Fall saw life return a little more to normal for me. Covid numbers were down in Ontario and I returned to the classroom. I was both a little nervous to be in a building with lots of people and happy to be seeing people. The spring isolation made me realize how much I value friendships […]

Well despite our isolation period due to Covid lasting many months, the summer months have been flying by for me, as they usually do. Slowly life seemed to return to a near normal as I ventured out for some of my usual summer activities ( an Art retreat to Quebec and a kayaking trip with […]

Well the signs of spring, new growth, new life and new beginnings are out there.  Every time I walk outside I hear the many different bird songs filling the air. Each day, I have noticed the grass getting greener and all sorts of bright green plants emerging from my gardens and buds growing on the […]

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 […]

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 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. […]