watermarks and whizzBizzers

some years ago [2008] i had a show called watermarks

for which i made rather a nice catalogue

yesterday's mail brought a publication with the same title

sent by IAPMA

i'd submitted a couple of images for it

but was surprised to find that my captions had been altered.

the captions should have read 'ecoprint' but were changed to 'eco-dye'

and eucalyptus was altered to 'gum' [clearly the editor does not appreciate my penchant for plant nomenclature]

unfortunately, given that 'eco-dye' has now been trademarked, even mentioning it here [on the blog] leaves me open to litigation. use of the term in conjunction with my work could also suggest that i am using or endorsing a specific product. 

i am not.

the filthy hot weather we are enduring here in the driest state on the driest continent clearly wasn't helping my normally sunny mood

so

i went and played with boats on the dam

and then

because it was too hot to cook food

[or to chew anything]

i made a smoothie

and felt a whole lot better

there's no picture [too yummy to mess about with the camera]

but if you'd like to make one for yourself, here's how

in your whizzBizzer * place

a chopped frozen banana

some frozen grapes

frozen strawberries

a peach [chopped and minus pit]

a big handful of icecubes

a couple of dollops of greek yoghurt

icecream if you have it

and

a whopping great spoonful of peanut butter

fill the gaps between the lumpy bits with cold juice

[i used pineapple]

then put the lid on

and process until smooth

pour into chilled glass and consume. 

ticks all the nutritional boxes and restores good humour at the same time.

unless

you have a peanut allergy, but let's not go there.

*some people call these instruments "blenders"