{"id":2514,"date":"2013-03-19T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=2514"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:23:50","slug":"art-shop-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=2514","title":{"rendered":"Art & Shop Windows…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I posted about the Canadian photographer, Margaret Watkins and the fact that she is one of the photographers chosen to grace a new issue of Canadian stamps. Her forte was not only pictures of still life, drawn from the home – literally kitchen sink photography, but she also photographed shop windows.<\/p>\n

Shopping or window shopping has always been enjoyed more by females, I think. I hate to be sexist, but my husband would prefer to have his clothes wear out and go naked, rather than be dragged into a clothing store to buy replacements! <\/p>\n

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An accessories boutique decked out for Pride week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nI have a lot of pictures of shop windows. It is easier and cheaper to take a picture, than to actually go into the store and “buy” something. Here are some pictures that might make interesting stamps.<\/p>\n

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I like the glass and mirrors effect in this antique shop – being transported to an earlier time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\nThis was a display of old suitcases in the window of the Art Gallery of Ontario – for when I really want to escape!!<\/p>\n

Go window shopping – retail therapy on the cheap!!<\/p>\n

Have a great day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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