More card therapy...

I've been experimenting with color combinations - and I am ashamed to admit that I made an interesting discovery today... Duh! The markers in my Stampin'Up marker set are arranged in color-coordinated groups. I tried using them in said groups on these cards I made this morning and I am amazed at how much better they look than my previous attempts with the same design. Apparently, my internal color wheel is somehow off-kilter. I mean, it's hard to mess up Halloween cards because you just just choose the most garish colors possible - but when I try to coordinate the background paper and the colors - well, sometimes it is not good at all. Hallelujah - I've been healed!

I made banana bread last night - two huge loaves. Why? Well, it's like this: I am a fan of green bananas. Tangy, firm, not-quite-ripe bananas. I can eat three for a meal if they are the perfect un-ripeness. But when they start to turn yellow - heaven forbid - I am finished with them. That used to be okay - Tim wouldn't eat a banana unless it was starting to develop little brown spots (yuck!). At that point, I either wanted to make banana bread or throw them away. Anyhow, now banana bread or the rubbish are my only options. I tried giving my yellow bananas to Richard, but apparently he only eats a half a banana on his cereal every day and four bananas would last him eight days - at which time the last two would no longer be fit for human consumption. And so... I added extra banana to the bread last night and when the dogs and I sampled a still-warm loaf, it turned out quite well - if I don't say so myself. I brought the leftovers to work today. The extra loaf was for my friend with the restaurant three doors down. I figure she might think it's nice to have a treat she didn't have to make herself.

I almost forgot - I watched this really great movie the other night. I had read the book a couple of years ago and I wasn't overly thrilled with it - but the movie was surprisingly good. The Jane Austen Book Club is about a group of friends, old and new, who are weathering different problems and changes in their lives. It's funny and sad and romantic - maybe I just needed to see a chick flick, I don't know. I just really liked it - it's worth watching. In fact, I was tempted to watch it a second time!