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Friday, June 19, 2015 2:03:42 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Bad Paintings:
Marilyn said, "Some time ago, maybe seventeen years or so, I took an art class where every week a different model would pose and we furiously painted portraits in oils. I then hid the paintings in the garage and promptly forgot about them.The teacher painted in a..." more
Saturday, June 6, 2015 7:48:38 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled In My Kitchen for June:
Marilyn said, "This last month was busy with birthdays and Mother's Day. Victoria Sponge Cake with Chocolate Ganache frosting for Mother's Day. I had never made a ganache frosting before and it was surprisingly easy. I used very dark 80% chocolate and it..." more
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 1:54:52 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled In My Kitchen:
Marilyn said, "When we first bought our house two dozen years ago, I hated the kitchen. The whole house was a fixer upper from hell, with orange wall paper, green linoleum and iffy plumbing. Nothing worked, the fuses blew if you even thought about running more..." more
Sunday, August 17, 2014 9:02:57 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Make something beautiful every day.:
Marilyn said, "I've been trying to make a little something pretty every day, whether it's a doodle, a bead thing, a paper toy, a painting or a cake. Today was this page of stampy farm animals made with tiny foam stickers I bought at the Dollar..." more
Thursday, July 24, 2014 9:56:23 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Scarab:
Marilyn said, "Many, many years ago I went on a trip to Egypt. It was a grand adventure, I rode a camel, saw the Valley of the Kings and toured the tomb of King Tutankhamen. I bought a beautiful alabaster bowl which sadly broke by the time I got to Greece and a..." more
Saturday, May 17, 2014 9:56:51 AM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Old Sketchbooks:
Marilyn said, "I've been going through old sketchbooks and filling the blank pages with new versions of my old drawings.The flowers on the right were from a beautiful day I spent sketching textiles in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London a very long time..." more
Sunday, May 11, 2014 2:58:28 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled The Young Author Faire...:
Marilyn said, "I had a superfun time yesterday at the Young Author Fair, sitting under an umbrella at the Tustin Library making toys and paper flowers with kids. The one thing I learned was that it is so important for parents to let their kids play with..." more
Friday, April 25, 2014 6:59:26 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Fourth Little Painting:
Marilyn said, "“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.” Henry David Thoreau This is my fourth little painting. It's a redo of the one below. I wasn't happy with the original composition so I gave it another go.Last..." more
Sunday, April 20, 2014 1:49:08 AM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Plein Air Painting:
Marilyn said, "“Painting is a means of self-enlightenment.” ~ John Olsen We are all about the manias here at Casa Del Aguas. It's good to try new things. Sometimes we get sucked in before we know it.My plein air painting mania started a week..." more
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 5:18:58 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled The World is Full of Beautiful Things:
Marilyn said, "The world is so full of a number of things,I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.~ Robert Lewis StevensonLast night at midnight there was a full lunar eclipse so we sat outside and watched it change color.... The Crimson Moon...There's..." more
Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:10:49 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled The Cats:
Marilyn said, "The Catsby Ann IversonTo find such glory in a dehydrated peaon the tile between the stove and fridge.To toss the needs of others asidewhen you simply aren't in the mood for affection.To find yourselves so irresistible.And always in a small spot..." more
Monday, March 31, 2014 11:35:39 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled In My Kitchen:
Marilyn said, "My lovely friend Celia writes the most delicious blog on the planet... Fig Jam and Lime Cordial.http://figjamandlimecordial.com/One of the things that she posts about is the delights in her bountiful Australian kitchen. She links to other blogs..." more
Saturday, March 15, 2014 4:09:22 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Almond Pear Cake:
Marilyn said, "I tried a new cake recipe this morning, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Almond Pear cake.Homemade apple pie has always been my dessert of choice but this sponge cake is honestly a little slice of heaven. You can watch the video on how to make it..." more
Friday, March 7, 2014 5:08:42 AM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Pencils:
Marilyn said, " For some reason I was going to write this epic blog post this morning, telling you about everything that is going on in my life. I was going to tell you about my adventures taking care of my mom who has short term memory loss, my frustrations..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Spring Me:
Marilyn said, "Spring comes early here. All the rest of the country is freezing cold and dark. We are planting and planning. The wonderhub built a bunch of new raised beds and cleaned and replanted all the pots. My adorable mother-in-law bought us a flat of..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Wonderful Wondercon:
Marilyn said, "My love affair with comic books started at an early age. Every summer my family would jam into our car and drive to Mississippi. It was a four day drive fueled by watery Koolaid, ritz crackers and comic books bought at gas stations. Once we got..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Spring in the Garden:
Marilyn said, "Spring is here! I went to Little India with my friend Aleta yesterday and picked up some delights. We both love to cook so it was a treat to just wander through all of the spice shops and small groceries. I bought Rooster sauce, chapati, garum..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled A Lovely Day:
Marilyn said, "The Mencats made a lovely Mother's Day brunch this morning for me and my awesome Mother-In-Law...The boy came up with the menu. Bacon and cream cheese stuffed French Toast.He chopped and fried the bacon, then beat the eggs.The Wonderhub was the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled The Lost Blog:
Marilyn said, "Jeepers, I haven't written anything in a long time. Silly Facebook gets posts every day and my newsletter goes out every month but poor neglected blog... you get nuthin' I wonder why that is?We have been busy... in no particular order... The..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled The Curvy Closet:
Marilyn said, "My daily wardrobe is pretty pathetic. I keep expecting those people from What Not To Wear to show up at my door and start smacking me around, but to my knowledge that hasn't happened yet. Most days I'm a tee-shirt and jeans kind of gal.But I..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled What an Adventure! = The ComicCon 2013:
Marilyn said, "What a day! Every summer, I've been trotting down to San Diego for the ComicCon. It's really changed over the last ten years. When I first started going there was hardly a female person in sight. Now about half the folks are girls and not..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled The Curvy Closet Sewing Club:
Marilyn said, "We are all about the manias here at Casa Del Aguas. The boy is out in the garage working on a giant orc axe. The Wonderhub has been practicing surf guitar and building ukuleles. I've been learning to sew clothes. Burda patterns are kind of..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled H and L Fabric Superstore:
Marilyn said, "Thread is flying in the Toymaker's Workshop. I'm working on my first sewn toy pattern, something simple for kids to make.Yesterday I went to H&L fabric warehouse in Anaheim. It's a supermaket of fabric. I could have gone crazy but..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 2:53:12 PM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled Sewing mania continues with a Lavender Tote Bag:
Marilyn said, "Yesterday I slipped over to the Dorell Fabric Outlet and picked up this bit of lovely... for free.http://dorellfabricoutlet.com/They have two big bins filled with free fabric remnants. The first one is free, others are two bucks a piece. I also..." more
Monday, November 2, 2015 12:58:24 AM
Marilyn Scott-Waters wrote a blog post titled in my Kitchen = November:
Marilyn said, "We are all about the manias here at Casa del Aguas. When we get interested in something be it painting, woodworking, modelbuilding or cooking we go all out.For the last couple of months I've been obsessed with vegan cooking. I've been a..." more