Happy New Year 2020! It has been nice to spend some time visiting family and friends over the holiday season. It is also great to have a break in the regular work routine. This past fall, my husband and I spent a weekend in Wakefield Quebec along with my parents and daughter Madelaine. I was […]
Summer Art Blog: June/July 2019
My favourite time of year arrived! Lots of light, sunshine, gardens, blue skies, warm water and I can walk outside without a winter coat on. Towards the end of June I was invited, as a guest artist, to attend the Grand Opening of Killarney Lodge’s log Conference Centre, called Canada House. What a stunning building […]
Winter Update 2018/2019
Winter came early in the beginning of November. For my birthday, we drove to the Gatineau Park to stay over at a lovely restored old mansion called O’Brian House on Meech Lake. When we got into the park on Nov. 10th, it everything looked like a winter wonderland with snow draping off all the trees. […]
Late Summer, Fall 2018 Update
Wow this summer ended up being a really warm one in Ontario and I didn’t mind. With the 100 year old + maple tree shading my house, the pool out back and the camping trips, I actually really enjoyed the summer. At the beginning of August I went on a little canoe trip with my […]
Spring/Early Summer Update 2018
Wow…summer started off with a heat wave and it seemed to last for weeks. We don’t have air conditioning in our house, so we are really feeling it!…Good thing we have a pool. In May, I did a weekend trip up to Muskoka with my husband and parents. We stayed at the JW Marriott in […]
Winter/ Spring 2018 Update
Well the Christmas break this winter was absolutely freezing, with even my dogs not wanting to go outside for very long. Five minutes into our walks they would be lifting up their paws into the air and looking at me like: Why are you making us do this? Dreaming of warmer temperatures and sunshine, and […]