Playing with the New Toys

I continue to sit on my couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling my grotesques into the night, but now I am adding some new tools into the mix. I have been playing with the terrific Sailor Fude De Mannen fountain pen loaded with waterproof Platinum Carbon Ink for drawing in conjunction with a Pentel water brush filled one part grey fountain pen ink to three parts water for ink washes.

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Orange Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

Here’s a terrific way to use up that bag of cranberries leftover from Thanksgiving. I like the idea of a stick shaped cookie on a cookie tray. They’re festive with the flecks of cranberry and orange zest, they’re delicious! Continue reading

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Caturday

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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Ninety Two

One hundred ninety second in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

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Free Parking

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Dog Tired

After a busy holiday weekend tied to my stove, there won’t be a food post today. Stay tuned next week for holiday cookies!

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Caturday

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