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30 In 30, Day Seven

Hello all, I do hope you are staying cool and comfortable. And hydrated. Here is my painting for Day seven of Leslie Saeta’s September 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. Thanks so much for visiting my site, I love hearing from you.

I don’t know how fall got into my head today. I think we were triple digits here. But I started thinking about pears for dessert, maybe with a little cinnamon. I found a recipe, and thought you might like to try it too.

5 x 5 Watercolor on 140 lb. Arches cold press paper, © Sheila Delgado 2013

Ingredients

4 medium unpeeled pears, sliced
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon non-hydrogenated margarine or butter
2 tablespoons honey
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Plain yogurt (optional)

Directions

In a medium bowl, toss sliced pears with lemon juice and set aside.
Melt margarine or butter in a skillet, over medium heat. Stir in honey and vanilla. Add pears to skillet and stir until they are well-coated with the mixture.
Sprinkle pears with cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover and heat for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, stirring once or twice.
Serve with a dollop of yogurt, add a dash of cinnamon if desired.

30 In 30, Day Six

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Wooo Whoo! I managed to paint first thing this morning. Now if I can just remember to post it to Leslie’s site. I forgot to do that yesterday. Have a super day everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate hearing from you!

Pear Tree by Hilda Doolittle

Silver dust
lifted from the earth,
higher than my arms reach,
you have mounted,
O silver,
higher than my arms reach
you front us with great mass;
no flower ever opened
so staunch a white leaf,
no flower ever parted silver
from such rare silver;
O white pear,
your flower-tufts
thick on the branch
bring summer and ripe fruits
in their purple hearts.

30 In 30, Day Five

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What’s in a name? that which we call a pear
By any other name would taste as sweet;

I know that is not how Shakespeare wrote it, but it works don’t you think? Day five for Leslie Saeta’s September 30 paintings in 30 days Challenge. I decided to return to a favorite, and there may be a few more of these. Who can resist. I love pears.

I hope you will take a look at all of the great art that is being presented. I just want to visit every artist’s site and tell them how much I enjoy their work, but with so many involved, that may be impossible. I do hope that those of you who visit my site will connect with me here, or on Facebook or LinkedIn. I’d love to keep up with your work.