…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.
…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/02/14/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-streets/
…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.
…now that the outdoor studio has closed for the winter Kevin is using his iPad to create art
The following pieces were all created using Procreate, a wonderful program to make digital art. I’m amazed at how much he produces in a week. All these winter themes were inspired by our trip to the east coast and in particular the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia.
…trios from a pub and two different art galleries from the East Coast
…thanks to Kevin for finding the pain medication that I needed for my sciatica
Sunday morning Kevin walked to the closest Shopper’s Drug Mart and with help from the Pharmacist found the Naproxen that I needed. While he was gone I researched what exercises I could do to ease my pain. I found some great YouTube videos and between the pills and the exercises I started to feel much better.
Later in the day I decided that I could handle the short walk to the art gallery. The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the largest art museum in Atlantic Canada and currently houses over 18 000 works of art.
The work of Maud Lewis and her iconic house that she lived in for 30 years are on permanent display here. The house is small but Maud painted every inch of wall space and every piece of furniture and every accessory with her famous folk art style.
Other Exhibits include GENERATIONS: THE SOBEY FAMILY AND CANADIAN ART and
DEANNE FITZPATRICK: THE VERY MENTION OF HOME
Here are a few of the paintings we particularly enjoyed.
We didn’t take in all the exhibits. The collection is housed in two buildings and taking in three of the shows was all I could handle.
…day 8 was Winnie’s birthday
After a full day, celebrating Winnie’s birthday (breakfast at Steve’s Diner, a trip to the Green Pig and a party with a piñata, sushi for dinner and birthday cupcakes) we packed our bags and bid farewell to Moncton and New Brunswick.
Our next destination was Halifax, Nova Scotia. In comparison to Moncton, Halifax had a much bigger city feel and was very hilly. Our hotel was right downtown near the water’s edge but navigating the hills and the construction aggravated the sciatic that I developed that morning when packing and moving my luggage.
I knew that I needed Naproxen but I only had Tylenol with me. Unfortunately the drug store right by the hotel was closed on the weekend so I made due with what I had. Not wanting to miss out on exploring the area close to the hotel I ventured out with Kevin. We headed over to Durty Nellie’s for an early dinner and to catch the World Rugby match between Ireland and New Zealand.
The food and drink were very good, the game was exciting but heartbreaking ( Ireland lost by one point) and the company was excellent.
I thought that the Guinness might have helped ease the pain in my back and legs but it became very evident on the walk back to the hotel that my condition was worsening.
In that short walk to and from the hotel I did manage to capture some of the interesting architecture.
Day10….relief (continued)
….thanks to Sami from Colourful World for hosting Monday Murals https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2023/10/monday-murals-future-river-view.html?m=1
From Halifax
Mama Cormier 