Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Treasure

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting the Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/02/18/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-treasure/

Treasure for me is not my jewellery or furnishing or even my house. I learned a long time ago that ‘things’ don’t bring happiness, certainly not for a sustained period of time. My treasures are more life experiences that I’ve had and the memories that they evoke. My wedding day, giving birth and watching my children grow up are my greatest treasures. Now I can also add my grandchildren to that list.

If I started to post all my favourite memories I would be posting dozens of pictures. Instead I’ve decided to post some of my favourite ‘treasured’ photos from the past. I love these old photos.

D9977-C15-2-B74-4-F17-BF27-148-CD2-FC3059 — *My father, his sister and my grandparents in the 1930s*

6-AE0-EACB-8-F07-44-E8-8424-8-CC34498-B23-A — *My mother and me when I was 1 year old*

AB7-F53-B4-F7-D5-481-B-9569-962514-BD0012 — *Our wedding day, August 16, 1975*

Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…wanted to share my special card from my husband

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He was a busy guy last week because he made a card for each of the five grandkids.

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RDP – Fancy

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting the RDP challenge, https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/rdp-monday-fancy/

06340-D27-C0-D1-47-E0-AD9-D-F8-A6231-C1646 — *Fancy dress for a wedding*

2-D360712-CDE4-4-FB2-9-AC5-74009-BF293-DF — *Fancy church in Munich*

A7-AAB0-A8-7826-4598-A287-41-AEEEA83169 — *Fancy fingertips*

EA357561-92-A1-466-C-B1-F1-B26-CB21-E8221 — *Fancy pastries in France*

6-A646-DED-C1-E6-4-F07-B5-BE-C67-AD8-D6-BF70 — …*more fancy pastries*

3713-A2-D2-E360-421-C-8-E25-E66-DADC20962 — *Fancy boudoir*

29-D0021-D-2-E2-A-48-EF-AAF9-D41-BABAB8863 — *Fancy period costumes*

7482-A3-E5-64-D7-4-F7-E-B4-A8-F2378-D14585-F — *Fancy birthday bouquet*

31-F688-D3-1961-45-ED-AA31-1-C54-B8300-DC7-1-201-a — *Fancy baubles*

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Valentine Red

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/02/04/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-valentine-red/

Red has always been my favourite colour.

F256-F9-CB-3-D9-D-44-EA-ADD6-A7-ACF64-B69-E1 — *My favourite colour*

85-CAE94-B-49-A1-41-EA-9738-659-A84-D97355-1-201-a — *Collage art*

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13161-C73-5-F31-4250-98-C5-3-A5-A385-AB31-E — *Winnie’s painting job*

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Home

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/25/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-home/

Home is where the heart is and my home and heart have lived at the same address for over 44 years. My favourite part of my home is my backyard where we’ve entertained over the years with family gatherings, memorials and milestone birthdays.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Legs and Feet

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge https://ceenphotography.com/2023/01/24/cffc-legs-and-feet/

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Bend

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting the Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/21/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-bend/

Bending implies that you or something is flexible, either physically or mentally. When a person bends mentally they are able to see both sides of an opinion or argument and can ‘bend’ or change their own way of thinking. Bending physically is easier to demonstrate in photographs.

A8-B1-E32-E-D2-CC-41-F8-ADE7-167-B430-F3770 — *A bend in the path*

29-F6-F208-3166-474-C-9-D59-9591-F64-B7-A67 — *Bending over to pick up a stool*

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19-CA6-A4-F-85-B1-489-C-90-E7-7419-F8051901 — *Bends in the wooden stairway at the AGO*

C5-DABF70-5-E91-430-B-826-D-7-AB5-B402-A7-A7 — *Bending beams at the AGO*

7-CDEE983-F107-4-AEB-BB1-C-116-D02-BB5682 — *Gargoyles bending over at the castle in France*

496-B6-FBD-0-FB5-4-E9-F-B577-F7-A45-FACD516 — *Bending in for a kiss*

45-E0-FD67-1-BC9-4927-BB67-166-EC0-FA4-A72 — *Bend and stretch*

5-A726-C29-8654-437-F-AD61-B108-F9-AE5-E4-C — *Bending her body coming down the bend in the slide*

5-DED7577-726-F-4508-A7-C4-5908-AE5-D3-C49 — *Bending over to bowl*

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Bored

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W. and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/18/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-bored/

How does one convey bored in a photograph? Is it someone napping in the middle of the day, a grim look on a child’s face or the sad look in an animal’s eyes?

It’s hard to see what someone is feeling in a photo unless you use your imagination.

DF11224-F-4146-4-D42-BB79-686397151-EA9 — *Help, I want to be anywhere but here……*

86527295-75-B5-4-A86-817-A-05997-C58562-F — *I’m so bored I’m going cross-eyed*

29-C864-E5-4-C58-4-C58-B3-DD-A0-C1271-EFAB3 — *No Papa, I don’t want to look at anymore paintings…..*

05-FF0910-C7-FD-4-F8-C-8-D34-B20-F7063-B151 — *Waiting for his turn at the feeder….hurry up before I fall asleep*

410770-B2-BD03-4-BEA-8-F46-725-C57-C7819-F — *Why are all these people looking at me?*

50081351-7-E24-493-E-9848-FFB8-D800-BDBC — *It’s hard to tell with Olive from the look on her face*

4-D4-C3-D4-C-F876-4-E15-9-E5-C-7-E5815-FD082-A — *I know you’d rather be roaming free in the park*

D83-C6355-AEEF-40-BE-877-D-A4-E05973-F309 — *Probably more tired than bored*

Pull Up a Seat – Week 2 in 2023

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2023/01/13/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2023-week-2/

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Visiting the AGO

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…Leonard Cohen and art on a plate

On Sunday, my daughter, daughter-in-law and I went to the AGO. It was was wonderful to be back and visit the featured Leonard Cohen exhibition and many other parts of the art gallery. It was also nice to be able to go to the Espresso Bar in the Galleria Italia, sit down and enjoy a delicious cappuccino and share two beautifully presented tarts.

The Leonard Cohen show was very busy but it was interesting to see the different stages of his life, his family and the progression of his poetry and music career. I became a fan as he got older and loved his gravelly voice and iconic hat that he wore when performing.