A Busy Weekend

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Mama Cormier

……surrounded by family and friends

This weekend started on Friday when my husband and I drove up to Vaughn to buy a porchetta for our family dinner on Saturday. I really should have taken a photo but I didn’t. I find more and more that I’m just enjoying the moment without having to document everything with my camera.

On Saturday I continued to organize my studio and I started to put together the last piece of furniture from IKEA. At least everything is now in neat piles and I’m able to move around the studio without tripping over boxes and random bits of paper, frames and canvases.

Later in the afternoon I went to a surprise birthday party for a friend from my teaching days. It’s been a busy week for this lovely lady as she and her husband are getting ready to fly to Mexico for her son’s wedding. Her son and future daughter-in-law were in town for a few days so they were able to attend the party. They actually boarded a plane later that night and are now in Mexico to make final arrangements for the wedding.

When I got home around 5:30 my family were already at the house and my husband had prepared all the food for dinner. Again I didn’t take any photos. We had a very nice time and Winnie and I snuck off after dinner to give her parents a few moments to relax with the rest of the family. Winnie’s favourite TV show is Peppa Pig and she was mesmerized for about 15 minutes.

Today started off nice and sunny but quickly became very grey and overcast. Fortunately is was very mild so when Kevin and I went to visit a friend in the hospital we were able to park on the street a little ways from the hospital. We didn’t mind walking and I was able to get in about 4000 extra steps. After our visit we decided to walk up one of our favourite streets in Toronto, Roncesvalles, and look for a coffee shop.

When we got home tonight, Kevin made dinner again and afterwards I phoned my sister in Calgary and then my Dad and I played a game of cribbage. I haven’t yet painted today but the evening is still young and I tend to do my best work at night anyway.

Here are a few shots that I took on Friday when I went for my walk.

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – January 19, 2018

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..thanks to Cee for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge

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Wordless Wednesday – WPC – Silence

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..two for one….this week’s photo challenge is silence

Sunday Trees – 322

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees

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Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – January 12, 2018

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mama Cormier

…..thanks to Cee for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge

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WPC – Favourite Landscapes for 2017

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Mama Cormier

….couldn’t limit my favourites to one photo

Here are two of my favourite photos of water. One is the city skyline of Toronto on a grey but calm day and other is a windy summer day at the beach overlooking Georgian Bay.

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Roda’s Critter Challenge – December 18, 2017

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Mama Cormier

…the cattle are lowing

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Thanks to Roda for hosting the Critter Connection Challenge

WPC – Ascend

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Mama Cormier

…this week’s theme for the weekly photo challenge is ascend

I was a bit perplexed by the word ascend so I looked up the definition.

as·cend

[əˈsend]

VERB

ascends (third person present) · ascended (past tense) · ascended (past participle) · ascending (present participle)

go up or climb:

“she ascended the stairs” · “new magmas were created and ascended to the surface”

synonyms: climb · go up/upward · move up/upward · rise (up) · clamber (up) · mount· scale · conquer · take to the air · take off · rocket

antonyms: descend
- climb to the summit of (a mountain or hill):
  
  “the first traveler to ascend the mountain”
- (of a fish or boat) move upstream along (a river).
rise through the air:

“we had ascended 3,000 ft”
- (of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead up:
  
  “the road ascends to the lake”
- move up the social or professional scale:
  
  “he took exams to ascend through the ranks” · “some executives ascend to top-level positions”
- (of a spiritual being or soul) rise into heaven:
  
  “the Prophet ascended to heaven” · “the risen and ascended Christ”
- (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch:
  
  “Carolyn’s voice had ascended into high-pitched giggles”
  
  With definition in hand I found some photos that I felt ‘ascended’ to the challenge.

Action at the Hockey Arena

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Mama Cormier

….you were where??????

Most of you know that both my husband and I are not huge hockey fans. Sometimes during the playoff season, if our home team are in the finals I might take in part of a game or at least watch the last 10 minutes. My Dad thinks that we’re both very un-Canadian because we don’t get excited about the hockey game. None the less he tells us about every game that he watches and we listen politely.

Last weekend my daughter came over to help me put together a wall unit and I promised to drive her to a hockey game afterwards so that she could see Josie’s nephew play hockey. My husband agreed to come with us and we experienced first hand the hockey culture that so many Canadian families endure at least once a week if not more during hockey season. For some hockey season goes all year, with summer training camps and off season tournaments.

The arena that we drove to in northern Etobicoke has five rinks and parking can be challenging. The game was well under way when we arrived. I brought my telephoto lens with me and played around trying to get action shots, not an easy task when the boys are moving so quickly.