Spring has Sprung

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….despite the cold temperatures there are signs everywhere that spring is here

Today the sun is out and the temperatures are above freezing….momentarily.

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Content

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/18/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-content/

When I thought of the word ‘content’ my mind went immediately to the meaning, ‘a state of pleasure or being satisfied’. Of course it also means ‘subject matter’. Which do you think I chose to represent?

Today we attended College Royal at the University of Guelph. In the Food Science building the students made milkshakes. This has always been a popular event but we have not seen it since 2019 because of COVID-19. Clearly people were happy to see it come back. The line-up was huge. We heard that the students were prepared to sell 4000 shakes.

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On to the Next Project

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…now that my series is done I’m ready to go back to painting on canvas

Similar to what I’ve done in the past but I added a new twist. I think I’m close to calling this one done. Now for a name…..Who’s Watching? Garden Eyes Watching Over the Garden

12″ x 12″ on stretch canvas, mixed media

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Neighbours

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/15/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-neighbors/

Neighbours mean the world to us. Not only do we help each other out in times of need or to carry out a goal, we also have become friends and celebrate special times in our lives together.

Trish and I picked up garbage in the neighbourhood for a month when COVID first hit. It was her idea but I was right there with her for 30 days.

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4-BB38-E86-04-D7-4-A8-C-977-A-99-D202994-FC8 — *…she even got one her daughters and her friend to pitch in*

5-F17-BE9-F-D587-4-ACC-AF5-E-DE7-A497-B8560 — *For years we shovelled snow for our neighbours and now they help us out when we’re not able*

D3376-F57-7697-4-E75-989-D-CDB0888-BD4-DE — *This is our neighbourhood lawn bowling club and many of the members are my neighbours. I’ve met a lot of great people*

0-EFE3-F52-113-C-40-CD-9-A91-D4-C02191-A69-E — *Friends since high school and neighbours at the cottage…always there to support me*

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B57-A2-A59-7-E1-D-4-EDD-95-F1-B0-F16-AD9-C9-F4-1-201-a — *Neighbours pitching in to help clear the leaves on the corner lot*

Finished the Last Three of my Six Part Series

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….now I just need a name for the series….any suggestions?

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Here’s all six together.

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Draw Yourself Calm

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….by Amy Maricle

I just bought Amy Maricle’s new book Draw Yourself Calm: draw slow, stress less

My journal only has three pages left. Here are my latest sketches.

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More Slow Drawings

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…I’m thoroughly enjoying this ‘slow’ process of mark making

Thanks to Amy Maricle for her artistic guidance.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Birds

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/08/wednesday-challenge-the-birds/

Some birds hang out all winter long, especially the waterfowl. On my walk recently the ducks were close to shore and didn’t seem to mind me being there.

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RDP Wednesday – Museum

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting RDP https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/03/08/rdp-wednesday-museum/

I love museums. How could I not, when I have a son who is a curator at the Victoria and Albert in London, England and I am a volunteer at Montgomery’s Inn, one of Toronto’s Historical Museums.

We have have numerous museums in Toronto, the most famous being the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). My husband and I have been members for years and love taking friends from out of town and in town to the museum as our guests.