T stands for Foods in my World and bEARTHday fun

 

Bleubeard and I are once again sharing another entry for our recycle, reuse, repurpose theme we are hosting this month at Art Journal Journey.  

These are the foods of MY world.  They are NOT the foods of Bleubeard's!

I love all kinds of squashes.  Above are butternut, spaghetti, and acorn squash labels proving my love for these.

My regular visitors know my love of avocados.

Bananas play a big role in my diet, too.

 

It would certainly be wonderful if this was a view of my world.

"Foods of MY world."

This is one of the backgrounds I created when Sharon came for a play date.  I can see why Sharon likes this color.  All the squashes, avocados, and banana stickers had been on the fruit or veggie before it arrived on my journal page.  The beautiful view is from a travel brochure, and the letters are also stickers.  As you can tell, I am running out of letters to make viable words.  I decided to use the outlines of the F and S.  Don't tell anyone, but I may have used two zeros instead of two Os in the word Foods.

 

Bleubeard and I are delighted you dropped by today and hope to see what you have recycled, repurposed, or reused using our theme at Art Journal Journey.  You still have oodles of time to share a journal page.  

Now, however, lets share some drinks and have some bEARTHday fun.

All of these gifts came from my dear friend RO!   She asked me to wait till my bEARTHday before I opened them. 

I asked Sally to loan me her phone so I could prove I had waited until my birthday to open them.  Her phone doesn't lie!  

Here is Sally in her KC Chiefs tee, which I fell in love with.  She said it was getting too small for her, so I could have it after she washed it.  She said there was some place on it that showed it was KC Chiefs, but she couldn't remember exactly where.  I told her I liked it because of the awesome colors and graphics.  Maybe Kathy knows, since it is apparently sanctioned after they won the Super Bowl prior to this one.

This was a gift from my friend Sally.  She got it at the Spice Merchant after I got my monthly supply (one pound) of free coffee. 

Of all the goodies I could have gotten, I got their version of a peanut butter cup.  Note I'm also drinking cold water. 

Before I forget, you'll see me opening this "bouquet" at the restaurant we went to two days before my bEARTHday.  Don't they look good on my dining room table?  They also remind me of Ukraine.  However, sunflowers are also Kansas's state flower, too.  Then a funny thing happened after we got to the restaurant.  I had left the gifts RO! sent my way at my house.  The best laid plans and all.

I went shopping early in the day at Ace Hardware.  I am sure they have them across the U.S.  I purchased the Curry plant and the Lemon Grass at Ace for $3.99 each (USD) plus tax.  Not a bargain at all.  The other plants came from Sutherland, whose stores may only be located in Kansas.  I bought French tarragon and munstead lavender there for $4.99 each (USD) plus tax. 

When I got home that evening, the above were in my mailbox.

This card is from Sharon, my dear friend and play date partner.  This is one of two new LOVE stamps.  The other is a puppy.

  From the USPS web site.

The Missouri River forever stamp is from my dear friend Patty Szymkowicz.  Please don't ask me how to pronounce her last name.  I've "known" her for at least 15 years and have never been able to pronounce it.  Patty no longer blogs, but has an Instagram account.

Although I looked at all the Forever stamps, I couldn't find this one.  Apparently, because it was meter mail, I didn't take a picture of the envelope Erika sent me.

Speaking of stamps, I received this letter today right before I started this post.  I'm sure it is from my dear friend RO!

Below are the stamps that are all quite old.

Other than these last images, all were taken yesterday evening.  As I was finishing the photo shoot, my next door neighbor called and told me an ambulance had taken Sally to the hospital.  All thought of anything else faded away.  I promise to open everything next week.  As for Sally, she tripped and fell in her yard.  She had several things in her hand and couldn't get up.  She damaged her good shoulder and they are going to operate on it on Tuesday.  She will be in the hospital a few days after that, then she will return home.  In the meantime, I will take what she needs to her and house sit her cats, too.

Sorry this is already long, so I will just remind you it's time to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, handmade cards, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, a favorite mug, cup and saucer, teapot, coffee pot, or even a wine glass. Regardless, please join us by linking below.  Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.  Please remember to visit your fellow T participants. 

 

Since it's the last week of the month, it's now time to dig up your Second on the 2nd.  Any style, genre, length is acceptable as long as it has been published in the past.