taking flight

the new year is taking "flight"

as it has been some time since i last blogged,

(having a new baby will do that!)

i wanted to post a little new year inspiration along with 

the first paintings of the new year!

as these little birdies take flight from the studio

i am looking forward to seeing where

my "artistic flight" will soar this year...

  in my quiet reflection about the new year ahead

the word "persistence" keeps coming to mind...

sounds like a year of growth ahead!

in that case, i may be doing more flapping than soaring! :)

-M.ELLIOTT

more BLT's

after all that painting,

i worked up an appetite for "BLT" goodness!

i came across this "BLT Pasta Salad" and scribbled it down, 

wish now that i could remember where it came from!

this salad is a light and fun twist to putting

"BLT" between two slices of bread

*note: i used "gomiti" shaped pasta that i had on hand, and

i added homemade croutons because i like the crunch!

(*yep, you can see my notation for what i had for dessert

with my "BLT Pasta Salad")

(my presentation of the "BLT Pasta Salad")

-M.ELLIOTT