…thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Pull Up a Seat https://xingfumama.blog/2023/01/13/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-2023-week-2/
Pull Up a Seat – Week 2 in 2023
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Whatever is so Lovely Challenge – Week 2
…just discovered this challenge ….thanks to XingFu Mama for hosting https://xingfumama.blog/2022/01/16/whatsoever-is-lovely-challenge-2022-week-2/
Seeing I missed the first week of this challenge I’m going to post photos from the last two weeks. I met my youngest granddaughter for the first time over the Christmas holidays. On January 8th our son, daughter-in-law and Sevin returned to London, England after spending two weeks with us. The first two photos show Sevin just before she left for the airport and sleeping on the plane.
Thursday Trios – Week 2
….hope you can join me on this new challenge
Thursday Trios can be anything that you find in groups of three or even something that you’ve staged as a grouping of three. This week’s trios are the three painted rocks and green tomatoes on the vine……
….keys at the base of guitar strings, diamonds on an ornament and three red berries.
If you’re joining us copy the link for this post and it will ping back to me. Enjoy!
On the Hunt for Joy Challenge – Week 2 – Say Cheese
…thanks to Cee for hosting On the Hunt for Joy Challenge
People are such hams when they get in front of a camera. It doesn’t take much to get people to smile but sometimes you find yourself saying ‘say cheese’. It works about 90% of the time……
…..and sometimes it doesn’t
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Week 2
….thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge
This week our topics are: truck, mural, octopus, whale, orange, black, water, ocean, vivid, vintage, blue
Orange Sky Over Water
Vivid Blue Slide With an Orange Hat
Vintage Cart
Black Sky 
Vintage Bas Relief Mural
Share Your World 2016 – Week 2
….thanks Cee for this week’s questions but I can’t help but think that I’ve answered one or two of these before
Do you believe in extraterrestrials or life on other planets?
Absolutely. I think it would be pretty arrogant to think that we are the only race of beings to inhabit the universe.
How many places have you lived? You can share the number of physical residences and/or the number of cities.
I haven’t lived in too many different places. I was born in Frankfurt, Germany and when I was one we moved to Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria. Soon after that we boarded an ocean liner and moved to Canada where I have lived most of my life in Toronto. For a period of four years, when I was 6 to 10 we lived in Oakville (a bedroom community close to Toronto) and when I went to university I lived in the town of Guelph.
If you given $22 million tax free dollars (any currency), what is the first thing you would do?
I would pay off all my credit cards and then give each of my children $1 million dollars, so they could pay off their debts and own a home. After that I would probably put aside enough money to live on comfortably and afford a couple of vacations a year for the rest of my life. Then I would share the rest with my sisters and friends and donate to different charities every year. Spread the wealth!
The Never List: What are things you’ve never done? Or things you know you never will do?
I will never and have never done the following:
- Jump from 10m tower into water
- Go bungee jumping
- Go skydiving
- Do drugs
- Climb Mt. Everest
- Smoke
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am grateful that my son has started to heal from his surgery and that he returned safely to London, England on Monday night. Before he left we spent some quality family time with his siblings and our granddaughter. Last Saturday, B, A, J and I drove to the Aga Khan Museum and spent a couple of hours perusing the artifacts from the middle east. It was fun watching my children take in the displays and actually taking the time to read the text that explained the history of the different ceramics, books and articles of clothing.
After our experience at the museum we drove to Hamilton and met up with my husband and younger daughter and her family. There was a whirlwind of activity in the kitchen as homemade meatballs were being prepared by the two of them while the rest of us took turns holding the baby and entertaining her. She is so curious now that she doesn’t want to sleep. The dinner was fabulous.
On Sunday I drove my son to the AGO to meet up with one of his good friends and to see the Turner show. I enjoyed our time together but I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of Turner’s work. I liked his small watercolour studies but his large pieces were too dark and gloomy for me. I am, however, very curious to see the movie on his life. I think he was one very strange man.
Later this week I’m hoping to figure out how to transfer photos from my new camera to my iPhone and computer using WiFi. So far transferring my photos onto the computer and onto my phone has been a challenge to say the least.
Hopefully I can sort out my photography problems so that I can continue to participate in photo challenges.
Cheers!
Share Your World 2015 – Week 2
….thanks Cee for 4 more great questions
Are you a hugger or a non-hugger?
I don’t come from a family of huggers but I’ve learned to hug over the years. I actually enjoy hugging family and friends but I’m a little put off by strangers who want to hug you. I’ve also become more careful as to whom and when I hug, especially students. Most children love to hug and usually initiate the action but over the years I’ve noticed that some just aren’t comfortable hugging and I have to respect their personal space. Unfortunately for male teachers it’s more risky to hug students and most of my male colleagues are very careful about any type of physical interaction with students
What’s your favorite ice-cream flavor?
I love all flavours of ice-cream but If I have to choose I’d say cinnamon or coffee flavoured ice-cream.
Do you prefer exercising your mind or your body? How frequently do you do either?
I love a bit of both but lately I think I do more exercising of the mind. I play scrabble daily and love the puzzles in the newspaper, especially Sudoko. When the weather isn’t too cold I love to walk and I do enjoy restorative Yoga.
Are you more of a dog person or a cat person? Why?
I’ve owned both cats and dogs but I am definitely more of a dog person. We currently own a dog named Frances and in the past we owned two Golden Retrievers for 23 years (back to back, not at the same time). 
I’m not sure why but all our dogs are and were females. As much as we loved our cat, the dogs were always more active and demanding of our time. For many people that would be a reason to prefer cats but the dogs get us out and walking and enjoying our surroundings. They also bring neighbours together. We may not know everybody’s name but they all know the dog’s name. 
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I’m grateful that my husband’s surgery is over with and that it went well. He’s home now and is recovering quickly. 
This week I’m looking forward to going back to work and do more of my art assignments for Year of the Spark. So far I’ve only done a few of my one-line drawings and I’m anxious to elaborate on some of them.
Share Your World – Week 2, 2014
…. here are the next four questions
If you had to move to a country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
I think I would move to the Netherlands. It’s where my son lives at the moment. If I had to leave Canada and most of my family behind I think it would be somewhat comforting to have one of my children close by. We had an opportunity to visit Amsterdam and Rotterdam several years ago when our son was studying there. We loved it. Even though we don’t speak Dutch most of the people there are very fluent in English. I also like the fact that we are only a hop, skip and jump from Ireland and Germany where both my husband and I have extended family.
Music or silence while working?
It depends what I’m doing. Some days when I’m doing chores I like loud catchy music but other times I prefer the quiet, especially late at night. I’m a bit of a night owl and sometime I do my best work after midnight. My husband and son both like loud music when they’re cooking.
What is your favorite color?
My favourite colour has always been red. I love bright bold colours. Next in line would be a dark rich blue.
Do you have a bucket list? What are your three items? A bucket list are things you want to do before you die.
I’ve never really believed in a bucket list. Maybe the thought of dying puts me off. What if I do everything on the list long before I’m ready to die. I think that I would jinx myself. Instead I prefer to make long range plans for one or two years ahead. What I really like is spontaneity. Just get up and go. The things that I would like to do in the next year or so are:
1. Go to Europe again, either Italy, Germany or Turkey (or maybe all three).
2. Take a trip out west to visit my baby sister (going in March).
3. Do a wine tour in Prince Edward County with my husband this spring or summer.
Mama Cormier 