…Tours, France
Flashback Thursday – April 10, 2022
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Category Archives: France
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Silver
…Sue W and Gerry C have chosen silver to be the colour of the month https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/04/05/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-silver/
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Flow
…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/04/20/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-flow/
Sunday Stills – Iconic Places and Spaces
…thanks to Terri for hosting Sunday Stills https://secondwindleisure.com/2024/02/18/sunday-stills-how-iconic-are-your-favorite-places-and-spaces/
Here are some of my favourite iconic places and spaces that I’ve visited in last 8 years.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Streets
…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/02/14/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-streets/
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Bridges
…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/01/20/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-bridge/
Ever since I started teaching the unit on Bridges from the grade 5 curriculum I’ve been somewhat obsessed with them. I love bridges but I wish I had more photos. The following bridges are from Venice, Florence, Loire Valley in France, London over the Thames, from Ontario, P.E.I., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Gardens
…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/04/12/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-gardens-2/
Where do I start with the prompt ‘garden’? It seems that at least 50% of my posts are around flowers. I’ve decided to go back and find some of the more interesting gardens that I’ve visited over the years.
The Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, ON
Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in London, England
Sunflowers in Tiny County, ON
Gardens at the Chateau Royale in Amboise, France
Curve Garden in London, England
Phoenix Gardens in London, England
Centennial Park Conservatory
I’m a Fan of……Art Galleries
….thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of……https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/03/20/a-ride-to-the-park-fan-of-198/
I love to browse through art galleries for a variety of reasons. It’s a great way to spend an afternoon or even just an hour or less. It informs me on what is happening in the world, the values of other cultures and the diversity of art itself. I don’t always love everything I see but I can appreciate what the artist went through to make their art. The one comment I despise from other people who think that a piece of art is unworthy to hang in a gallery is….”I could do that”. The problem is that they didn’t do that and never will.
The big art gallery in Toronto is the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) and I love going there but I also enjoy going to smaller galleries like the Dignam Gallery at WAAC, the Assembly Hall Gallery and all the smaller and larger galleries we visited on our trips in Europe.
The galleries below are: The Louvre in Paris – first two photos. The Musée de Beaux-Arts in Tours, France – photos 3, 4 and 5. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tours, France – photos 6,7 and 8. The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in London, England – photos 9, 10 and 11. The Barbican Art Gallery in London, England – photos 12, 13 and 14. The Tate Modern in London, England – photos 15m 16 and 17. The Dignam Art Gallery at WAAC in Toronto – photos 18, 19, 20 and 21 and Neilson Park Creative Centre in Etobicoke – photos 22, 23 and 24 . The Assembly Hall Gallery in Toronto – photos 25, 26 and 27.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Old
….thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/02/11/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-old/
Getting old is not just a number but it’s a state of mind and declining physical abilities. We need to work at staying in shape and it becomes harder as we get older but the benefits outweigh the aches and pains that may come with it. Not caring how you look is not embracing old age or aging gracefully. Even though my husband is suffering with pain and discomfort he would never think about going out, even to a doctor’s appointment without showering first and putting on clean clothes.
As plants get older they wither and dry up. Our pets get grey around the muzzle and they slow down and sleep more. My grandmother was very wrinkled but she stayed active right up to her last three years of her life. She walked everywhere, rode her bike and travelled. My father was the same. He was less wrinkled but he walked every day, worked on his crosswords and at 90 he made one last trip overseas to visit his younger brother. He wasn’t without his faults and as he got older he said things that could be hurtful but in his mind he was just being ‘honest’. He passed at 94.
Furniture and paintings fade as they get older if they aren’t properly cared for. Books and papers yellow and can get musty and brittle. Old things in museums are stored in carefully crafted atmospheres to slow down the aging process and skilled hands can bring masterpieces back to life for future generations to experience and enjoy.
RDP – Fancy
…thanks to the Ragtag community for hosting the RDP challenge, https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/rdp-monday-fancy/
Mama Cormier 