…..thanks to Cee for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge
Which way are we going Winnie? Two days spent with my granddaughter.
Day 1 – At the Purple Park
Which way are the children going?
Day 2 – Walking with Oma through the dandelion field
Down the ramp and along the fence by the church
Through the construction site and past the shops on James St. N.
Finally back home
….thanks to Cee for hosting Share Your World
What household chore do you absolutely enjoy doing? (can be indoor or outdoor)
This one’s tough because I don’t like doing chores. If I have to choose I’d say that I enjoy working in the garden. The best part is being outdoors. For indoors, my favourite thing to do is bake, if that’s even considered a chore. Sadly I’m doing very little of that these days because I can’t eat what I make.
Create a sentence with the words “neon green” and train”.
The high-speed train created a neon green haze as it streaked across the steel tracks.
Other than your cell phone what can you always be found with?
When I travel anywhere or go visiting I almost alway carry my camera with me.
What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week? Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.
This past week I enjoyed spending time with my family. On Wednesday I took my father to the Apple Store to buy a new iPad and on Friday I accompanied him to the ultrasound clinic (he’s fine, thank-you). On Thursday our daughter, Gaelan and our granddaughter came to Toronto for a visit. While Gaelan was visiting her friend I took Winnie to our other daughter’s place and we spent a couple of hours in the park and had a bit of lunch. Later in the day, when Brendan (Winnie’s father) finished work we all enjoyed a BBQ dinner of burgers, corn and salads.
On Saturday I went to Andrea’s place and helped her paint the apartment in the basement of her house. On Sunday she invited my husband and I back to her place for another BBQ. It’s the season.
Today, which is the holiday Monday here in Canada, my niece came for a visit with her husband and baby boy. After they left I spent a couple of hours in the garden, weeding and cleaning up the beds, getting them ready to plant. Now I’m exhausted but I got a lot done and that always make me feel like I’ve accomplished something.
….thanks to Roda for hosting the Critter Connection
On Saturday I helped my daughter, Andrea, paint the apartment in their basement. Afterwards I spent some quality time with Olive. Doesn’t she have the sweetest face?
….thanks to Cee for hosting Share Your World
Complete this sentence: This sandwich could really use some …
I love tomato, lettuce and mayo added to a sandwich.
What is your least favorite candy?
I’m not a huge candy fan and I avoid most candy. My least favourite candy is liquorice but my favourite candy is Liquorice All Sorts. Does that make sense?
What sign are you? Do you believe in astrology?
I’m a Virgo and I do believe in astrology. I’m not a follower of daily horoscopes but I do find that signs influence your personality and how you interact with people. When my father met his last wife he only had one concern about her and that was that she was a Virgo like me. The relationship lasted 22 years until she died. I guess he was more compatible with Virgos than he thought. Guess in point he lives with me now. By the way he’s a Libra and so is my husband, whom I’ve been with for 45 years.
What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week? Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.
This past week the weather definitely made me smile. The rain that was forecast didn’t happen here and the sun was out for most of the week. Yesterday it was Mother’s Day and it was suppose to be cool and partially sunny but it was very sunny and warm enough for all of us to sit outside.
As I mentioned in an earlier post I was able to see the cherry blossoms in High Park last week with my daughter and daughter-in-law. Time spent with my family always makes me happy.
Last week I was also able to help out a friend and get her daughter to a very important interview. I’m happy to report that she got the job.
…thanks to Cee for hosting the Odd Ball Photo Challenge
….thanks Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge
Sometimes the challenge is going back far into the archives to find photos to match the theme. This time I had to scroll through thousands of photos over a two year period to find what I wanted. I really need a better system to organize my photos.
….thanks to Cee for hosting Share Your World
Do you use paper money? If so is your money organized sequentially according to denomination?
I do use paper money and I do use debit. I try to avoid using the credit card but when I do I try to remember to pay it off right away. I’m not alway successful. I can’t get my head around people who use their debit card for small purchases like a cup of coffee. Don’t they know that they add to the cost of each cup when they do that. Maybe they just have a better bank plan or maybe things have changed in that department and I haven’t kept up with the times. Time to visit my bank.
Anyway I do like using cash for smaller purchases and I organize my money by denomination in my wallet with a separate compartment for my change. Doesn’t everyone do that?
You are comfortable doing nothing? For long stretches of time?
Not really. I don’t consider sitting at my computer or watching TV as doing nothing, although some people might disagree with me. I get too antsy just sitting and doing nothing. I have to keep my brain working and even after sitting and doing stuff I have to get up and move around.
What is your greatest strength?
I think my greatest strength is my creativity and my work ethic. The latter is what my husband said which surprised me a bit because there are days where I feel very lazy. I also like to do things for other people and I can pretty much be relied on to do what I say I’ll do.
What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week? Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination
Last week was pretty uneventful. I finished reading a wonderful book that I would recommend to anyone, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
On Friday my husband and I drove to Hamilton to spend the day with our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter. We signed the ownership of our second car over to them and went to lunch at a local sushi restaurant. Believe it or not it was at Winnie’s request that we went there. How many two year olds do you know that love sushi?
Thanks to my husband who took this photo.
The other thing that did bring a smile to my face last week was the onset of some beautiful sunshine and warmer temperatures. Finally!
…thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge
…..day 83 of 365 Days of Art
Every once in awhile I like to change things up. Recently I took a crochet class. After making numerous wash clothes and coffee cup holders I decided it was time to branch out or get more creative. One thing that I love making are hats, so I found a pattern for an Owl hat for my granddaughter. Normally I make things too large but this time it may be on the small side. If it is, I’ll hang on to it until more grandchildren come around or if someone else is having a baby.
Here is my first attempt at an owl hat for a toddler made with a crochet hook.
Mama Cormier 