While at The Met last weekend, I happened upon a display that really caught my attention. It was a sobering display of paintings of Canadian soldiers – sobering in many ways, but mainly because I quickly realized that all of them had died while serving in Afghanistan. This project began when artist Stephen C. Gaebel …
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Artist Peter Robson
While in Sparta for the Sparta Girls’ Day Out event, one of the stops along the way was at the studio/gallery of Peter Robson. Robson was born in London, England but emigrated to Canada in the same year that I did, 1966. He has been working on his watercolours, oil paintings, and sculptures in Sparta …
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Storms and Sunshine
“Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.” Mario Fernandez It’s a bit chilly out there but the sky is blue and the sun is shining which is a refreshing change from all the rain and overcast days we’ve been having. A month ago when I kept telling myself that “Spring was on …
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A Day at The Met
Have you been to The Met yet? Hmm, maybe I had better clarify because it’s probably not “The Met” that you’re thinking of. This is the new Metropolitan Weekend Artisans Market that has just opened up in downtown London, Ontario. This past weekend was its grand opening and I had the opportunity to go there …
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Easter Sunday Walk in the Park
Went for a Sunday morning walk in Springbank Park here in London, Ontario after Mass and breakfast with my women’s group. It looks really gloomy here but really by noon it has turned sunny and is getting warmer. I can’t do a lot of walking so I sat down on a bench for a while …
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