Colorful, Whimsical Kitty Cat

Bright colors, zany patterns, smile-making images, and cats all appeal to my heart.

Gray and brown are not colors of choice in my decorating. Nope. Give me raspberry, lime green, zany purple, perky pink, eye popping yellow, and sizzling red, for starters.

While perusing a thrift store, a cool cat painting called to me.

Now this, I thought, is a cat I can definitely say is kind of magical. 

Of course, the kitty painting came home with me.  

It now makes a colorful addition to a blank bathroom wall.

I love it! 

(p.s. Do you think the white thing between kitty's legs is supposed to be her tail?  Like, she's sitting on it?)

The two names on the painting are Lucinda Lily-Starr and M. Whalley.

My thanks to both for creating a really darling piece of art.

WHAT KIND OF ART APPEALS TO YOU?

Dinner with a Splash of Color~~~Post for Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Do you love exploring another culture through art, cuisine, and music?

While vacationing in the southwest, it would have been impossible to return home without first enjoying a stop at a Mexican restaurant. There are hundreds of them all throughout that area.

One night, we settled for dinner at Guadalajara Grill. Oh boy, it was a fantastic choice.  The atmosphere was splashed with the bright, happy colors of that country. Everywhere one looked, there was plenty to see.

Most Mexican restaurants serve tortilla chips with tomato-based salsa.  At this one, a woman in a brightly embroidered Mexican style dress came right to our table side and made the salsa there on the spot. Chopped onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and other spices all mixed together resulted in a delicious accompaniment to the tortilla chips.

When three musicians (mariachis) strolled near our table and began to play soul-squeezing music, I almost cried into my paella.  This type of music just does something to me. It stirs up every possible emotion and fills me with joy.

The paella, by the way, a mixture of seafood, pork, chicken, veggies, and spices in a delightful conglomeration of flavors, tasted out of this world.

The evening turned out to be yet another memorable event in our nine day vacation.

DO YOU LIKE MEXICAN FOOD?