Happy Halloween

It's officially October! 

I've been busy making Halloween themed throw pillows. All hand sewn by me, I'm selling them all on eBay. You can click the link below to see these cute pillows and the many other things I have for sell as well. 

https://www.ebay.com/usr/gloomygardens

Here's a few I've finished.

I've also started working on some Halloween themed cat toys. They're crinkle plush toys infused with catnip. 

Also available in my shop! 

Let me know what you think! 

Fajitas are an all time favorite of mine. Easy to make and delicious to eat. I made this batch with Oleico. They were nice enough to send me a free box assortment of cooking oils. Follow me on Instagram for even more recipes! 

Instagram: @Forthe_love_offood

What you'll need: 

Oleico gourmet provencal style cooking oil

Low carb flour tortillas 

Flank steak

Your choice of bell peppers (I like to get one of each color)

1-2 Avocados for guacamole 

One white onion

Sour cream

queso fresco crumble cheese

Then top it with your favorite hot sauce. I used spicy guacamole salsa. 

Enjoy! 

Hand crafted goodies

 I've been busy painting a lot lately. Started on some Halloween paintings and will definitely be making more before spooky season is here. I am selling all of my artwork on eBay. 

eBay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/daughteroflilith

First Halloween painting of the season. Took me about one week to finish this piece. 

A landscape piece with a star filled night sky

A desert landscape with the sun setting 

And finally an colorful abstract piece I did. These are all available to purchase on my eBay shop, daughteroflilith. 

I have many more items on my shop as well and more coming soon. 

A healthy Breakfast

 Lately I've been trying to be more healthy. Lots of exercise and a better diet. The diet is hard because I love food. 

Here's a few breakfast ideas I made. I think these are bright, colorful, healthy and perfect for summer. 

This one is pretty simple but still delicious. 

• Sliced tomatoes with a sprinkle of salt and basil 

• Eggs scrambled or however you take them

• Spring mix leafy greens

• Raspberries 

• Blueberries 

• Strawberries

• Blackberries

• Sliced cucumbers 

Not as many fruits on this one but still fairly healthy and delicious 

• Hash browns (fryer cooked)

• Blackberries 

• Cubed cantaloupe 

• Eggs scrambled ( or however you take them) topped with some homemade salsa

• Breakfast sausage links (brand of your choice) 

I decided to try having some Greek yogurt for breakfast and it didn't disappoint 

• Strawberry Greek yogurt 

• Blueberries 

• Chopped strawberries 

• Blackberries 

• Sprinkled granola with chocolate 

Would you try any of these breakfasts? 

Wicca Wednesday

 It's been about four years since I've been on blogger and made any posts. I decided to give it another go and start off with Wicca Wednesday. 

I've always been interested in Wicca and paganism. Probably since the time I was in elementary school. I didn't have a lot of friends in second grade when we moved and I had to change schools. So I used to sit under this huge tree and talk to it at school. I've always felt a strong connection to nature and that's what lead me to start practicing wicca. Sadly a few years ago I was driving past my old school and saw they had removed those trees to make room for another building. 

This is my first tattoo. Its the triple moon pentacle, a powerful goddess symbol that provides divine protection. Thought it fitting for my first tattoo.

This is my full alter. Since taking this picture I have added a few more things that I'll show you in my next Wicca Wednesday post. 

The hanging pentacle wall decor I made myself. I have my cute shelf with the triple moon pentacle symbol as well. A baphomet statue, quite a few jars with dead bugs. (Don't worry bugs were already dead when found) There's a ouija board mint tin that my mom gave me for Christmas. Above is a moon shelf with the hamsa hand which represents happiness, luck, health, and protection. I'm a big believer in protection and having things around to protect yourself. Especially if you choose to do any kind of spells or rituals. 

Lastly I wanted to show off my adorable new charm bracelet my mom bought me for my birthday in June. 

It has lots of cute witchy charms. 

Do you have any wiccan or spiritual items in your house?

Apartment complex

The apartments I live in with my parents used to be pretty nice. Used to have nice people in the neighborhood but that was 15+ years ago. Now there are homeless people everywhere, crackheads and drug dealers. Theres a couple homeless crackheads that have been breaking into the shop that used to have supplies for maintenance. It's just an empty room now. Behind the shop is the laundry room and to the side of the shop is an apartment which is currently vacant. Well yesterday I'm out talking with my dad and his friend and see the door to the shop is busted in. (Not the first time) I also see the crackhead couple has made a huge hole in the wall leading into the laundry room. I imagine to steal money out of the washers and dryers. Well not only that, theres another hole they started (which has now gotten bigger since yesterday) that's leading into the vacant apartment. The blinds in the apartment had been open but now they're closed so we know they got in. The managment needs to fix this issue and start putting some kind of security on the property. It's getting ridiculous. 

Lasagna soup

For dinner tonight I'm making lasagna soup. I saw a recipe on pinterest for this and came up with my own recipe. I'm making this for my parents and I. My mom isnt huge on Italian food but hopefully she likes this. I'll list what I used below if anyone wants to give it a go or make it into their own!

1 can tomato sauce

1/2 can garlic and herb tomato sauce

1 can diced fired roasted tomatoes with garlic

2 cups diced mushrooms

3 diced tomatoes 

1/2 diced white onion

2 diced carrots

1/2 box rotini noodles

2 cups water

1/3 oil

Italian seasoning (didnt measure)

Salt (didnt measure) 

Black pepper (didnt measure)

1 pack Italian mild sausage