don't worry about me, I'm excited about this new chapter of my life that is about to begin!! That was hard for me to say publicly, but I know a lot of you have followed my blog for many years and I wanted to be transparent about it so I can feel free to use "I" instead of "We" from now on!! 💛💜
⬆️⬆️ I painted a flower field with acrylic paints too. This was much easier than it looks, I used the Bob Ross method for painting as well as a few little tricks for the flowers!
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| Jack and Baby Oscar in Jack's New Bed |
⬆️⬆️ Well Friends, here is the news about Jack. He has an inoperable tumour in his nasal cavity. This explains the nose bleeds, the sniffles and his sudden onset of trying to clear his throat; it explains the sudden droopy eye as well. The vet said that his wheeziness has doubled since she saw him in February which means the tumour is growing. She gave me a list of things to watch for that will let me know "when it's time". For now though, his breath rate is normal though he has some congestion. He's on codeine nightly for two reasons: so he can sleep (me too), and to suppress the cough reflex. He needs to sleep in his crate now so that he's safe while I'm sleeping. Baby Oscar is keeping him company!
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| Jack and Raven - Bed Buddies! |
⬆️⬆️ I'd like to share this with my pet friends out there. While your dog is sleeping, set your timer for a minute. Count his/her breath. Under 30 breaths in a minute is normal breathing for dogs. Anything over 30 is a concern that there could be a breathing issue. Jack is at 21 breaths per minute right now. I check him 2-3 times a day. I'm holding on to the hope that the tumour will just stop growing. One can hope right?
⬆️⬆️ I DID IT! I built my "basement garden"! I purchased 12 shop lights on Amazon and built 12 stands from 2x4's. Now I can start my seeds indoors and hopefully grow lettuces, herbs and tomatoes (fingers crossed) year round! It only cost me about $200 CAD for the entire thing. I filmed the whole thing. If you'd like to watch, I have 3 versions to share:
⬆️⬆️ Version 1: The full 28 minute video where I talk about gardening challenges and show you the build itself; and I go into detail about the supplies needed for the build. In the video notes, I have my plans that you can download as well as a written description on how to build this system: Frugal Grow Light System - Basement Grow Light Garden - 12 Stands - $200 CAD - DYI!
⬆️⬆️ Version 2: The 13 minute video where I show you the footage of the build only: Footage Of The Build Only - Frugal Grow Light System - Basement Grow Light Garden - $200 CAD - DYI!
⬆️⬆️ Version 3: The 1 minute sped up short video where I show you the build: DIY Frugal Grow Light System ($200)
⬆️⬆️ For Rain Frances Art, I'm sharing my video How To Paint A Flower Field! Acrylic Painting! Bob Ross Style! (Real-Time Art Lesson!)
⬆️⬆️ For Rain Frances Art For Kids, I have How To Draw A Ladybug ! (Art For Kids!) - Easy Step By Step Beginner Art/Drawing Lesson!
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: click on the links below for a description of the prompt and inspiring images! (Prompts are optional!)
March 30th: Primary Colours
April 6th: Folklore
April 13th: Brushes
April 20th: Library
April 27th: Twisted
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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