…thank to Alive and Trekking for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge
Signs, roads, sidewalks, bicycle paths and driveways in my neighbourhood……
Which Way Photo Challenge – Last Week in December
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30 Day Creativity Challenge – Day 1
…Happy New Year everyone!
Lorraine over at All About Words is encouraging all of us to get creative with her 30 day creativity challenge. Today I did something that I haven’t done in awhile and that is bake a cake from scratch. I was going to a New Year’s Levee today and it was the perfect excuse to pull out my new Kitchen Aid mixer and try a new recipe that I saw on-line.
Everything went very well until I tried to remove the two cake pans from the oven. As soon as I opened the door the rack fell and the pans slid sideways. I managed to remove the pans but the cake batter from the larger pan oozed out onto the counter. That could only mean one of two things; the oven wasn’t working or I accidentally turned the oven off when I put the cakes inside. Luckily it was the latter problem. I re-re-heated the oven and started again.
Thankfully the second time the cakes came out perfectly. I iced them with freshly whipped cream and put raspberries and blueberries on top. As a final touch I dusted them with icing sugar.
January Light – Day 1
…thanks to Becky B for hosting this month’s #January Squares
All month the challenge is to post square photos of objects or scenes that have the word ‘light’ in them. My first entry is sunlight. Sometimes sunlight is a rare occurrence in January so when it comes out I’m outside with my trust camera or iPhone.
New Flower (December 31, 2019) – Pink Cyclamen
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Monday Windows – Exploring the Older Neighbourhood
…do you have any windows to share for Monday Windows
Today I wandered into some parts of my neighbourhood that I’ve never explored before. I’ve lived here for over 41 years but there are streets further east towards Mimico that have eluded me. Today the conditions were perfect for walking.
Many of the homes that I saw today are close to a hundred years old and are need of some TLC but the charm and original beauty came through the blistered paint and rusty eaves. Others were in great shape and some were replaced with new and more modern structures.
Some of the newer places were meant to look old but many were very modern with large windows and simple lines.
Sunday Trees – 424
…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
New Flower (December 30, 3019) – Red Berries
….happy birthday to my Gaelan and Brendan
Silent Sunday – December 29, 2019
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New Flower (December 23, 2019) – White Mum
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Lens-Artist Challenge – On Display
…thanks to Amy for hosting this week’s Lens-Artist Challenge
On the weekend we discovered a new micro-brewery close to home. It’s called Stonehooker which refers to a boat that went out into the lake and dug up shale for the roads in the neighbourhood. It’s very clear when you walk in that the owner had a nautical theme in mind.
Mama Cormier 