the summer is coming to an early end

as i wonder through my garden this morning

is was sadden to see so many plants

looking like it was late september

a few shrubs are already turning yellow

some plants even looked burnt

and i was surprised to see that my fall aster

is in full bloom!!!

with temperatures reaching in the 30's c this week

it's hard to imagine that fall is on it's way

and as much as i love the fall

i will miss my mornings wondering through

my garden and enjoying my morning tea

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photo taken in my garden this morning

played in ps and a layer mask

from shadowhouse

food for thought

how people treat you is their karma

how you react is yours

wayne dyer

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photo taken on my iphone

at the weekend market

parking 101

one way to learn how to park!!

photo taken in paris this spring

fleamarket finds

we started out sunday morning

with the intention to drive to the clarence flea market

but when we got up at 6am it was pouring rain

with no sign of stopping

we decided not to make the long drive

so we headed to st. lawrence market instead

everything seemed expensive and we were disappointed

back in the rain

off went to busybee's to pick up a few magazines

closed, opening at noon--drag

back in the rain

off to the junction to find a few "junk"shops

all closed on sundays--damn

wait a minute we found something open

smash

maybe the day won't be waisted

and luckily eric was working

he told us about

market road antiques mall
well we were planning a road trip anyways.....

before we left the store

i noticed a brownie camera in the showcase

then another and another

three more for my collection

a brownie reflex synchro

a baby brownie with original box

and a eastman bullet camera

that makes it 13 in my collection

square foot show

opening nite at the square foot show

i was happy to see that one of my paintings was sold!!!

my friend ludgera's painting #53

with over 800 artist and 1500 works of art

it was a great show!!!

jane doe exhibit

opening nite at

propeller gallery

my encaustic teacher

heather gentleman
for her

jane doe exhibit

a series of encautic painting

wax sculptures and film of

women finding their voice

jane doe

"throughout time, the voices of women have been silenced by

gender, bias, war, poverty, racism and religious persecution
jane doe brings to life the voices of forgotten women who have

contributed to the framework of society, who carried on

traditions of their ancestors, preserved and carried on the

dreams of their generation in their hearts. i chose the name

jane doe as all of these women are unknown to us and yet they

have had impact on our lives.

i wish to honour them and to give voice to their stories.

all of these stories are true and are based on information

gathered from interviews with relatives, photos, letters and archives.

my hope is that this exhibit will give others the courage to

tell their stories"~heather gentleman

if you get a chance to stop by

the exhibit is on until

august 29th

counting down

with the start of the cne

it can only mean one thing

summer is almost over!!!

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but before that we get to enjoy three weeks

of fun and games

concerts and shows

shopping

arts and crafts

and the food building!

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"lets go to the ex......"

you know the song