EXPLORING. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WE JUST HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GO ON A ROAD TRIP.

HOW ARE WE PASSING THIS TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC? I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS AND DREAMING ABOUT THIS SINCE IT ALL BEGAN.

THIRTY THREE DAYS IN ISOLATION. LET US RAISE A GLASS TO BEING CANADIAN !

WHEN SPIRITLINE ISN’T PERFORMING WE ENJOY PAINTING TOGETHER.  HERE ARE A COUPLE OF ‘PAINTING JOURNEYS’ FOR YOU. 

FOUR DAYS AGO I NEEDED A PARKA TO GO OUT. IT FELT SOOOOO GOOD TO HEAD OUT FOR A SPRING PICNIC AND NOT EVEN NEED A COAT! 

I HAVE REALLY BEEN ENJOYING BAKING . WELL, MYSELF AND THE ENTIRE WORLD APPARENTLY.   AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN I TRY AND FIND FLOUR OR YEAST AT SAFEWAY. HA HA.

I SAW THIS LIST TODAY WRITTEN BY LISA TROST AND DECIDED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU .  

THIS DAY BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES FOR ME.  FOR MANY YEARS WHEN WE WERE STILL PART OF A LARGE CHOIR WE USED TO HOST A WONDERFUL BRUNCH AT OUR HOME AFTER MASS. 

THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WHEN I STARTED OUT ON MY WALK TODAY WAS A RATHER HAUNTING CHALK MESSAGE JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL …. “I MISS….” .  THIS GOT ME THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE ARE MISSING NOW- NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH THIS CHILD MIGHT HAVE BEEN THINKING…”I MISS MY FRIENDS, MY TEACHERS, MY SCHOOL, MY LESSONS.”

WHEN I FOUND OUT THE GETTY MUSEUM IN L.A. WAS HAVING A CONTEST FOR PEOPLE TO REMAKE FAMOUS ARTWORKS WITH HOUSEHOLD ITEMS I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A BLAST FOR OUR CREATIVE GANG. 

THE SNOW IS ACTUALLY MELTING !  MARK YOUR CALENDARS : APRIL 16TH, 2020 HA HA.

I FEEL VERY BLESSED THAT I HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAINT DURING THIS TIME OF ISOLATION. THIS IS A PORTRAIT OF MY FRIEND, LOREN, WHO I MET AT THE POOL…

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO FIND THE BEAUTY IN THE SNOW MID APRIL…ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR FAMILIES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING SPRING FLOWERS AND SMELLING THE INTOXICATING PERFUME OF FRESHLY MOWED GRASS.

I really love this wisdom from our National Treasure : JANN ARDEN

TODAY I AM BLINDED BY GLORY. THE MIRACLE OF THE RESURRECTION LEAVES ME AWESTRUCK EVERY YEAR. AND SO ONCE AGAIN WE CELEBRATE THE GREATEST LOVE THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN…

I’M VERY EXCITED FOR TOMORROW. IT IS BITTERSWEET BECAUSE WE WILL BE PHYSICALLY APART FROM OUR FAMILY , MANY OF WHOM WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND OUR TABLE FOR EASTER DINNER.

TIME TO PREPARE…..

SEVERAL YEARS AGO THE CHURCH OF MY YOUTH GOT TORN DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR A PARKING LOT . ( REMINDS ME OF SINGING AT COFFEE HOUSES WITH MY BESTIES, ROSE AND BARB, THE JONI MITCHELL SONG…) 

WHAT IS ‘HOLY THURSDAY’?

IN ‘LIFE BEFORE’ IT BECAME OUR DELIGHTFUL HABIT TO MEET AT A & W’S ON WEDNESDAYS AFTER OUR POOL WORKOUT.  WHEN THE WINTER WEATHER MADE THE PARKING LOT AN ICY MESS TERRY WOULD OFTEN DROP ME OFF AT THE DOOR AND THEN PICK ME UP AND THEN WE WOULD JOIN THE GANG AT THE DUB. 

THERE IS MUCH TO CELEBRATE !   AS THE WEEKS ROLL ON BY WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, HOLIDAYS AND MILESTONE MOMENTS OF WHICH WE ALWAYS PAY TRIBUTE.