{"id":850,"date":"2014-07-06T22:19:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T02:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maureensmusings.ca\/?p=850"},"modified":"2015-03-21T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T19:00:15","slug":"2014-haliburton-the-artist-and-cheater-in-me-part-1-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maureensmusings.ca\/?p=850","title":{"rendered":"2014 Haliburton: The Artist (and Cheater) in Me – Part 1 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday \u2013 June 30th<\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flash!\u00a0 Rumble!\u00a0 Crash!\u00a0 Repeat…<\/p>\n

Day 3 in Haliburton, day 1 at art camp \u2013 done \u2013 and what a storm!\u00a0 Somehow we managed to get out of the college locations (Steve\u2019s in one, I\u2019m in another), pick up a few items in Foodland and get into our apartment between downpours.\u00a0 Currently, the rain is coming down at a 45 degree angle, visibility is sketchy, and the parking lot is taking on the resemblance of a small pond.<\/p>\n

\"1.2014Jun30<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019d go with the typical \u201cthe rain is good for the grass\/gardens\/farmers, etc.\u201d proclamation but we\u2019ve had a deluge of deluges since the snow disappeared so I think all of the above are well watered to-date.\u00a0 Oh well, can\u2019t do anything about it but complain.<\/p>\n

This year, we\u2019re staying in town at the Heritage House B&B<\/a>.\u00a0 We are fortunate to have our own self-contained apartment and, unlike our accommodations last year, linens are provided as well as a daily (fabulous) breakfast and weekly housekeeping – all for a very, very reasonable price.\u00a0 I would have preferred to be in a cottage on a lake but I think we waited a bit too long to book.\u00a0 Regardless, here are the trade-off benefits: we are walking distance to restaurants, the LCBO, the pharmacy, the grocery store, and other shops.\u00a0 It is home for two weeks and we will love it!<\/p>\n

Here are a few shots of the Heritage House B&B:\u00a0 our apartment is at the top of the second long flight of stairs going up at the back.<\/p>\n

\"10.HH1\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"10.HH4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We are the top floor of the wing extending out towards where I’m standing; a closer shot of the backyard courtyard.<\/p>\n

\"10.HH2\"<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \"10.HH3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Yesterday, a scorching hot day, we went for a wee bit of a drive to Minden for a Kawartha Lakes ice cream.\u00a0 So did everyone else in a 100km radius!\u00a0 The lineup was so long, we agreed to buy ice cream with our groceries and have some later.\u00a0 On the way back, we checked out some other roads we hadn\u2019t been on before and scoffed at the closely posted deer warning signs \u2013 as if, especially in the heat… until we almost ran one over!\u00a0 I think it was as curious as we were, which made for a pretty good photo op…<\/p>\n

\"1.2014Jun29<\/a><\/p>\n

Like I said, day 1 of art camp is behind us, which is always the slow day while people sort out where they’re supposed to be, when the rules are shared, when the intros are done, when the teacher sets us up for the week, and so on…<\/p>\n

This week, Steve is taking a refresher in drawing with coloured pencils.\u00a0 As for me, this is where the cheating part comes in.\u00a0 Do you remember last year when I spent two weeks learning stuff I\u2019d never done before (large scale wire sculpture and Ukulele)?\u00a0 Do you remember how I struggled with keeping up both weeks?\u00a0 Do you remember when I thought it was too stressful to count as a vacation?\u00a0 This week I\u2019m in a stained glass workshop!\u00a0 Thirty-five hours of creating \u2013 using patterns I already prepared and skills I already have!\u00a0 There will be no stress this week, my friends.\u00a0 Actually, today Wendy mentioned something about overlays, which I don\u2019t know how to do, so I hope to add to my toolkit.\u00a0 Stay tuned for photos of my finished projects but, in the meantime, here’s our classroom environment…<\/p>\n

\"2.SG2\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a>\"2.SG10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"2.SG3\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"2.SG5\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

… and some of the projects my classmates were working on…<\/p>\n

\"2.SG1\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"2.SG4\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"2.SG6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"2.SG7\"<\/a> \u00a0 \"2.SG8\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"2.SG9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday \u2013 July 6th<\/span>:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe our first week is over and the second one is about to start tomorrow!<\/p>\n

The most noteworthy news of this past week is the rain.\u00a0 We had so many storms, and such torrential rain, that many, many driveways and roads were washed out!!!\u00a0 It was so bad, the Canada Day celebrations were postponed to yesterday \u2013 Saturday (which, somehow, we missed).\u00a0 Steve had a bit of a challenge getting up to the college to pick me up on Wednesday night.\u00a0 But repairs have been made and all is well \u2013 so far\u2026\u00a0 there is more rain in the forecast for tomorrow and Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A trip to Haliburton would not be complete without a visit to my favourite local restaurant, the Corner Caf\u00e9 in West Guilford \u2013 about 15 minutes northwest of Haliburton.\u00a0 It\u2019s a little quirky, with a really good Italian menu for a very reasonable price.\u00a0 If you\u2019re willing to engage in conversation with the owners, it\u2019s a bit like a big family dinner (only you have to pay for it).\u00a0 We intend to visit it again before we leave.<\/p>\n

Thursday evening\u2019s entertainment at the college was Cindy Thompson, an award-winning fiddler and step-dancer.\u00a0 And, YES, she does both at the same time!!!\u00a0 That woman, who is slightly over 50, has more energy than she should.\u00a0 She was accompanied by her son, Jake, on piano and her new hubby came on stage with his fiddle to join her in a few numbers.\u00a0 What a great 90 minutes!<\/p>\n

\"6.Cindy1\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"6.Cindy2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

(I’m still trying to figure out how to compress the video of her playing and dancing at the same time)<\/p>\n

I brought three stained glass patterns with me \u2013 all inserts for garden stakes \u2013 and was expecting to get two of them done.\u00a0 I did finish the tulips, which I\u2019m very happy with, but I got delayed with the roses when the background glass kept breaking in places I didn\u2019t want it to break.\u00a0 I think the glass is flawed \u2013 seriously, it\u2019s not me! \u2013 as I used the same background glass on the tulips and didn\u2019t have any problems at all.\u00a0 So, I still have half of the background left to cut (or re-cut) before I can solder it and finish it off.\u00a0 I will do so at home but, in the meantime, here\u2019s the tulip one\u2026<\/p>\n

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Yesterday was another full day but this time it was outdoors.<\/p>\n

We visited the Sculpture Forest behind the college again, to check out the new additions since last year.\u00a0 Somehow, we missed the flock of ravens, but I will be back there this coming week and will snap a few pictures of them then.\u00a0 Here are the new ones we managed to capture, as well as a few oldies but goodies:<\/p>\n

\"3.SGarden1\"<\/a> \u00a0 \"3.SGarden2\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"3.SGarden3\"<\/a> \"3.SGarden4\"<\/a> \u00a0 \"3.SGarden7\"\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a>\"3.SGarden5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"3.SGarden6\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"3.SGarden10\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"3.SGarden8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"3.SGarden9\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"3.SGarden12\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a>\"3.SGarden13\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We took our chances with the ice cream thing again in Minden and were luckier this time.\u00a0 I\u2019m not ashamed to report that I had two rather large scoops \u2013 chocolate chip cookie dough and gold medal ribbon \u2013 in a cup and I ate it all.\u00a0 No regrets.<\/p>\n

\"4.IceCream1\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"4.IceCream2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

While looking for a book store on the web the other evening, we discovered a blog post by someone who had visited The World\u2019s Smallest Bookstore<\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s located a few kilometres east of Kinmount on route 503, which just happens to be between Minden and Haliburton (sort of).\u00a0 So, of course, we had to check it out and it was a real gem.\u00a0 It really is the tiniest of buildings located near the road on someone\u2019s rather large property.\u00a0 There is quite the selection of new and used books and it works on the honour system – $3.00 per book to be deposited into the lockbox.\u00a0 And, if we didn\u2019t like what we saw, there was a larger barn further in on the property beside an enclosure with small farm animals!\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s so easy to impress this city girl!!!<\/p>\n

\"5.WSB1\"<\/a> \u00a0 \"5.WSB3\" \u00a0<\/a> \"5.WSB2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"5.WSB5\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a>\"5.WSB6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"5.WSB4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"5.WSB7\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"5.WSB13\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"5.WSB8\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"5.WSB9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"5.WSB10\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"5.WSB11\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"5.WSB12\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There hasn’t been a day go by since we got here that we haven’t seen a deer – or five!!!\u00a0 That is special in itself, as we are still awed by these graceful and elusive animals and haven’t been jaded as the locals have.\u00a0 But today was extra special.\u00a0 It is very rare to see a fox in the wild and today we saw three of them!!!\u00a0 It took five passes in the car to get these shots as they were skittish but still determined to protect whatever food it was they had by the roadside.\u00a0 A perfect ending to our week…<\/p>\n

\"8.Fox1\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"8.Fox2\" <\/a>\"8.Fox3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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