drAnn's Art

The Art of Lunch

 

Eat first, then draw. 

This light snack features my squash bread plus two items from the indoor garden.  The green sprinkles are diced leek scapes, and the star of this show is a pollen-filled squash flower. 

The flowers started opening 37 days from when I started the seeds. Each one lasts only a day, so until there grows something on the plant to pollinate, I will eat them.  

This shows the pollen-covered anther. 

Interestingly, fresh squash flowers are selling for about $1 each on Amazon today (minimum quantity = 100).

Wow! 

Artisan Bread

Yesterday I actually sat down at my drafting table and picked up a charcoal pencil for the first time since the 2020 Pandemic was announced.  You would think that with Shelter in Place in effect I would have had some time before this to do that.  But with supermarket shelves empty I have been fussier about my baking.  In truth, since acquiring a 19-function bread machine (used price on Amazon was $42) I have not bought a loaf of bread. 

But I have always been an "I hate to cook" kind of person, and especially since this machine did not come with English language instructions, it took me a while to streamline the process.

For some reason during this pandemic I am hungrier than before.  So my new regimen is "Eat first, and then draw!"