Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Coronation

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Promptshttps://weeklyprompts.com/2023/05/10/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-the-coronation/

Did I watch the Coronation last Saturday? I did not. Had I been home I might have tuned in but it happened to fall on the same day as my art opening. I do like the pomp and circumstance, the colours and formal attire but I’m not sure that the monarchy has a place in society anymore. I appreciate the history of the monarchy and even paid Buckingham Palace a visit the first time we travelled to London in 2018. Then again I have visited many castles and palaces in countries where monarchies no longer exist.

The Queen was and now King Charles is the head of state in Canada. It is purely a symbolic title and holds no power. I’m not sure that King Charles will be as popular a monarch as his mother was. Once the shine of his coronation dims, I’m sure the debates about the legitimacy of the monarchy will continue. It would be nice if King Charles could continue his work with global warming and the impact on the environment but I fear that this has become too political and his hands will be tied. Maybe this might have been as area where his monarchy could have make a difference in the world.

For now let the monarchists and supporters of the Royal Family have their day. Who knows, this may be the last Coronation they ever experience.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Gardens

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/04/12/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-gardens-2/

Where do I start with the prompt ‘garden’? It seems that at least 50% of my posts are around flowers. I’ve decided to go back and find some of the more interesting gardens that I’ve visited over the years.

The Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, ON

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Queen Mary’s Rose Garden in London, England

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Sunflowers in Tiny County, ON

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Gardens at the Chateau Royale in Amboise, France

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Curve Garden in London, England

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Phoenix Gardens in London, England

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Centennial Park Conservatory

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Lonely Character

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/04/05/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-character/

Who is that lonely character that I see before me?

Off in the distance, standing guard on the grass

Hidden but not, an unusual white mass

His days are numbered for him to see

The weather is his enemy.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Neighbours

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/15/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-neighbors/

Neighbours mean the world to us. Not only do we help each other out in times of need or to carry out a goal, we also have become friends and celebrate special times in our lives together.

Trish and I picked up garbage in the neighbourhood for a month when COVID first hit. It was her idea but I was right there with her for 30 days.

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4-BB38-E86-04-D7-4-A8-C-977-A-99-D202994-FC8 — *…she even got one her daughters and her friend to pitch in*

5-F17-BE9-F-D587-4-ACC-AF5-E-DE7-A497-B8560 — *For years we shovelled snow for our neighbours and now they help us out when we’re not able*

D3376-F57-7697-4-E75-989-D-CDB0888-BD4-DE — *This is our neighbourhood lawn bowling club and many of the members are my neighbours. I’ve met a lot of great people*

0-EFE3-F52-113-C-40-CD-9-A91-D4-C02191-A69-E — *Friends since high school and neighbours at the cottage…always there to support me*

670-D8-CF4-6-D18-4-A99-9538-CD6-DCA435753 — *Neighbours and friends helping me celebrate my ‘big’ birthday*

B57-A2-A59-7-E1-D-4-EDD-95-F1-B0-F16-AD9-C9-F4-1-201-a — *Neighbours pitching in to help clear the leaves on the corner lot*

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Birds

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/03/08/wednesday-challenge-the-birds/

Some birds hang out all winter long, especially the waterfowl. On my walk recently the ducks were close to shore and didn’t seem to mind me being there.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Belonging

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/02/01/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-belonging/

Before COVID I belonged to a group of bakers. Every week, twice a week, we got together to make dough and bake bread in the wood burning oven at Montgomery’s Inn, one of Toronto’s Historical Museums. When COVID hit in March 2020 all volunteer jobs were eliminated and bread baking ceased to exist for almost three years. I loved belonging to this group of men and women who came together every week and I look forward to the day that we can once again get together to make bread.

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I also belong to an organization of mostly women artists but also some men and that too has reduced it’s in person activities considerably since COVID hit. I love belonging to such a creative group that shares knowledge and ideas so freely and openly. It’s given me the confidence to pursue my art journey and I even hosted my first solo art show in 2022.

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I also belong to a lawn bowling club and this past year we’ve been able to get together in person to play ‘normal’ games where we can have three people per side and use all the lanes at the same time. We were also able to celebrate Canada Day and we had a year end dinner. A great group of people that I’m happy to call friends.

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The most precious of groups that I belong to is that of my family and friends. COVID has been difficult but thanks to ZOOM and WhatsApp, I’ve been able to stay connected. In the past year we’ve been able to travel again to visit family overseas and on the east coast and we’ve even gotten together for celebrations to acknowledge milestone birthdays.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Home

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/25/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-home/

Home is where the heart is and my home and heart have lived at the same address for over 44 years. My favourite part of my home is my backyard where we’ve entertained over the years with family gatherings, memorials and milestone birthdays.

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Bored

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W. and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/18/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-bored/

How does one convey bored in a photograph? Is it someone napping in the middle of the day, a grim look on a child’s face or the sad look in an animal’s eyes?

It’s hard to see what someone is feeling in a photo unless you use your imagination.

DF11224-F-4146-4-D42-BB79-686397151-EA9 — *Help, I want to be anywhere but here……*

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29-C864-E5-4-C58-4-C58-B3-DD-A0-C1271-EFAB3 — *No Papa, I don’t want to look at anymore paintings…..*

05-FF0910-C7-FD-4-F8-C-8-D34-B20-F7063-B151 — *Waiting for his turn at the feeder….hurry up before I fall asleep*

410770-B2-BD03-4-BEA-8-F46-725-C57-C7819-F — *Why are all these people looking at me?*

50081351-7-E24-493-E-9848-FFB8-D800-BDBC — *It’s hard to tell with Olive from the look on her face*

4-D4-C3-D4-C-F876-4-E15-9-E5-C-7-E5815-FD082-A — *I know you’d rather be roaming free in the park*

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Foot

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W. and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/11/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-foot/

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Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Resolutions

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Mama Cormier

…thanks to Sue W. and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2023/01/04/weekly-prompts-wednesday-challenge-resolutions/

Every year I find myself making the same resolutions….lose weight, continue to walk daily, eat healthy. This year I’m going to add two more resolutions. Make art at least weekly and visit my family in New Brunswick and in London once or twice. Of course making resolutions doesn’t work if you don’t have a plan to meet your goals.

For Christmas I received a new Fitbit so sticking to my plan of walking at least 10 000 steps a day makes that goal easier to track. My course of action is to try and get out before noon for a walk with my camera, walk instead of driving to shop at the top of the street and when I do need to use the car park as far from the entrance as possible.

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I already eat pretty healthy. I just need to stop snacking in the evenings. To do this I’m going to make art in my studio or read a book in a room away from the kitchen. In the past I resolved to make art every day but I found that goal was unattainable. Instead I’m looking to work at my art table at least once a week. I’ve also signed up to do another solo show in May so I’m motivated to make more art.

6749-DBD7-6934-4-E5-A-A0-E1-05-F92-F9-E2367-1-201-a — *A Healthy Meal*

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A211-D5-CA-0288-43-DC-9-AEF-D42-FA3-D6955-B — *My first solo art show in 2022*

2-C539181-6-CB1-4988-8-B40-FE6-EF0-CA9012 — *Visiting our son in London last April*

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48-A64425-3937-4822-AD0-F-E57-FC992-F190 — *Visiting our daughter in New Brunswick last October*

I always find it helpful to post a photo of me so I have a before photo. Not the most attractive photo but it was taken a few days ago. It clearly reminds me of how I need to make better food choices and stop eating in the evening.