New Flower (January 12, 2024) – Deep Yellow Hibiscus

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…at the Centennial Park Conservatory

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JusJoJan24 – Olive

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Kaye for the prompt, Olive for the JusJoJan24 challenge https://kayespencer.com/2024/01/11/jusjojan24-1-11-2024-feline-olive-jusjojan24-cats-feralcats/

As soon as I heard that ‘Olive’ was the prompt for the JusJoJan challenge I immediately thought of my granddog, Olive. She is a seven year old Frenchie, that brings us much love and joy, especially when we get to dogsit her.

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My Second Jig Saw Puzzle in 2024

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…was gifted this puzzle last year by my friend, Maria who also gifted me the first puzzle that I completed last week

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The foil pieces were a bit of a challenge, especially at night when the light from above would leave a glare. This one took me just over two days to complete.

New Flower (January 11, 2024) – Red Rose in January

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…this never happens…unusually warm winter so far

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Thursday Trios from the Mall

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…after days of greyness I decided to get some steps in at the Mall

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If you have any trios to share I’d love to see them. Just copy my link and paste it into your post and I’ll be sure to check it out. Have Fun!

New Flower (January 10, 2024) – Double Pink Amaryllis

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…at the Centennial Park Conservatory

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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…..

New Flower (January 9, 2024) – Peachy Amaryllis

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…at the Centennial Park Conservatory

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Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Purple

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/01/06/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-purple-2/

I like purple but I have to admit that I am not drawn to it as a colour. Funny because our high school colours were purple and gold. When I think of purple I think of royalty and according to Kendra Cherry from VeryWell https://www.verywellmind.com/the-color-psychology-of-purple-2795820#toc-purple-meanings-and-associations, it can also represent spirituality, wealth, mystery, femininity and in the U.S., bravery and courage, i.e. the purple heart.

It is also not a commonly found colour in nature but I have managed to find a number of purple flowers. Going through my archive I’ve found the following purple objects.