30 Day Creativity Challenge – Day 4

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…..my attempt at free form poetry

Sisters and Cousins

Sisters

sibling rivalry

shared memories

some bad but mostly good

some forgotten

others not

separated by marriage and distance

reunited by an aging parent

and children

Cousins

offspring of the sisters

separate lives

because of distance,

circumstance and work

a longing for family connection

reunited because of their children

an unbreakable bond of love

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Four generations; Dad, my sister and I, my youngest daughter and her daughter and my sister’s son and daughter and her daughter’s son.

Thanks to Rainee for hosting The 30 Day Creativity Challenge

Skylights – Day 4 of January Squares

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Becky B for hosting #JanuaryLights

Over at the mall a lot of natural daylight comes through the amazing skylights over the stores, especially in the new additions that were recently completed. This skylight is one of the original ones that went in during the last major renovation about 20 years ago.

Creativity Challenge – Day 3

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….today I started a new crochet project

I’m more of a knitter but last year I decided I wanted to learn how to crochet. I took a class and discovered that I already had the basics down. After crocheting a few coffee cozies and dish clothes I stopped. Before I did that though I bought a pattern and yarn to make a shawl. It was suppose to be easy but every time I looked at it I couldn’t figure out the pattern. I’m very much a visual learner and I know that if somehow showed me how to start I’d be fine.

This week I came across a pattern for a very easy scarf that just uses double crochet. No problem…..until I started and I had a nagging feeling that I wasn’t doing it correctly. I went to the computer and a youtube video popped up and sure enough I was doing it incorrectly. Luckily I hadn’t done too many stitches and once I got going it was quite easy. The scarf is crocheted along the length so there are only 15 rows but I had to start with 223 chains. I’m just finishing my 4th row. It’s quite addictive and I’m sure I can finish in a few days. Here’s what it looks like so far. 6D16C6ED-2B49-4976-883A-BF42BCC937BC

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Christmas Lights – Day 3 of January Squares

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becky B for hosting January _____light squares

Christmas is still not officially over and the lights in the neighbourhood will be up well into February. 062BFB69-A4F6-4E02-9FC6-5F6A371B9104 AD10B46F-E5F4-4C7B-9F07-A3F7D396AB0D 09D98CE0-D19C-4F09-A26E-3314A46C4103

New Flower (January 3, 2020) – Red Bromeliad

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Opposing Colours

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge

Opposing colours are the same as complimentary colours; red and green, blue and orange, and purple and yellow.

New Flower ( January 2, 2020) – White Poinsettia

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Looking Up – Day 2 of the 30 Day Creativity Challenge

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to All About Words for hosting the Creativity Challenge

Today I decided to play with the camera on my iPhone. I went to the mall to return a Christmas gift for my father and I noticed that if you look up there are some very interesting designs on the walls above the stores. I was more interested in the patterns and designs than the store names but you might recognize some of retail establishments in my montage of photos.