…….along the North coast of the St Lawrence River just a little East of Quebec city. We were coming back from Halifax after my daughter’s graduation from Dalhousie when we decided to stay in Riviere du Loup. This is where the ferry leaves to cross the St. Lawrence into the Charlevoix region of Quebec. Charlevoix […]
I have a love-hate relationship with Lily of the Valley. I know those seemingly innocuous flowers that have delicate sprays of tiny bells – and I am surprised that someone has not written a fairy tale about how those “bells” came to be – how could anyone not just love, love, love them? Well
I was walking along Mt. Pleasant on my way to get a coffee at my local Second Cup, when I couldn’t help seeing these charming – not too sure what to call them but maybe they are lawn ornaments. Anyway the Wild Bird Seed Store – that may not sell bird seed anymore or maybe
Maybe an unlikely spot for a cuppa tea – lots of Java no doubt – but quintessential British tea – maybe not so much!! Another heading in my photo scavenger hunt is “time.” I came across this beauty in one of the home decor shops on Mt. Pleasant. This shop always has the most amazing
Another heading in the photo scavenger hunt is “grain.” I had actually seen these figures last year and I remember taking a picture of one of them, then. Well, here were three in a grouping, today!! The carvings suggest, I think anyway, that the figures were actually in the wood all the time and the
If you were ever thinking of starting a business or starting a new business, please don’t make it a manicure, pedicure, a.k.a. spa, salon. take a look. One of the headings in my photography challenge was “street.” So I walked along Mt. Pleasant early this morning and took some “street scenes.” I couldn’t help noticing,
…or how to be memorable in how you say, what you say. I came across an article in the paper this morning on famous movie lines and why they have become memorable. It seems that a few computer scientists from Cornell University analyzed scripts from over 1,000 movies; fed them into a computer and had
I am in another photo scavenger hunt – always a diversion. My second photo in the hunt is for the heading “Face.” I was out for an early morning walk and came across these adorable “faces.” Pansy “Faces” They reminded me of a knitting designer whose work I absolutely LOVE – Susan Duckworth. I tried
OK this week I am feeling sorry for myself, because… 1. Routine Dr’s appt on Monday. I do hate the poking and prodding; but she had a student in and so everything was done twice……I reminded myself that this is in the interest of science and medicine 🙂 2. Washing machine has broken for the
The Serviceberry is in bloom, more specifically, the Downy Serviceberry is in bloom. I love the name Serviceberry. It is a tree or sometimes a shrub that is native to southern Ontario and parts east and south – probably Carolinian rather than Boreal forest areas, which stretch east to the maritimes and south to the
