So glad I'm not a turkey, Penguin

Throughout the year we can find heaps and piles of different culinary traditions around the world. Here in the grand U.S. of A we like to gobble up turkeys… but only with a spirit of celebration in November.

Combine that thought with comments from a few of my friends that like to joke about eating penguin, and the Glad I’m Not a Turkey penguin was born.

Glad I'm Not a Turkey penguin by JGoode

I’m pretty sure every bird on the planet is thankful they aren’t a turkey this time of year. The penguin… I don’t see any fabulous drumstick action going on, so I think he’s safe for a while.

This design is available at the following locations:

Penguinality at Zazzle

Lil’ Penguin Shop at Cafepress

Penguins and the Pre-Holiday Sale Starting NOW!

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Note: If you still think it’s too early to start your holiday shopping, just remember: sometimes starting early just means there’s more time for that cookie baking you keep meaning to do every year.

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Gotta love the peanut butter!

Did you know? It is indeed peanut butter lover’s month, sponsored by the Peanut Advisory Board. I had no idea peanuts needed advising. I always forget which month is the peanut butter month because I love peanut butter all year long. If I loved peanut butter any more, I’d be jelly! I’m a fan of the creamy and I really like it on super soft white bread, but on warm waffles with syrup is pretty darn good too.

peanut butter love
Peanut Butter Loves Jelly
(also available in grape)

Some other favorite peanut butter yummies…

  • Peanut butter and banana sandwiches
  • Peanut butter on celery ( with or without raisins, doesn’t matter to me)
  • Peanut butter and apples
  • Peanut butter chocolate ice cream from Baskin Robins
  • Peanut butter toast
  • Toasted Peanut butter sandwiches
  • Peanut butter cookies
  • Peanut butter chocolate chip brownie bars
  • Reeses Peanut butter – anything
  • Peanut butter Captain Crunch cereal
  • Peanut butter on cheese crackers

Now I’m hungry, gotta go!

What’s your favorite peanut butter food?

Snowman happiness


Two snowmen by JGoode

This is one of the few snowman designs I’ve created and I still love it. I collect snowmen so it’s a bit odd that I don’t have more snowman illustrations of my own.I think I’ll have to add that to “the list”.

Lil bit of spring

4 cute garden magnets by JGoode
Spring Mini Magnets

I love spring, and now that it’s months away, these cheerful mini magnets sitting on my fridge help keep the winter gloom at bay. It’s a set of 4 handmade 1″ magents featuring cute garden themed doodles: Pansies, Echinacia, White Daisy and the Spring Garden Penguin. Available through etsy.

Happy pretty pumpkin day

Handmade pumpkin by JGoode

Happy Halloween!

This is a handmade pumpkin I created for a retail shop display. It’s fabric and paint and fake flower/leaf pieces. The lid comes off and there are little twinkle lights inside.

Trick-or-Treat, do you see the bunny tracks?

We woke up this morning to a path of bunny tracks leading all the way to our front door. I’m thinking our resident rabbit pal thought it would be fun to try to trick-or-treat a day early. Or maybe he was beggin’ to come inside and we just didn’t hear him knock.

trick-or-treat-bunny

How exciting…

Super Bunny was here!

Super Bunny by JGoode