I’m Not Laughing at My Mistake – Daily Quote

JoHawkTheWriter's avatarJo Hawk

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I made a horrible mistake. Saying I dislike shopping is an understatement. The past months have done nothing to increase my enjoyment of the process. My reluctant trips for necessities don’t register on my bucket list. I delay them, waiting until they attain dire importance status. Then, I prepare my list, gather my mask, gloves, and hand sanitizer before heading out.

My grocery list is organized to follow the layout of a favorite familiar store. The produce section is my first stop where I make careful selections. I move quickly since I want to minimize the total time spent in the shop. I navigate one-way aisles, fill my cart, avoid close contact with other shoppers, and proceed to the checkout line.

The fun doesn’t end when I get my packages home, as I place the purchases in quarantine, just in case. The most important reason for my trip was to restock my dwindling…

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A Walk Among the WildFlowers – New Watercolor on Absorbent Ground, May 2020

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A Walk Among the Wildflowers ©Felipe Adan Lerma May 2020, watercolor w/white gouache on absorbent ground
A Walk Among the Wildflowers ©Felipe Adan Lerma May 2020, watercolor w/white gouache on absorbent ground

As one can tell by my photo below, I took a few liberties, but to some extent, that happens whether I plan it or not, lol 😂

But I like the result too much to alter anything on it. Another version, another time, will elicit a different response, and I do think this is one motif I’ll want to do more of, vs variations for just practice 😊

This is also my 1st 6×12 painting in I don’t know how long, maybe a year?

Like a lot of artists, I either can’t get or don’t want to spend more $ buying canvases right now – unless of course I suddenly sell a lot of work ☺️ But before the virus, way back it seems, during the holidays & post-holidays sales, I did invest a…

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Brine For Pork Chops

Graham Stewart's avatarHow I Cook — by Graham Stewart

I had sirloin pork chops in the freezer and I wanted to make sure they weren’t dry when I cooked them. Brining is a great way to achieve a moist pork chop. There are hundreds of recipes for a brine, some elaborate and others simple. I prefer a simple brine that still keeps the flavour of the chop. About the only kind of fancy thing in my brine is the Himalayan Pink Salt. Himalayan Pink Salt is our table salt and has been on our table for about 15 year. I like the flavour it gives to any brine whether it’s a pork or chicken brine. The one thing, and it’s a bit of a chemistry thing, is the amount of time I brine anything. It also could be because I am a goofball, so I brine anything for exactly 24 hours and 5 minutes. I find any less or…

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