A Look Back on 2023 – April to July

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…a busy part of the year as I get ready for my solo art show, open the cottage and prepare to fly to Calgary

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307-F668-F-EFDB-46-AA-8912-3045837-E23-DD — *Adding Stitching to my art and experimenting with rock weaving*

7-EA9817-E-C682-452-C-80-AC-4-EB356-B028-D5 — *Trip to the Guelph Arboretum*

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9358269-A-1-C8-F-4-EFD-A6-D1-23-C8-B6679-DB3 — *Daughter running at the High Park Spring Runoff and my friend’s daughter’s wedding*

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237-D5-F03-9615-46-B6-81-C8-0-FF311-B3-E912 — *Poster for my solo show and curating the collection at home before installation*

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167-FE230-1368-4-DE1-946-E-1308-D726446-A — *Show is installed and ready for opening day*

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6-A426-BD3-04-AF-424-B-BA4-E-9207-B0377107 — *After three long years we’re back to bread baking at Montgomery’s Inn*

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9587-ECB5-9916-43-DF-8-CA2-9-BAEB98-DF3-A1 — *Opening of the Lawn Bowling Season*

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D34-B4-F68-E0-CB-48-E0-9-A5-B-7-E4981813-BCC-1-201-a — *Trip to the Aberfoyle Market and the Elora Gorge*

DF958-B84-75-F9-4092-873-D-23-C4819-F693-B — *Beginning of our cat sitting experience with Tober*

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05-BE84-E0-9-F21-427-F-BD08-2-E13574-BDB8-E — *Another art installation at WAAC*

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4-D5-A2-A20-8159-41-EE-935-B-A7-BD01-F0-A3-DF — *Opening Reception for “Artists Choice” at WAAC*

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45-FBAFEA-A448-4803-8822-C2-FB9-B2-DE885 — *The Lakeshore Cheese festival and my friend* *Peter’s retirement party*

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B82-A4-DB4-10-B0-45-E1-9-F92-07-EC224-D250-F — *Opening the Cottage with my friend Liz*

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698-E94-F6-CCF9-4516-8526-6-C8-E9-A234518 — *Trip to the Cheltenham Badlands*

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52-E1-B8-F5-C3-F0-4-FE0-92-FF-FB89-BBBB5104 — *Long Branch Garden Tour….congratulations Mary*

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9-A0626-DC-FF2-D-4-EB8-995-B-D23211-B37-C60 — *Dog sitting Olive while her Mommies are on the East Coast visiting Winnie and her family*

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4-F709181-EE1-D-45-B1-A1-B4-734-D0283508-B — *A trip to the cottage with Andrea…put down the new floor in the kitchen*

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370013-A7-B337-4-FEE-847-C-00-D601-F1-C4-C6 — *Flying to Calgary to visit family and friends….took a side trip to Banff*

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EE137-AD4-5-B25-4103-88-C6-263-C81-BD8-DE9-1-201-a — *Fun times with my sister and her husband until……*

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16-B57-C3-E-933-D-47-DD-AA52-1-BBAADED2-CFB — *…Kevin ended up in the hospital for the next five days with pneumonia …kept himself busy with drawing*

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AACA7-C87-9-C9-D-4-B6-D-A884-19-ED175-F2978 — *In the meantime my sister and brother-in-law took me on many excursions in between hospital visits and I did get to spend time with our friends Lance and Lois*

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To be continued…..

Cee’s Which Way Challenge in Black and White

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Cee for hosting the Which Way Challenge https://ceenphotography.com/2023/11/02/cwwc-any-which-way-in-black-and-white/

All the images are from our trip to the East Coast.

Thursday Trios – November 2, 2023

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…trios from a pub and two different art galleries from the East Coast

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Sunday Trees – October 29, 2023

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2023/10/29/sunday-trees-505/

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Along the Eastern Townships in Quebec at comfort stations on the way home.

Hallowe’en and Autumn Decorations on the East Coast

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…everywhere we went we found homes and businesses decked out for Hallowe’en and the autumn harvest

0-B7-B82-E0-2-A8-A-44-FB-8-F30-B2091-C893-EA5 — *From the car on our way to Shediac*

393-A7-CFA-25-E2-4-AE8-B645-729-ADEF6-A3-F0 — *At the Green Pig, NB*

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254-C910-F-7-A94-4-E2-D-9-EBC-29-A15-B19699-B — *Lunenburg, NS*

0-B694079-9-C84-45-FC-8540-6-DF62-C38-ECF2-1-201-a — *At the August House*

85-A0-B61-C-7-EC3-4044-ABC0-B499-D96-EFA9-A — *At Luckett’s Vineyard, NS*

E4-D7-BE21-72-A2-4-DC8-8-D46-4-FEC8848-AF30-1-201-a — *At Lightfoot and Wolfville Vineyards, NS*

42-CA1-BC8-999-C-4-B14-998-E-E8-C70-EF7-CF23 — *Outside a home in Windsor, NS*

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Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge from Peggy’s Cove

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull up a Seat Challenge https://xingfumama.blog/2023/10/27/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2023-week-43/

Peggy’s Cove is a very beautiful but rugged seacoast tourist attractions. Recently a boardwalk and fenced deck was built to keep tourists safer and more comfortable. They don’t discourage you from walking right up to the lighthouse but they do post warnings that people have died on these rocks. I thought the seating was a nice touch.

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Found

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/10/21/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-found/

Sue wrote a very interesting article on her blog that she found in the Guardian. It’s well worth a read. My contribution is literally things that I found on my recent trip to the East Coast.

DD267033-1-F5-C-4837-BE23-D4-E467-BFD66-E — *Old fashion snow shoes in Sherbrooke, Que.*

C429-C93-C-9-E65-4-E42-8065-9863204-EF453 — *Stephen King’s house in Bangor, Me*

8-F6-EF947-25-DB-4-AE3-ACE3-E2530417-EEB5 — *Shells on the beach in Bouctouche, NB*

E74-EB509-3-AC5-4-D4-F-9084-B1-ACFB6-B1-C35 — *Lobster Traps in Alma, NB*

534-AA5-B0-FE6-F-465-E-9-CE4-699204-D472-F4 — *Gourds at the Green Pig in NB*

008-BDB70-5-F02-4-EB4-A8-E2-5-B74-A986-CA38 — *Pink tractor at the Green Pig*

A1-EFBFFF-A798-4-E18-B07-A-28274-E210662 — *Sou western hat at Peggy’s Cove*

68083-B74-7132-4-B90-9-C42-5-A9873682-E90 — *A Pyramid of lobster traps decorated for Hallowe’en in Lunenburg, NS*

D1-BC9527-7-B67-45-DF-9314-C635591-C40-EB — *Beer taps with educational themes in Windsor, NS*

45868-CBC-9870-4-A10-9-BEC-0539-B1-E224-F9 — *Skeletons hiding in wineries in Wolfville, NS*

766-EDB9-F-E69-B-40-D1-9209-2-A6-EBEC287-C4 — *Turquoise cannon and cannonballs in Annapolis Royal, NS*

Monday Murals – Oct. 23, 2023

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…street art from Nova Scotia

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57943-E83-2-DD0-48-A8-B037-6-B30-CFF6-F7-C7-1-201-a — *Windsor, Nova Scotia*

Thursday Trios from Peggy’s Cove

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…Oct. 26, 2023

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If you have any trios you’d like to share with us just copy my link and paste it into your post. When I get the pingback I will check it out and leave a comment. While on my road trip I was able to post from my phone but I wasn’t able to leave comments. I will get to the comments later today. Thanks for your patience.