Thursday, 1 March 2018

365 - March 2018

I miss the sun.

Things to look forward to in March:
- Checked in with my doctors to make some changes, hopefully for the better
- Girl Guide meetings with guides and pathfinders
- Maple Madness at the CRCA Little Cataraqui Creek
- looking for spring cleaning, sorting out my space and photo archives.

March 01, 2018 – Colette Hardman-Peavy, left, a second-year masters Art Conservation (paper and new media) student takes a closer look at the deterioration of the emulsion in an old photograph, with Ally Zmijowskyj, first-year masters student reviewing a tin plate image. The Art Conservation masters program at Queen's University announced receiving a $632,000, five-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in one of the program's labs at the university in Kingston
*EXTRA* March 01, 2018 – Courtney Books, a second-year masters Art Conservation (painting) student examines the dry crack patterns in a painting she's working to conserve. The Art Conservation masters program at Queen's University announced receiving a $632,000, five-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in one of the program's labs at the university in Kingston
March 02, 2018 – London Knights’ Nathan Dunkley tries to redirect the puck past Kingston Frontenacs’ Jacob Paquette and goaltender Jeremy Helvig during the first period of Ontario Hockey League action
*EXTRA* March 02, 2018 – Pretty entertaining cat tv
March 03, 2018 – He has so many different sleeping spots.
March 04, 2018 – He's always watching
March 05, 2018 – Seems a bit high
March 06, 2018 – Trees and sky reflected on a windshield
*EXTRA* March 06, 2018 – Fashion night at guides
March 07, 2018 – Red-tailed hawk
*EXTRA* March 07, 2018 – Frontenac Secondary School students Liam Casey, left, Alexis Arnott, Emily Legault and Jasmine Lewis put their cellphones away in the schools new classroom tins, initiated Tuesday to help students detach from the cellphones during class time.
March 08, 2018 – Josh Johnston, left, and Mariah Faulkner star in Theatre Kingston's production of Armstrong’s War, a story about overcoming personal struggles and the issues that scare them. The show runs March 9 – 25 at the Baby Grand Theatre
March 09, 2018 – Watching the snow fall
*EXTRA* March 09, 2018 – Watching cat tv
March 10, 2018 – pulled pork, yum
March 11, 2018 – Bella sleeping in her ball
March 12, 2018 – Annoying little brother is trying to make friends
March 13, 2018 – floral patterns
March 14, 2018 – Madhuri Koti, one of three Early Researcher Award grant recipients speaks to the crowd gathered at the major funding announcement in the Queen's Cancer Research Institute lobby at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Kati is one of 17 recipients of an Ontario Research Fund’s Early Researcher Awards and Small Infrastructure Fund competitions this year
March 15, 2018 – sun through glass reflections
March 16, 2018 – After spending a month using leftover yarn to make 40 dog blankets and cat beds, the members of the Rosewood Retirement Residence's knitting club, a lively group of 10 residents and family members, donate the items to the Kingston Humane Society
March 17, 2018 – Melrose in his basket
March 18, 2018 – Learning how to decorate eggs in a Ukrainian style – Pysanky – by using wax, fire and dye.
*EXTRA* March 18, 2018 – Learning how to decorate eggs in a Ukrainian style – Pysanky – by using wax, fire and dye.
*EXTRA* March 18, 2018 – Learning how to decorate eggs in a Ukrainian style – Pysanky – by using wax, fire and dye.
March 19, 2018 – Melrose caught sneaking out from behind my tv
March 20, 2018 – The Cataraqui Centre opens the doors to its new entrance and the new tenant, Marshalls
*EXTRA* March 20, 2018 – Decorating eggs at a Girl Guide Meeting in a Ukrainian style – Pysanky – by using wax, fire, and dye.
*EXTRA* March 20, 2018 – Decorating eggs at a Girl Guide Meeting in a Ukrainian style – Pysanky – by using wax, fire, and dye.
*EXTRA* March 20, 2018 – Decorating eggs at a Girl Guide Meeting in a Ukrainian style – Pysanky – by using wax, fire, and dye.
March 21, 2018 – Looking for a good work mug?
March 22, 2018 – Construction continues at the newly named Kingston Secondary School, on Kirkpatrick Street, in Kingston, Ont. on Thursday, March 22, 2018. The goal is to have the doors opened on the new facility, for students, in the fall of 2019
March 23, 2018 – Found a loving turtle phone pod
March 24, 2018 – Maple Madness at the Little Cat Creek sugar bush
March 25, 2018 – Kingston Frontenacs’ Linus Nyman gets a hard shot past North Bay Battalion' goaltender Christian Propp to put the Fronts first on the board during the first period of Ontario Hockey League Eastern Conference quarter-final action at the Rogers K-Rock Centre
*EXTRA* March 25, 2018 – Panao of the K-Rock Centre during the Fronts game vs North Bay Battalion
March 26, 2018 – James Bond at work?
*EXTRA* March 26, 2018 – Moon in the nest
March 27, 2018 – The results of a new commissioned public poll looking at the publics "perceptions of precarious academic work, its impact on education quality at Ontario’s universities, and student support for fairness for contract faculty" were released during a press conference at Queen's University, University Club
March 28, 2018 – Playing with a flashlight and the cat
March 29, 2018 – Cornerstone manager Lisa Scales draws the winner for the $500 gift basket - Kate Kenney - out of the 65 completed entries in downtown Kingston, Ont. on Thursday, March 29, 2018. The 1st annual Golden Easter Egg hunt took place on March 24 with a number of downtown businesses participating by hiding a golden egg within the store. Participants needed to get a map, then once they found an egg, they got the store to sign off.  Scales said that she's already looking forward to next years hunt
March 30, 2018 – Melrose watching me on cat tv
*EXTRA* March 30, 2018 – My first taste of a Hello Fresh meal. It was amazing.
*EXTRA* March 30, 2018 – art that reminds me of home
March 31, 2018 – Squirrel action on cat tv
to be continued in 365 - April 2018

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Thursday, 1 February 2018

365 - February 2018

Things to look forward to this month:
- GG Leader enrichment weekend - Winterpalooza
- Quinzee camping with Girl Guides, this year should have tons of show
- Seeing the Kingston Symphony at the Grand playing John Williams music
- Going to Lumina Borealis at Fort Henry
- The start of warmer weather
- More sun means less SAD
- Family Day activities
- Thinking Day campfire singing at the mall (Feb 22)
- and lots more...

February 01, 2018 - Healthy snacks potluck at Pathfinders
February 02, 2018 – Danielle's glass craft during Winterpalooza
February 03, 2018 – Guiders making crafts
*EXTRA* February 03, 2018 – hand sticking leather gloves
*EXTRA* February 03, 2018 – Guiders helping guiders
February 04, 2018 – Deer on the way home
*EXTRA* February 04, 2018 – handmade winter gloves
*EXTRA* February 04, 2018 – Laura and Jessica crashed the quinzee, on purpose
February 05, 2018 – Napping Bella
February 06, 2018 – taking a break at work
February 07, 2018 – snow at night
February 08, 2018 – The 2018 Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School Jamaican mission team, missing one teacher and three students, are packing up their donations and double-checking their final lists for their week-long international trip of a life-time
February 09, 2018 – The flowers are now in bloom at the City of Kingston's greenhouse at 111 Norman Rogers Drive which means the return of the public Sunday open house from 2-4 p.m. starting on February 11
*EXTRA* February 09, 2018 – Town crier at the opening of Froid Art festival
February 10, 2018 – a broken quinzee
*EXTRA* February 10, 2018 – Building quinzees for the girls to sleep in.
*EXTRA* February 10, 2018 – Girl guides working hard
*EXTRA* February 10, 2018 – a few outdoor winter activities
February 11, 2018 – A pickup truck is towed away from the scene of a serious collision on Collins Bay Road, at Woodbine Road, in Kingston, Ont. on Sunday, February 11, 2018. Kingston Police closed the road to conduct an investigation.
February 12, 2018 – My first Skip the Dishes order is on its way
February 13, 2018 – Thanks Shawnna for introducing me to Saje - I love Peppermint Halo
February 14, 2018 – Heart check at the vets
February 15, 2018 – trying to catch a new one
February 16, 2018 – Kingston Frontenacs’ Mitchell Byrne races Peterborough Petes’ Pavel Gogolev to the puck heading into the Fronts end during the first period of Ontario Hockey League action at the Rogers K-Rock Centre 
*EXTRA* February 16, 2018 – Easter dinosaurs?
February 17, 2018 – My cable services is finally fixed
*EXTRA* February 17, 2018 – My cable services is finally fixed
February 18, 2018 – Visiting Fort Henry with friends
*EXTRA* February 18, 2018 – Visiting Fort Henry with friends
February 19, 2018 – a beaver at the Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area having a snack
*EXTRA* February 19, 2018 – Leah Hanna, age 4.5, tries her hand at weaving with a sample weaver, and help from her mom Jeanette, during one of the many Family Day activities at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning 
*EXTRA* February 19, 2018 – Kingston Frontenacs’ Linus Nyman scores his second of the game, putting the puck past Barrie Colts' Leo Lazarev  during the third period of Ontario Hockey League action at the Rogers K-Rock Centre
February 20, 2018 – a foggy evening


February 21, 2018 – Light and lines
February 22, 2018 – Thinking Day Campfire at the Cataraqui Centre
February 23, 2018 – night creeper keeping me up at 4:45am
February 24, 2018 – Melrose checking out something new in the room
February 25, 2018 – Melrose
*EXTRA* February 25, 2018 – adding some much needed moisture to the air
February 26, 2018 – I like my poutine with wings with dill sauce
February 27, 2018 – golden hour view
February 28, 2018 – water, ice and birds


to be continued in 365 - March 2018

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