….thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Whatsoever is Lovely https://xingfumama.blog/2022/02/27/whatsoever-is-lovely-challenge-2022-week-7-2/
Treating myself to a beautiful bunch of pink tulips…..
Taking in the beauty of nature’s ice sculptures…..
The promise of spring as the snow begins to melt in the parks…….
….thanks to Cee for hosting On the Hunt for Joy Challenge
What makes you feel small? Standing under a very tall tree, sitting inside a very large church, looking up at a dinosaur or sitting in an oversized chair?
….day 47 and week 7
I’m a little behind with my collage art so I’ve posted two assignments back to back. This week’s assignment was to take two different images and cut them into thin strips of equal size and alternate them to create a new image.
For my first one I had two different images of snakes and for the second one I used an image of a tulip and one of my art papers that had similar colours.
….thanks Cee for hosting Share Your World
What are you a “natural” at doing?
I think I’m a natural at teaching art to young children and reading stories to them.
Would you prefer a one floor house or multiple levels?
I like multiple levels in a house. I find climbing stairs helps keep me fit. Maybe as I get older I’ll prefer a one floor house.
What was your favorite subject in school?
In school my favourite subject was Family studies. I’ve always loved practical hands on classes.
Complete this sentence: If only the rain..
….would happen only at night.
What are you grateful for from last week and what do you look forward to this week?
I’m grateful for my daughter’s wonderful wedding a week ago today. It was a beautiful and simple ceremony at City Hall. Afterwards we walked to a very nice bar down the street and toasted the girls with Prosecco. Dinner wasn’t until 6:00 so we stayed at Drake 150 for about an hour and then we headed to Terroni’s for the reception. The guest list was very intimate with only 26 family members and very close friends in attendance. The food was fabulous and a wonderful time was had by all.
On Saturday I paid a visit to my friend Maria and brought her some goodies for her birthday, Valentine’s Day and Family Day. On Sunday my husband treated me to a very nice lunch at Snug Harbour in Port Credit to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The meal was fantastic.
This week I’m looking forward to pyjama day at school, the dance for the kids on Friday and hopefully seeing my granddaughter on the weekend.
……lucky 7
Is the paper money in your possession right now organized sequentially according to denomination and with the bills right side up and facing the same way?
There is no money in my wallet at the moment. I’ve been using my debit card a lot lately. When I’m organizing money from school trips and fund raisers I do tend to organize the bills sequentially and all facing in the same direction.
What is your favorite type of dog? (can be anything from a specific breed, a stuffed animal or character in a movie)
My favourite dog is probably a Golden Retriever. I’ve owned two of them so I tend to have a soft spot in my heart for them. Having said that, however, I love all my dogs…. mutts and pure breads alike. 
If money was not an issue, would you go on a cruise? If so where would you go?
I think I’d like to try a cruise at least once. A river cruise through Europe appeals to me. My sister went on one last fall and enjoyed it very much.
Would you dare to sleep in haunted house overnight?
No thank you. I do believe that ghosts exist and haunted houses tend to have ‘angry’ ghosts. There’d be no sleeping going on for me.
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 for a very special ‘Family Day’ get together at a dim sum restaurant in Chinatown. Both my girls and their significant others were there and we videotaped a greeting to our son and his fiancé in England. My husband is healing up nicely and I’m over my tummy ailments that had me down for the count last Friday.
This week I’m looking forward to a cross country ski trip with a group of grade 4 and 5 students and on Friday our boys’ basketball team will be competing in a tournament against four other school teams. Wish us luck!
For more Share Your World fun check out Cee’s Photography.
….four more interesting questions
What is your favorite couch potato activity: readings, watching movies, watching sports, napping, anything on TV, computer games, play cards, or other?
My favourite couch potato activity is watching a good movie or documentary. I always feel that I can never get those two hours back again so whatever I watch has to be worth my time. If I’m learning something interesting I always feel that is time well spent and if I get enjoyment out of it all the better.
What is your favorite toppings on pizza?
Pizza is an indulgence and special treat so again it has to be worth the calories. Some of my favourite toppings are: mushrooms, roasted red peppers, ricotta cheese, meatballs
Pizza done in a special pizza oven where it cooks in minutes and the thin crust comes out slightly charred is my all time favourite. Top it with fresh arugula and I’m in pizza heaven.
I have to admit that our favourite pizzas lately have been the ones we make ourselves at home. We don’t have a special pizza oven but we’ve been toying with building one in the backyard. Garden Fork has made a video on how to make a dry fit pizza oven with clay brick. I’ve wanted to make one of these for the cottage. I need to find 96 clay bricks and an old bed frame and I’ll be good to go.
What is is favorite genre of movie or book?
I don’t like horror or action movies. Give me a good drama, love story or intelligent comedy and I’m good to go. Add a little suspense and something with a surprise ending and I’ll talk about it forever. I’m pretty much the same with books. Some of my favourite books are:
The Help, The Rosie Project, The Birth House, Best Laid Plans, The Book of Negroes, Cutting for Stone
Favourite Movies:
The Wizard of Oz, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Toy Story 1, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sixth Sense, Titanic, Django Unchained (I was surprised how much I enjoyed this), Captain Phillips,
Movies I Want to See:
Philomena, Gravity, Saving Mr. Banks
Do you prefer eating the frosting of the cake first?
I love frosting but I like it with the cake so I try to make sure that every bite has some frosting on it.
Mama Cormier 