November Vibes are all about change reflection and planning, at least they are for Me.
I’ve been working My way through a “Fall Foods” list that I made in the summer. We’ve been eating SO good and SO clean and SO man vegetables.
I sometimes toy with the idea of going vegetarian or vegan, but…that’s a blog for another day.
SO some of the stars of the fall season menu have been:
Carrot ginger soup, which is great for building the old immune system up!
I made some fall nachos,with roasted butternut squash and kale on them, and some excellent local cheese.
I made meatloaf, loaded with mushrooms and onions, with a spicy sriracha sauce on top, paired with roasted turmeric sweet potatoes.
I made pumpkin soup, roast chicken with pumpkin, roast pumpkin seeds, pumpkin honey bread, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, and then made pumpkin cream cheese apple fritters.
I made shepherds pie, roast pork loin, goulash and smoked turkey legs!
I made roast veal shanks and veal stock and risotto with the veal stock and made lots of chicken stock with ginger and fresh sage and lemon.
We’ve been eating for health and immunity.
I feel pretty accomplished, and like I got alot out of fall. I took so many gorgeous foliage pics and had some awesome senior portrait sessions. I watched horror movies in the back of My car on the top of Mount Greylock, I carved pumpkins and went on hikes and in general, had a pretty picture-esque New England Fall Season.
This winter came outta nowhere and doesn’t seem to be going away so I guess it’s just straight into winter now. Which is unfortunate because I didn’t get to winter over My garden the way I wanted to but everything is already frozen already.
Today I am in the studio, My photoshoot cancelled because the model was exposed to covid, and I am thankful she values her own and My health enough to stay home and isolate. So, instead I am catching up on office work, making logins for folks I’d promised them to forever ago, and updating the site!
I just released a video of Me Domming Kitten Dabstar in the woods and beating her with a bouquet of roses, and that’s a big deal because it’s the first thing I’ve shot with another human since covid. You can check that out here:
I’ve also recently shot a new set and video featuring Sunny Cheex, sitting in some Thanksgiving pies, and then receiving whipped cream pies on her tts and then face. It was her first pie-ing…I have a feeling it will not be her last.
Anyway: You can check out that video and photoset here:
But I also wanted to share this standalone beautiful black and white image I made of Sunny Cheex. I think it’s beautiful and want to make postcards out of it:
So now, let’s move on to what I know many people are waiting to hear about from Me. WHAT THE FUCK AM I MAKING FOR THANKSGIVING
Well, lemme start by saying, although I am Italian, I am not a Columbus apologist, and we don’t want to celebrate a day to commemorate genocide.
We don’t meet up with family or anything. We stay home, cook, eat, eat ALOT of edibles, watch movies and generally enjoy a day off. We aren’t overdoing it with sweets or butter or dairy, but rather having some comfort foods and a whole lot of vegetables. The menu looks something like this:
Appetizers:
Shrimp cocktail, cheese plate with a gorgeous array of local cheese, olive taupenaude, crackers, olives and raw veggies. Devilled eggs. Bacon wrapped butternut squash bites.
Salad with romaine lettuce roasted beets, roasted brussel sprouts, roasted pumpkin seeds and local feta with an apple cider vinaigrette
Dinner (early, served at like 3 or 4 pm:
Roast Turkey, that has been brined for a few days, and then rubbed with saltpork and fresh herbs, wrapped in bacon and roasted.
Mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pureed turnip, pureed parsnips, honey glazed carrots, roast winter squash, sausage sage and wild rice stuffing, and of course, gravy.
For dessert: I made a pumpkin custard cream pie, and will be making an apple pie
AND to top the night off: A cannabis dosed cinnamon cake with cream cheese frosting.
To say I am excited would be an understatement! I love food, and having multiple days devoted to cooking fills My heart with joy. I will try not to be too stoned to take photos to share with yall!
I want you to know I have lots of things planned for the holidays and will be releasing all sorts of wonderful stuff of the VendettaVerse models. January, a new year comes, and with it, alot of new models as well that I can’t wait to introduce you to, thank you for going on this journey with Me.
OH! And special announcement!! I have photography calendars available!
They feature My floral, landscape, macro and photos of trees! No nude models, we’ll return to that tradition next year I think! But for now,please support My art! Calendars are $30 shipped within the US, see the item listing in My shoppe, then send Me an email with your shipping address! BellaVendetta666@bellavendetta
https://vendettaverse.com/product/2023-landscpae-f…ography-calendar/
UPCOMING:
December 2nd popup market at My studio! Come start your holiday shopping and buy some art! photography, gift certificates, perfume oils, skincare items, herbal bath soaks, bookmarks, and other fun stuff PLUS handmade offerings from Sunny Cheex herself! Another VV favorite: Duchess Jealoquin will be selling her. wares, chain maille, emotional support dragons and jewelry! AND if that wasn’t enough reason to come visit us, Miss T from Mermaid Lagoon will be there vending mermaid and fantasy items. Many things priced to sell. Come stuff your stocking and support femme artists!
AND then the very next day December 3rd I have a gallery opening in Williamstown, MA
Featuring My floral, macro, landscape, fantasy and tree photography! I’ll have framed and unframed prints for sale, PLUS My new calendar! Come and show support: