tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392656976843629172024-03-19T05:48:35.677-03:00Tanglewood ThreadsThreads of Thought on creating with cloth and stitchPenny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-77971879908374997872024-01-29T10:06:00.000-04:002024-01-29T10:06:07.125-04:00Winter’s Finally Here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkCZehLdH6YbZyKx4g9_kKLGN0r5r9-SCP2CW6yN2V0t_mXmXgikcnW2RLbaERlPNsbCa2qsgxnaW2M1Ok0B4Dy-lVVGeYxbocigyPzZi096TP1osZTK7xlNNA8MovbOr9xpQc6nmJ7Po6sFE0rpcFA2HLqKVDOinT-LidPwi3eEtBtXFNiVPnvGY5Sa3/s4032/IMG_6584.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkCZehLdH6YbZyKx4g9_kKLGN0r5r9-SCP2CW6yN2V0t_mXmXgikcnW2RLbaERlPNsbCa2qsgxnaW2M1Ok0B4Dy-lVVGeYxbocigyPzZi096TP1osZTK7xlNNA8MovbOr9xpQc6nmJ7Po6sFE0rpcFA2HLqKVDOinT-LidPwi3eEtBtXFNiVPnvGY5Sa3/w480-h640/IMG_6584.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Winter arrived over the weekend</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Beautiful thick sticky snow</p><p style="text-align: center;">Just in time for my birthday!</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM4DMnac4Jx3R76-ScNiNK8YPYwUIRQuckU67DImnqhrkccv4Fmpt3XxN3mXnS4B1EoEhN8SEHm7HYfUBXSdiqoIqxGlvzXV_RfZdlykd19mN-b2yRuh3-4l6UPHImB1f_2IPbxBTAa0slh-nvWHud_HNhlhftuEFuffWOy0LuzEQxIRNTHrD7GrcK2DS/s4032/IMG_8534.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM4DMnac4Jx3R76-ScNiNK8YPYwUIRQuckU67DImnqhrkccv4Fmpt3XxN3mXnS4B1EoEhN8SEHm7HYfUBXSdiqoIqxGlvzXV_RfZdlykd19mN-b2yRuh3-4l6UPHImB1f_2IPbxBTAa0slh-nvWHud_HNhlhftuEFuffWOy0LuzEQxIRNTHrD7GrcK2DS/w400-h300/IMG_8534.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">It will be quiet here because</p><p style="text-align: center;"> one Rust Pup has been hobbling for a few days.</p><p style="text-align: center;">She has torn a ligament on one of her rear legs</p><p style="text-align: center;">So today we take her to the vet</p><p style="text-align: center;">She will be operated on in the morning</p><p style="text-align: center;">Fingers crossed.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-62250635558607739812023-09-17T15:54:00.000-03:002023-09-17T15:54:13.668-03:00Hunkering Down for Tropical Storm Lee<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3ww9PNYvsLgQh53lx9LIDperekzR-_c1_2Ho5Bn1ryeZqHEBtK4RrSUu1MT1XNfbmkAo6HJMBvhtB81ulKybP1ksnskpObjfe1TrcmgEW7Ed60PRWaXHd186evr_cX-pU8X-XkJXuiOG8KdI21GFAfW6FStqCDkp-YOpXo_2pH6-y6IjG-xEFu550GnZf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3ww9PNYvsLgQh53lx9LIDperekzR-_c1_2Ho5Bn1ryeZqHEBtK4RrSUu1MT1XNfbmkAo6HJMBvhtB81ulKybP1ksnskpObjfe1TrcmgEW7Ed60PRWaXHd186evr_cX-pU8X-XkJXuiOG8KdI21GFAfW6FStqCDkp-YOpXo_2pH6-y6IjG-xEFu550GnZf=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the summer I've been creating my own cyclone in the studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirtl7q8aioYRBbB_-NcMk4MXVVf21VH_paLSvUMZPLSgi673I7SeEJpOkPHwkTusnLpRn-cAQMN3bEvFF0UBPSpbPdbvuuUivOD0lb4m7dcT8qilJHAd29f4ZmlIrfzBMALsRbc-XB02DZyw6G5lfJCZ3majoTjhQfi0zov6nZ76UXhyiM_OhRDYjYHZqk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirtl7q8aioYRBbB_-NcMk4MXVVf21VH_paLSvUMZPLSgi673I7SeEJpOkPHwkTusnLpRn-cAQMN3bEvFF0UBPSpbPdbvuuUivOD0lb4m7dcT8qilJHAd29f4ZmlIrfzBMALsRbc-XB02DZyw6G5lfJCZ3majoTjhQfi0zov6nZ76UXhyiM_OhRDYjYHZqk=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So with the arrival of Tropical Storm Lee </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took it as a hint to tidy up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course that didn't last long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiryFJxwWWcUh_ioEmQw2OuYlI8Xr4_6jK4ASkF_1kD_92gpF3VSnmXkaJuPMAY5wDJss8CEJqH_Nr12qO-uRdq4tMc6Pi7YdB3Q--_kq6yhFMWUrutQwlzeKeIbwTymhipzI9PWTLTJzEr7lyRYmEYkgMO8XKVmWZSlL0xnBzyD4jfvrX74cUHpX5mvKVf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiryFJxwWWcUh_ioEmQw2OuYlI8Xr4_6jK4ASkF_1kD_92gpF3VSnmXkaJuPMAY5wDJss8CEJqH_Nr12qO-uRdq4tMc6Pi7YdB3Q--_kq6yhFMWUrutQwlzeKeIbwTymhipzI9PWTLTJzEr7lyRYmEYkgMO8XKVmWZSlL0xnBzyD4jfvrX74cUHpX5mvKVf=w328-h400" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Funny how picking up a piece of cloth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">brings to a halt any clean-up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So off I went creating very small 5" squares.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tough going that small for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I have to make 9 of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCiAllWr2jDzX_c95fJX3eXpmwFQq2RFa4T-8iKZE3uSE849hzVDHVY07LXKFTfMALpRsS3TG_OoyqnH8XV9X6lddrFoNQDFMUotsJl8uRAYTDWtL_fLibbg--JKvkdBRTdQtyp-cnCf6HGBy4EAp-zccrndsqeNYX5cGZOdNbvI6lHJ7mi9sZZqeLZ4n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTCiAllWr2jDzX_c95fJX3eXpmwFQq2RFa4T-8iKZE3uSE849hzVDHVY07LXKFTfMALpRsS3TG_OoyqnH8XV9X6lddrFoNQDFMUotsJl8uRAYTDWtL_fLibbg--JKvkdBRTdQtyp-cnCf6HGBy4EAp-zccrndsqeNYX5cGZOdNbvI6lHJ7mi9sZZqeLZ4n=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So on Sunday at the tail end of the storm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The studio was still a mess</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BUT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have 9 pieces nearly done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still liable to change</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXvlu0Rmfs2OM27vMu8YJ0CZ-rU_U6276ckeX0q7Ci0V07yufwrVp2sKejUthtnLJq2mSTdGAUqet6Y9v5U4_-Xyl8Uhp369eOjTnytdt6ECDUSjHYvLOy-k2CVCiOPx9-S47WSMuBfywp2ribk4eETqxkIsmxuyunL-mn40_-r4zqeUnwXwMDN8hMZw3_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1510" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXvlu0Rmfs2OM27vMu8YJ0CZ-rU_U6276ckeX0q7Ci0V07yufwrVp2sKejUthtnLJq2mSTdGAUqet6Y9v5U4_-Xyl8Uhp369eOjTnytdt6ECDUSjHYvLOy-k2CVCiOPx9-S47WSMuBfywp2ribk4eETqxkIsmxuyunL-mn40_-r4zqeUnwXwMDN8hMZw3_=w400-h322" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rusty Pups snuggled and snoozed to pass the storm away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC1jAd6ccGMjwlzmH45a2Ql6H2dMaiNdQMaEIJej2IMbYJ15kCwV0pTzDVqKUYd2NSGpHUPIMqnrSFwepQmOUi3RHm_j3rxhgq-6XtkAbDPXXaXkOpyt9xp-4yOdbIGZmI_7cjNS4vima2d7Jz-MEXFIpRto9J0xLIRB4N4_YzBOPuWc832J1I18VzaVE-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC1jAd6ccGMjwlzmH45a2Ql6H2dMaiNdQMaEIJej2IMbYJ15kCwV0pTzDVqKUYd2NSGpHUPIMqnrSFwepQmOUi3RHm_j3rxhgq-6XtkAbDPXXaXkOpyt9xp-4yOdbIGZmI_7cjNS4vima2d7Jz-MEXFIpRto9J0xLIRB4N4_YzBOPuWc832J1I18VzaVE-=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />And even as the evening lights came on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They still slept.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite Lee making land quite close to us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the eye of the storm even closer....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were lucky </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No power cuts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No downed trees</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not too much flooding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grateful</div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-25549899465484709872023-07-19T06:00:00.006-03:002023-07-19T06:00:00.142-03:00Steven's Day of Memory<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oPgnJ8sLxGHZCA52YNM6BqgM3tVZDITIzLnS-c014MBzzUvTTkBAzv8uiTLe1w2BgRYkep4QdHbMu4oebWL6e4DMUAYuQgsQOPXov97hngJdHxK8zwkpWfyGHfQ0dC4gAMlhHKSqsmpDLDd-TdI-8lIoAFtBH_ExLHodVRghmHeaau3XLQ5UGyKXF6Rm/s1723/IMG_4522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1723" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oPgnJ8sLxGHZCA52YNM6BqgM3tVZDITIzLnS-c014MBzzUvTTkBAzv8uiTLe1w2BgRYkep4QdHbMu4oebWL6e4DMUAYuQgsQOPXov97hngJdHxK8zwkpWfyGHfQ0dC4gAMlhHKSqsmpDLDd-TdI-8lIoAFtBH_ExLHodVRghmHeaau3XLQ5UGyKXF6Rm/w400-h275/IMG_4522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been so many years now that our family has been incomplete</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Torn asunder </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You were taken from us when you were 21</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My goodness Steven....you would be 50 now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An old man!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the rest of our days there will always be a hole in our family</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An empty chair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But we hold you lovingly in our hearts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2PMxgbILAKNXSqnF6QdXZS4Bzfw_lAJiq_m92ybJYkOW4fCB0bKRTTBdaR7wyO2rLMrNwl83WdAsV3gewaRGVv_l6Q3MzHVkOvsvUlyoY2JKk6_mjIlAcTSPsIrz2i_Kwhj3RAqJaeRUioov5CdwmRZMIWQeZQ07xpYmuhscY5K7vmS2Ug1sFVo6g1aJ/s1658/IMG_4521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="1160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2PMxgbILAKNXSqnF6QdXZS4Bzfw_lAJiq_m92ybJYkOW4fCB0bKRTTBdaR7wyO2rLMrNwl83WdAsV3gewaRGVv_l6Q3MzHVkOvsvUlyoY2JKk6_mjIlAcTSPsIrz2i_Kwhj3RAqJaeRUioov5CdwmRZMIWQeZQ07xpYmuhscY5K7vmS2Ug1sFVo6g1aJ/w448-h640/IMG_4521.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>There is a sacredness in tears.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>They are the messengers pf overwhelming grief, of deep contrition,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>and of unspeakable love.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Washington Irving.</i></span></div><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-89734515749326382032023-06-04T14:01:00.000-03:002023-06-04T14:01:01.569-03:00Walk Through of In the Middle of the World<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H1rnGVAPoTyAn8wfG7cj-7ooeWESZVS-OqN_KZzBLr1-7OmBHnekt0AZZQC2HCzXK8Q4wJzOgrVJpRPr0dB6_j6dvi1QZDswAZipqMMeDFiw9LQU7EY9hqOZtx2RL1rN8ouiEk6LXGO404XXFcyZGXmd6coXLyqisDNfXbP6lgoLxPsZD24v2U_ilw/s4636/IMOTW%20Talk01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4636" data-original-width="3997" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H1rnGVAPoTyAn8wfG7cj-7ooeWESZVS-OqN_KZzBLr1-7OmBHnekt0AZZQC2HCzXK8Q4wJzOgrVJpRPr0dB6_j6dvi1QZDswAZipqMMeDFiw9LQU7EY9hqOZtx2RL1rN8ouiEk6LXGO404XXFcyZGXmd6coXLyqisDNfXbP6lgoLxPsZD24v2U_ilw/w345-h400/IMOTW%20Talk01.jpg" width="345" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Judy Martin and I did a walk through and talked about our pieces </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">hanging at The Muse Gallery in Kenora, Ontario.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you Miranda Bouchard for recording the event with your Photographs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqBPGyjFClALNQmfhLqchjx046wyTaMnMU-zm8mBCCVZ5fQ0dHMuUeDCVVDl_A8JSE0QTcDimJ58MGtM7TSYBGeuDbMSHU5H8B_nL5XETUD4Ns1UbW7lrCYQhjx-IJjLUnGjyu5_J5N0x9WKkOnhDzf9bYQPao40eAI-67C8EVl7pGNZXOHBkRKLHcA/s5723/My%20awakened%20heart%20a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5723" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqBPGyjFClALNQmfhLqchjx046wyTaMnMU-zm8mBCCVZ5fQ0dHMuUeDCVVDl_A8JSE0QTcDimJ58MGtM7TSYBGeuDbMSHU5H8B_nL5XETUD4Ns1UbW7lrCYQhjx-IJjLUnGjyu5_J5N0x9WKkOnhDzf9bYQPao40eAI-67C8EVl7pGNZXOHBkRKLHcA/w400-h280/My%20awakened%20heart%20a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'My Awakened Heart', 'Her Arms Wrapped Round' and 'My Heart'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Judy's three pieces in the foreground.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'Resting Between Night and Day', 'The Edge of the Woods', 'A Stream Runs Through it' and 'Woodpeckers Live Here'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">My pieces on the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As you walk into the gallery this is the beginning of what I think is an emotional experience.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not to be sentimental but being surrounded by large stitchings have that effect on me!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> They create a welcoming and comforting environment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Like old English houses where walls were hung with tapestries </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">both to impress but also to help warm the place.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Like my grandmother's home where huge, heavy velvet curtains separated the living room from the dining room to keep us warm with a coal (yikes) fire burning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72nzdXU1eJDcr6BV8e9JfMiCBPHA5ogR7OQRbn5zjGoDkFtVHjlFrDYTboeQDUqOUCGKH-0dlTheZMsLGyxuT45KtvBy5o-a4rcgt6VZhV4mYvUhb7RwKG5Cg5wmwO1DkCLcxVahm2e6dngZ9V7oPu3B4NWGF_CIhm0FeW39EZZvpAu6MOef6KbFwiA/s4032/Bundles%20and%20resting%20between%20tides.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72nzdXU1eJDcr6BV8e9JfMiCBPHA5ogR7OQRbn5zjGoDkFtVHjlFrDYTboeQDUqOUCGKH-0dlTheZMsLGyxuT45KtvBy5o-a4rcgt6VZhV4mYvUhb7RwKG5Cg5wmwO1DkCLcxVahm2e6dngZ9V7oPu3B4NWGF_CIhm0FeW39EZZvpAu6MOef6KbFwiA/w480-h640/Bundles%20and%20resting%20between%20tides.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Love this photo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUWzWiZb6blNizgQPTbBhK6RAOrYmqTBf9WNHRRinfAWHT0jh-jPMJBWAdms1fcLcPaSzosPSdbcITMu0GmBxoJWSQBG5_bUZaa02OaK-EqUcsIlczYXqrP09OVUgvQF_ST2ha5Xc2YVCjJxxhQ3jP6XW-A4FrTo-7jrxDqrKcBkre5_wSS3SgpqLCw/s6000/Dancing%20and%20rock%20cuts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUWzWiZb6blNizgQPTbBhK6RAOrYmqTBf9WNHRRinfAWHT0jh-jPMJBWAdms1fcLcPaSzosPSdbcITMu0GmBxoJWSQBG5_bUZaa02OaK-EqUcsIlczYXqrP09OVUgvQF_ST2ha5Xc2YVCjJxxhQ3jP6XW-A4FrTo-7jrxDqrKcBkre5_wSS3SgpqLCw/w400-h266/Dancing%20and%20rock%20cuts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'Beaver Moon Dreaming' My piece on the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'Eternity', 'Flowers Bloomed' and 'The Forever' Judy's three pieces.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvKNW41-GLP80SbUZ9nUzWPBX4wkq5oQcsKYMSxDPnjJWEJMJvKrPiZ0y54n-8Xd3ip8Hje9X-o0N7h_tzzj53-xjisHhw9LLc23rrgUqoqR9D_vBWAoaqcClnQOHz6Lfexyo69Xk6Xnm4oKgWJaaIf2ikSEMEdAR4DkfOYglatNBi2GV1mXknwkFvA/s5870/Resting%20Between%20Tides%20and%20the%20forever%20B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5870" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvKNW41-GLP80SbUZ9nUzWPBX4wkq5oQcsKYMSxDPnjJWEJMJvKrPiZ0y54n-8Xd3ip8Hje9X-o0N7h_tzzj53-xjisHhw9LLc23rrgUqoqR9D_vBWAoaqcClnQOHz6Lfexyo69Xk6Xnm4oKgWJaaIf2ikSEMEdAR4DkfOYglatNBi2GV1mXknwkFvA/w400-h272/Resting%20Between%20Tides%20and%20the%20forever%20B.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'Resting at Low Tide' My piece on the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'The Forever' Side B Judy's piece in the foreground.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are so different yet so alike!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_6KKDhWyeIECB8mTLVzMORZLGJpdw6AtM84MWzGcXs3aACJL4Cq0ql3JmywhpdrieoOIOxrmuWgcHzQ3iBHduaqXN-96yQA_UPy23Aiv5oA0VLpI3Onj4joEcVpDQi5RmfntHkQKu_O_0mW-ZD1TdDQ4zPddkpOPf5yOQ8Ia1kTlz6ijipaE6cnFLg/s1600/Group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_6KKDhWyeIECB8mTLVzMORZLGJpdw6AtM84MWzGcXs3aACJL4Cq0ql3JmywhpdrieoOIOxrmuWgcHzQ3iBHduaqXN-96yQA_UPy23Aiv5oA0VLpI3Onj4joEcVpDQi5RmfntHkQKu_O_0mW-ZD1TdDQ4zPddkpOPf5yOQ8Ia1kTlz6ijipaE6cnFLg/w480-h640/Group.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Miranda, me, Dagmar Plenk and Judy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a surprise visitor, Dagmar who came up from the States to see the show.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had met online but it is so much better getting to know someone in the flesh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a lovely visit didn't we, Dagmar!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxnrTAmhkFaAr9oMMP5Vvc4pJonpA4KB7QEHBQW8AkxtYAVnIaSS5bAz3IWQedC7vQQ3-CNZ1vTqoyZjrHAkvRwu15SH-1xrNcjU6UY1wBPA7BXCmAj5ezy9yLf_c7ghekWDz2lZgE0MEmUa2yMtW1FtCzoTONRWwkx38lrqPVeZ8y84ZastQlgXIOA/s5994/Underfoot%20and%20Judy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5994" data-original-width="3906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxnrTAmhkFaAr9oMMP5Vvc4pJonpA4KB7QEHBQW8AkxtYAVnIaSS5bAz3IWQedC7vQQ3-CNZ1vTqoyZjrHAkvRwu15SH-1xrNcjU6UY1wBPA7BXCmAj5ezy9yLf_c7ghekWDz2lZgE0MEmUa2yMtW1FtCzoTONRWwkx38lrqPVeZ8y84ZastQlgXIOA/w418-h640/Underfoot%20and%20Judy.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We all loved listening to Judy explaining each piece.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8LFb-9YJQQpR8X9Rm8owNq5UbA8mZrbphnSYdqGj6I2tyCKw94UhKITtAhfUyDsE2zvIU-oyg2tVeNVm8tF51kSJi9_A4lUaIz_YtSIUdd0LzBULK8East0bHry_Wg2m62qU5QlqPzs5zsv-ZSUlPi0Kh5H8PM2trhAlw9_c7K7YxbmLky5oid0zRg/s4207/Summer's%20Dance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4207" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8LFb-9YJQQpR8X9Rm8owNq5UbA8mZrbphnSYdqGj6I2tyCKw94UhKITtAhfUyDsE2zvIU-oyg2tVeNVm8tF51kSJi9_A4lUaIz_YtSIUdd0LzBULK8East0bHry_Wg2m62qU5QlqPzs5zsv-ZSUlPi0Kh5H8PM2trhAlw9_c7K7YxbmLky5oid0zRg/w400-h380/Summer's%20Dance.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'The Forever' and 'Time Future' Judy's pieces in the foreground.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'Summer's Dance' my piece on the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCiBLZd3-IK3_qkRjDy6GQqeUg0oT3sD3jIpbUaNcf5TutDfArPABJKgc-CVDohtRJ0-NYDKuEu-xDwz2pWhfwND9rIrRRo7aA9svM8njSwdmZ4tkUdVPOHl-7cwQujoXYKjj6BF2Qjo_HifA9kVG8NHhvtPaGsobX4e9CFBKFBlww4Q85Bky0wh5OQ/s6000/Time%20Past%20and%20Berries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCiBLZd3-IK3_qkRjDy6GQqeUg0oT3sD3jIpbUaNcf5TutDfArPABJKgc-CVDohtRJ0-NYDKuEu-xDwz2pWhfwND9rIrRRo7aA9svM8njSwdmZ4tkUdVPOHl-7cwQujoXYKjj6BF2Qjo_HifA9kVG8NHhvtPaGsobX4e9CFBKFBlww4Q85Bky0wh5OQ/w426-h640/Time%20Past%20and%20Berries.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'Time Past' Judy's piece in the foreground.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">'Woodland Berries' My piece on the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'Woodland Berries' is a piece not only about the wild berries the float </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">like waves through the woods in Autumn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> but it's also about the woodpeckers that lie in these woods</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and the stoney ground that huge trees somehow manage to find nutrients in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsGrg6Y0o_c9JH5W-hsPqWs3747n4yrm_yJ4IBcbuTiPwHhQFLwTVkYcvXKTp1oWjroUFaYGAivaUjXMGBIr_Fr93i_jTyAFZPnPEtzIau59UD2rFJ7I71kPlb67_ETvyTfuMOjm71sPxAFXsPnjjQcAT1BoeMfI82Gp-OrAoqiIFmMgxRtgmbmHTsw/s6000/Dancing%20Beavers%20Medicine%20Rocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsGrg6Y0o_c9JH5W-hsPqWs3747n4yrm_yJ4IBcbuTiPwHhQFLwTVkYcvXKTp1oWjroUFaYGAivaUjXMGBIr_Fr93i_jTyAFZPnPEtzIau59UD2rFJ7I71kPlb67_ETvyTfuMOjm71sPxAFXsPnjjQcAT1BoeMfI82Gp-OrAoqiIFmMgxRtgmbmHTsw/w400-h266/Dancing%20Beavers%20Medicine%20Rocks.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'Dancing in the Wind' and 'Follow the Moon' My pieces on the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'Medicine Earth' Side B Judy's piece beyond the door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPTkMk2b6hSRhBvPZxyropUvS-N_cgps1V_bP8VIl5XL_mYwwBdqmY9D-vUeWUsGYsgb3b201F0qC8qEV260cuyQt5d_QrfyroRciEHxhQEjYExwwiGp27cPRi_OyiGoIFZCVLk-CJiMShLuTbivHJlKJpIhBl2fvrf9TZCo-lhZkbT2MP7lQsNAGQQ/s6000/me%20talking%20IMOTW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPTkMk2b6hSRhBvPZxyropUvS-N_cgps1V_bP8VIl5XL_mYwwBdqmY9D-vUeWUsGYsgb3b201F0qC8qEV260cuyQt5d_QrfyroRciEHxhQEjYExwwiGp27cPRi_OyiGoIFZCVLk-CJiMShLuTbivHJlKJpIhBl2fvrf9TZCo-lhZkbT2MP7lQsNAGQQ/w426-h640/me%20talking%20IMOTW.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My experience of someone's work is always enriched with their artist talk.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So I am always happy to share my thoughts and process with others.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even if my throat goes dry and scratchy sometimes!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAS0elY8VQ_kNJ0qmiCSgkyQ3ILlTRdqcUaGBsoQpzlAM0W9laufllH5dBuamhKciku5fvcHkUX_0jKFyoyPnuUrnDpzoxR-cvoYPV_hzKGljB_DawKXm49_vBnQJNocPaJ0P6rkuyazHrQ1KAgauIioVqxe51y6kbfF2zZC1Nwy4LXUuOpIRin7CjQ/s6000/Outside%20Wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAS0elY8VQ_kNJ0qmiCSgkyQ3ILlTRdqcUaGBsoQpzlAM0W9laufllH5dBuamhKciku5fvcHkUX_0jKFyoyPnuUrnDpzoxR-cvoYPV_hzKGljB_DawKXm49_vBnQJNocPaJ0P6rkuyazHrQ1KAgauIioVqxe51y6kbfF2zZC1Nwy4LXUuOpIRin7CjQ/w400-h266/Outside%20Wall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some of my works had to be given a wall of their own.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just too many of them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you to The Muse for giving them space.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are delighted that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'In the Middle of the World'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A show of Judith E. Martin and Penny Berens's work</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Curated by Miranda Bouchard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">has been extended to hang in The Muse gallery,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kenora, Ontario</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Until July 4th, 2023.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a great day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We are enjoying a few days of rain here in Nova Scotia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Hope it is enough to dampen all the wild fires.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-44780731386999233942023-05-21T12:34:00.005-03:002023-05-21T12:34:56.381-03:00A special Road trip through Northern Ontario<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSXVv837CPD71xAb1XrMMAYz-SpRio6AmWPXcXaNBtg6_oeJIuNLwUxuhH4h9UrL9gxx5vpo7I6-YBvUZyWI08u5gDvXPl64yPm8APeK__3u7URYsTRAkZ_ez3PETLmdqlfQWGHzKXPT7W6FWyBH3_bVV5qF-Zr6djNLjxo3BGQB0Ki86UrdraMLRpNg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSXVv837CPD71xAb1XrMMAYz-SpRio6AmWPXcXaNBtg6_oeJIuNLwUxuhH4h9UrL9gxx5vpo7I6-YBvUZyWI08u5gDvXPl64yPm8APeK__3u7URYsTRAkZ_ez3PETLmdqlfQWGHzKXPT7W6FWyBH3_bVV5qF-Zr6djNLjxo3BGQB0Ki86UrdraMLRpNg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>'In the Middle of the World' is hanging in <a href="https://themusekenora.ca" target="_blank">the Muse Gallery</a> in Kenora.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://www.judithemartin.com" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Judy Martin</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, </span><a href="https://www.mirandabouchard.com/#home" style="font-family: arial;">Miranda Bouchard</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and I had an appointment</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> to spend time at the gallery on Mothers' Day weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Judy and Miranda are Northern Ontario girls and they wanted to show me their part of the world. Plus we wanted to spend as much time as we could together. So I flew into Sault Saint Marie and from there we drove two days to get to Kenora.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnSyXmQebrTh3_LW_Nx6EiXI2xiuMwxZHqR-pitFpWQpfWpUCL8LRqHAWJXfx9jmIKRQFShZefLH0UUAdgGPwnE_7ANh-XavZJ42l2gKwwoECJ3LB2Nd_1oSruxoImmFsVUJkhmGsqBUJQnC2LO05K_xHsbFw_aju-xU1dLjmKxxY-ltgBmto0k1euZQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnSyXmQebrTh3_LW_Nx6EiXI2xiuMwxZHqR-pitFpWQpfWpUCL8LRqHAWJXfx9jmIKRQFShZefLH0UUAdgGPwnE_7ANh-XavZJ42l2gKwwoECJ3LB2Nd_1oSruxoImmFsVUJkhmGsqBUJQnC2LO05K_xHsbFw_aju-xU1dLjmKxxY-ltgBmto0k1euZQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a lot of catching up to do. Covid wrecked any plans of getting together but we managed to continu meeting virtually. It was always good to see them on screen but there is nothing like actually being together. The eleven hour drive to Thunder Bay and then another six hour day to Kenora were perfect for all the catching up and discussing our work and art and creativity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Throughout the years of this project Miranda has asked thought provoking questions and this trip was no exception. They often reveal our differences but mostly our deep connections. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So much fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Such a special trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRWbxVLV2W5OFN7oGOwbX5HR8a_CoHOEmSzMRE9zh6HQTkHHwMMYaKIOceWCYTwnjt5HyQiXsmFG4Z3z99xUdrCPVEAty9RXa_iV7hjSIX4We86PlyOoXW8xf0FhCP1QkU2XtAJN526DpK9nUhu4X6XGDom1_PGKyLS3qy0gFSeC8L8VvLd-pRkNsYA/s3840/IMG_3609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="3840" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRWbxVLV2W5OFN7oGOwbX5HR8a_CoHOEmSzMRE9zh6HQTkHHwMMYaKIOceWCYTwnjt5HyQiXsmFG4Z3z99xUdrCPVEAty9RXa_iV7hjSIX4We86PlyOoXW8xf0FhCP1QkU2XtAJN526DpK9nUhu4X6XGDom1_PGKyLS3qy0gFSeC8L8VvLd-pRkNsYA/w400-h300/IMG_3609.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I have always been drawn to the edges of things....particularly treelines.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOnr068zV05guZGFXIcB6XRcUGSQ09xMhNl1JySBqfgCs4_0SahHXvDewTgp8qf1TE1ZkZ3pSV1gsZMcUUO2xAcmakil21X9aFz3wN-9H9k4JcH6nYqLdpRRlmcZno37IdNc4dCzx7WCp-aWNsg86BCjtSlUC2CaRlhODggnbbRtUbHjR397RfI2eY8g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="3206" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOnr068zV05guZGFXIcB6XRcUGSQ09xMhNl1JySBqfgCs4_0SahHXvDewTgp8qf1TE1ZkZ3pSV1gsZMcUUO2xAcmakil21X9aFz3wN-9H9k4JcH6nYqLdpRRlmcZno37IdNc4dCzx7WCp-aWNsg86BCjtSlUC2CaRlhODggnbbRtUbHjR397RfI2eY8g=w400-h278" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The trees here are birch, sumac and black spruce. I was fascinated by the black spruce that seemed to have topknots with a smattering of branches beneath and perhaps thicker branches towards their base.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwBPxMkahfzbLR-6uVmN9mC8PS9Zg9uc5IORAHUBkA7FVoiO3bVv1uNYvsyZ5Y3vTNoelJowNTOiJmWyjVy3MxaQ2xM8Vw30IwUMwCxJ26GA3NWSshVa7GSlVcA1fkncBT12XAnwHBPyUkttutFhsWEXCKM6eWnyuHKWVF8aCSPxQFyYs795Xjp-DFkw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwBPxMkahfzbLR-6uVmN9mC8PS9Zg9uc5IORAHUBkA7FVoiO3bVv1uNYvsyZ5Y3vTNoelJowNTOiJmWyjVy3MxaQ2xM8Vw30IwUMwCxJ26GA3NWSshVa7GSlVcA1fkncBT12XAnwHBPyUkttutFhsWEXCKM6eWnyuHKWVF8aCSPxQFyYs795Xjp-DFkw=w143-h191" width="143" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="text-align: center;">I didn't get very good images of those topknots so as we drove a did a tiny little sketch to remind me.</span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga4C94dMeZrJmLlUvogbLWC386PLD_UaFDsG92Kgu_Rmpp3AW3MZGSLTqnTrlrpf8AFEVeWKVOvGam1YeaWMr5-VfXl6l4CNFwQUJ79HLfeKmhFslPQ43x0sn1nLb3qZwuYP3OIq5FzZyDiE6svzUiZ2jFgP8SUh4ynpMprlWazwurcr0sCXgUwX5wJQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="3840" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga4C94dMeZrJmLlUvogbLWC386PLD_UaFDsG92Kgu_Rmpp3AW3MZGSLTqnTrlrpf8AFEVeWKVOvGam1YeaWMr5-VfXl6l4CNFwQUJ79HLfeKmhFslPQ43x0sn1nLb3qZwuYP3OIq5FzZyDiE6svzUiZ2jFgP8SUh4ynpMprlWazwurcr0sCXgUwX5wJQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Islands beyond the treeline ......a different kind of edge.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj3t1JKpe8Dp27ATjxxnV2mo7WVNR3yeyZ-YHgfatUTRSefgB1NJ5oWG64mcSTIbKp7tzULYh0bbwD3MW58enPLycO6NLJKGFuU-uskeDEFuWjn8tuv9kH8fzhV79b2TL62qwtODidsYa8914Cj5dX2Y4HBnvdaJJd3v7gMOsrfbVkTkBokKNgY5Tjg/s4032/IMG_5956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj3t1JKpe8Dp27ATjxxnV2mo7WVNR3yeyZ-YHgfatUTRSefgB1NJ5oWG64mcSTIbKp7tzULYh0bbwD3MW58enPLycO6NLJKGFuU-uskeDEFuWjn8tuv9kH8fzhV79b2TL62qwtODidsYa8914Cj5dX2Y4HBnvdaJJd3v7gMOsrfbVkTkBokKNgY5Tjg/w480-h640/IMG_5956.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We stopped at Wawa. I needed a photo with their goose to send one of my boys. Many years ago he had a summer job somewhere even further north but Wawa was where he got off the train before the long drive north. Just to give you an idea of how big Ontario is the train took 36 hours from southern Ontario Wawa. Oh, yes, and I learnt that Wawa means snow goose in Ojibwe.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYD6Et94fM-npx9wp9JrwFhNuv-Pb_LERpnYTH2H3rNRRwjvjF5jO71nmsWfyACIZn0_IuFkrQmPMdQti8iCvrZPToKoHZGP4o5D2-EtSCSSmmOHfxmAKOkP0EFQVFYeniYgoGPWtf0we5Ic9kQn1WBoTrbE2w-S44vB2w4eZhnFVkIC5UafZ00RMe0A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYD6Et94fM-npx9wp9JrwFhNuv-Pb_LERpnYTH2H3rNRRwjvjF5jO71nmsWfyACIZn0_IuFkrQmPMdQti8iCvrZPToKoHZGP4o5D2-EtSCSSmmOHfxmAKOkP0EFQVFYeniYgoGPWtf0we5Ic9kQn1WBoTrbE2w-S44vB2w4eZhnFVkIC5UafZ00RMe0A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />Of course we had to stop for stones….so the girls found Deadman’s cove and we had a wander!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4B1cp4oZo1EV2J5fm4J-CUNL12ByGz9VD_XqiqjPCsoLGPAyTgjFlaR9y-zWNfS1lca7sP8pVQn0qU_vQlFT5r8i2ZY-zK72kVdKW4fPPM4ZGdBvPXQsJ0xQVkdSVb2GFgHyHYVzc8SvrPYmWbuklJKlmsRyfj_3t85tp8vIHihScYKcFN4V0JoRGhA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4B1cp4oZo1EV2J5fm4J-CUNL12ByGz9VD_XqiqjPCsoLGPAyTgjFlaR9y-zWNfS1lca7sP8pVQn0qU_vQlFT5r8i2ZY-zK72kVdKW4fPPM4ZGdBvPXQsJ0xQVkdSVb2GFgHyHYVzc8SvrPYmWbuklJKlmsRyfj_3t85tp8vIHihScYKcFN4V0JoRGhA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It was special….all the stones so different to my Nova Scotian ones. That day it was stones covered in dots that caught my eye. Oh joy! And of course a few came home with me.</span></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivpV2DKEsm0H6nbBmEiGRDm1XrwwCv8HQLFTM6_i_tLSUZ7CaQjgNvkHvl9DPsnaLCtJMjfIizDkIHf_KcnDgtrSDsjx0SQ3bYwCF4DbXh08KvoFPp4C8GTRsVZN-vwz7L4kz2sqLx6TvnBkfSXyiktLVlwje9mu5JoTkjBe1lItI58QXJ9R2eHd73wA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivpV2DKEsm0H6nbBmEiGRDm1XrwwCv8HQLFTM6_i_tLSUZ7CaQjgNvkHvl9DPsnaLCtJMjfIizDkIHf_KcnDgtrSDsjx0SQ3bYwCF4DbXh08KvoFPp4C8GTRsVZN-vwz7L4kz2sqLx6TvnBkfSXyiktLVlwje9mu5JoTkjBe1lItI58QXJ9R2eHd73wA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">As we neared Thunder Bay we stopped at the Terry Fox memorial which I found deeply moving. I remember him running up Davis drive near our home in Newmarket, Ontario.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An inspiring, courageous and memorable young man.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72KbkHlWAn2ws6eU4uVrNwDPSTcMCd9-OdMduMscvHizrvGIifVymjfeoFxv-XGNM7UcoRR95KR3TOAQ4_AQg2haHyGARA3wCPeLin454ZAcSbGskwEijBLp-ZsO0MElCBZuYZaoXC4E9l5fSaN8TUqnz9GAmdScnITNnX48CRjBF1UQF9TgZ53Kl2g/s4032/IMG_6069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72KbkHlWAn2ws6eU4uVrNwDPSTcMCd9-OdMduMscvHizrvGIifVymjfeoFxv-XGNM7UcoRR95KR3TOAQ4_AQg2haHyGARA3wCPeLin454ZAcSbGskwEijBLp-ZsO0MElCBZuYZaoXC4E9l5fSaN8TUqnz9GAmdScnITNnX48CRjBF1UQF9TgZ53Kl2g/w480-h640/IMG_6069.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A special time with Judy</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rgp7o7GRu8oUdlY09slM153QzaMSzWEQyVHZtT6x5bvB_i25DbrnPg7K-5U3vH0aaqD2hBjRq3jPleiRwZ8ccqwvzfNT9vArU2-w7lJ8PElxzBPhQwwB_OWl0lykWvgrXQVcIGlbvyK1FsM6dHc1yFD7KOyReCHxYO9mJoJXIZ2pkQ6U0R1u5oWudg/s4032/IMG_5941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rgp7o7GRu8oUdlY09slM153QzaMSzWEQyVHZtT6x5bvB_i25DbrnPg7K-5U3vH0aaqD2hBjRq3jPleiRwZ8ccqwvzfNT9vArU2-w7lJ8PElxzBPhQwwB_OWl0lykWvgrXQVcIGlbvyK1FsM6dHc1yFD7KOyReCHxYO9mJoJXIZ2pkQ6U0R1u5oWudg/w480-h640/IMG_5941.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course with Miranda too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauOMMaJ1iKz9E3cznu3DH71QdX95cTiWPAMsAxyN9Wn11bLBGu32T9N0nNZ8wkafvLGE_OwanPESKDQVRj2PMS0MwQ3eyOGLptdG2ymkeNgWxfERrwiTdR40nLTo-fPeWYSZQxC5xXkOUwSP28M3AUD08YNx2eF2CdKkUepkEUfNuNITlCOSJvQhKDQ/s4032/IMG_8213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauOMMaJ1iKz9E3cznu3DH71QdX95cTiWPAMsAxyN9Wn11bLBGu32T9N0nNZ8wkafvLGE_OwanPESKDQVRj2PMS0MwQ3eyOGLptdG2ymkeNgWxfERrwiTdR40nLTo-fPeWYSZQxC5xXkOUwSP28M3AUD08YNx2eF2CdKkUepkEUfNuNITlCOSJvQhKDQ/w480-h640/IMG_8213.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And me too!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I don’t often include images of people but this time I really want to record and remember these two beloved women who are so important to me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hugs to you both.</span></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com4Thunder Bay, ON, Canada48.3808951 -89.247682320.070661263821151 -124.4039323 76.691128936178842 -54.091432299999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-70909281377550684682023-04-19T06:00:00.001-03:002023-04-19T06:00:00.195-03:00Rusty Pups are Four Years Old Today....Already!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHkbSbo7dXjHmvalPqmxNakw_RJhTYgaBO7ubhld_QcGvXgK01QcOUeGhDTv166ab2QJ-YduxE7h6EZ1nCtt99sT-8v1BjoS8pre0-aSfOf05TFZQSykUc4e-Dmo1n-m-UncYwWnalnFxsvPL2lesSH72jSSsSuYm8932JYs9GAY4DGtlhcGUVy0WbiQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4320" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHkbSbo7dXjHmvalPqmxNakw_RJhTYgaBO7ubhld_QcGvXgK01QcOUeGhDTv166ab2QJ-YduxE7h6EZ1nCtt99sT-8v1BjoS8pre0-aSfOf05TFZQSykUc4e-Dmo1n-m-UncYwWnalnFxsvPL2lesSH72jSSsSuYm8932JYs9GAY4DGtlhcGUVy0WbiQ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The day we brought them home they started chewing sticks</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyxHGQhE3MK434ZcVGMyyA3CU7T6zu8ZamobB6ooFVeKpUtgV6dg0NUTeBlRVTappabthpiG07B4PwpOg9qc53iV1esP5lbG3_cwiDzMXnxegl0Ds5He6tBpXpLY5LDlZ5c94OvAJq_jdP2tWgDr3hQ7JBu-DalbVMFbhkQNIse6mTWhWS88tyI-fXCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyxHGQhE3MK434ZcVGMyyA3CU7T6zu8ZamobB6ooFVeKpUtgV6dg0NUTeBlRVTappabthpiG07B4PwpOg9qc53iV1esP5lbG3_cwiDzMXnxegl0Ds5He6tBpXpLY5LDlZ5c94OvAJq_jdP2tWgDr3hQ7JBu-DalbVMFbhkQNIse6mTWhWS88tyI-fXCA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today they prefer to chew or move much larger bits of fallen trees all over the garden!</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlrn3TBSxRTkARiAbRkMoyrDWPivmdx7NKsYXSYrBtE3zCJrvBfV4MqBu__Nf8JvGb4-wX0pbUzyYRw5eKSSG8iOmqBqbatwslrs3dUs0Zvn-H_6zdUTRiESOdROmhx3dW06-KCL2Un9fEpgB1OqDFHC3y28GFA4o8hL0ciUMgIwWIRkVEDePR7sJ0Fw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlrn3TBSxRTkARiAbRkMoyrDWPivmdx7NKsYXSYrBtE3zCJrvBfV4MqBu__Nf8JvGb4-wX0pbUzyYRw5eKSSG8iOmqBqbatwslrs3dUs0Zvn-H_6zdUTRiESOdROmhx3dW06-KCL2Un9fEpgB1OqDFHC3y28GFA4o8hL0ciUMgIwWIRkVEDePR7sJ0Fw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rusty Pup Brandy loves rolling all over her chosen stick of the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Strange </div><div style="text-align: center;">Normal dogs prefer to roll in interesting dead things or animal droppings.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not our Brandy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqySMebT62J3bI7Xtf_je8WB6z-krapQKL5AN1ilw3V4CxsTIAmD4ZYckppCshPQPRcj5V9oqSo6xZ-5lO3HomEAnObD8Y09PEDXbfeaq0d8otFlOr5kat2Aws27oyTM3sQhysuefaXt41Ao7B2kv82vxzUPo-Rchse1H4TccTNcgIgG9VqqMCpdba8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqySMebT62J3bI7Xtf_je8WB6z-krapQKL5AN1ilw3V4CxsTIAmD4ZYckppCshPQPRcj5V9oqSo6xZ-5lO3HomEAnObD8Y09PEDXbfeaq0d8otFlOr5kat2Aws27oyTM3sQhysuefaXt41Ao7B2kv82vxzUPo-Rchse1H4TccTNcgIgG9VqqMCpdba8A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rusty Pup Ginger is the explorer, our protector </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially when I'm alone with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They bark at anything new like a fallen tree</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or a recycling bin on the curb</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or a lawn mower parked in a new spot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But they are enthusiastic greeters of any human beings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitNf4fYdWee2pS1k9PqhbmEVWW7q296BU2bXwgfDDyyWO5r2kTrFTk4ZPkp8ElZkLZMc9uxvvomm8GmwOjk5rqadei1WRHKQDqcjoJ-0u2UrHsLfMwVDFHHwgDJEZUDbYVEBOuvIy3qwbWtDBgnkwaaD5rG8rgg9RRmV4Evq1ZzZ5-5xyORvYb8KimFQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitNf4fYdWee2pS1k9PqhbmEVWW7q296BU2bXwgfDDyyWO5r2kTrFTk4ZPkp8ElZkLZMc9uxvvomm8GmwOjk5rqadei1WRHKQDqcjoJ-0u2UrHsLfMwVDFHHwgDJEZUDbYVEBOuvIy3qwbWtDBgnkwaaD5rG8rgg9RRmV4Evq1ZzZ5-5xyORvYb8KimFQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They would really like to be lap dogs but my old bones can't take their weight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjot40wMzfaOpD7nZMcRb4t5vk-gGCewQBKv8MEWDmyYZEvuEgBMBEKXhAtgUnfD5BXtd3tdOsBammCf_d3cXKBYroz3U4EtEju8wgTGrssitugmnMIZKxpfyz_6cFNlNVcSLOevUV3qS2Nzb5pURd5PRmK8BiLFYVQ4xnG5prVS_ma9zNK3TlQUECnQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="2665" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjot40wMzfaOpD7nZMcRb4t5vk-gGCewQBKv8MEWDmyYZEvuEgBMBEKXhAtgUnfD5BXtd3tdOsBammCf_d3cXKBYroz3U4EtEju8wgTGrssitugmnMIZKxpfyz_6cFNlNVcSLOevUV3qS2Nzb5pURd5PRmK8BiLFYVQ4xnG5prVS_ma9zNK3TlQUECnQ=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a friend called Michael who brings them toys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Needless to say....they adore him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the first Rusty Pups we've adopted that are gentle with their toys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Previous Rusty Pups have eaten any toys offered them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYUoT7cXQBzQL7RsjsEw9n016Dv6PdDkSD_yhtKfVqs_eLZLDFU1w95BEuFWwSjtPFs30-snGAIeiGwH3Id_DbmiuLGPzpAkyMUWs7PfLidgWR6kIcFXvIpnP0mpe5SqAYkt7nD_msR6MOUw3mBr_OTgbrYMnnbXOMAg8n7IPyyaDbQHJ7wLfdSdYqDA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYUoT7cXQBzQL7RsjsEw9n016Dv6PdDkSD_yhtKfVqs_eLZLDFU1w95BEuFWwSjtPFs30-snGAIeiGwH3Id_DbmiuLGPzpAkyMUWs7PfLidgWR6kIcFXvIpnP0mpe5SqAYkt7nD_msR6MOUw3mBr_OTgbrYMnnbXOMAg8n7IPyyaDbQHJ7wLfdSdYqDA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />It is a great joy to have them in our lives</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Birthday girls!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-65629780189240579092023-04-17T06:00:00.001-03:002023-04-17T06:00:00.193-03:00Just Play or Perhaps Beginnings?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu1aBv3nOzAMOjJaE_kKzW6jBkCejra_ClhBPvai6SSKq90jUG71AWlSGJjZRVKOTdQJWRC0E32PPiTI1vyI4a4VXLdlg_w0qs0gU9sUsZ6nfOrTFzIqu7bPOfmE-dCbHhvANUctCuUFpiVQ_vlHglww8cnMKUxgC_V0UcqbS2Scd4EQfYkCQjmOWWrw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3982" data-original-width="2580" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu1aBv3nOzAMOjJaE_kKzW6jBkCejra_ClhBPvai6SSKq90jUG71AWlSGJjZRVKOTdQJWRC0E32PPiTI1vyI4a4VXLdlg_w0qs0gU9sUsZ6nfOrTFzIqu7bPOfmE-dCbHhvANUctCuUFpiVQ_vlHglww8cnMKUxgC_V0UcqbS2Scd4EQfYkCQjmOWWrw=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In my year of silence not knowing if I had anything worth saying</div><div style="text-align: center;">I filled my cup with play</div><div style="text-align: center;">mostly unsuccessful</div><div style="text-align: center;">but that's not the point is it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Touching cloth keeps my tanks full!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Challenging myself to exploring colours I normally shy away from.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My hands often picked up greens.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1FQOxCecnuYZJaaWepNFwQGJYjOx0eFZMiLaqVWtCvWR1FdZ_Ayx7UYGcoTGIrJMYfv_nkWKI4A2AJbLvcp233QQalKBJLiwrNcFUOSZLD1ywPqnsLAWwOL7p_jTeWzSraOLOxPcZd7OS2pJMKYGF3PsDup9Pf67bCgxE5NqfEb4x1xsBLY9KSMaXLw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1FQOxCecnuYZJaaWepNFwQGJYjOx0eFZMiLaqVWtCvWR1FdZ_Ayx7UYGcoTGIrJMYfv_nkWKI4A2AJbLvcp233QQalKBJLiwrNcFUOSZLD1ywPqnsLAWwOL7p_jTeWzSraOLOxPcZd7OS2pJMKYGF3PsDup9Pf67bCgxE5NqfEb4x1xsBLY9KSMaXLw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">It is easy to return to old favourites....</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwxBrnKvBJU93CKZ6eH-l3XA8J_FzZIxidAfKWVqEFT2UOgYBR8Ak6iFPhj3p0uEfVP2Fzu811ESgBKeWbni3XNm5o49X1dK64ZooxnU5nPw3qJmp2J31pXrBlKCQFN07FV2ZxKQYT6CE2UuUOYzkQG9UEQ_xtdxovbwhlYBodZTqsjioSTATGVLD0VA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwxBrnKvBJU93CKZ6eH-l3XA8J_FzZIxidAfKWVqEFT2UOgYBR8Ak6iFPhj3p0uEfVP2Fzu811ESgBKeWbni3XNm5o49X1dK64ZooxnU5nPw3qJmp2J31pXrBlKCQFN07FV2ZxKQYT6CE2UuUOYzkQG9UEQ_xtdxovbwhlYBodZTqsjioSTATGVLD0VA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">....easier still to come up with dismal choices!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2tJFEO2uUrrDJW9J0zyMNud1NlMdBym6RiJHJ3FE9vX-5JUeBeu2gCQJ2pkNFC37oU5L-8bj5GUwYr3K94vKKjhaz42NDxS8shR_duwRCyD9NpXJgc6blEzPQEX61_0NvajSEJiiSwxOjhaISU37f4BCYTAmWAODHp6IiiEaakiAqL1OyyWFdZZG1kw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2tJFEO2uUrrDJW9J0zyMNud1NlMdBym6RiJHJ3FE9vX-5JUeBeu2gCQJ2pkNFC37oU5L-8bj5GUwYr3K94vKKjhaz42NDxS8shR_duwRCyD9NpXJgc6blEzPQEX61_0NvajSEJiiSwxOjhaISU37f4BCYTAmWAODHp6IiiEaakiAqL1OyyWFdZZG1kw=w448-h640" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All who know me know I cannot work with blue</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I probably can but I resist anything blue</div><div style="text-align: center;">And now I have to make a piece for a show called Blue!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trouble is whatever I come up with must be nearly 100% blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not be easy for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of clever friends have suggested that I use my normal colour pallet and then dip the finished piece in an indigo vat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Could be an interesting experiment</div><div style="text-align: center;">Using lots of different fabrics and threads</div><div style="text-align: center;">They would all take the dye differently.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hmmm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP4xunfR1LjJjukOz3_UvuNGjwqjHOu-P82_nI3mNQefeMzDlWulRaqe0_L7ANrLDMbrC291eAqHXzhY0EgxI6-n41jvEkOlqxndoANIcLzxNoBPFiLdoyxSx63Y1GqIXFlOLRdenF4e-V6vJlnCqDJ4Z2WXJ-ru0Rz3XOPDmxwh4OdaOgr30kOZR5xA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP4xunfR1LjJjukOz3_UvuNGjwqjHOu-P82_nI3mNQefeMzDlWulRaqe0_L7ANrLDMbrC291eAqHXzhY0EgxI6-n41jvEkOlqxndoANIcLzxNoBPFiLdoyxSx63Y1GqIXFlOLRdenF4e-V6vJlnCqDJ4Z2WXJ-ru0Rz3XOPDmxwh4OdaOgr30kOZR5xA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Pink...not my colour either</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpxiGuqxqoybixMJ7_JWavqz8_Wd7Wy5Pl7A9jFVXA-SlJp2nd288nl2SP0AeSTslVaLUtWHlET3I9MLPMF9pYj-AOWP1IpYB-Jc3tNZ7mq0TXqZu_5SOEKXQMC3ZJwEepi5hasxFkW0mcrGcIC7eVZGhUC6VrJkWzWiEGhc0Y_ESWMW7naCrpnm7bHA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpxiGuqxqoybixMJ7_JWavqz8_Wd7Wy5Pl7A9jFVXA-SlJp2nd288nl2SP0AeSTslVaLUtWHlET3I9MLPMF9pYj-AOWP1IpYB-Jc3tNZ7mq0TXqZu_5SOEKXQMC3ZJwEepi5hasxFkW0mcrGcIC7eVZGhUC6VrJkWzWiEGhc0Y_ESWMW7naCrpnm7bHA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to the comfort of greys and browns</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWtR9zkN1OE6qKNtSYoEXru_wKDwRRS6Qce-E5q8I0tpCENoY4SlJpAY5M0LqYrhCh24FHyKN9D1wJI4TCMMuhsmeFsT0CDRBSdT86mwfCAznUJImNydVsR1b-dDJ2UYlCiJldjmpVCu9N-WUmQvx-v8AxvTXUwk7ey3HwgKo0fqN9Ne0XK-JO3r7Zcw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3898" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWtR9zkN1OE6qKNtSYoEXru_wKDwRRS6Qce-E5q8I0tpCENoY4SlJpAY5M0LqYrhCh24FHyKN9D1wJI4TCMMuhsmeFsT0CDRBSdT86mwfCAznUJImNydVsR1b-dDJ2UYlCiJldjmpVCu9N-WUmQvx-v8AxvTXUwk7ey3HwgKo0fqN9Ne0XK-JO3r7Zcw=w496-h640" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Working with new new colours hasn't been my only play.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Taking apart old work</div><div style="text-align: center;">Is a slow unpicking process</div><div style="text-align: center;">A meditation</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wondering if they have a new story to tell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-16617202015138400382023-04-02T06:00:00.001-03:002023-04-02T06:00:00.180-03:00Today my Little Brother Arrives from the UK<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">But he’s catching up fast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We both have grey hair and wrinkles now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seventy years ago swimming kept us cool in a hot clime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Malcolm’s life‘s ambition back then was to burp as long and loud as anyone else!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mine was probably to be a princess or perhaps a mermaid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As a teenager Malcolm became a rower…..I remember Henley Regattas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was more interested in art than sport.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For his gap year he travelled and worked his way across Australia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About that time I was already in love with Handy Hubby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first baby boy arrived by the time Malcolm married Flick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny that we had three handsome boys and they had three beautiful girls!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUhvdDxPIyiQ6YX8kSgrh0y7KHx4o7vQ-9aFQYJYUcZqmUxQiln19gRwDudrtMGIwCfmdyn5g4OlZaXWX-k3CyxuUg5YzXWbOjGdMnf7YN2sHP-XVDJ4yuFiztl_5GSQSPNYlyxOimgVAumVW_6VdGk-UIt_3zx4rwwsmZUTokhSeNoQfi8F1YxtRfQ/s3264/36FE7EB3-B26C-40F8-9600-2365B990D321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUhvdDxPIyiQ6YX8kSgrh0y7KHx4o7vQ-9aFQYJYUcZqmUxQiln19gRwDudrtMGIwCfmdyn5g4OlZaXWX-k3CyxuUg5YzXWbOjGdMnf7YN2sHP-XVDJ4yuFiztl_5GSQSPNYlyxOimgVAumVW_6VdGk-UIt_3zx4rwwsmZUTokhSeNoQfi8F1YxtRfQ/w480-h640/36FE7EB3-B26C-40F8-9600-2365B990D321.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFRpedIZuOOX6Um4sfn6DwnBG3M3lMnxZbb7WjTg3CN7y-g6OaemOLNUeIywldAIEgqI1iWA8d8HmIp_uByMsVH4f11b3O5dUQ8Qt1t0thaxvz6j3rJlDl8nhqWco8nl2bFiJqU-1dHheyyrmPGGbwsuISjIHqJTw1eX6_Ygkpdek1tKph-_GMTlI0w/w480-h640/8EB1C6F5-06DA-4021-95CC-BC9D8BD9DBFF.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Rusty Pups love visitors!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They understand family visits create important memories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-89464906925476660932023-04-01T11:32:00.000-03:002023-04-01T11:32:17.803-03:00In The Middle Of The World Opens in Kenora<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcASeaTiHs0jYWDC8PcdTLBqyJltSLa6IXCfnGna2gPzizrfmBf5v2yeZNN81wQyuutZL0MNzAa7Xg7boveTLGglna9PR1kP2y5R7ynKNBbVxRUL9k1XOJnmUWSFcikWdS7qq61UHIJ0z680zZfcEAu49D2dQ4jidefxIjnGrU_IaMC6friJK-Z93Vrw/s2385/19FA7771-9A40-4C00-8D5D-9FBB3B628C8A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2385" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcASeaTiHs0jYWDC8PcdTLBqyJltSLa6IXCfnGna2gPzizrfmBf5v2yeZNN81wQyuutZL0MNzAa7Xg7boveTLGglna9PR1kP2y5R7ynKNBbVxRUL9k1XOJnmUWSFcikWdS7qq61UHIJ0z680zZfcEAu49D2dQ4jidefxIjnGrU_IaMC6friJK-Z93Vrw/w400-h224/19FA7771-9A40-4C00-8D5D-9FBB3B628C8A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Judy's The Forever (side b) Penny's Whispering Cairn<br /></span> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Today the stitched works of my friend Judy Martin and me are once again hanging together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our show<i> In The Middle Of The World</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">can now be seen </span><span style="font-family: arial;">at </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Muse Gallery</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">224 Main Street South</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kenora, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Ontario, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Canada</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzgSjjWSS_dCVcfWSLcR9BMMIcMziy5_--c2bKLsZ8tEqn5nL3DHklf_f5-v8K0HfEgQRu4ugyV33Lr83gf9mydW5eMsYIhHecLKSoisb-u01t4300slBoSAMQ9dpw3Q8wIgai7eSCxwmi6BQ-FvW-hdEjB9JrWGumJ8K-6i42SSe1TSTDUDrgutQ7Q/s2383/33CE432A-55E6-48EA-9C79-B2E41E14D448.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="2383" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzgSjjWSS_dCVcfWSLcR9BMMIcMziy5_--c2bKLsZ8tEqn5nL3DHklf_f5-v8K0HfEgQRu4ugyV33Lr83gf9mydW5eMsYIhHecLKSoisb-u01t4300slBoSAMQ9dpw3Q8wIgai7eSCxwmi6BQ-FvW-hdEjB9JrWGumJ8K-6i42SSe1TSTDUDrgutQ7Q/w400-h226/33CE432A-55E6-48EA-9C79-B2E41E14D448.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Eternity (side b). Judy Beaver Moon Dreaming.Penny </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This time around all three of us who have worked so hard on this project</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">will be in Kenora May 11th - 15th.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We will be in the gallery in the afternoon of May 12th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That evening we will be doing a talk and walk through.</span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYqJn-VtkQaa5ddU8CLY7utEvdTmGD3NbIFp96WBlEIDxvJlindodtBSBwU-i9lGR5oXGSy5ii0Hpa0VvNoqT5jzCPuWcgfn_vaKPreUv3YJc3_j0Q6I0CacLRZss3oUd6VLyA8cJNXBD04hqy5dWBFQ1M2JmGWf9-YCphsI1ujc8_3yTC97kRPMKPQ/s2385/FF244B78-A0D3-4AAB-8A73-59D5254F6E24.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2385" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYqJn-VtkQaa5ddU8CLY7utEvdTmGD3NbIFp96WBlEIDxvJlindodtBSBwU-i9lGR5oXGSy5ii0Hpa0VvNoqT5jzCPuWcgfn_vaKPreUv3YJc3_j0Q6I0CacLRZss3oUd6VLyA8cJNXBD04hqy5dWBFQ1M2JmGWf9-YCphsI1ujc8_3yTC97kRPMKPQ/w400-h224/FF244B78-A0D3-4AAB-8A73-59D5254F6E24.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Overhead the Sun (side b). Judy Winter's Edge.Penny</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has been so long since we three have actually been together</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">so I am really looking forward</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">to joining both Judy and our curator Miranda Bouchard</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">up in Sault Ste Marie.</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From there we will drive to Kenora</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">along the north shore of Lake Superior.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Reconnecting with the girls will feed my soul</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">as will the beautiful rugged scenery of that part of the world.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It will be amazing!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you also have big plans to look forward to!</span></div><div><br /></div><br /></span>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-65908107849156909552022-11-11T09:50:00.000-04:002022-11-11T10:39:13.470-04:00Lest We Forget<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_p7nkXrJ7zxfgAt5OfgVOj-XfPlYQSWoUVxTrqyhu7o4RdSByBLrdfHXUxzpMzNSivp_KpqnnoGBlm8G6OoWE01EhUOv4qPhShebJ5Af2CWk5VvNP1F_9cxClDU9rYGJmUD4aWn3bmpa/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="804" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_p7nkXrJ7zxfgAt5OfgVOj-XfPlYQSWoUVxTrqyhu7o4RdSByBLrdfHXUxzpMzNSivp_KpqnnoGBlm8G6OoWE01EhUOv4qPhShebJ5Af2CWk5VvNP1F_9cxClDU9rYGJmUD4aWn3bmpa/w272-h400/1e6a9b8a-5c85-4678-8d0b-47061e39dc69.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lost at Ypres in 1915 WW1</div><div style="text-align: center;">My great uncle Hugo Freeland</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsyQyl5RhtxlwD7OUOehr4fVVEivrzE1b_cM4W1qCwENXN-feMIzV2bNgIHFHGTcwDO3t61f-Lt_91YpihD9PAlsG525X6YCAzK-ws2MVgRLo3AXPYeqUOXW-uMj-aIpI69mVg96dFFz6/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMzDLr3R9YuWOTDAQg1BP0bPc59zYlEU7-DZ0218s6I57eNhMPRfcHYn8WbHaz5MvmrXhKBkC4V8ZdOHMokQIGs1BckWUJstOw22GaR9UAIWwJjowT5jHghnJ0h40cwAJRTq6KGA0DJyr/w300-h400/IMG_3798.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WWI veteran</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My grandfather Dr. Frank Robertson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who served as a doctor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but come home early from the trenches suffering from TB.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was a baby when he died and I so regret not getting to know him. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyEDr_MjqWrrfU6S2gRchXyneOyqUoO_3FzgtfN5svjtdEeEvRQ7T1xPFxTiLakFPnZ5aSlyZ3chixMiUpaUIBJQRng3SzHxftS37rko64Z3zVdCPSVjODBcaIIEkp5qvc1f8gJLrThce/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1109" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyEDr_MjqWrrfU6S2gRchXyneOyqUoO_3FzgtfN5svjtdEeEvRQ7T1xPFxTiLakFPnZ5aSlyZ3chixMiUpaUIBJQRng3SzHxftS37rko64Z3zVdCPSVjODBcaIIEkp5qvc1f8gJLrThce/w292-h400/IMG_1482.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lost at Katyn WWII</div><div style="text-align: center;">Handy Hubby's uncle Zdzislaw Berens</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVIChUh_7FNhFs2c9Uaa5daA6XhKh9BG-8241dFB5RMSHhgD6jW4yBKLuvLRxvw0PJEo-BxC4flpoUdtGLIvLLQFz7H_vxH7w_ZbBf3pOYdCFbXypYcJfIEj31oyljJ8Y3hH_oZWpJX73/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVIChUh_7FNhFs2c9Uaa5daA6XhKh9BG-8241dFB5RMSHhgD6jW4yBKLuvLRxvw0PJEo-BxC4flpoUdtGLIvLLQFz7H_vxH7w_ZbBf3pOYdCFbXypYcJfIEj31oyljJ8Y3hH_oZWpJX73/w280-h400/IMG_1209.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">WWII Veteran</div><div style="text-align: center;">My lovely Handy Hubby's father Tadeusz Berens</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTEDSRKhx-SEV6NRqN4bDjxu-4Q7X8KlK-l0lLYdb5crGbTslQO9DK3v9_NoCCPU-PE6J4EYVWBM0fyGRl2bswsCZICxNMFr8d54PqPqY0DQN_2ZNvGZDkp8QbJ9BLwCP-TWf2GGREUER/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTEDSRKhx-SEV6NRqN4bDjxu-4Q7X8KlK-l0lLYdb5crGbTslQO9DK3v9_NoCCPU-PE6J4EYVWBM0fyGRl2bswsCZICxNMFr8d54PqPqY0DQN_2ZNvGZDkp8QbJ9BLwCP-TWf2GGREUER/w300-h400/IMG_3796.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />and my beloved father</div><div style="text-align: center;">WWII veteran</div><div style="text-align: center;">Desmond Hugo Freeland</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remembering on this day of Memory</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-47311877920602522432022-08-04T09:52:00.001-03:002022-08-04T09:52:57.592-03:00Colours in the Garden<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglld_WzGHlLv_qskC2jBuimmqx90rAYzm37dvI07VUaop-u_a9CaC3VZD3X0OY228nidb7TSd1ICqOo-8D1P0-F39V0wMkvzThXNJvukKKhyINs0WH_inrfzw0274gNpa7h0MsEjBzLmbh1AsoUwCCRgYjG72bq82Xs_EEj_9HGmYzSLhjwm_6n1WYnA/s4032/2EE4ACC4-E29E-47AF-892A-0AF20DE6B765.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglld_WzGHlLv_qskC2jBuimmqx90rAYzm37dvI07VUaop-u_a9CaC3VZD3X0OY228nidb7TSd1ICqOo-8D1P0-F39V0wMkvzThXNJvukKKhyINs0WH_inrfzw0274gNpa7h0MsEjBzLmbh1AsoUwCCRgYjG72bq82Xs_EEj_9HGmYzSLhjwm_6n1WYnA/w400-h300/2EE4ACC4-E29E-47AF-892A-0AF20DE6B765.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;">Our one rame flowerbed </div><div style="text-align: center;"> So colourful this year full</div><div style="text-align: center;">Full of joy</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love it</div><div style="text-align: center;">Though I'm no gardener</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am trying!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHHNQKl5SSWOtte7HykyO-JKhipU4tEIza_WboZ6B9BCobvdic7yrHjEFdlqU9LEcCeBe_R_1nJ_BoeyEApcTXtrlgSa3dIpqi-fSWYNp14ftl-f0vUbLmBsPKFQCtQkbp6KiN_ivlkDSDSIZMRl-mdw1K7G8vaqL1eO1cn52Vwg95MUsD0e62BmIYQ/s4032/FE9E1990-3C23-4F80-9A4D-BD0262B1E203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHHNQKl5SSWOtte7HykyO-JKhipU4tEIza_WboZ6B9BCobvdic7yrHjEFdlqU9LEcCeBe_R_1nJ_BoeyEApcTXtrlgSa3dIpqi-fSWYNp14ftl-f0vUbLmBsPKFQCtQkbp6KiN_ivlkDSDSIZMRl-mdw1K7G8vaqL1eO1cn52Vwg95MUsD0e62BmIYQ/w480-h640/FE9E1990-3C23-4F80-9A4D-BD0262B1E203.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Red the colour of our Root Chakra at the base of our spine</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keeps us grounded and connected to the universe</div><div style="text-align: center;">Deepening our sense of belonging and trust</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOW7INybvvTwT3nNNslWMY-AWJXREjM83_7nsDGlMxDT63kAssU4uIS7ClNpXslUIfK0aYHESW3xVBKzPsf4wwYG5Sh_cr7MztYBJEWbrHF3sv8fX4pYtGcp2Sqvv9FL5o9jO8ANxBkAxTE95CjOcA8ce9muvTAhAARJLvO4fVD0dwRKVkiw2IMhcQA/s4032/2C729229-3C70-4962-812B-7A4C277917A3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOW7INybvvTwT3nNNslWMY-AWJXREjM83_7nsDGlMxDT63kAssU4uIS7ClNpXslUIfK0aYHESW3xVBKzPsf4wwYG5Sh_cr7MztYBJEWbrHF3sv8fX4pYtGcp2Sqvv9FL5o9jO8ANxBkAxTE95CjOcA8ce9muvTAhAARJLvO4fVD0dwRKVkiw2IMhcQA/w480-h640/2C729229-3C70-4962-812B-7A4C277917A3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Reds that dance in Summery breezes</div><div style="text-align: center;">For red is the colour that energizes us</div><div style="text-align: center;">Calls us into action</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBf6eilk0px1KAsHCclkGOis24UAuoegwwn_HX-8xE0DQKby49YzqcVGnJvBSjGVUDg0jfKO7sK-IrviLaO78SCKZ1UXYRpDQ_KNf1XhY_ZzIKYfyMMh5S1gRhuJeFjFbAAlowBcO-QAJyXX49T1t2X_NsspHQEu7M6jUGK9loV9Sfrn8vNGwsZ_t6g/s4032/1ADBEAC8-FDAF-422F-A139-D0C0BCC8B803.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBf6eilk0px1KAsHCclkGOis24UAuoegwwn_HX-8xE0DQKby49YzqcVGnJvBSjGVUDg0jfKO7sK-IrviLaO78SCKZ1UXYRpDQ_KNf1XhY_ZzIKYfyMMh5S1gRhuJeFjFbAAlowBcO-QAJyXX49T1t2X_NsspHQEu7M6jUGK9loV9Sfrn8vNGwsZ_t6g/w480-h640/1ADBEAC8-FDAF-422F-A139-D0C0BCC8B803.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Romantic, passionate reds</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sexy and attention getting</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsllHDFTBkoZHfoMMHACVa3vc2c5XP5ttny1HyM-263EQBBdWsl9MrTlGDNqEh0Rsbp7SVYWwH4di97xzHpbwDE1ESXIecSzVoFO_6xPUruIUZetW2IfautisbbNaPbEpEf90Bp5Xy0J5ymna0pJOeo_Rde6Ls2qUUDpd56dWjxvYP7p7EMfS9hgoWPA/s4032/E565446A-2A7F-42F8-B0C3-3328694D79D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsllHDFTBkoZHfoMMHACVa3vc2c5XP5ttny1HyM-263EQBBdWsl9MrTlGDNqEh0Rsbp7SVYWwH4di97xzHpbwDE1ESXIecSzVoFO_6xPUruIUZetW2IfautisbbNaPbEpEf90Bp5Xy0J5ymna0pJOeo_Rde6Ls2qUUDpd56dWjxvYP7p7EMfS9hgoWPA/w480-h640/E565446A-2A7F-42F8-B0C3-3328694D79D6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A wee bit of quiet greyness</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The perfect understated neutral</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colour of intellect and knowledge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the colour of wisdom acquired through age</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as us grey haired ancients!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Respect your elders kids!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5boo046_nUh34uwUkX7ht0EzwYbsnUzRwCP-jPqKiFH6NEnsOYrwRFOh9bcbdrMRmGxdN4fHL6FlAMFPD0oFS_QZ87t4CY1bjZoUo1Flvb-HXMFGJ5viwjMS-MLPhJhhDLrXU2k_bYUSRSLVb7dMAg5umXcqY34BGK8FBjAbeVukYN4I08fXvIF9zyg/s4032/85747904-242B-4407-904C-515CAA32AB76.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5boo046_nUh34uwUkX7ht0EzwYbsnUzRwCP-jPqKiFH6NEnsOYrwRFOh9bcbdrMRmGxdN4fHL6FlAMFPD0oFS_QZ87t4CY1bjZoUo1Flvb-HXMFGJ5viwjMS-MLPhJhhDLrXU2k_bYUSRSLVb7dMAg5umXcqY34BGK8FBjAbeVukYN4I08fXvIF9zyg/w480-h640/85747904-242B-4407-904C-515CAA32AB76.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellow sunshine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colour of the Solar Plexus Chakra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">located in our abdomen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">provider of vitality and personal strength</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwVvgyfAqYXlOf1v_15QYdWdlQoKYXWyDfZv2lJBOJgNXUhV0VFNxqkOTu0e7vPF0CPhkzPHvLZq30JapZSAwtHIKC_ZKUFPUXF5587keLBgBCdCQzaHsY-SzYExSkq68eb5Bnmd94E3Vg9x0eUHXUyYsrNXaqy3z1DtLTWKinAtJWdplALoKBZSz6g/s4032/6E702447-1E2D-4E6A-8AF0-0B77DDD88CCE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwVvgyfAqYXlOf1v_15QYdWdlQoKYXWyDfZv2lJBOJgNXUhV0VFNxqkOTu0e7vPF0CPhkzPHvLZq30JapZSAwtHIKC_ZKUFPUXF5587keLBgBCdCQzaHsY-SzYExSkq68eb5Bnmd94E3Vg9x0eUHXUyYsrNXaqy3z1DtLTWKinAtJWdplALoKBZSz6g/w480-h640/6E702447-1E2D-4E6A-8AF0-0B77DDD88CCE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Yellow brings warmth and positivity</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enthusiasm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enlightenment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NSjtw3wM_QN1LMbSCsUD9L0OuwqaH-W-7AnWxG2WlaXQ_hzK5Azb0JsmH2rch1K9hWZIss7OwtKidXOzX0yUmxXwYJByXZ1xNWIwG3eYPJ1VnNj9K6Ud63BU1kWNrl0o8XRREUlrrV0vd1A4l_BFTet49DhzplCkjA2f-Y9fyoehKyXLL31JtrDdcA/s4032/4B4F3D0A-C029-463B-A046-FB814B271150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NSjtw3wM_QN1LMbSCsUD9L0OuwqaH-W-7AnWxG2WlaXQ_hzK5Azb0JsmH2rch1K9hWZIss7OwtKidXOzX0yUmxXwYJByXZ1xNWIwG3eYPJ1VnNj9K6Ud63BU1kWNrl0o8XRREUlrrV0vd1A4l_BFTet49DhzplCkjA2f-Y9fyoehKyXLL31JtrDdcA/w440-h588/4B4F3D0A-C029-463B-A046-FB814B271150.jpeg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lavender is prolific this year</div><div style="text-align: center;">Purple the colour of our Crown Chakra</div><div style="text-align: center;">Connecting us to the universal consciousness</div><div style="text-align: center;">Deepening our spiritual understanding</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD03EBV6qVtYzJIJB9q_OOYi7D_Nx-mSB2hOOohqATp1pujEpFl2LhZAJKVbwNiketz75v5Q-QFQDjRgJJWiUJ2W6y3KrkiJmBOnqRBFwbkDhBPeJmOZf1s3RQfJPQSYdn6qaOBn-Wab8BHxENBWwkKbffcygD--i9z8JqqPStwQTj7dtm00BBZ4NJqg/s1280/5D955DC5-ED13-4CA1-823D-E142CD5B4CF4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD03EBV6qVtYzJIJB9q_OOYi7D_Nx-mSB2hOOohqATp1pujEpFl2LhZAJKVbwNiketz75v5Q-QFQDjRgJJWiUJ2W6y3KrkiJmBOnqRBFwbkDhBPeJmOZf1s3RQfJPQSYdn6qaOBn-Wab8BHxENBWwkKbffcygD--i9z8JqqPStwQTj7dtm00BBZ4NJqg/w400-h300/5D955DC5-ED13-4CA1-823D-E142CD5B4CF4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">But back to intoxicating, alluring red!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmANz5uO4mYoKwubAGVwLDq1Y86nsaXw0mh-EQtvcmcvwcz5-G_9GYpOi2ASXA_tkrkgY40UFafZbd_IWwXKE7IpyX9S-s5UOUi9GhX2jHio6J5XJTiXe6DTZftO4CJz9Kt9aqApQBZuBUK6PQmikpAd8unnuGSCGDDbQ8uORz6EaiCiAadBZrpKamCg/s4032/AA66779F-D50E-4339-8F90-C430F6237888.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmANz5uO4mYoKwubAGVwLDq1Y86nsaXw0mh-EQtvcmcvwcz5-G_9GYpOi2ASXA_tkrkgY40UFafZbd_IWwXKE7IpyX9S-s5UOUi9GhX2jHio6J5XJTiXe6DTZftO4CJz9Kt9aqApQBZuBUK6PQmikpAd8unnuGSCGDDbQ8uORz6EaiCiAadBZrpKamCg/w480-h640/AA66779F-D50E-4339-8F90-C430F6237888.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And luscious browns are simmering in the garden too of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Associated with all things natural and organic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wholesome</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Comfortable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Earthy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reliable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Approachable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hearth and home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life giving soil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Wishing you a day full of colour</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-69279062280678821442022-08-02T06:00:00.001-03:002022-08-02T06:00:00.183-03:00A Rusty Pup Summer<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k_3eUUoNXq8qbxGFZ2B4Y-CWJ1jyoeDdZqXbs283Z4l6--91dXkx3V-2AvAwJ8bNSbEJDoiE-8wwxnbJ413RkY72ThBFiWmvSNt1XC6SzwlnzZafniGZOoGmJYgFDDxp_DB5NUOLnr20KOCp4OVqh6EslQiCWypLEpYU93ijpQADtIU-BLVvlezYiw/s3840/RPPlay.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-k_3eUUoNXq8qbxGFZ2B4Y-CWJ1jyoeDdZqXbs283Z4l6--91dXkx3V-2AvAwJ8bNSbEJDoiE-8wwxnbJ413RkY72ThBFiWmvSNt1XC6SzwlnzZafniGZOoGmJYgFDDxp_DB5NUOLnr20KOCp4OVqh6EslQiCWypLEpYU93ijpQADtIU-BLVvlezYiw/w480-h640/RPPlay.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">A Rusty Pup Summer is full of play</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEFiudIQYtel-lVPiJv2QkkHI3aji9NWI4X0u4jG8a9pwIBPAxKQOG7DgtzViPW37BqaA0PJoQnort1Vnlqb9Kl4kAKy-_v3yo3ltT-w5b0uaEkEqpAPGMlUSpxtCm_K6jHsCaCjJ2jApW5ZZag5WQsdXefQsY3zPIpf30-13GrVaLDGUCnXDtuJGcg/s3840/Brandyroll.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEFiudIQYtel-lVPiJv2QkkHI3aji9NWI4X0u4jG8a9pwIBPAxKQOG7DgtzViPW37BqaA0PJoQnort1Vnlqb9Kl4kAKy-_v3yo3ltT-w5b0uaEkEqpAPGMlUSpxtCm_K6jHsCaCjJ2jApW5ZZag5WQsdXefQsY3zPIpf30-13GrVaLDGUCnXDtuJGcg/w480-h640/Brandyroll.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">And grassy back scratches</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX6UsYrab0Qz_nUBE2huYehfr18RTAGMRVKb6o6F3hacze2Rce9OpXfdOYO7ZWhvfEBehsKsq2q4_v1E6AOYRYsfLOcZfckNPcQtu0wfnoffZJxbu2BMkXZ9-ZumEDNQFZOnJqp3Y_fGq1cGghWjWkQyWdw45222fMK_KD4dTB-qyJy4jcdtsgCgjeQ/s3840/Gingertongue.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX6UsYrab0Qz_nUBE2huYehfr18RTAGMRVKb6o6F3hacze2Rce9OpXfdOYO7ZWhvfEBehsKsq2q4_v1E6AOYRYsfLOcZfckNPcQtu0wfnoffZJxbu2BMkXZ9-ZumEDNQFZOnJqp3Y_fGq1cGghWjWkQyWdw45222fMK_KD4dTB-qyJy4jcdtsgCgjeQ/w480-h640/Gingertongue.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Then resting in the shade</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHmaRjxl8r4XibF6izKywDOeROh8RHhD05FGVV4GDveocxpYMQWGAnHGttce64TYrMRr4Mid9rqEAdQNDbz3yWZjz2ZA3AgfxBb27Nd0odfaGwGfq3oV68h79doZ2nJiYbPSH1BTHqzSVmVRqev3yyySOA6Iw9-Ezzty7ysxsQrFmOz1rSLqKdqRzbQ/s3840/Brandybeaver.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHmaRjxl8r4XibF6izKywDOeROh8RHhD05FGVV4GDveocxpYMQWGAnHGttce64TYrMRr4Mid9rqEAdQNDbz3yWZjz2ZA3AgfxBb27Nd0odfaGwGfq3oV68h79doZ2nJiYbPSH1BTHqzSVmVRqev3yyySOA6Iw9-Ezzty7ysxsQrFmOz1rSLqKdqRzbQ/w480-h640/Brandybeaver.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">And sometimes pretending you're a beaver</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmFzXlIzLaritRtyJFdzmbx5YKmIdFoUEsU2Q67pxkpG7xK63b9aiW8UdF1UWWxZpnvs9bnWB-hm8q6eblkyxeN3YwXyELPiWO9sbUW2E1dOakWFITEg88Y_v8cRm-P0Jsos-9k-Tuu8GvNfPqpr3kpdGZWEWOjbaIz7K7h3KgWyMvO8MXh6iKypl8A/s3840/RPWaiting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmFzXlIzLaritRtyJFdzmbx5YKmIdFoUEsU2Q67pxkpG7xK63b9aiW8UdF1UWWxZpnvs9bnWB-hm8q6eblkyxeN3YwXyELPiWO9sbUW2E1dOakWFITEg88Y_v8cRm-P0Jsos-9k-Tuu8GvNfPqpr3kpdGZWEWOjbaIz7K7h3KgWyMvO8MXh6iKypl8A/w480-h640/RPWaiting.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Then catching your breath before another game of tag erupts!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-6_SlhvFxMFywHsoQa7y3gjA9oILROoLy3SaNo5ZQcX9CnpHFpAwGjMoI8RsggL73X4hMBBB5MblbsGEq7fZ2777OCp3b7A9pmL4ERTZf4Ju1Wjj2SxniQzC4oF4qc1Jtk63nYKULX0xqWESpTr-l3C3aXN2sNS1lVFwXuIdYpl2Ej-fdcOhVux9yw/w480-h640/morninglight.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">And carrying your favourite stick back to the house.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope your day is full of Summer Sunshine.</p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-76553125494284478832022-07-19T06:00:00.004-03:002022-07-19T06:00:00.169-03:00Steven's Day of Memory
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEc7gEz7k5wKgvsf5VvN9UfLZGmf0tNcXfD7Ulk8O1AOzG5ULb8puf7g8YWooN1MHaJ5h4XxGDr7me8j72C2L9J3tEoMOc61ViH5z0KAqzB4CbsxaMOqsnasKGg7jxnC6AXIYljtZ19kQs1Cu3oiuQRlNNTP2AZuIzG2abp4XP7cws0iWP-8p7wRwvg/s917/IMG_4525.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="801" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEc7gEz7k5wKgvsf5VvN9UfLZGmf0tNcXfD7Ulk8O1AOzG5ULb8puf7g8YWooN1MHaJ5h4XxGDr7me8j72C2L9J3tEoMOc61ViH5z0KAqzB4CbsxaMOqsnasKGg7jxnC6AXIYljtZ19kQs1Cu3oiuQRlNNTP2AZuIzG2abp4XP7cws0iWP-8p7wRwvg/w447-h512/IMG_4525.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">You left too soon </div><div style="text-align: center;">But in your short and busy life </div><div style="text-align: center;">You left behind so much love </div><div style="text-align: center;">A ton of friendship </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">And so many rich memories</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFfW0NPIb3Rnht0fD3vA0xA1xtj0ycM0an-huiuDU672ZsXOfAYa-XBZ1m1kDbtO64y-M6vkMF9Sd5qo3mT3G8TeSFKt9cClhmAGTMYFsDtiVtMeOl3-uDxCBf7vk-S_RSWkLveNMyC0hVrfkYvX5kovam9V3pv_23UWOK2MfL-aWzu8MVJZTNbxhJw/s1723/IMG_4522.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1723" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFfW0NPIb3Rnht0fD3vA0xA1xtj0ycM0an-huiuDU672ZsXOfAYa-XBZ1m1kDbtO64y-M6vkMF9Sd5qo3mT3G8TeSFKt9cClhmAGTMYFsDtiVtMeOl3-uDxCBf7vk-S_RSWkLveNMyC0hVrfkYvX5kovam9V3pv_23UWOK2MfL-aWzu8MVJZTNbxhJw/w449-h309/IMG_4522.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your brothers miss you </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your friends miss you </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Mom and Dad miss you</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhKsGLh4z66FcLdDu0dZR8uKbO7B9Ekmzz1zwAy4LpnnH95RRGOmkYapKUAX0MRwSRw1CcxBCxlLli9AtdF7i7jDIriQ_xcTdRF9mmiKkxi6g_Yz_3l9Rc6IxHmDhIx7jUL-CY-kwlurXUn02apU2ZGHalCs02hn5e1pO0trmAlvCdrsprlIRJKqg6g/s982/IMG_4523.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="667" height="591" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhKsGLh4z66FcLdDu0dZR8uKbO7B9Ekmzz1zwAy4LpnnH95RRGOmkYapKUAX0MRwSRw1CcxBCxlLli9AtdF7i7jDIriQ_xcTdRF9mmiKkxi6g_Yz_3l9Rc6IxHmDhIx7jUL-CY-kwlurXUn02apU2ZGHalCs02hn5e1pO0trmAlvCdrsprlIRJKqg6g/w402-h591/IMG_4523.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We carry you closely in our hearts </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remembering your kind and playful spirit</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Holding onto precious memories</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr2jPjzA5kvCG5E2eBa91WXnLzwmMeRpRfS_q6kC4HPVIWg7JVM2-p-QUrDPpThajfD69N75S8RESzdZI59yUiKhHmjvKtjik5cXvUk8wXYVJYgVG8qc7axE3ZuGV9k31NQ1vfiEeU-gYCb4mDRmMU5fDD05PESZM-Ppjl7rGQX_b_ZnSpJApxYxgLg/s1658/IMG_4521.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="1160" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDr2jPjzA5kvCG5E2eBa91WXnLzwmMeRpRfS_q6kC4HPVIWg7JVM2-p-QUrDPpThajfD69N75S8RESzdZI59yUiKhHmjvKtjik5cXvUk8wXYVJYgVG8qc7axE3ZuGV9k31NQ1vfiEeU-gYCb4mDRmMU5fDD05PESZM-Ppjl7rGQX_b_ZnSpJApxYxgLg/w405-h579/IMG_4521.jpg" width="405" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mark was recently interviewed by Jeff Woods on his podcast <a href="https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/validation=1658259816,88620cca-1fc0-587f-8284-5969eeefd94a,DktFEtuTh59f8E6xgwzJDSKqiLM/episodes/863b3b01-076b-4855-b196-909ca32dbeee/7d3215ac30f740b0e8eea2a86f98c92d9879dd10b1e89e715ddec82ccd1daf93a09eaa05fa57b2abb9d6afc97292b97a8f06dfd8ced2179d80a8372d974b5c7d/Episode%20145%20Mark%20Berens%20and%20the%20Tragically%20Hip.mp3" target="_blank">'Records & Rockstars</a>' </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mark spoke so beautifully about you and Brett and the Tragically Hip,</div><div style="text-align: center;">About that first concert you three boys went to, </div><div style="text-align: center;">He spoke of losing you </div><div style="text-align: center;">And about meeting Good Downey over the years.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF3jkmNj6HuBchVBdQkj3I_lN1a_6mWsqtUeNItwHn8wz1FLi8RcI4qP0iWu2aO24INtRfnrMweTiMzRNK1dSczKz_WwKG3tXEgtW__GnUn8SZb3tFuTaARZkeiHZHX18f-2jR4DloNw4vk-HEow4HXNt3vGmtSBt1w-ICM-yB6_gxm24VMpccjEucw/s842/IMG_1206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="842" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF3jkmNj6HuBchVBdQkj3I_lN1a_6mWsqtUeNItwHn8wz1FLi8RcI4qP0iWu2aO24INtRfnrMweTiMzRNK1dSczKz_WwKG3tXEgtW__GnUn8SZb3tFuTaARZkeiHZHX18f-2jR4DloNw4vk-HEow4HXNt3vGmtSBt1w-ICM-yB6_gxm24VMpccjEucw/w447-h215/IMG_1206.JPG" width="447" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You three are and always will be our Rockstars!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love and miss you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-21219691083303183462022-03-21T16:11:00.002-03:002022-03-21T16:11:50.316-03:00Tending Winter's Garden<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKaGQDdOl4uCxp9TqZDycQvPO34tFBe356Kp9BBfqz-FjIxcaWuzGottiZR_jTV3ImNySTGfxQbdfhhB736aUitYHGTQtcLVeTEyH3dS37WoEdM2tPMpkVlKO8k7bQ2UrA4d2EGT4IRuGycXOY37ffMR9RYxRUgwDpH7cNR73_vKZI_RhUsJVaYmUTZA=s2423" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="1718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKaGQDdOl4uCxp9TqZDycQvPO34tFBe356Kp9BBfqz-FjIxcaWuzGottiZR_jTV3ImNySTGfxQbdfhhB736aUitYHGTQtcLVeTEyH3dS37WoEdM2tPMpkVlKO8k7bQ2UrA4d2EGT4IRuGycXOY37ffMR9RYxRUgwDpH7cNR73_vKZI_RhUsJVaYmUTZA=w454-h640" width="454" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer's Dance<br /><br />I thought that using brighter colours<br />would help me through the winter months that I find so difficult<br />and, boy oh boy, last summer was glorious.<br />I wanted to record and celebrate that too<br />and forget the winter winds outside.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPvGb8KUvrAuyBBvxrmSs6XuAzMQYjTcsgV4H1owBmO3a4vUG-pag-zUB3lSC9Pofny6msKBxNUuM8PbcpeeliS3r4sg1VFJc12r-q1UPAojC3CxVEo03YQoakRNn7-jwrMRqDXRh23tklNpdQH51VMHTWT0U91g8glC8kVw1Ax24XAyZEzzPW_uIimw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPvGb8KUvrAuyBBvxrmSs6XuAzMQYjTcsgV4H1owBmO3a4vUG-pag-zUB3lSC9Pofny6msKBxNUuM8PbcpeeliS3r4sg1VFJc12r-q1UPAojC3CxVEo03YQoakRNn7-jwrMRqDXRh23tklNpdQH51VMHTWT0U91g8glC8kVw1Ax24XAyZEzzPW_uIimw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /><div style="text-align: center;">But then I read Rainer Maria Rilke's thoughts on winter</div><div style="text-align: center;">A time to care for one's inner garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">A time to mend</div><div style="text-align: center;">A time of growth for mind and spirit. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY39l7ubCEwBHXDAb9Au0f-ONtF8b41GKsM9bIjqHoCgc069dG3u7EEcAB0fS2Mtqbh77KOI4QPIG3w9xCsojS0drM7LosYXg8Sou0EEQ8L9a1spxLIV0EI2LY9w7x1NkXoou7y5cIIDJhVUj4Cp5Rm4bChIyJJWd3wn1mOaMrOsxraqfzY990il7VNQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY39l7ubCEwBHXDAb9Au0f-ONtF8b41GKsM9bIjqHoCgc069dG3u7EEcAB0fS2Mtqbh77KOI4QPIG3w9xCsojS0drM7LosYXg8Sou0EEQ8L9a1spxLIV0EI2LY9w7x1NkXoou7y5cIIDJhVUj4Cp5Rm4bChIyJJWd3wn1mOaMrOsxraqfzY990il7VNQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A time of looking deeply inwards </div><div style="text-align: center;">Learning</div><div style="text-align: center;">Healing</div><div style="text-align: center;">Reflecting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkx2_k1DmqVMKWzgkVtbBfLmfsWQNo0wkV5FMeBT6_r68O67fZj0sjR3P_5TuxPbcOtPSetlVc05JSWQ0Mnh7UhcEFHRsT9mlI_MaqvtzSl4Pub29QlHGix3X8GUPwJ9ItVuMxApX4Fm3eevdUWwrTcgbDE36g3IFiXdyDHtoWcAaHOdToKDuiJRnCvg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkx2_k1DmqVMKWzgkVtbBfLmfsWQNo0wkV5FMeBT6_r68O67fZj0sjR3P_5TuxPbcOtPSetlVc05JSWQ0Mnh7UhcEFHRsT9mlI_MaqvtzSl4Pub29QlHGix3X8GUPwJ9ItVuMxApX4Fm3eevdUWwrTcgbDE36g3IFiXdyDHtoWcAaHOdToKDuiJRnCvg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For so many Winters</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have said I should do a winter piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When the word 'should' comes out of my mouth</div><div style="text-align: center;">I now recognize it's never gonna happen!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Acceptance</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-w34S8VgH5gQgZ1GIRmIpWyIliE3YEj5ShSShGo9DK1IwtMFMYI2U3CdjazkSf8KZwp7u1AccRw3-yREABJ23_h3sMegQt8Z1y1lLZLzOq5jee6YblWunOBdrNRzsEEiD5PvApiq4bHKlw0BEEWYoWJRQR2P_cFpXkAuz_dMdBla06pRUYnA9qsGacA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-w34S8VgH5gQgZ1GIRmIpWyIliE3YEj5ShSShGo9DK1IwtMFMYI2U3CdjazkSf8KZwp7u1AccRw3-yREABJ23_h3sMegQt8Z1y1lLZLzOq5jee6YblWunOBdrNRzsEEiD5PvApiq4bHKlw0BEEWYoWJRQR2P_cFpXkAuz_dMdBla06pRUYnA9qsGacA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So in this deep mid-winter stitching of the joyful dance of summer's dahlias</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope I am learning to accept winter's edge</div><div style="text-align: center;">as a quietness</div><div style="text-align: center;">a retreat into deepening knowledge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFjRI-FHVtv7hnbky0IthEzm30DbHiXnP8yfBEaeRsQiYxl3BtBenbvQ-u_du7KPHAIIs2XNM0slVgQ6NoEsjYWC4w36tVI_ncYvCSl-Q4m7JETnCkJ1VMhR5NkzAFKPWu_7SQqvpJStr84BrNsCGOftuMdpZwFILhvFS0KtA5KVS0oEkOfdyRKFIVgw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Winter's edge was harsh this year</div><div style="text-align: center;">So much so that the Rusty Pups could sniff the upturned top</div><div style="text-align: center;">of quite a few sixty foot spruce</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg29lSuxA9x_dN1O-eKVZ02HX5Ceam4-TCViQ-WAFVrV3nuTiyhMI3VYGce2WVG65_YQfNBfQABFWwjuUq-JTG0wyI5GqJN6aUhTkjfCe5WxV_Q6Ld2buMLe46vdHtSGt-VN2Gum22T83nna0q0fdBQ_l2h70-D_10HDayc1oebZcBBeFVPkCYVgR6AYA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg29lSuxA9x_dN1O-eKVZ02HX5Ceam4-TCViQ-WAFVrV3nuTiyhMI3VYGce2WVG65_YQfNBfQABFWwjuUq-JTG0wyI5GqJN6aUhTkjfCe5WxV_Q6Ld2buMLe46vdHtSGt-VN2Gum22T83nna0q0fdBQ_l2h70-D_10HDayc1oebZcBBeFVPkCYVgR6AYA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At the other end I found inspiration in it's, oh so shallow, root ball.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYIACp-X-ciknOzWeIQ64ddx8MwXwgmvgzYuM-RLoDEib_zPBuw3k8MJuRdZkxBx5XmZqIShN9oHzyNyG6oYbwlsxuO6_EPHTpnwqbg5YjPy6SU1aTWGZYQDf5iDm1S7J0ZsdBtIWTc8cg33BFM3l78ddL5YAcRSDd9_a4QVZYK5h0XdOhseOyb59QPg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYIACp-X-ciknOzWeIQ64ddx8MwXwgmvgzYuM-RLoDEib_zPBuw3k8MJuRdZkxBx5XmZqIShN9oHzyNyG6oYbwlsxuO6_EPHTpnwqbg5YjPy6SU1aTWGZYQDf5iDm1S7J0ZsdBtIWTc8cg33BFM3l78ddL5YAcRSDd9_a4QVZYK5h0XdOhseOyb59QPg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There were many days when it was best to stay inside!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the RP's thought so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In May the dahlia corms will go back into the ground</div><div style="text-align: center;">In August their blooms will be dancing and bobbing in summer breezes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-32555916750638841132022-02-07T06:00:00.028-04:002022-02-07T06:00:00.182-04:00Living in an Ice Covered World<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1-_gL2EJqOv70rqdZimrS2EOvbgv6N9p52BraDNRxR4eLINRhcOh7EHzxU34O_yJzNFCyg6n5hCsUQlt0F1f7Z930nl08eDWWz_eVkVZhZXjChlJZ7mLEwreHNFgOHByy1BL5sLBHRiGn14HYe9EcbhXieTeObzkf5VLY6oNNw9O7NBcL2DbqH8vBag=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1-_gL2EJqOv70rqdZimrS2EOvbgv6N9p52BraDNRxR4eLINRhcOh7EHzxU34O_yJzNFCyg6n5hCsUQlt0F1f7Z930nl08eDWWz_eVkVZhZXjChlJZ7mLEwreHNFgOHByy1BL5sLBHRiGn14HYe9EcbhXieTeObzkf5VLY6oNNw9O7NBcL2DbqH8vBag=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At break of day the sky was heavy with dark, dark clouds</div><div style="text-align: center;">Except for a brave sun trying to rise above the South Mountain.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK9M7XaDwE_G5zzthuARahpfBpe4XMk6C2d5AEYfQ8hAGRhJ3YyAmp9CCJba0-RUc8Zw1G2BlJGBJ4T5r51pdw_1-LbpFaucAamQPfLUZgXhlqIOeDlAVRW6jxQT76J3hwJM-b2nUnXI5h-YI7kiwK_b2p-GyRiEZ0gGTGbdGKcWdOiC-nvchpEdsrfw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK9M7XaDwE_G5zzthuARahpfBpe4XMk6C2d5AEYfQ8hAGRhJ3YyAmp9CCJba0-RUc8Zw1G2BlJGBJ4T5r51pdw_1-LbpFaucAamQPfLUZgXhlqIOeDlAVRW6jxQT76J3hwJM-b2nUnXI5h-YI7kiwK_b2p-GyRiEZ0gGTGbdGKcWdOiC-nvchpEdsrfw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our world has been completely icebound for two days</div><div style="text-align: center;">Branches drooping with the weight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3M59TJzrSo6L3MAzZTXcmwyw8O7XWtm_bmXgqrZPo2SvJU_NCZEhJziGzvx2XXrgguoVFySBmND1SQ0tcGPaMZEdY1jxkyRTZD139rdahLcnjQL2ev0yiPvHwlIEzBze0yldzUJ6tmmRKnoV_YlazELEv8kB_9IBTbAS64fQg2JyFI1Rh_Upm-sm2cw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3M59TJzrSo6L3MAzZTXcmwyw8O7XWtm_bmXgqrZPo2SvJU_NCZEhJziGzvx2XXrgguoVFySBmND1SQ0tcGPaMZEdY1jxkyRTZD139rdahLcnjQL2ev0yiPvHwlIEzBze0yldzUJ6tmmRKnoV_YlazELEv8kB_9IBTbAS64fQg2JyFI1Rh_Upm-sm2cw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everything encased</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFZIgrGuahqDsI1fVOAAusAJjMbbpHgibfWUc5WBOpjqDh6Y51lWxgG_HEOoxpL_4MZfTscIASnNxWf7BEHCNb910AuY3g54Ck1rP7bjR55vI1nEDEdjD2PtUVioaXuV8fADf3GMFNO5BVUe78uItJEE2ovga_WuITYiIt1Pir9gLm9tesGc03BUfWTQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Broken branches scattered on the ground</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXgTZrbt7p6Vwi3weeX9WFvYHqiOVeI930Oor2VOzgCKA5AmwFUQjUSqlk9Qs3vWhxySZLsQf-3u4aLGK773ApiGakKpvo6Eu1NzIioKM2skBRXJDQMUm_2s4WP2DCobXahNa8rlxvky-EwBWzIiOjk0e2giydjfCnXDuIxwlEgE3g39VQvvO4qD5oaw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="640" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXgTZrbt7p6Vwi3weeX9WFvYHqiOVeI930Oor2VOzgCKA5AmwFUQjUSqlk9Qs3vWhxySZLsQf-3u4aLGK773ApiGakKpvo6Eu1NzIioKM2skBRXJDQMUm_2s4WP2DCobXahNa8rlxvky-EwBWzIiOjk0e2giydjfCnXDuIxwlEgE3g39VQvvO4qD5oaw=w400-h285" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rusty Pups were able to walk on deep ice covered snow</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not me</div><div style="text-align: center;">but I tried</div><div style="text-align: center;">and after a second each step would suddenly break the surface</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I was up to my calves in snow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness the driveway took my weight</div><div style="text-align: center;">and so we walked back and forth</div><div style="text-align: center;">for half an hour</div><div style="text-align: center;">then gave up</div><div style="text-align: center;">frozen fingers and toes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsTlh4bXFbn6axmavRX_yxxztD3eJ5O9zxiDgYZ9DMBrMC8sU4DcwDP4czL1aK6BghmiCzSS2V4MyLHcDWvT1wsISSYQsHIq26JXWNGkRZ7gmQwXVidyTyv8-GWX5FPrHvBb-BIsbSSTR6_j86Gudz9WItnn3zGAhh8v9vZNaNDngxLruJq6Gxf-Q0QA=s1512" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsTlh4bXFbn6axmavRX_yxxztD3eJ5O9zxiDgYZ9DMBrMC8sU4DcwDP4czL1aK6BghmiCzSS2V4MyLHcDWvT1wsISSYQsHIq26JXWNGkRZ7gmQwXVidyTyv8-GWX5FPrHvBb-BIsbSSTR6_j86Gudz9WItnn3zGAhh8v9vZNaNDngxLruJq6Gxf-Q0QA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Relieved to get back in the warmth</div><div style="text-align: center;">prepare breakfast </div><div style="text-align: center;">and....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjoANTIg8K1u_6ytpciwTaHwOzI9gbNZBU6z4LqTBSyzsjV2tjhEvsuQ1UyHpBiqC7tU3Eb1T3pwPmGHMArvKgHBDqUNCo8QTgkwGX-BJvouHaLWnQAhXw-MKOL9JJjE5EHkFZMB28JYSxN1qBhAXCO_G0u0tFb8OZTxsBpj_kPEPelpndrfh8LJzr5Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjoANTIg8K1u_6ytpciwTaHwOzI9gbNZBU6z4LqTBSyzsjV2tjhEvsuQ1UyHpBiqC7tU3Eb1T3pwPmGHMArvKgHBDqUNCo8QTgkwGX-BJvouHaLWnQAhXw-MKOL9JJjE5EHkFZMB28JYSxN1qBhAXCO_G0u0tFb8OZTxsBpj_kPEPelpndrfh8LJzr5Q=w481-h640" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">....get down to a day's stitching on a new smaller peony piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimMt0k4BUoXBixDcch7erqq0jBOU5NCP2m7fdI59mXv5GusYfh_zBzb_lKv_q7wU9ArOomoW0QYu2m1cNA-KGh6BmzRNJgSkLZ6bDgC8AoI4bVnBvgK33vdy7oej1_BotsPPacIB6eZXlw4b_Hpyzu0z807C98e6lQ_INYJzGMWxGgad_m0Qq5pTe7bw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimMt0k4BUoXBixDcch7erqq0jBOU5NCP2m7fdI59mXv5GusYfh_zBzb_lKv_q7wU9ArOomoW0QYu2m1cNA-KGh6BmzRNJgSkLZ6bDgC8AoI4bVnBvgK33vdy7oej1_BotsPPacIB6eZXlw4b_Hpyzu0z807C98e6lQ_INYJzGMWxGgad_m0Qq5pTe7bw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bringing colour back into a cold icy weekend.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifr0OZ0injWxMaPfSDd9NC1_5lJFEYwX2uMCmmjO-c35ZMZ-Rx09IgibDXTwj07Sasq_-_YwkHNl1zDcpGQUPnp-b8AbctW4eU3PeSKNLCavpDt1RdR3whPxhZMAZWsBFuGgmpG8dwEKwv9aGSCnNnXJF7NBRUnsT2XbUWXpkoWytoxWwU4HXS_LwU7w=s2016" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifr0OZ0injWxMaPfSDd9NC1_5lJFEYwX2uMCmmjO-c35ZMZ-Rx09IgibDXTwj07Sasq_-_YwkHNl1zDcpGQUPnp-b8AbctW4eU3PeSKNLCavpDt1RdR3whPxhZMAZWsBFuGgmpG8dwEKwv9aGSCnNnXJF7NBRUnsT2XbUWXpkoWytoxWwU4HXS_LwU7w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I hope you too are all warm and safe inside.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A stormy weekend of power cuts</div><div style="text-align: center;">is no fun at all.</div><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-25235494912303960222022-01-29T06:00:00.001-04:002022-01-29T06:00:00.190-04:00It's My Birthday and I'll Cry if I want to!<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just Joking!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's my 75th....3/4 of a century old am I!</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQyRK74QPjfaU_fCukV7UL0aDFKeW6fjm2F8WltKffDcpG3fw0GFEy3yyjCKiyxLyRJiHwmP4EqzvFDFwx-B9cy3ccweX76NgsZWwtRJ12jBnJ9-o-fhep3UfcoYevMX-WgV-NhNjEEmDftFIey6mmfNA7q-HC0e6bp9Jcr7OrcbM6QPXv7V6FjzXhow=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQyRK74QPjfaU_fCukV7UL0aDFKeW6fjm2F8WltKffDcpG3fw0GFEy3yyjCKiyxLyRJiHwmP4EqzvFDFwx-B9cy3ccweX76NgsZWwtRJ12jBnJ9-o-fhep3UfcoYevMX-WgV-NhNjEEmDftFIey6mmfNA7q-HC0e6bp9Jcr7OrcbM6QPXv7V6FjzXhow=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are celebrating snuggled at home under our third weekend of storm and wind warnings. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggsEXOfAB9F1nEnR8UotFgBtNBFtFO_NJJ1fNerVjq5DR3yWn4-KlVIweqfz4eOi1toJ_PGAcnnyh6pQnKO42GAc8Bqr2fsD4PjlRa0sUejnNfaOi0nKL-RZ4eSOC9GUhVf-2P7Z56LX-UO89bCY68oWbogERN-lylCYhMV585lz1apkhPTe4qV7BCEQ=s2016" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggsEXOfAB9F1nEnR8UotFgBtNBFtFO_NJJ1fNerVjq5DR3yWn4-KlVIweqfz4eOi1toJ_PGAcnnyh6pQnKO42GAc8Bqr2fsD4PjlRa0sUejnNfaOi0nKL-RZ4eSOC9GUhVf-2P7Z56LX-UO89bCY68oWbogERN-lylCYhMV585lz1apkhPTe4qV7BCEQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Fingers crossed we don't lose power or any more trees.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4dqY6lPZgbjPCIClYSEWTKIk7C1RjRFuUXZNOiunENyAAHqZofQwkuoIXaKNqY_F9pKiNmA5xQR1zf05MxhzMCbUThvxPqrMOPjp7WnTptN1R9GNQQG5XTxTM1WjyMsTuKQtendJjr0fbxbkXyuvkMaMuKJButI6eLgDEmfqxLepPxTxHagrvQ3cQVw=s1350" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="1350" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4dqY6lPZgbjPCIClYSEWTKIk7C1RjRFuUXZNOiunENyAAHqZofQwkuoIXaKNqY_F9pKiNmA5xQR1zf05MxhzMCbUThvxPqrMOPjp7WnTptN1R9GNQQG5XTxTM1WjyMsTuKQtendJjr0fbxbkXyuvkMaMuKJButI6eLgDEmfqxLepPxTxHagrvQ3cQVw=w400-h336" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Or perhaps the storm won't be as bad as anticipated and the Robins will come and join our celebrations.</div><div style="text-align: center;">At this time of year flocks of them come and gorge on the wild holly berries.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-66168278068640646072021-12-11T14:53:00.000-04:002021-12-11T14:53:21.710-04:00Our Show is Closing on December 18th With a Closing Online Conversation<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRzZUsVW1eqnfYQD736mnTfN2lwj_PNEhm3-oWNpQKmaSfT2eh1fBddzaRR3uYkW-Di68o8QQgMtVvJVOkBq_xqg6xpM0SZ07X1KNTsviXqfRm7UB3_6_PSRzZ06yuoRJXMqZfHq6f2Zd2d1r5HF1pCodcJeDgzmrcB4NcevcXjERYxU0rFCYLUoW6-w=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRzZUsVW1eqnfYQD736mnTfN2lwj_PNEhm3-oWNpQKmaSfT2eh1fBddzaRR3uYkW-Di68o8QQgMtVvJVOkBq_xqg6xpM0SZ07X1KNTsviXqfRm7UB3_6_PSRzZ06yuoRJXMqZfHq6f2Zd2d1r5HF1pCodcJeDgzmrcB4NcevcXjERYxU0rFCYLUoW6-w=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Judy Martin, Miranda Bouchard and I would like to invite you</div><div style="text-align: center;">to a closing reception online at Zoom.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like last time you can register through this link</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I noticed that you have to scroll down their page to get to the</div><div style="text-align: center;">registration link.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguA1ucdOLbWIqMwZue8HDsbOg3dquvj8DuS0Nt-hOvR2d6J3oRdODCngR6d34GAxmbzX7Kh-dSMKtP_RnAQ8ws7ToMTZRd47wgHUp_V5T47XEkAQf6_qqPzdOynZAErUiYY7_WtMwrU3UoYwNSa6aBUCgVrvQsnVgTyFEwUycypx7s_PGAN0h5cwxciA=s1681" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1393" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguA1ucdOLbWIqMwZue8HDsbOg3dquvj8DuS0Nt-hOvR2d6J3oRdODCngR6d34GAxmbzX7Kh-dSMKtP_RnAQ8ws7ToMTZRd47wgHUp_V5T47XEkAQf6_qqPzdOynZAErUiYY7_WtMwrU3UoYwNSa6aBUCgVrvQsnVgTyFEwUycypx7s_PGAN0h5cwxciA=w331-h400" width="331" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you have been there very recently you will have met photographer Paul Latour who has been documenting the show.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX4B_Ih0SOq5ZVatg2A9gGjeVSbVtn3TUqPexpPGmq6F_pIe8RGwMVVOtELxbbD9qLjxzQh3mr1B_2Ys2GM3vp4lKPlLfHlaax-P98q-vYOjOXot0P8pvtfZMi3BkPBI7aLdCf5HHLXaEsjERGDVjdEe7p_flEKjqaSCmjtEWQn4Rn3JuKwWLeL6O5tA=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX4B_Ih0SOq5ZVatg2A9gGjeVSbVtn3TUqPexpPGmq6F_pIe8RGwMVVOtELxbbD9qLjxzQh3mr1B_2Ys2GM3vp4lKPlLfHlaax-P98q-vYOjOXot0P8pvtfZMi3BkPBI7aLdCf5HHLXaEsjERGDVjdEe7p_flEKjqaSCmjtEWQn4Rn3JuKwWLeL6O5tA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The two installation images here are by Paul.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps we will see you online in seven more days!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-43549242481760858622021-12-05T11:40:00.001-04:002021-12-05T11:40:41.316-04:00When Beavers Live Close By<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjago-cTsjfgnBYVd5hQ6w2YeLdB_2MYXqALd335u8pAA298DsNFUWCeZBN7LTey1iFi9AaR-2UcEWUQdixUydSjBAJJhevMmXEhlI8dDpTMDYlhJEFMwquSJa0esD75paoozHrmsSHo_368r0pIEuZ4SFsxUiK6arHssyfQgZn2Cg8kl3C5yBHnAcn8g=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjago-cTsjfgnBYVd5hQ6w2YeLdB_2MYXqALd335u8pAA298DsNFUWCeZBN7LTey1iFi9AaR-2UcEWUQdixUydSjBAJJhevMmXEhlI8dDpTMDYlhJEFMwquSJa0esD75paoozHrmsSHo_368r0pIEuZ4SFsxUiK6arHssyfQgZn2Cg8kl3C5yBHnAcn8g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">It amuses me that the beaver sticks have gathered in their own little corner of the show.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO5-PCQITd2Sw0Mg12rDNXpTgIrM7FtsoWiiHU0a78dQVHUBcxCcOJjn582Rc2Us34TE5pj__n_nbx6RaYzU3GD2zlcjZe8U3aFaz5Z0yMdPJlVeRTGB5LnQG67S4nXdjztHQOI12BM_aNW9vNB3wuuRn6N-7bmyAFVUSOcexfyhP7bS4-CRdL5A6TnQ=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO5-PCQITd2Sw0Mg12rDNXpTgIrM7FtsoWiiHU0a78dQVHUBcxCcOJjn582Rc2Us34TE5pj__n_nbx6RaYzU3GD2zlcjZe8U3aFaz5Z0yMdPJlVeRTGB5LnQG67S4nXdjztHQOI12BM_aNW9vNB3wuuRn6N-7bmyAFVUSOcexfyhP7bS4-CRdL5A6TnQ=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Chasing the Moon"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Memories of daily walks down to the marshlands</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching as the landscape changed when beavers moved in.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi17LNujuZMBjs-W9yA9bAH-UJEYMgZwgFgi7km2oh8UGApE98szczZO7mMQ6L7u8VYnLyk35HNqLUIV0DRQgjjDrOJDsszn2-q8gAraRpvw6lTiGz5q22TbGaKl3kzhjE-DZFXrWITFUplphgpvH630d9hygWkW8KPgaGHhD388--k4w4s6T0JbWmBXg=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi17LNujuZMBjs-W9yA9bAH-UJEYMgZwgFgi7km2oh8UGApE98szczZO7mMQ6L7u8VYnLyk35HNqLUIV0DRQgjjDrOJDsszn2-q8gAraRpvw6lTiGz5q22TbGaKl3kzhjE-DZFXrWITFUplphgpvH630d9hygWkW8KPgaGHhD388--k4w4s6T0JbWmBXg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When they moved in and built oh so many dams</div><div style="text-align: center;">what was a meandering stream became a lake</div><div style="text-align: center;">covering all the grass you see here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They would greet me and the Rusty Pups</div><div style="text-align: center;">with noses just above water</div><div style="text-align: center;">and sharp black eyes watching....</div><div style="text-align: center;">....then with a noisy slap of the tail on the water's surface</div><div style="text-align: center;">they would casually get on with their business.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I imagined that slap to be a greeting </div><div style="text-align: center;">but of course it must have been a claim to territory where we were not welcome</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG6WUpxhqevs6P-uy2ViYkWa-hMddvVroMxWIO3u0pUHKTd-SYYh_ALIEKkVXgVahQLDG72PJ7Iy9lisEo5d91QQ9nN9-S8yfUo1EahiCEtWpR9COaFm6gvZVupPREUQPsWFO2hbhNrK4f4SboJ8wm9gykHkOvAallXrvZqnTgyAjt-hR32kyoMg7FUw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG6WUpxhqevs6P-uy2ViYkWa-hMddvVroMxWIO3u0pUHKTd-SYYh_ALIEKkVXgVahQLDG72PJ7Iy9lisEo5d91QQ9nN9-S8yfUo1EahiCEtWpR9COaFm6gvZVupPREUQPsWFO2hbhNrK4f4SboJ8wm9gykHkOvAallXrvZqnTgyAjt-hR32kyoMg7FUw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My work is a bringing together of snippets of memory</div><div style="text-align: center;">Trees stripped of bark and marked by strong beaver teeth</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cold dark waters of winter</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marshland grasses that flourished so well in that watery environment</div><div style="text-align: center;">But turned golden yellow in the long wintery months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwRpzZvpMqPmTfl_V1p3_Q8ttgy8lWT3fsAYZ7hmC4FIysUgcW9BS9GmpN4gOiiTMsOSgZGXcBwtJZJMFmFH5QKJUtFPnysWEqmbT5cXtzNMYpyqPdFVxp6hvIC1QM9A4h2jHrLJzWqsOivy0UB8XQn7EiUKK0WQQaIMgg10PiI3R-753J0ynLxaUSiQ=s1632" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwRpzZvpMqPmTfl_V1p3_Q8ttgy8lWT3fsAYZ7hmC4FIysUgcW9BS9GmpN4gOiiTMsOSgZGXcBwtJZJMFmFH5QKJUtFPnysWEqmbT5cXtzNMYpyqPdFVxp6hvIC1QM9A4h2jHrLJzWqsOivy0UB8XQn7EiUKK0WQQaIMgg10PiI3R-753J0ynLxaUSiQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On winter mornings after a good snowfall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the beaver tracks were easy to find </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> revealing nighttime activity and favourite pathways</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> leading from water's edge towards the woods and back again</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic31CMJoi5eka71gfC4dZVyFkoHzreXygvWgxKqRH8bWtPF2QWdS2mVTg0kjqIUSXDZGHZULrSHyoEEZIja9QxNhqZaOtEZHYJMzJgzoegRnSUe3YkbiRwc4ArOTLhEhjlLbr5E3yw2oaPU1kPASNm3n4yEFF4zO81C8Oreb0HqKbmzLDtfWd1kHvsiQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic31CMJoi5eka71gfC4dZVyFkoHzreXygvWgxKqRH8bWtPF2QWdS2mVTg0kjqIUSXDZGHZULrSHyoEEZIja9QxNhqZaOtEZHYJMzJgzoegRnSUe3YkbiRwc4ArOTLhEhjlLbr5E3yw2oaPU1kPASNm3n4yEFF4zO81C8Oreb0HqKbmzLDtfWd1kHvsiQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The black velvet water so uninviting on a cold winter's day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yet a refuge, a place of safety where beavers can thrive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTJTZCjpVNsC3XG_korWfSCP9b6DNtj72FxEJy7O_5bLxpklTZCCu6tPWzuMvuUj-8wfGIiaTYGMXF5noFMJh5OmJRfl3TGDgJZtV_lPvMfKRHp1tWUV2J4MH1quA-jrwcVA_D0YzaxayFXYj8xU4_N8z4ScGkBrA9LA-a61_oWQRlQ3Yq4tw4_uyztA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTJTZCjpVNsC3XG_korWfSCP9b6DNtj72FxEJy7O_5bLxpklTZCCu6tPWzuMvuUj-8wfGIiaTYGMXF5noFMJh5OmJRfl3TGDgJZtV_lPvMfKRHp1tWUV2J4MH1quA-jrwcVA_D0YzaxayFXYj8xU4_N8z4ScGkBrA9LA-a61_oWQRlQ3Yq4tw4_uyztA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course a moon on a windy, winter's night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whilst I am warm and safe in my bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the beaver were busy as beavers tend to be</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fixing leaky dams</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and storing edible trees underwater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such fascinating creatures who can change a landscape with two strong front teeth!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I hope you too find joy in observing nature at work.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">So many thanks to Susan Purney Mark and Miranda Bouchard for their photos of the show.</span></p></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-29889469671847325792021-11-22T06:52:00.001-04:002021-12-05T10:46:32.980-04:00When friends come together "In the Middle of the World"<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfMBmOQrjXx-qiFHNng_QLFZxfYwiT_kUdnm_9dlHRLVcbV3ldMQEk72n-_WRjtN8ftx5eePjqB-DYKjbFvre1ar_ZJSsQqkdJuOZbDwUulpsSHJJsGz2X9SmAfxR7TvHwImv_axkqfLuVmIPTxUqp5gds339mfw8waEyInUGykg5rEuBcu-7MT-Dotw=s2048"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfMBmOQrjXx-qiFHNng_QLFZxfYwiT_kUdnm_9dlHRLVcbV3ldMQEk72n-_WRjtN8ftx5eePjqB-DYKjbFvre1ar_ZJSsQqkdJuOZbDwUulpsSHJJsGz2X9SmAfxR7TvHwImv_axkqfLuVmIPTxUqp5gds339mfw8waEyInUGykg5rEuBcu-7MT-Dotw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://judithmartinart.com" target="_blank">Judy Martin's</a> exciting larger than life pieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">Reflections on a lifetime living in beautiful rural Northern Ontario</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My heavily stitched smaller pieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">Reflections on years of living close to nature in beautiful Nova Scotia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The walls of the <a href="https://mvtm.ca/mvt2/event-page/cloth-of-time/" target="_blank">Mississippi Valley Textile Museum</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An aged record of time past</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a way all three connected to the passage of time</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">All that remains are the deep ever greens and waves of red berries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life giving berries for the creatures and birds of these parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our winters are harsh here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggM6dkzRAFM2CEpOdqxu3G3zXSr2VLX3-E3R00yruBjMUC5KXLWjKeCoOtUw-7I-zO6pyO1NmcXNvkA8SgcV6CnoQ-4BrpWwpMBW-9mEm4Cl5_RRNvbXF7z-seBg8vMNv1z8A9hh5q6GanIY2u7IFvnqkhOsvjAAA-XTDd3Upf9QFaldU2eFUFtIEKIw=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggM6dkzRAFM2CEpOdqxu3G3zXSr2VLX3-E3R00yruBjMUC5KXLWjKeCoOtUw-7I-zO6pyO1NmcXNvkA8SgcV6CnoQ-4BrpWwpMBW-9mEm4Cl5_RRNvbXF7z-seBg8vMNv1z8A9hh5q6GanIY2u7IFvnqkhOsvjAAA-XTDd3Upf9QFaldU2eFUFtIEKIw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The berries are all gone before winter's end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifzMXcaIHpHdL6eiFgw8KYy_HvGkIMoCo2APv_Ns4HQfxpDOPgal1GYvxkUzaCkR_dnOOhJN1kcOdnPoWPsjs8Pa2C2XyBzpEKOQRq9BIAwkIrzSNlYBuFxvoR54vtUmFzJs9cxf7WYzOIPTW485k53vbM_Gq7S1SLGzFJssMddFrR5vWdcZUsRgjyGw=s1448" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifzMXcaIHpHdL6eiFgw8KYy_HvGkIMoCo2APv_Ns4HQfxpDOPgal1GYvxkUzaCkR_dnOOhJN1kcOdnPoWPsjs8Pa2C2XyBzpEKOQRq9BIAwkIrzSNlYBuFxvoR54vtUmFzJs9cxf7WYzOIPTW485k53vbM_Gq7S1SLGzFJssMddFrR5vWdcZUsRgjyGw=w345-h400" width="345" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The older trees whose bark is weaker and less resistant to insect invasions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">soon become scarred by pecking woodpeckers searching for supper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you know their tongues wrap around the back of their brains</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">protecting them from concussion as they hammer away at those holes?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the sort of information that comes out of my Handy Hubby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The practical thinker in the family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank goodness one of us is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiggvxqc0RN1z0qdlQ-uwB4EmYZn7qIgulWCYPhukeaQQirCjsNTCTWQwgN3RdHf5Lhsg0HTmgYKRB4tY4bv6SLRf1gvkfDfdh7UB5OBqmUrG5JgPkCKAqyYb7b1RClsXiDBysd26abE1zx7nGMkkfRv6kZcBX7f9EwoyTS7J-AN05MbBoTO842luEg5A=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiggvxqc0RN1z0qdlQ-uwB4EmYZn7qIgulWCYPhukeaQQirCjsNTCTWQwgN3RdHf5Lhsg0HTmgYKRB4tY4bv6SLRf1gvkfDfdh7UB5OBqmUrG5JgPkCKAqyYb7b1RClsXiDBysd26abE1zx7nGMkkfRv6kZcBX7f9EwoyTS7J-AN05MbBoTO842luEg5A=w418-h640" width="418" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would wrap both arms around Judy's bundles and hold them close.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the background is "Winter's Edge" my response to Autumn fading into winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The season when warm hugs are needed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We both used warm autumnal colours</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can imagine Judy's repetitive motion while wrapping her wool strips around and around each bundle. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I remember well my repetitive tearing of strips and couching them down over and over each other.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are connected as we are in friendship.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1hgU9bxRt6nlu9ZReKlnb_h9H_Dn3IEyk3JjcZFyF_6st4-yilMXPI9wwbSgI8lY5cba73nXzMQ-4CLVwxxXt0oW936-QVFifqfFvoPLkPA8OdmcAHsovhF2qptzUzQO2jrzutiQfHbm77CFek5g08Z4edV4h18m25s_fkjX1QcWFp67VM1440BLSng=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1hgU9bxRt6nlu9ZReKlnb_h9H_Dn3IEyk3JjcZFyF_6st4-yilMXPI9wwbSgI8lY5cba73nXzMQ-4CLVwxxXt0oW936-QVFifqfFvoPLkPA8OdmcAHsovhF2qptzUzQO2jrzutiQfHbm77CFek5g08Z4edV4h18m25s_fkjX1QcWFp67VM1440BLSng=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My thoughts were to fade the colours into the sky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ending with a barely visible weakening sun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that is really only visible when you stand close to the actual piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMc7ngoyXs8Gw6MLLFXy6Vg8TUR5dE1Pw6P0HWxJc8ewZ5GWf8mV7uvBdULNOmdWpzFYxh3kcNkt2PDNfkR6cVXybRw9vlefLEh7wsn1SsKHDEBpVbHzpFJ4_oIyg0Gg9kzYVLeNhAeZ4uhMD28PLpk11fZXsTTvBs6I61IUO8lO4MW4-IWgendAHmYQ=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMc7ngoyXs8Gw6MLLFXy6Vg8TUR5dE1Pw6P0HWxJc8ewZ5GWf8mV7uvBdULNOmdWpzFYxh3kcNkt2PDNfkR6cVXybRw9vlefLEh7wsn1SsKHDEBpVbHzpFJ4_oIyg0Gg9kzYVLeNhAeZ4uhMD28PLpk11fZXsTTvBs6I61IUO8lO4MW4-IWgendAHmYQ=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Right from the days of childhood embroidery</div><div style="text-align: center;">Repetition and rhythm have been my favourite creative principle</div><div style="text-align: center;">Repetition of simple stitches</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rhythm in the physical movements that create the stitches</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I try to create flow and rhythm in my pieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Always exploring and still learning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1MeoCb0dPAmk1xpeXKfk70UWdnI251sb2NCSTaNVGzvaukc_vSEM-skZw6K4qBR9FRlN4cfXQCZQknmTHW0x5p3DE9hmB1TYFaoKptJiPC3QWzXasiFMkdywDJ9x_yHi3ll8hqxhQjfwNHGGe2EmSoMlOftym_w1yibk9qX57-CEq_ZQXy0dB9UT3kg=s1250" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1MeoCb0dPAmk1xpeXKfk70UWdnI251sb2NCSTaNVGzvaukc_vSEM-skZw6K4qBR9FRlN4cfXQCZQknmTHW0x5p3DE9hmB1TYFaoKptJiPC3QWzXasiFMkdywDJ9x_yHi3ll8hqxhQjfwNHGGe2EmSoMlOftym_w1yibk9qX57-CEq_ZQXy0dB9UT3kg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is the mess of all beginnings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally one more friend who is such an important part of this project</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A young curator who's dedication to this project is unbounded</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A wise, thoughtful person working very hard in the background on our behalf.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mirpy_doo/?hl=en" target="_blank">Miranda Bouchard</a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I am full of gratitude for these two amazing women</p><p style="text-align: center;">We are sharing quite a journey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And thank you to Judy who sent me her photos of the show for me to use since I could not travel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More to come!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-69067057537582041512021-11-14T12:16:00.009-04:002021-11-14T12:16:58.643-04:00Getting Back into the Rhythm of Stitch<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMBidf4Rtv7GgUKVEqN4AUoTM-lJ5Y5z7Cy60XlsE2Jt53Myrua2pCbPwW0y3ycCxrYxpmH90HO-GwZ54_nyVOc4Dh5lgPas1B6V-crSlFlj6SHZVFAvgzC3JvbjTj1Quu0fsLD68qVQvWJtdiZ4TwQibgqXrPyz1fjd5-5ainHStEJBU8tR3wbDPJ6A=s1761" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMBidf4Rtv7GgUKVEqN4AUoTM-lJ5Y5z7Cy60XlsE2Jt53Myrua2pCbPwW0y3ycCxrYxpmH90HO-GwZ54_nyVOc4Dh5lgPas1B6V-crSlFlj6SHZVFAvgzC3JvbjTj1Quu0fsLD68qVQvWJtdiZ4TwQibgqXrPyz1fjd5-5ainHStEJBU8tR3wbDPJ6A=w341-h400" width="341" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What a glorious Summer we had here in Nova Scotia</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Summer to remember</div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything grew and grew and grew</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wild apple trees drooped under the weight of apples the size of grapefruits.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rusty Pups discovered they were delicious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bright, bold Dahlias grew as big as dinner plates </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dancing through my flowerbed</div><div style="text-align: center;">They took my breath away</div><div style="text-align: center;">And were still going strong until Jack Frost put them to rest. this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wanting to remember and celebrate this Summer</div><div style="text-align: center;">For me that is through stitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfV8JASm0gGo6avOyfCAtyVX99HZlHPOPE8lC5Aa7jCz7hyqVVdqerZHznqKbXYannYM9lUKgwq6SRcQTBB_Zk14ZGH0wt-GJrNqYUJTFwzU02SNyqkdC38g6DXufdjuns9jC5UWN0xEnPR_8JGhdEyaM2PvKlzGCoTshoX2C8FiftDUXoM7KyBcfh2g=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfV8JASm0gGo6avOyfCAtyVX99HZlHPOPE8lC5Aa7jCz7hyqVVdqerZHznqKbXYannYM9lUKgwq6SRcQTBB_Zk14ZGH0wt-GJrNqYUJTFwzU02SNyqkdC38g6DXufdjuns9jC5UWN0xEnPR_8JGhdEyaM2PvKlzGCoTshoX2C8FiftDUXoM7KyBcfh2g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">It will be a piece of joyful memories</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgivIvoQXJEs0Wh856YEoW9hBWLS5Kg2BKFRag7fccu_ibxyfOkbGmzAMvVP-G7cLxJiJ25R-PSXvTzMybR9zlrZlIObK_fxs0gICBMLQgMwzEhMAfycscbsU6rhWsY0YxUO78_MMzLdRJY4REyXtYB4LP4pdFk9k1EMWrgY7fiEEZ5rswH0DGDyWkVpQ=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgivIvoQXJEs0Wh856YEoW9hBWLS5Kg2BKFRag7fccu_ibxyfOkbGmzAMvVP-G7cLxJiJ25R-PSXvTzMybR9zlrZlIObK_fxs0gICBMLQgMwzEhMAfycscbsU6rhWsY0YxUO78_MMzLdRJY4REyXtYB4LP4pdFk9k1EMWrgY7fiEEZ5rswH0DGDyWkVpQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Giant balls of colour and stitch.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwqn99Ag2oW2Xtp1u8eS6gmMx920t5UbMs4MU3z-i7VYt3OybQWVyO5g5jnDPnJIaHJc2Sy2BdNnzmU7JGHDbizVpR3xdPPQNVW_6vKfVZiG6XBfaRi_xtUFKRtlt8VFQXnsqhNnQJqy8p6HOE12KlvelfJrtKsmVMZnLV5AKyc5CvAJe66U0s_FjQJw=s2016" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwqn99Ag2oW2Xtp1u8eS6gmMx920t5UbMs4MU3z-i7VYt3OybQWVyO5g5jnDPnJIaHJc2Sy2BdNnzmU7JGHDbizVpR3xdPPQNVW_6vKfVZiG6XBfaRi_xtUFKRtlt8VFQXnsqhNnQJqy8p6HOE12KlvelfJrtKsmVMZnLV5AKyc5CvAJe66U0s_FjQJw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">.... will dance across my piece with companions of every size.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiThgfTXIuQbh8-zZtS5AmWdLUEq6pfdUq_slfizHB2nv1aenBbE3YuXVG6v-46Z2VpTjKJdCWAHWZPpVxDgWXgOeX_rT0jYhXiTE9vpjJuvUB9OZM9VqX9X6TiN5EFmIXHH8DlJU3rrGQOiOg1antbGLYK3zcfHoJk-A8AcySfuo2UZE2dE5hhelhmbg=s2000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiThgfTXIuQbh8-zZtS5AmWdLUEq6pfdUq_slfizHB2nv1aenBbE3YuXVG6v-46Z2VpTjKJdCWAHWZPpVxDgWXgOeX_rT0jYhXiTE9vpjJuvUB9OZM9VqX9X6TiN5EFmIXHH8DlJU3rrGQOiOg1antbGLYK3zcfHoJk-A8AcySfuo2UZE2dE5hhelhmbg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course they will come to rest on the soil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which they will enrich in preparation for next years Summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cycle of life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am content</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am joyful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am dancing along with the dahlias in memory of this Summer past</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and settling down to new stitchings with anticipation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is what I do.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9VkdXKuk12jf_l8Ds4Ba2gNye3et5Lpms7h26hVrPnUtKO3DzAOBVPUcn0K8WXgG-BQtAR8WSWq4FkdwL_u9xmzxoXrYyyILWSz9F_eQFqdPGVccrIysVzm78kgt1mEoW4ttQ9h_0H5IeYrV9mqlRKcC80PHMLtyaHLfvbXXCFMg-mtRLfwLOoPc-Lw=s2016" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9VkdXKuk12jf_l8Ds4Ba2gNye3et5Lpms7h26hVrPnUtKO3DzAOBVPUcn0K8WXgG-BQtAR8WSWq4FkdwL_u9xmzxoXrYyyILWSz9F_eQFqdPGVccrIysVzm78kgt1mEoW4ttQ9h_0H5IeYrV9mqlRKcC80PHMLtyaHLfvbXXCFMg-mtRLfwLOoPc-Lw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">When the Rusty Pups come and plonk themselves in front of me as I stitch....</div><div style="text-align: center;">,,,,and even shove their noses into my cloth as I stitch....</div><div style="text-align: center;">....informing me they feel neglected</div><div style="text-align: center;">So we stop for a cuddle</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or a walk</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or a meal.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are very patient but there comes a time when they feel the need to interject!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope your companions of every kind allow you the time to create today!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-15945770014278149772021-10-10T10:00:00.001-03:002021-10-10T10:00:31.424-03:00Bits and Pieces from "In the Middle of the World"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1ucV7ksVbT8bGmPGr_NbIYJGJ3pEpdU7YOBWUuGoM1vM8-MGRKck_A4Kx0K96FoeCA4QUMV6nh9WShPeWeVw3Oytqg2A6OQ_zJEFmnjPGe200oc9MyjHS53PBYNm7zUBSL1WD2lYrxLoTcUBox1KovuCzqtQoS0yvI5rcIbakCqruxLLa3nnRITWKnA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1ucV7ksVbT8bGmPGr_NbIYJGJ3pEpdU7YOBWUuGoM1vM8-MGRKck_A4Kx0K96FoeCA4QUMV6nh9WShPeWeVw3Oytqg2A6OQ_zJEFmnjPGe200oc9MyjHS53PBYNm7zUBSL1WD2lYrxLoTcUBox1KovuCzqtQoS0yvI5rcIbakCqruxLLa3nnRITWKnA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have been stuck for words</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not knowing what say about sharing this beautiful space</div><div style="text-align: center;">with my dear friend<a href="https://judys-journal.blogspot.com" target="_blank"> Judy Martin</a> </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGDUZW7CkAQzBLAAxW6Y-SN3fyvFdZLEjE3hSUupKSTNqcm99Ky8jUXlN37-7YUzPhv616Dq8zR6dhI4G_2LUtquiFWE_3OfMfR3TYY6nDKbDuPY6P-7cWe8l3CL0F2mcXQDnLmHa6amX5uMK0gU_snQ0Jx4uSIZVq5WJtdD_dGvhJD8e5gOVsEFBG_Q=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGDUZW7CkAQzBLAAxW6Y-SN3fyvFdZLEjE3hSUupKSTNqcm99Ky8jUXlN37-7YUzPhv616Dq8zR6dhI4G_2LUtquiFWE_3OfMfR3TYY6nDKbDuPY6P-7cWe8l3CL0F2mcXQDnLmHa6amX5uMK0gU_snQ0Jx4uSIZVq5WJtdD_dGvhJD8e5gOVsEFBG_Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are both inspired by the landscapes we live in</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hers on the shores of Manitoulin Island</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mine in the tangled woods around the Annapolis Basin in Nova Scotia.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm8g24EGh6mbBId6fF2NCn1UQrJ7mCSlt144VLoJGRYKg4dMjCaMGGpiQ1iurHHUEi-TBR9Aa1vCOoLtUMEClrzKMNgsb0_dHBT36yG2Cy90u6qtNF29TcVKsHSECy4h9QFPGyymyBBweqRDZ1fwYR_3EtQ0svEs82TIez7-TkNiZxYanGzTKxF1C4aA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm8g24EGh6mbBId6fF2NCn1UQrJ7mCSlt144VLoJGRYKg4dMjCaMGGpiQ1iurHHUEi-TBR9Aa1vCOoLtUMEClrzKMNgsb0_dHBT36yG2Cy90u6qtNF29TcVKsHSECy4h9QFPGyymyBBweqRDZ1fwYR_3EtQ0svEs82TIez7-TkNiZxYanGzTKxF1C4aA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My process has been for many years influences by these words from </div><div style="text-align: center;">Peter London's book 'Drawing Closer to Nature'.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Find a portion of the world that is close at hand and adopt it. Become acquainted with it. Draw closer to it by staying with it over a long course of time. In all seasons, all times of the day, all weathers, all circumstances of your own life. The more often you return to this chosen portion of Nature, the more finally you will be able to perceive its more delicate features, as well the slow-to-emerge patterns and rhythms."</i></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkIWG7CYtT-5ltHqrLZqX_-fBa9sWcNgU6Ehk_AHPHoxGTzi-vkGxJwX0Bn2y8WUHqN8HNfUxoV_8z2FH2UAfPu1-rPzUAFxXbnD7v7KMZhfeRl0KRxaaBvCrym_es2WCSHOZ-dplSX72HrpTloKvsgWr0GXsxL9aZPSfMR2Vt_jXDl1iNkUQWMBnilQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkIWG7CYtT-5ltHqrLZqX_-fBa9sWcNgU6Ehk_AHPHoxGTzi-vkGxJwX0Bn2y8WUHqN8HNfUxoV_8z2FH2UAfPu1-rPzUAFxXbnD7v7KMZhfeRl0KRxaaBvCrym_es2WCSHOZ-dplSX72HrpTloKvsgWr0GXsxL9aZPSfMR2Vt_jXDl1iNkUQWMBnilQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each piece is about how the natural world around me has touched me.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-GwzoYpRsDQtRc6J4-AU4hEFDlde5zD6PuWZ7YeeGBE28IWUaDiUKW6iAAtZPz0SlONtZ4mpmWIaR31liLblB9evuM9hbyo6_Mw2qJw_wZkFCvpxaSVdUMaF-6vr8D_dFxlX-NUKvYJO6taooK2EL3eZ5Bw11bHaI3aJCywzhyHhman0gjOF1eNx5eg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-GwzoYpRsDQtRc6J4-AU4hEFDlde5zD6PuWZ7YeeGBE28IWUaDiUKW6iAAtZPz0SlONtZ4mpmWIaR31liLblB9evuM9hbyo6_Mw2qJw_wZkFCvpxaSVdUMaF-6vr8D_dFxlX-NUKvYJO6taooK2EL3eZ5Bw11bHaI3aJCywzhyHhman0gjOF1eNx5eg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every piece has a story connected to simple daily observations</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">of life in the woods and marshes and shorelines</div><div style="text-align: center;">around me. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3DnODmUY3amFtKjhkU10bb4HumKKrxJopPHD1UrRd47wK5y77t8N2WPJr0Pa7WKCCgYoivRjb2U8ye7ql5VR7lY7WgT1fTnXeaQY74ex2-Tnzm38SAg4pTMpspoOD4_nIfIMIag7du8FKzgHTUnPLLtGioQJjqSNaTslu0fok5mW45UpCRQdaecYGUg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3DnODmUY3amFtKjhkU10bb4HumKKrxJopPHD1UrRd47wK5y77t8N2WPJr0Pa7WKCCgYoivRjb2U8ye7ql5VR7lY7WgT1fTnXeaQY74ex2-Tnzm38SAg4pTMpspoOD4_nIfIMIag7du8FKzgHTUnPLLtGioQJjqSNaTslu0fok5mW45UpCRQdaecYGUg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I understand the immensity of Judy's pieces</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have driven with her through the mighty rock cuts of northern Ontario</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have sat with her looking out over the endless horizons of Lake Huron.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4_FfGPV702onHDyAjGGnxZ9PWyYMKIV-BBJLmziq8UHXsIeHoHiYKWQPEtkGtofSAEWOgMLpUIlHhz1Cl7a2GN8vXp8RB_NeCm5UK4AEYfOzMJiuVsNgRW_7IgXDT5wQrm58_VfOZZUG6FVQdmloJEPFCOYkV1qkGZQUHAhVAUd58ksOWk6nAIbKeIg=s1797" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="1797" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4_FfGPV702onHDyAjGGnxZ9PWyYMKIV-BBJLmziq8UHXsIeHoHiYKWQPEtkGtofSAEWOgMLpUIlHhz1Cl7a2GN8vXp8RB_NeCm5UK4AEYfOzMJiuVsNgRW_7IgXDT5wQrm58_VfOZZUG6FVQdmloJEPFCOYkV1qkGZQUHAhVAUd58ksOWk6nAIbKeIg=w400-h288" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love this photo of pieces waiting their turn to be hung!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So many thanks to our young curator, Miranda Bouchard, who works so diligently on our behalf</div><div style="text-align: center;">and writes so beautifully about our work.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(You can see her curatorial statement in the MVTM link below)</div><div style="text-align: center;">So many thanks to Melanie and Michael at the <a href="https://mvtm.ca/mvt2/event-page/cloth-of-time/" target="_blank">Mississippi Valley Textile Museum</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">who have provided the best environment for our show</div><div style="text-align: center;">which will remain there until December 17th, 2021.</div><p style="text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving!</p></div>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-22647690581797687652021-09-17T06:00:00.228-03:002021-09-17T06:00:00.256-03:00In the Middle of the World is Getting Closer and Closer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7YzZzPdlGospK8S4lVWAyY3JeorgN9-JirQnCjNkEYAq_1m_94qwxtrj0eg8P8Hqjkdo_QppnruUQ7pzAl5J3Pf7PlWnP_pEBCVFlNhuKDhTrO_ubERZmmY5VQUnX0_j_rAhxMyPaIyZ/s1667/packed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7YzZzPdlGospK8S4lVWAyY3JeorgN9-JirQnCjNkEYAq_1m_94qwxtrj0eg8P8Hqjkdo_QppnruUQ7pzAl5J3Pf7PlWnP_pEBCVFlNhuKDhTrO_ubERZmmY5VQUnX0_j_rAhxMyPaIyZ/w480-h640/packed.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All rolled up and ready to go off to the </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Middle of the World.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was overwhelmed</div><div style="text-align: center;">had to sit down and wipe away the tears.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFDX2-5F6ESmcfHqxt38Bl_Ixla5wIPGxizcO-QAjpnOAxSZcTA9tbMKaf0521br_yywJJ_n1obYO-VX1OjF7pfZwBrH2j4v4oexkBmBkPZyEjvugcb32wgViJXFvI-1jpHO2BV4ptkCS/s1667/Muddle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFDX2-5F6ESmcfHqxt38Bl_Ixla5wIPGxizcO-QAjpnOAxSZcTA9tbMKaf0521br_yywJJ_n1obYO-VX1OjF7pfZwBrH2j4v4oexkBmBkPZyEjvugcb32wgViJXFvI-1jpHO2BV4ptkCS/w480-h640/Muddle.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">I am reluctant to let them go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn825C2dL-924MQTq5wloz7cQ4fwe_7BEo9Q5qEf2YArBSt_z8jb1eQ-E69BeL1dgXdZ-OviF03iT-FZUPeokSKhM6QtHiplNDyzhYElixxhsf1ZCHvCW84Ej8VUD-yuduBYzr9w4h4Yv9/s1667/Muddle2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn825C2dL-924MQTq5wloz7cQ4fwe_7BEo9Q5qEf2YArBSt_z8jb1eQ-E69BeL1dgXdZ-OviF03iT-FZUPeokSKhM6QtHiplNDyzhYElixxhsf1ZCHvCW84Ej8VUD-yuduBYzr9w4h4Yv9/w480-h640/Muddle2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pieces are the colours of Nova Scotia</div><div style="text-align: center;">from dye baths of local plants and trees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a piece of me in every stitch.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Each stitch a reflection of my thoughts and feelings</div><div style="text-align: center;"> in that meditative rhythm of needle passing through cloth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzr3zUGcK_pybasmVPtK2H_tLFFUz8_PWPTf9IEEFvcOd48Auc24J__K2m0Uq8lhUM_WFm79Byrydo1D685tLXpa42l-ucpm_U_N4acuJZAAN8w4FvY-1f3Ln0a8qltrsERUZp6xaPAk2/s1667/muddle3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzr3zUGcK_pybasmVPtK2H_tLFFUz8_PWPTf9IEEFvcOd48Auc24J__K2m0Uq8lhUM_WFm79Byrydo1D685tLXpa42l-ucpm_U_N4acuJZAAN8w4FvY-1f3Ln0a8qltrsERUZp6xaPAk2/w480-h640/muddle3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I feel I can say more with needle and thread </span><span style="font-family: arial;">than with words</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Words are so black and white...they freak me out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stitching is where I can be truly me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rxYyKhFM3VaOFTs74uyLgautjx0nWnc7qF_TY8ks4Cff7UKrHWG0xiownrnJbHwxY8Jx3ID0XPIMfbq5Z0P1CbXeHnydhV1KUIR4IRilZI_KuDEEpr90tO-MNDGeG-Qh3E1Pv7hZQtuU/s1667/muddle4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rxYyKhFM3VaOFTs74uyLgautjx0nWnc7qF_TY8ks4Cff7UKrHWG0xiownrnJbHwxY8Jx3ID0XPIMfbq5Z0P1CbXeHnydhV1KUIR4IRilZI_KuDEEpr90tO-MNDGeG-Qh3E1Pv7hZQtuU/w480-h640/muddle4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These pieces have been close to my heart for months</div><div style="text-align: center;">years even</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I want to keep them safe at home with me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But then I remember part of the joy of creating</div><div style="text-align: center;">is sharing the work with others.</div></span><p></p>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-20331547343297394012021-09-14T06:00:00.007-03:002021-09-14T06:00:00.237-03:00Birthday Celebration that Should Have Been<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GolxUk4YMNG08Mrwyu-aFV9uDDPvb-e9xBhB-DOV_83TtcDIzBva0dmdZhiA8ymVDYkk-Snsy7scO5bUvVqRlC-1PM9w_Tkt9Oy6vWVg-C8Ip984mtQ5qomB7gbk1OoumWTIbXVsMaoT/s1658/Steve+Fish.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="1160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GolxUk4YMNG08Mrwyu-aFV9uDDPvb-e9xBhB-DOV_83TtcDIzBva0dmdZhiA8ymVDYkk-Snsy7scO5bUvVqRlC-1PM9w_Tkt9Oy6vWVg-C8Ip984mtQ5qomB7gbk1OoumWTIbXVsMaoT/w448-h640/Steve+Fish.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy Birthday Steven</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">On this day when you should have turned 49</div><div style="text-align: center;">My goodness me, that is nearly an old man!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You are loved</div><div style="text-align: center;">And missed so very much.</div></span>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-639265697684362917.post-38760351735139523232021-09-13T06:00:00.052-03:002021-09-13T06:00:00.224-03:00Summer....My Favourite Time of Year<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxYxZ4_DV2rbCIQkLoOQdfmwysOZfIyt1-x93dO11D7kLvr9aOIeGtss3Kdo9GWVL0bAnCkkWYCulwwEv1E5yW6VXfwnWqBNrZ1xFFH-h9Hj9_OP7fU_TiDrLmHFnKizvVTLr5iN9XOh_/s1632/Dye+Strata.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxYxZ4_DV2rbCIQkLoOQdfmwysOZfIyt1-x93dO11D7kLvr9aOIeGtss3Kdo9GWVL0bAnCkkWYCulwwEv1E5yW6VXfwnWqBNrZ1xFFH-h9Hj9_OP7fU_TiDrLmHFnKizvVTLr5iN9XOh_/w480-h640/Dye+Strata.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been a glorious Summer</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">A time to dye</div><div style="text-align: center;">with Madder and Cutch and Myrobalan</div></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFHJfj2S7Yu5T2xbxB5j2eti9HNNmFESIkuBeInQZUnNtFCxPQ_oCMNYy76YrGnXccOZupJnnKS5pYRi1b7pIRKTQcKevaFbstvNM7WZD1ItOjfKAEV5MD4OUO8iGDk_Ioa37hIl8DokR/s1632/wildgarden.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFHJfj2S7Yu5T2xbxB5j2eti9HNNmFESIkuBeInQZUnNtFCxPQ_oCMNYy76YrGnXccOZupJnnKS5pYRi1b7pIRKTQcKevaFbstvNM7WZD1ItOjfKAEV5MD4OUO8iGDk_Ioa37hIl8DokR/w480-h640/wildgarden.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A time for the garden to grow out of control</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Full of abundant dye material</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nSV7ojfaBjMxpAfxLYmYVqIrJl6r75bo2kaDa4-HU2PhqlcOPCWiY5MIJoqNtBVZhevgcTs2kHjiICzUL7gira1Vb3oyj3KWPru25fqVZs_vrCXoObvJ0GD-dGqdn79ix_cIOaXokU2n/s1632/wildginger.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nSV7ojfaBjMxpAfxLYmYVqIrJl6r75bo2kaDa4-HU2PhqlcOPCWiY5MIJoqNtBVZhevgcTs2kHjiICzUL7gira1Vb3oyj3KWPru25fqVZs_vrCXoObvJ0GD-dGqdn79ix_cIOaXokU2n/w480-h640/wildginger.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">A time for my wild child to explore the dried out stream</div><div style="text-align: center;">But not too far my dear</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a black bear cub and his Mom around!</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHI3kQnLkrEP-1J3TZhrwxi9OlqQH5_plE6odakMV9lis_jFQZWHKncDOcNiEwkYF3HrEvaejUAgrXPAFLFNN5UxrjnfEqq48NSP5dJ0eWCsZgU0yV76Q5aF8RnJCwBQV89MWLsT9Gf4G/s1600/orangedahlia.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHI3kQnLkrEP-1J3TZhrwxi9OlqQH5_plE6odakMV9lis_jFQZWHKncDOcNiEwkYF3HrEvaejUAgrXPAFLFNN5UxrjnfEqq48NSP5dJ0eWCsZgU0yV76Q5aF8RnJCwBQV89MWLsT9Gf4G/w480-h640/orangedahlia.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have managed to maintain our new civilized flowerbed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and the dahlias are still incredible.... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">....and so huge!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX83T6i23UxoxFYqonZ2oT3TkxArWce9n2k2LWF_X3ldbUQbDJuJkqZsl5T3etkdk3_pK-q6dekDbROWTAEYAQAGt_V3P0JxQFoXjwOHtYTwqFrY9vWOw5fY8K8gnHWnA4XB7Ax2b1NBw/s2048/IMG_5144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX83T6i23UxoxFYqonZ2oT3TkxArWce9n2k2LWF_X3ldbUQbDJuJkqZsl5T3etkdk3_pK-q6dekDbROWTAEYAQAGt_V3P0JxQFoXjwOHtYTwqFrY9vWOw5fY8K8gnHWnA4XB7Ax2b1NBw/w480-h640/IMG_5144.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Even the Rusty Pups have enjoyed the abundance of flowers</div><div style="text-align: center;">and....</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigN2NK8Vm4mQ3Mf_JRtjwHNvQJVQP1x0fT5C8Klv47ZqRHdwE44-kMloZ01NIr_GqMRLOJW-tP_6lr-0T8Gg-HVbbOsR0rOYCfc1JstTPkDk7jdCye9jTF33yYfpHN4FMa_iv4IMUVls-6/s2048/Brandyonporch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigN2NK8Vm4mQ3Mf_JRtjwHNvQJVQP1x0fT5C8Klv47ZqRHdwE44-kMloZ01NIr_GqMRLOJW-tP_6lr-0T8Gg-HVbbOsR0rOYCfc1JstTPkDk7jdCye9jTF33yYfpHN4FMa_iv4IMUVls-6/w480-h640/Brandyonporch.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">....basking in the Sun has been pure joy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you whose Summer is coming to an end</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope it was glorious for you too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are some whose Summer is just beginning</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I envy you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer....my favourite time of year.</div></span>Penny Berenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806619078160825540noreply@blogger.com8