Secrets and Miracles
Ashdown Ghost Town © Michelle Basic Hendry This little collapsing log building is all that remains of the town that marked the crossroads for the Nipissing and Parry Sound Colonization roads. I took this picture on the last drive I took to find painting subjects earlier in July. About 20 minutes north of this site [...]
Of Bees, Magic & Angels' Breath
Woodcut by Lucille Oille Back in the 1940′s, artist Lucille Oille and writer Kenneth McNeill Wells, decided to leave the city after the war and live simply. They kept chickens, goats and bees and shared their lives with other mid-20th century farmers in Medonte township, near Orillia, Ontario. They published stories and anecdotes of their [...]
Waiting…
The blog has been quiet this week and I thought I might share why. My Grandfather is gravely ill and there is no longer anything that can be done but to make him comfortable. The doctors give him not more than 10 days. We have gathered, said our goodbyes and now, the family waits….. torn [...]
Post Card/Invitation – "Echoes"
Post Card/Invitation to “Echoes” Back side© Michelle Basic Hendry The post card is ready! I have never had so much trouble with printing and shipping in my life. It was Murphy’s law from the get-go. First the files were not run when they were supposed to be and then ran on the day they were [...]
Nipissing – The End of the Road
Nipissing Museum (Old Methodist Church) © Michelle Basic Hendry As with many of the towns in this region, Nipissing sprung up due to lumbering and pinned it hopes for survival on a railway that never arrived. Nipissing Village is located on the South River which heads to Lake Nipissing and was the largest commercial center [...]
Arte y Pico Award for Artscapes
I must say I was pleasantly surprised when I checked my blog list to discover that Heather from Azure Island Designs had given my blog the Arte y Pico Award. It is always wonderful to discover how much others enjoy and appreciate the things we create and share in the big blogosphere. Heather is a [...]
