The Greek Pantheon, Reimagined

I love when old myths are reinterpreted for our modern age, giving them fresh relevance and giving us new insights. The Greek pantheon of deities was the subject of a modern photoshoot not long ago called 20 Gods and Goddesses for 2020. Creative director Mario Ville, photographer Ana Martinez, and their team gave them all a divine makeover, mixing traditional symbols with modern anachronisms, to create a stunning series of photos using a colour palette of black, white and gold.

These are my selected favourites, but you can see the full photoshoot by clicking here.

Zeus, King of the Gods

Hera, Queen of the Gods

Ares, God of War

Aphrodite, Goddess of Love

Hades, God of the Underworld

Hermes, Messenger of the Gods

Apollo, God of the Sun

Artemis, Goddess of the Moon

Athena, Goddess of Wisdom

Nike, Goddess of Victory

"Less Putin, More Poutine"

Having a recent craving for the food of My Rare One's people, we went out for lunch last week at Uncle Ed's Ukrainian Restaurant. I've previously mentioned how Edmonton is full of fundraisers right now to aid war-torn Ukraine, so this Special at Uncle Ed's caught my eye --

How could I NOT order it?

As you may know, classic poutine (Canada's contribution to the world of haute cuisine) consists of french fries, cheese curds and gravy. Uncle Ed's ode to Canadian/Ukrainian solidarity consists of perogies, cheese curds, diced ham and gravy.

Behold the Special in all its glory!

It tasted okay, but perogies go better with sour cream than gravy, I must say. However, the cheese curds were right at home!

I topped off lunch with a plateful of delicious blueberry dessert perogies in warm brown sugar cream sauce. OMG so good!

It's not every day you can strike a small blow for freedom with your stomach, so thank you, Uncle Ed's!

[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, July 2022]

Teddy Bears Picnic

Trick or Treat!

I know many of you out there

enduring the dog days of summer

LONG FOR HALLOWEEN!

Oh, come to us, COME TO US,

cool, crisp days and chilly nights,

all things spooky and macabre,

fall leaves, harvest moons, pumpkins,

bonfires, sweaters and caramel apples!

I too feel Halloween's SIREN CALL . . .

[Coloured pencils art © Debra She Who Seeks, June 2022]

[Chrome marker line art © Debra She Who Seeks, July 2022]

But HOW can we get

in a Halloween mood

in the middle of SUMMER?

EASY!

Just carve a

JACK-O-MELON!

[Photos courtesy of the internet]

LET'S HAVE A HAPPY . . .

70,000 Comments!

So my stats counter says

this blog has now received

70,000 comments

since its start almost 

14 years ago in 2008.

Yowza!

Thanks to everyone who has

ever commented over the years!

And special thanks to

all you regular commenters! 

I read and enjoy every comment

that is published!

And I appreciate that all you commenters

are so civil and well-behaved.

Your comments are always 

intelligent, thought-provoking,

insightful and often very funny!

Yes, every once in awhile,

there will be a minor

brouhaha or contretemps

in the comments section --

But even that is not without its fun.

Of course, it's pretty much 

always the same commenter

behind the flying fur (so to speak)

and I think we all know who that is.

But even HRH's contributions towards

reaching this 70,000 milestone

are appreciated!

HRH's New Religion

UH-OH.

Her Royal Highness the Cat

read my last post and took it to heart.

Now she's busy proselytizing.

She expects you all to join.

EXPECTS it.

You will be welcomed to her flock.

And you will enjoy the warmth 

of her Divine Love.

However, never ever question HRH

or challenge her authority.

She has already put ME on notice.

What can I say?