tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784034104863322172024-02-14T12:53:06.172-08:00Carleton Place Community LabyrinthCelebrating the Labyrinth by Fostering Awareness Through Public Walks and Community EventsChristine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-43105507916271155642023-06-19T06:25:00.000-07:002023-06-19T06:25:01.134-07:002023 Labyrinth EventsIt's almost mid-summer and I am happy to tell you there are a few events that will be held at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth this year. Up until now I have been tending the gardens at the labyrinth on most Tuesdays and enjoying my peaceful, quiet time there.
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<b>Tuesdays at 9 am - May 3rd until September 26th. </b>
Weekly garden tending at the labyrinth.
Volunteers to help are very welcome!
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<b>Sunday July 16th & Sunday August 27th 10 am - “Yoga on the Labyrinth” with Charlotte Pragnell</b>
Come and enjoy a guided meditation followed by a relaxing and meditative yoga session at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. The session will be facilitated by Charlotte Pragnell, an experienced yoga teacher. Bring your own yoga mat, all are welcome.<br> Donations will support sending soccer cleats and uniforms to Zambia.
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<b>Saturday September 23rd 1 to 3 pm – “Switch Plate Painting Lesson “ with Colleen Gray</b>
Give your old plastic switch plates some creative love! No art skills required. This is just fun and so easy to do! Paint as many switch plates as you like in 2 hours. You bring the plastic switch plates (and screws). All other materials supplied.<br>
The workshop will be held indoors at the Carleton Place Beckwith and Heritage Museum, with a pre-workshop grounding session on the labyrinth, then a bit of an energy release at the labyrinth at the end of the event.<br>
Workshop fee $40. Maximum number for this in-person workshop is 20 participants. To reserve your spot, e-transfer to colleengrayart@gmail.com, use “switch” as the password.
NOTE: We will be using 99% pure alcohol. This event is not suitable for young children.
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For more information contact:
Christine Hume
Volunteer Labyrinth Keeper
Veriditas Certified Labyrinth Facilitator
christinehume@bell.net
Cel: 613 859 2136
Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-47609380664676316762022-04-25T06:03:00.017-07:002022-07-13T05:10:25.312-07:002022 Labyrinth Events<p>I am happy to say that we are reopening the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth this year and have planned some events for 2022. Save the dates! <br /><br /><b>Tuesdays, starting May 3rd until the end of September 9 am</b> – Weekly garden tending at the labyrinth.<br /><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82fynO7GVvGiaB9zG-1ea75VVKKbcgGaPcRf0FlQ4WGiNUqC8ElmDavw5vGdeWR7QXTECsI0Kr3u5UKv7C4FTrfbDoeTdh5EGwMA_C-952hhS7IYqIT-LcRrm5-GwKksC0qWoxLaO4ZvNVJ8KvOx2ve49NmxR9S_k_PCm-qsPUfi8U6PWxZVsntLLew/s1280/WLD%20logo%20color%20text.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="1280" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82fynO7GVvGiaB9zG-1ea75VVKKbcgGaPcRf0FlQ4WGiNUqC8ElmDavw5vGdeWR7QXTECsI0Kr3u5UKv7C4FTrfbDoeTdh5EGwMA_C-952hhS7IYqIT-LcRrm5-GwKksC0qWoxLaO4ZvNVJ8KvOx2ve49NmxR9S_k_PCm-qsPUfi8U6PWxZVsntLLew/w400-h60/WLD%20logo%20color%20text.png" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Saturday May 7th 1 pm - “World Labyrinth Day” with Christine Hume</b><br />Walk the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth at 1:00 p.m. on <a href="https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/" target="_blank">World Labyrinth Day</a> to help create a rolling wave of peace passing from one time zone to the next around the globe. Also to commemorate <a href="https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-start-seeing-monarchs-day-first-saturday-in-may/#:~:text=The%20Registrar%20at%20National%20Day%20Calendar%20proclaimed%20National,on%20April%2022%2C%202015.%20DATES%3A%207%20May%202022" target="_blank">“National Start Seeing Monarchs Day”</a> some sunflower and milkweed seeds will be planted at the labyrinth. <br /><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/AVvXsEgSfbsN7wKe5mgkth4r58r0sTkcjEkAtCNyi6UecKeTfWG1DYU4AL96bnTFElaVC30XwohdYwHs0wujpiNHZuu-LZA7xkALFLLDrGD7uaCvwIMnWdl5gy7jaE9w9OtPCNy6qqUyC_h7rt8YCi4lj1oyc4WkqhKymv_WYimDw7mN_qYV8pfgAOoS12LwdA/s5184/sunflower_Aug242016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sunflower by Micki Renehan photographer" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfbsN7wKe5mgkth4r58r0sTkcjEkAtCNyi6UecKeTfWG1DYU4AL96bnTFElaVC30XwohdYwHs0wujpiNHZuu-LZA7xkALFLLDrGD7uaCvwIMnWdl5gy7jaE9w9OtPCNy6qqUyC_h7rt8YCi4lj1oyc4WkqhKymv_WYimDw7mN_qYV8pfgAOoS12LwdA/w400-h266/sunflower_Aug242016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some sunflower seeds will be planted on World Labyrinth Day.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Saturday May 14th 1 pm - “Crystal Grid Workshop ” by "Paint with Janet"</b><br />Introduction to Crystal Grids through an exploration of Sacred Geometry and Crystal Energy. This workshop will be facilitated by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Paintwithjanet" target="_blank">"Paint with Janet"</a>. Includes everything you need to paint your 10" x 10" wooden canvas and a mystery bag of crystals. Walk the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth and spend some time reflecting and journaling about your experience. <b><br /><i>Workshop fee $60. To register, e-transfer to janet.beath@sympatico.ca</i></b></p><p><b><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/AVvXsEh46UpAyqnNlcX48V0TSR0aoqt3Voq7CCurCcJCYmi-F2QZ8PDFksU9dJq-5P6LQjhjWaCicMFj0pdvGsr0sd1Fmty0xdBLalnUcL25EWgV47aablqmErnHc7DNv4GhTUQzVWJi7Nls6mY2tUsdh3vZ_8UMR-F6NPrrndEkYXVkm2HcWD4AlZSuET08TQ/s4000/Crystal%20Grid5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46UpAyqnNlcX48V0TSR0aoqt3Voq7CCurCcJCYmi-F2QZ8PDFksU9dJq-5P6LQjhjWaCicMFj0pdvGsr0sd1Fmty0xdBLalnUcL25EWgV47aablqmErnHc7DNv4GhTUQzVWJi7Nls6mY2tUsdh3vZ_8UMR-F6NPrrndEkYXVkm2HcWD4AlZSuET08TQ/w400-h300/Crystal%20Grid5.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paint your own Crystal Grid, followed by a labyrinth walk.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></b><b>NEW DATE Saturday August 27th 2022 10 am - “Yoga on the Labyrinth” with Charlotte Pragnell</b><br />Come and enjoy a relaxing and meditative yoga session at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. The session will be facilitated by <a href="https://www.yogaalliance.org/TeacherPublicProfile?tid=6991" target="_blank">Charlotte Pragnell,</a> an experienced yoga teacher. Bring your own yoga mat, all are welcome. <br /><i><b>A portion of the donations from today’s walk will support humanitarian relief efforts in the Ukraine.</b></i></p><p><i><b><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/AVvXsEgkorM1yPVIkIRyyf_QB2Ea7B2Z7jJ-moW2PWCEXiG02oKvKvRCpGkpmQM9FrT7iK58RHuIQjULjd3w-b2KwiHLSsjVd_suWBzVYMYo55Pfi0ZUckapbrMvsTy5KgRchCVO1VP5zGeaY7uzj8q_PRRkv4-6fiRAvGdnsAsgtnE9CDcHycMsmK6i87Ztgw/s188/charlotte%20pragnell.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="188" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkorM1yPVIkIRyyf_QB2Ea7B2Z7jJ-moW2PWCEXiG02oKvKvRCpGkpmQM9FrT7iK58RHuIQjULjd3w-b2KwiHLSsjVd_suWBzVYMYo55Pfi0ZUckapbrMvsTy5KgRchCVO1VP5zGeaY7uzj8q_PRRkv4-6fiRAvGdnsAsgtnE9CDcHycMsmK6i87Ztgw/w320-h300/charlotte%20pragnell.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yoga on the labyrinth, a relaxing and meditative experience.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></b></i><b>NEW DATE Saturday August 20th 2022 10 am “Sock Project” Labyrinth Walk with Jessica Lynn Baird </b><br />Wear a pair of crazy socks and walk the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth.<br /><a href="https://the-sock-project.webnode.com/" target="_blank">The Sock Project</a> gifts socks to inspire hope in folks suffering chronic illness. <br /><b><i>A portion of donations from today’s walk will go to support the Sock Project.<br /> </i><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/AVvXsEiTNJxLatF3zcWH7Xdmaj5mQIcSPP-xezH3rNhmrVsxCyHWwYvawYGb-XRwfYpVGQtz7FNXvHjnkzrcwSroeJfXAtNTm-PkDLhbLT0GugPiUGeRTNgF_84a_j7ZOycYU-_8DRNAVF0rBQhW9eKxVbNihRx1Cw4FDb0RIihABe4AmbG9X1_xh29q4btOtg/s960/socks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNJxLatF3zcWH7Xdmaj5mQIcSPP-xezH3rNhmrVsxCyHWwYvawYGb-XRwfYpVGQtz7FNXvHjnkzrcwSroeJfXAtNTm-PkDLhbLT0GugPiUGeRTNgF_84a_j7ZOycYU-_8DRNAVF0rBQhW9eKxVbNihRx1Cw4FDb0RIihABe4AmbG9X1_xh29q4btOtg/w300-h400/socks.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wear a pair of fun socks and walk the labyrinth to support a good cause.</td></tr></tbody></table></b><b>DATE CORRECTION Saturday September 24th 2022 9 am to 11 am - “Creativity on the Labyrinth” – inspired by Dahlias with Brittiny Lepage, The Dahlia Darling</b><br />A labyrinth helps to evoke your creativity! Come and explore your creative self, create a mosaic; collage; sketch or painting inspired by Dahlias. This creativity session will be facilitated by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheDahliaDarling/about/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">"The Dahlia Darling" Brittiny Lepage.</a></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/AVvXsEhc3HFMoeLkAVl7uSEhna83H76pdEmqLrtfPsRmttWopYYr4mTyS08qZAZEsJ4fO1netw0X7WnZfRJVrjQApaJyI7dR7HmuTZKH-wG4rVHZhUv43MN88o7DCWeY3QlfPWfGTsu29i38tau37sEHTvTPKz1ocgjJ0O8d8NuxEvAZ92cmZ7s_pOcp9FlWoQ/s960/dahlias.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3HFMoeLkAVl7uSEhna83H76pdEmqLrtfPsRmttWopYYr4mTyS08qZAZEsJ4fO1netw0X7WnZfRJVrjQApaJyI7dR7HmuTZKH-wG4rVHZhUv43MN88o7DCWeY3QlfPWfGTsu29i38tau37sEHTvTPKz1ocgjJ0O8d8NuxEvAZ92cmZ7s_pOcp9FlWoQ/s320/dahlias.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoy a creativity session, inspired by Dahlias!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><i>Donations in support of the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth programming are gratefully accepted.</i></b><br /><br />For more information contact:<br />Christine Hume<br />Volunteer Labyrinth Keeper - Carleton Place Community Labyrinth<br />Veriditas Certified Labyrinth Facilitator<br /><b>christinehume@bell.net<br />Cel: 613 859 2136 <br /></b><br /></p><br /><br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-70710569440311685172021-03-11T04:03:00.031-08:002021-03-11T04:19:07.739-08:00Artist-in-Residency COVID-Style<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have been meaning to capture some of the highlights of my 2020 Artist-in-Residency (AIR) experience with <a href="https://www.muskokachautauqua.com/" target="_blank">Muskoka Chautauqua</a>. Of course - early in the year I was anticipating going back for another week to teach a mosaic workshop - this time at <a href="https://www.baldwinsresort.com/" target="_blank">The New Baldwins Resort </a>in Windermere, Ontario - on the shores of Lake Rousseau. I had booked mid-July, 2020 in my calendar. </span></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/AVvXsEgNdxnx9EmThP4KIsy6lhhhAYokorE81qj6cOkOxbLTwwfnNRHT68PY4i8nTlVfhlWknQ3isiCJ0T3DwCNagf_HnfsO0ozogzz9oP1w1lhk3B698dVb1f2f0XKuEx7ooSL7b4eMwIEm8ubK/s640/IMG_7635.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdxnx9EmThP4KIsy6lhhhAYokorE81qj6cOkOxbLTwwfnNRHT68PY4i8nTlVfhlWknQ3isiCJ0T3DwCNagf_HnfsO0ozogzz9oP1w1lhk3B698dVb1f2f0XKuEx7ooSL7b4eMwIEm8ubK/s320/IMG_7635.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">To learn more about my AIR experience in 2019 -<a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2019/08/an-artist-in-residence.html" target="_blank"> go here. </a></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>But as time went by, and we went into full lockdown due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic, it became quite clear that things were just not going
to be the same. I received this email on June 10th, 2020:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Good Morning All,<br />Just wanted to provide another update regarding AIR this year. <a href="https://clevelandshouse.com/" target="_blank">Clevelands House in Minett </a>has announced that they will not be opening to provide accommodations this year, nor will there be accommodations provided in Windermere. This news, combined with group gatherings being prohibited, means that we will be unable to conduct our AIR programming in the traditional sense. However, we will be continuing to offer it virtually via livestream/zoom or pre-recorded videos. These videos will be posted during the weeks each artist was scheduled for (provided you would like to still participate).</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>These virtual workshop videos can either be: one video for your scheduled week of a couple different ones (it is completely up to you). Please let us know if you would be able to record a video of yourself teaching a workshop or if you need assistance with filming.</i></span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Kind regards,<br />Kelly Hart<br />Muskoka Chautauqua</span><br /></i></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>I considered this carefully and then replied:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;">Hi Kelly:<br /></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;">Thanks for your email about this year’s AIR programme – and the idea to offer our workshops virtually this year.</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;">I have given some thought to how I could teach my yellow mosaic workshop via video – <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xt0vt1aJHAFjWRuuV-Oj7A4NJ4_yuseGIBvIYnmVKqU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">see outline attached.</a> Participants would need a kit – that could include the loan of tools and/or they would have to have their own tools. You could consider offering delivery services for the kits within a specified region.</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;">I don’t have the capacity to shoot the videos as described – but I could come to Muskoka and we could do the video shoot at your end.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>At the same time I could bring the participant kits.</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;">Let me know how you would like to proceed.</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;">Thanks!</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="color: black;">Christine</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></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/AVvXsEj-TwM7v_LVxHb3AOxtPTeRMPUKbFpp4LLjDe4w5r47IAtraYNMsF6j7vnvbo8WpX6xSZkwpoJ5oxnx69rb4jIM_h8MXIdOIJf1pzXVwAnXS32hC5RLKnPOs7mBOmbe7odENoiDVDu_HWvT/s640/IMG_2067.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TwM7v_LVxHb3AOxtPTeRMPUKbFpp4LLjDe4w5r47IAtraYNMsF6j7vnvbo8WpX6xSZkwpoJ5oxnx69rb4jIM_h8MXIdOIJf1pzXVwAnXS32hC5RLKnPOs7mBOmbe7odENoiDVDu_HWvT/s320/IMG_2067.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Getting ready to assemble the mosaic kits</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span style="color: black;">After a bit of back and forth, a plan came together to do a very professional video shoot involving five artists in mid-August.</span></span></span> I</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;"> decided to develop some Yellow Camino Mosaic arrow kits, complete with a
set of instructions. And planned to create one arrow during the video
shoot - accompanied by me teaching the process - if that seemed
appropriate. I was ready! And then just "let it go" after that and trusted
the creative process.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>Hi Christine<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>Yes Friday, August 14th, 2020 at 1:30.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>There will be 5 artists in total that we will be videoing.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>We will have a light supper at around 5 pm.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>One of our friends have offered their boathouse accommodation for you.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>We are shooting from the 12th to the 15th.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>You are welcome to hang out with us.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>We are looking forward to some fun.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>We create the path by walking.<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>Warmest<br /></i></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>G</span></span></span><br /></i><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/AVvXsEgkCWc9Cp-4-m62O0ZSzUgvLqFTizZ3HXiCoygWW6Sz-XZrfcgkCUnrkA6fCDkoHYFr00yxtg4nMi1dawm1zvXHCDCnj5PiHhZwGZYagBbBiDMoO1vdcC2jY3Xl0kNCEcrRF_1S9pRgp2Tf/s640/kitcontents.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Yellow Camino Arrow Mosaic Kit created by Christine Hume" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCWc9Cp-4-m62O0ZSzUgvLqFTizZ3HXiCoygWW6Sz-XZrfcgkCUnrkA6fCDkoHYFr00yxtg4nMi1dawm1zvXHCDCnj5PiHhZwGZYagBbBiDMoO1vdcC2jY3Xl0kNCEcrRF_1S9pRgp2Tf/w320-h320/kitcontents.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Yellow Camino Arrow mosaic kit complete with instructions</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i></i></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i></i></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><i></i></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><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/AVvXsEgGnNL-xdsTfAFD72vHzgmiCGQMibZ4oaAKhHWWe39SzleEWE6vMfPY0Ychh-XEqmJossOY40qQ3jxD6vZ4GrpZX1m0cflU2icpYEEAxg-NhSpWQUS1_BdW9Wi3uWVfX_XdR8zEpiC_6689/s800/carsonslakebarrysbay.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Carson's Lake, Barry's Bay, Ontario" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnNL-xdsTfAFD72vHzgmiCGQMibZ4oaAKhHWWe39SzleEWE6vMfPY0Ychh-XEqmJossOY40qQ3jxD6vZ4GrpZX1m0cflU2icpYEEAxg-NhSpWQUS1_BdW9Wi3uWVfX_XdR8zEpiC_6689/w400-h300/carsonslakebarrysbay.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dock-sitting on Carson Lake near Barry's Bay was a wonderful respite.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">I enjoyed my road trip to get there, staying one night with a friend at her home on a lake, just outside of Barry's Bay. We spent time dock-sitting and star-gazing - a wonderful respite from the worries of the pandemic. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">The next day I rose early and continued on my way to Windermere to meet the folks from Muskoka Chautauqua and the fellow artists who were also participating in the video shoot. The shoot was just one activity being held during their "virtual" Windermere 2020 Village Festival of the Arts.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">I spent the afternoon enjoying a creative dramatic presentation and a compelling session led by an indigenous elder. Those attending gathered in a Circle and experienced an engaging and, at times, emotional journey. <b><i>Meegwetch for the teachings of this day.</i></b></span></span></span></span></span></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/AVvXsEi-g2udm_jhhKh8WCLaOSNGqTjKDFqaVcvuVI_J4-VqMZZPnTymuBIQH7bvFjedkZUKTNT8QxhXiRv1w6sf7qy7EtkzKjago6RNE2RLFgiYlJL5FTk9PdQiCFCi2JEPn4ic3vt5L8FY2rEV/s640/IMG_2080.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-g2udm_jhhKh8WCLaOSNGqTjKDFqaVcvuVI_J4-VqMZZPnTymuBIQH7bvFjedkZUKTNT8QxhXiRv1w6sf7qy7EtkzKjago6RNE2RLFgiYlJL5FTk9PdQiCFCi2JEPn4ic3vt5L8FY2rEV/s320/IMG_2080.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My accommodations on Lake Rousseau!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">And I got to stay in a boat house on Lake Rousseau - just minutes away from the video shoot location. There is something incredibly soothing about hearing lake waters lapping below you - while enjoying a light meal on the deck and later being gently lulled to sleep by the sound. <b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;"><b>It is amazing where my mosaic journey is taking me! </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">The day of the video shoot was very enjoyable. Each of the artists had their own outdoor studio space to set up. The professional video crew traveled from artist to artist - taking photos and filming as we were engaged in creating. It was great to have the opportunity to meet each other during and after the shoot - and share stories of our creative journeys. <br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following photos and video truly capture the experience of having my mosaic studio in the woods. Some clips have also been incorporated into <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ORCOILAQAo" target="_blank">another video that helps to promote Muskoka Chautauqua. </a></span><br /></span><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/AVvXsEh5r1CH5emOcLV5CMOwVVKuK8j5pu6z_A78Q2oFGKY3aO-sABLxmPIKN30B0RJTotsL3wPiYY7ltEDUo1QBWMqfIGXnMy-W-XmLVsQjzZcOj3CLXx_44P7hHkasYz4YQDUrTwMXiuGxOQOA/s2048/0K3A6933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r1CH5emOcLV5CMOwVVKuK8j5pu6z_A78Q2oFGKY3aO-sABLxmPIKN30B0RJTotsL3wPiYY7ltEDUo1QBWMqfIGXnMy-W-XmLVsQjzZcOj3CLXx_44P7hHkasYz4YQDUrTwMXiuGxOQOA/s320/0K3A6933.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>Applying thinset to a yellow Camino mosaic arrow</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEgrBKvfM6KXvNk0gzO5y84Oup7QGfOMP75ik-lo_drjlvNmDcj-9_vUwbr5whaZ5ked3-QdIYHfI2TqsMqEGAy_0wzgpteCX0xxTvqy_1yMjvtIyxai-C7hupU4t-3UNUPxR9wJvPn8EAaG/s2048/0K3A6957.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBKvfM6KXvNk0gzO5y84Oup7QGfOMP75ik-lo_drjlvNmDcj-9_vUwbr5whaZ5ked3-QdIYHfI2TqsMqEGAy_0wzgpteCX0xxTvqy_1yMjvtIyxai-C7hupU4t-3UNUPxR9wJvPn8EAaG/s320/0K3A6957.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>My pop-up mosaic studio in the woods on the shores of Lake Rousseau</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><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/AVvXsEh7AsXfuZFQZg0xbsSOJgZsJLBoe9XlGgsX505YeXddWveJb9bRSis6tbb7vJydbt_O49UYzkGhiV5HU6CL80MKuujo8g8MLVX__36O_uMa7_xhS3gDFBVVE_um0V-PPsR1TCc_l1y689ZQ/s2048/0K3A7082.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AsXfuZFQZg0xbsSOJgZsJLBoe9XlGgsX505YeXddWveJb9bRSis6tbb7vJydbt_O49UYzkGhiV5HU6CL80MKuujo8g8MLVX__36O_uMa7_xhS3gDFBVVE_um0V-PPsR1TCc_l1y689ZQ/s320/0K3A7082.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Using nippers to cut mosaic tiles<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEiZ4t9fH-crmBxjzgRsySkKIy4z_GgrsJc3ilUlTzkHJjPfmUsYoK6aOt0U76tXcOHtydZzdWEp0sl7HOi18hWT1Dv1xnWsEVcW9_AYRS19Fxosp1hh8iWE7m-xVLg3a_vWhvQ8eiFDs0dL/s2048/0K3A7076.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4t9fH-crmBxjzgRsySkKIy4z_GgrsJc3ilUlTzkHJjPfmUsYoK6aOt0U76tXcOHtydZzdWEp0sl7HOi18hWT1Dv1xnWsEVcW9_AYRS19Fxosp1hh8iWE7m-xVLg3a_vWhvQ8eiFDs0dL/s320/0K3A7076.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Starting to add the 2nd layer of "bits and bobs" to the mosaic arrow<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/04EGbMrjeJE" width="320" youtube-src-id="04EGbMrjeJE"></iframe></div><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">I am about to fill in my application to participate in the <a href="https://www.muskokaregion.com/whatson-story/10318332-muskoka-chautauqua-hosting-summer-festival-to-celebrate-100-years/?fbclid=IwAR2oBDdyz0ZqfSM9iY5-OTkjTvUqc3VGllpADyaJxQRbil70gaDpYhc8xbE" target="_blank">100th Anniversary event for Muskoka Chautauqua in August 2021</a>. I am filled with gratitude for the experiences I have had so far with this wonderful group. </span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><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/AVvXsEhqvA2ETYpg-NYwSTgnU-87IMVjvLGdIqIfW4dFOLnwExpn-v5WUGen4_EHjJ-4oCjMplrgVYN1EQXgNqYJjbSl3oRyq8X7Wn2VvqJpOkyCp1qysHh1nL1VOAfpKgM7X_GUFOJKnZjKh6o6/s2048/0K3A6948.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvA2ETYpg-NYwSTgnU-87IMVjvLGdIqIfW4dFOLnwExpn-v5WUGen4_EHjJ-4oCjMplrgVYN1EQXgNqYJjbSl3oRyq8X7Wn2VvqJpOkyCp1qysHh1nL1VOAfpKgM7X_GUFOJKnZjKh6o6/s320/0K3A6948.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Who knows where my mosaic journey will take me next?</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </p>Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-48533704632469044942020-11-04T04:49:00.007-08:002021-02-18T03:32:44.072-08:00Trusting the Path, Despite the Pandemic<div><p>I am taking some time to reflect on a very different kind of year at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. As of early March 2020 it became apparent that our planned schedule of community events needed to be put on indefinite hold. But the "labyrinth keeper" in me realized there was still something that I could do. Following is a diary of the year...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifz7fkX-5vyS_duhgNIBDo8c91Tn9vyZtccrisYXc4tMWlQkkhBSixFGxWQAN0qJNoRTPoYjEFo7mr4PSvw-ZmNIhu_Vr2_ZBhP00kc6bDN5fNpiYTDsyPutgZ-d3-JZ1ZScNwZVfCeU7/s592/simplelabyrinthhthoughtsJuly21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Grant Snider labyrinth illustration" border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifz7fkX-5vyS_duhgNIBDo8c91Tn9vyZtccrisYXc4tMWlQkkhBSixFGxWQAN0qJNoRTPoYjEFo7mr4PSvw-ZmNIhu_Vr2_ZBhP00kc6bDN5fNpiYTDsyPutgZ-d3-JZ1ZScNwZVfCeU7/w284-h320/simplelabyrinthhthoughtsJuly21.jpg" title="Contemplation by Grant Snider" width="284" /></a></div><p>CARLETON PLACE LABYRINTH IN THE MEDIA</p><p>Thankful for these posts that helped to continue building awareness of our lovely labyrinth: <br /></p><p><a href="https://ottawaroadtrips.com/2019/08/07/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-carleton-place-ontario/">Ottawa Road Trips - 10 Things you Didn't know about Carleton Place</a><br /><a href="https://gettingontravel.com/an-ottawa-road-trip-a-great-day-trip-or-overnight-getaway/?fbclid=IwAR0vDxBSapDAxNLFgLCgCa3bZNgCwkiAaSZnUiIHvyfOyEPohZ-TNVyWa3U">Getting on Travel - An Ottawa Road Trip - includes CP Labyrinth </a><br /><br /></p><p>APRIL 2020</p><p>April 8 - Garden tending. For most of April I would go to the labyrinth - and tend one garden at a time; trimming the grasses - and feeling better for being there - working away quietly and meditatively. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpfzHtokPINp6m2Jw6109Fk4X9TaXhSN2VIR__C69qhMbKsMykQ7XsulWWwndHh0zORcBHJ9g7YxG2UovwE34JnydNhw-6XFUBXvGEqi5MQzQFMGXVGCaXYM6PcEoawMuFsw6noQYGGPQ/s640/grasstrimming2_Apr8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Spring garden cleanup at the labyrinth" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpfzHtokPINp6m2Jw6109Fk4X9TaXhSN2VIR__C69qhMbKsMykQ7XsulWWwndHh0zORcBHJ9g7YxG2UovwE34JnydNhw-6XFUBXvGEqi5MQzQFMGXVGCaXYM6PcEoawMuFsw6noQYGGPQ/w320-h320/grasstrimming2_Apr8.jpg" title="Garden at the Labyrinth" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>April 18 - Labyrinth opens. Message of encouragement at the start of this year's journal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqeN1nLmdLqtEiEqYYvvOODRyOru9sHZ7NBaOyq2WtIF4g-f6FhVOFfDHHkdZ8xOqPHQNAMqlDpoQdiWWdIhjMisu6LyLIy48Ublbj7IFqiDjsekUu43Mc0m7VCU8zF-_tizvOiCccW9g/s640/Labyrinthopens_Apr182020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Journal at Carleton Place Labyrinth" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqeN1nLmdLqtEiEqYYvvOODRyOru9sHZ7NBaOyq2WtIF4g-f6FhVOFfDHHkdZ8xOqPHQNAMqlDpoQdiWWdIhjMisu6LyLIy48Ublbj7IFqiDjsekUu43Mc0m7VCU8zF-_tizvOiCccW9g/w240-h320/Labyrinthopens_Apr182020.jpg" title="Journal Entries at Labyrinth" width="240" /></a></div><p>April 29 - Stones of encouragement left in the <a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=mailbox">labyrinth mailbox.</a> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmgHaHoxyxE2-4vfLbSfWh51KLgzQnhz7gTgLV55xRzwzw7RdTyAfZD6oFO9YcnxhcQ0VLN00NMEP6qkrv6AP-fJchDwm_65UudmKqdOAuurL89nDZq0fX9RSyRhpCWT2JFYWriOpBfTi/s640/stonesofencouragment1_Apr29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stones of Encouragement" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmgHaHoxyxE2-4vfLbSfWh51KLgzQnhz7gTgLV55xRzwzw7RdTyAfZD6oFO9YcnxhcQ0VLN00NMEP6qkrv6AP-fJchDwm_65UudmKqdOAuurL89nDZq0fX9RSyRhpCWT2JFYWriOpBfTi/w320-h320/stonesofencouragment1_Apr29.jpg" title="Stones of Encouragement at Labyrinth" width="320" /></a></div>MAY 2020<p></p><p>May 2 - Solo <a href="https://labyrinthsociety.org/world-labyrinth-day">World Labyrinth Day</a> walk - feeling centered and grounded.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2lSUZHh_7xiesumBYgCjJQIxY1y8oDhzJZraa1N-DHroXxF5dTkdLPxUgOF-witJFVq0PgDQy9CxmYRCk3sJgR-6qnvRSbdGXEhSnMhBoU_Y32ci_WUJl2ergjqZErNDB8XXxuev98kw/s640/WLDartonbench_May2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Painted stone on Chartres Labyrinth bench" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2lSUZHh_7xiesumBYgCjJQIxY1y8oDhzJZraa1N-DHroXxF5dTkdLPxUgOF-witJFVq0PgDQy9CxmYRCk3sJgR-6qnvRSbdGXEhSnMhBoU_Y32ci_WUJl2ergjqZErNDB8XXxuev98kw/w320-h320/WLDartonbench_May2.jpg" title="Bench at Carleton Place Labyrinth" width="320" /></a></div>May 13 - My labyrinth walk, finding art (Hope!) along the path<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7l7nmZFdfnWPttsdElmlkuiQvuOjRpBejuneBpPb_-Cb1toKWC5uWNRref1r8bkjslJksixOH3RbQ7UEdyRt4IYl0sauKZs0rj6_tzz8wACT7ROkNliIMq4kFbDEbU9FystsM0Pn7x7s/s640/Messageatcentre_May13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hope stone on Carleton Place Labyrinth" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7l7nmZFdfnWPttsdElmlkuiQvuOjRpBejuneBpPb_-Cb1toKWC5uWNRref1r8bkjslJksixOH3RbQ7UEdyRt4IYl0sauKZs0rj6_tzz8wACT7ROkNliIMq4kFbDEbU9FystsM0Pn7x7s/w320-h320/Messageatcentre_May13.jpg" title="Hope Stone on Carleton Place Labyrinth" width="320" /></a></div>JUNE 2020<div><p>June 7 Thought for today's labyrinth walk... <i>dawdle and walk aimlessly</i> - inspired by <a href="https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/">Thich Nhat Hahn</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq2M8LA9dLdVGslpIqjSer9i9zSQXZ-z7HR1mpvW_8QlkCPlFywvV6L6dbkMXD6l6szPWR_SL_whtoPiX0sLcgeQEJI14ta0eHGs5owfofZtQ8Hql7mw1suQFqIEa76Xg8wa4rbXPsBRH/s451/walkinpeace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The mind can go in a thousand directions" border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="451" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq2M8LA9dLdVGslpIqjSer9i9zSQXZ-z7HR1mpvW_8QlkCPlFywvV6L6dbkMXD6l6szPWR_SL_whtoPiX0sLcgeQEJI14ta0eHGs5owfofZtQ8Hql7mw1suQFqIEa76Xg8wa4rbXPsBRH/w320-h240/walkinpeace.jpg" title="Quote by Thich Nhat Hahn" width="320" /></a></div>June 8 A gift of stones left at the labyrinth<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaqBFe4v9kKQ0PnycJZe8BgFbtxiDd7UXliDNCnmqjtIQQUangRwOhlsZ_Bn7iLPJM6WA8ziUmmqKEJCkCdE77ldPmHL2YkUvXfWRXzS7JYE4hLXyvTmTXFIdn0kL_6ZgYS5qR1eiGMX2/s640/stonesatlabyrinth_June8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaqBFe4v9kKQ0PnycJZe8BgFbtxiDd7UXliDNCnmqjtIQQUangRwOhlsZ_Bn7iLPJM6WA8ziUmmqKEJCkCdE77ldPmHL2YkUvXfWRXzS7JYE4hLXyvTmTXFIdn0kL_6ZgYS5qR1eiGMX2/s320/stonesatlabyrinth_June8.jpg" /></a></div><div>June 23 Rainbow of hope mosaic, created by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/christinehumemosaics/">Christine Hume Mosaics</a>. (Wherein I participate in an online project called <a href="https://mosaikashop.com/2020/06/22/online-exhibition-001-mosaic-a-rainbow-of-hope/">"Mosaic a Rainbow of Hope"</a> organized by my mosaic teacher Suzanne Spahi, in Italy!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixx7xxD4oJS-mKptmjE2oUUPIK_xok0EO24eVFgaw3H7dWd2vEX7A854UlSFhlDB2Vk94bC8PMyw-JqPXgOJKhmQMykbPFvcqdwnN4sRA1ET__49RJ2_kX_ogDb74PkiZPPjskSnCpaC-A/s640/IMG_1777.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rainbow of Hope Mosaic by Christine Hume" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixx7xxD4oJS-mKptmjE2oUUPIK_xok0EO24eVFgaw3H7dWd2vEX7A854UlSFhlDB2Vk94bC8PMyw-JqPXgOJKhmQMykbPFvcqdwnN4sRA1ET__49RJ2_kX_ogDb74PkiZPPjskSnCpaC-A/w320-h320/IMG_1777.jpg" title="Rainbow of Hope by Christine Hume" width="320" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">JULY 2020</div></div><div><p>July 7 Picnic and barefoot labyrinth walk <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqJygXsMoSsBcke4ZS4hcRMcIAeJfEbwQAO6uVI9CRTKC3-hM_hlIFChAikxkWMYj9ojV9Xv9uDxOEjVlOOh-vawpFoXSCWvRrpE0CBEUaGFwSZmtaZDFqynSvBPf1QcJa6_jsCt3ahKY/s640/picnicandbarefootlabyrinthwalk_July7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Picnic beside labyrinth" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqJygXsMoSsBcke4ZS4hcRMcIAeJfEbwQAO6uVI9CRTKC3-hM_hlIFChAikxkWMYj9ojV9Xv9uDxOEjVlOOh-vawpFoXSCWvRrpE0CBEUaGFwSZmtaZDFqynSvBPf1QcJa6_jsCt3ahKY/w240-h320/picnicandbarefootlabyrinthwalk_July7.jpg" title="Picnic at the Carleton Place Labyrinth" width="240" /></a></div><p>AUGUST 2020</p><p>2020 Journal Entries... So good to know people are finding solace in walking the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth during these challenging times!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaFwWeIlAvuEzadqUlTVXNCJWHZ50QbExG08ThT6sqq-uPT7XZW2L2UnbmwEueubZFja1Fq3-mHyQ_fTBXwZeYRGjb9LEyfzf8frqBLIBPyJZ262HSpT83Mx424Z1vZMBqnccWCUkNHYD/s640/IMG_2306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Labyrinth Journal Entries" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaFwWeIlAvuEzadqUlTVXNCJWHZ50QbExG08ThT6sqq-uPT7XZW2L2UnbmwEueubZFja1Fq3-mHyQ_fTBXwZeYRGjb9LEyfzf8frqBLIBPyJZ262HSpT83Mx424Z1vZMBqnccWCUkNHYD/w400-h300/IMG_2306.jpg" title="Carleton Place Labyrinth Journal 2020" width="400" /></a></div><p>SEPTEMBER 2020</p><p>In the Fall we reopened - it was good to be able to offer several community events.<br /></p><p>September 6 - Drone photo taken of the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth! (Photo credit: <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id" dir="auto">Sean Kilpatrick</span>)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1RlK8y-HsOumBQG3etPkIFxVgChxDoyy9gSOnjoAts5RY5zffDrM2PfncVisAdBDuyTj9YmLekGG6cmiFuN7DkeKhtwqHYJDh8PD6m-NOkdzG9ihuRWUNncC6-0c3-jVmeijReInjNiq/s1024/aerialphotoCPlabyrinth_sept6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Drone photo CP Labyrinth Sean Kilpatrick" border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1RlK8y-HsOumBQG3etPkIFxVgChxDoyy9gSOnjoAts5RY5zffDrM2PfncVisAdBDuyTj9YmLekGG6cmiFuN7DkeKhtwqHYJDh8PD6m-NOkdzG9ihuRWUNncC6-0c3-jVmeijReInjNiq/w640-h360/aerialphotoCPlabyrinth_sept6.jpg" title="Drone Photo Carleton Place Labyrinth 2020" width="640" /></a>September 6 and 20 - Yoga at the Labyrinth.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraGUqLtnbLZ52xGgIpLqI-kUuihfMQBfGELexOKLc4rAXkvikI1evCa0wbGTVlhZ7H3UNK3R8Pf0gpoIAnn51y2GO2dMzBohNz2T2voR7NnFFJwIGMDLBGrxArndoZ_x22RptYvu6lHWH/s640/yogaatthelabyrinth_sept2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Yoga mats on labyrinth" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraGUqLtnbLZ52xGgIpLqI-kUuihfMQBfGELexOKLc4rAXkvikI1evCa0wbGTVlhZ7H3UNK3R8Pf0gpoIAnn51y2GO2dMzBohNz2T2voR7NnFFJwIGMDLBGrxArndoZ_x22RptYvu6lHWH/w240-h320/yogaatthelabyrinth_sept2020.jpg" title="Yoga at the Carleton Place Labyrinth" width="240" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">OCTOBER 2020 <br /></div><p>October 4 - St. Francis Day walk with your companion animals!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXyz2wSP7U1liYFmX64JlGg-3ULo9dwJLz81gSCNKZgJMZXvnKJiFqR4r2Oj-bop8P0-2x24hw0aYWryRGOrfkTPDIdiSSlvKBYkH73HBTsE9FMXdIi3m-U2PzI-coQQYj4UnN3Rny7Tg/s640/StFranciswalk_Oct4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="St. Francis day walk with companion animals" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXyz2wSP7U1liYFmX64JlGg-3ULo9dwJLz81gSCNKZgJMZXvnKJiFqR4r2Oj-bop8P0-2x24hw0aYWryRGOrfkTPDIdiSSlvKBYkH73HBTsE9FMXdIi3m-U2PzI-coQQYj4UnN3Rny7Tg/w320-h320/StFranciswalk_Oct4.jpg" title="St. Francis Labyrinth Walk" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYn4G3ai_Fn3oVP7ngqCaGlfLAc-zwV6KA7MLt1CNwtfLYqHnILrh3KXUeFxM3tmo_rVmM8E-XJMrH0qX2SFKPUu5hWajywXiu_SsFGEjMQ9xuu7HW21JHOMkslKpBSLq6KcY8cenT5py/s640/IMG_2371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cats and St. Francis Blessing" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYn4G3ai_Fn3oVP7ngqCaGlfLAc-zwV6KA7MLt1CNwtfLYqHnILrh3KXUeFxM3tmo_rVmM8E-XJMrH0qX2SFKPUu5hWajywXiu_SsFGEjMQ9xuu7HW21JHOMkslKpBSLq6KcY8cenT5py/w300-h400/IMG_2371.jpg" title="St. Francis Day Labyrinth Walk" width="300" /></a></div><br />While this year has been challenging on many levels, tending and walking the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth has kept me grounded and encouraged me to follow my intuition and simply trust the path! A very good reminder that things are often "solved by walking"... See you at the Labyrinth :)<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-40270296605133970232020-09-01T06:28:00.001-07:002020-09-01T06:28:27.729-07:00Fall Events at the Labyrinth <p>Join us in September and early October for some special events at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth/" target="_blank">Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. </a>The labyrinth has been open throughout 2020 and people have been coming to walk and finding solace and peace during this particularly challenging year. <br /><br /><i>“June 5/20 - A happy day with my friend – trying to make the best of the pandemic on a sunny day. H.” <br /><br />“June 18/20 – thank you for the lovely experience. B.A.”<br /><br />“July 27/20 – The labyrinth walk calmed me! So peaceful! Thank you for sharing. G.U.”</i><br /><br />We are happy to once again to be able to offer community events as follows. They will be offered in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with present legislation and guidelines. The events are free, but a $5 to $10 donation is suggested to help support future activities at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. <br /><b></b></p><p><b>Yoga on the labyrinth – Sunday Sept 6, 2020 and Sunday Sept 20, 2020 9 AM to 10 AM </b><br /><br />Come and enjoy a relaxing and meditative yoga session at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. The sessions will be facilitated by Dawn Bone, an experienced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga">Kundalini yoga </a>teacher. Bring your own yoga mat and mask, all are welcome. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLH1SBlklc3slJeEv1_Xfa3BRzqFvtNcEIUx12zq-_CuFyhP7i8WcEq0g2roT_b7noldIl-X56tMXkMKm-Z-IDrwnJw3tvy3RbdUaxfRutqeGRzYrrUIpSDQ-J1H9KE4nE0Vw7dNu6ECF4/s640/yogaonCPlabyrinth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLH1SBlklc3slJeEv1_Xfa3BRzqFvtNcEIUx12zq-_CuFyhP7i8WcEq0g2roT_b7noldIl-X56tMXkMKm-Z-IDrwnJw3tvy3RbdUaxfRutqeGRzYrrUIpSDQ-J1H9KE4nE0Vw7dNu6ECF4/w307-h410/yogaonCPlabyrinth.jpg" width="307" /></a><b> </b></p><p><b>St. Francis Day – Sunday Oct 4, 2020 11 AM (walk with your companion animal at the labyrinth)</b><br /><br />Join us on the feast day for St. Francis for a special labyrinth event celebrating and blessing our companion animals. St. Francis was known (among many things) for his love for all creatures. You are welcome to bring your pet (on leash) to join you for a walk at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. If it isn’t possible to bring your companion animal, bring of photo of your pet and walk with it. <i>Important to note: Walkers are responsible to have their pet under control at all times. </i></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/AVvXsEitwDJtvxEtEh0exdTaZXPYskV4Vg_ThJxi8sApv9lE9e9-B2JIAHhpcvgLO1oglBoZVb-tPHcuR6acvVbrojUT3vajS1iVoe8avmXgWaN4f0V3ACsPI6n1GVQWUjXKdVUGNotJPX5H-27H/s1600/lureofthelabyrinthjune262010+011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwDJtvxEtEh0exdTaZXPYskV4Vg_ThJxi8sApv9lE9e9-B2JIAHhpcvgLO1oglBoZVb-tPHcuR6acvVbrojUT3vajS1iVoe8avmXgWaN4f0V3ACsPI6n1GVQWUjXKdVUGNotJPX5H-27H/w328-h246/lureofthelabyrinthjune262010+011.jpg" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bring your pet (on leash) for a labyrinth walk on St. Francis Day<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Labyrinths exist in many forms, in places as diverse as Peru, Iceland, Egypt, France, and the United Kingdom. There are more than 4,000 labyrinths active today. Some labyrinths have been built on private lands, while others, like the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth, have been created as a public space for all to enjoy. <br /><br />The Community Labyrinth is located at the corner of George and Baines Streets, beside the <a href="http://www.cpbheritagemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum.</a> The labyrinth was built in 2010, and construction was made possible by the <a href="https://carletonplace.ca/" target="_blank">Town of Carleton Place,</a> individual, business & community sponsors, and a Trillium Foundation grant. <br /><br /><b>For more information contact Christine Hume: 613-859-2136 or christinehume@bell.net</b><br /> </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-19257326085143892922020-02-08T05:59:00.001-08:002020-02-08T05:59:59.680-08:00A New Year, Some New EventsIt is so amazing to realize that I will have been a labyrinth keeper of the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth for a decade this year! I feel so blessed that have had the privilege of doing this special work. Thankfully there is a small committee working together with me, who share the love of the labyrinth, and help with facilitating our community events.<br />
<br />We have decided to change up our events a bit for the coming year - and are looking forward to meeting you on the path!<br />
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Earth Day – Wednesday April 22, 2020, sunrise 6 AM (labyrinth walk & meditation)<br /><br />Summer Solstice – Saturday June 20, 2020 1 PM (labyrinth walk for inner peace & create a heart rock)<br /><br />St. Francis Day – Sunday Oct 4, 2020 11 AM (walk with your companion animal at the labyrinth)<br /><b></b><br />
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<b>Yoga on the Labyrinth:</b><br />
<b> </b><br />Monthly yoga class on the labyrinth – May, June, July & August, last Sunday of the month @ 9AM.<br />
<br />Sunday May 31, 2020 9 AM<br />
<br />Sunday June 28, 2020 9 AM<br />
<br />Sunday July 26, 2019 9 AM<br />
<br />Sunday August 30, 2019 9 AM<br /><br />
This year we also plan to reach out - with the goal of having
an event or two at the Labyrinth - facilitated by other groups or individuals. We will keep you posted as these plans come together.<br />
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<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-81689733775865935262020-01-30T05:27:00.000-08:002020-01-30T05:29:45.390-08:00Tending the LabyrinthThere is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes to keep the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth's grass path and gardens tended. To make it the peaceful and beautiful oasis that it has become.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden tools at the entrance standing stone - getting ready to tend the labyrinth.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Town of Carleton Place trims around the stones that edge the labyrinth path.</td></tr>
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Tending the CP Community Labyrinth is a labour of love that our small committee has embraced for a decade! We couldn't do it without the help of the maintenance crew of the <a href="https://carletonplace.ca/" target="_blank">Town of Carleton Place</a> - and more recently with the help of the <a href="https://cphorticulture.ca/" target="_blank">Carleton Place and District Horticultural Society</a>!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edging and trimming the garden beds - much easier with extra hands helping!</td></tr>
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Due to various circumstances, at times there were primarily only 2 or 3 active labyrinth committee members (aka labyrinth keepers) this year. One of our members proactively took it upon herself to put together a presentation and attend a CP and District Horticultural Society meeting with an idea...<br />
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We suggested connecting the Victoria School Museum Garden beside the <a href="http://www.cpbheritagemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum</a> somehow to the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. And asked for help with the maintenance of the gardens.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So thankful for the expert tree-trimming help.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished stone bench garden - so inviting now to sit and reflect.</td></tr>
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As a first step, in the fall of 2019, we worked together with several CP and District Hort Society folks to tend the garden beds and trees surrounding the labyrinth. It was fun to work together - and to learn more about pruning and gardening as we went along.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wooden bench garden trimmed and edged, with some lovely hostas added.</td></tr>
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We thank the labyrinth for the inspiration to ask for help! And look forward to further developing the idea of connecting the Museum garden and the labyrinth in 2020.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This leaf, found at the centre of the labyrinth on our garden-tending day, a good reminder to just "let go"!</td></tr>
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Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-57962728556225022582019-11-07T04:52:00.000-08:002019-11-07T05:03:28.491-08:00The Labyrinth, All AglowOnce again on Friday September 13th, 2019 - we were very blessed to have so much help for our Light up the Labyrinth event. It was a wonderful evening on so many levels. And very likely the highest attendance ever! We also celebrated the successful completion of our <b>"200 Labyrinth Walks for CP 200" </b>event.<br />
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Thank you for making the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth a big part of the "heart of Carleton Place". And thank you to the photographers that help to capture the spirit of the evening with their images.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our musician Kerron Lamb helped to open the labyrinth walk playing her magical crystal bowl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kerron was a wandering minstrel - playing guitar as everyone walked the lit up labyrinth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At dusk the luminaries really started to glow!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This labyrinth events appeals to the youngsters and the young-at-heart.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you Mayor Doug Black for your ongoing support of our community labyrinth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magic happens during Light up the Labyrinth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making light art!</td></tr>
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And the comments about the event - warm our hearts - and make the work of setting up the luminaries very worthwhile :)<br />
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<i> At 6:30 pm we went to Labyrinth behind the Carleton Place and Beckwith
Heritage Museum -- and one of the biggest crowds formed - one by one they came -
as the sky turned black. We had mystical folks, everyday folks,
artistic folks and even wee faeries. They all came to walk the magical
steps of the Labyrinths and feel its power. Kerron Lamb played mystical
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Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-83708082239954807722019-09-03T04:57:00.001-07:002019-09-03T04:58:16.260-07:00Yoga on the LabyrinthOn Sunday August 11th, 2019 we tried something new - yoga on the labyrinth! The Kundalini yoga class was taught by Dawn, a Carleton Place Community labyrinth committee member and trained yoga teacher. She set up at the centre of the labyrinth and we arranged our mats in a semi-circle on the paths of the labyrinth. The energy was beautiful, we felt held in the protective space of the labyrinth and truly energized at the end of the class. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We set up our yoga mats in a semi-circle around the centre of the labyrinth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We feel energized after our first yoga session on the labyrinth. Everyone who was meant to be there was there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a great gift to find this kindness rock near the labyrinth, after our yoga session.</td></tr>
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Stay tuned - as we start to plan for a completely different lineup of events for the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth for 2020. We are pretty sure that Yoga on the Labyrinth will be in the mix :)<br />
<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-756940250362475832019-09-03T04:28:00.000-07:002019-09-03T04:28:59.973-07:00Finding Peace on the LabyrinthOnce again, we were blessed with a beautiful evening for our Summer Solstice Peace Walk (held on June 21st, 2019) .at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. The magic of the evening seemed never-ending! We had all of the volunteer help that was needed. The sun beams landed directly on the labyrinth. The Rhythm and Song Community Choir sang angelically. And our guest speaker Mony Dojeiji, a veteran pilgrim and author, spoke directly from the heart, to all of our hearts.<br />
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We are very thankful for the photographers (John Rayner and Robert McDonald) who helped to catch the spirit of this very special event.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guest speaker Mony Dojeiji sharing some insights about pilgrimage and labyrinth walking from the heart. (Photo: J. Rayner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The labyrinth was particularly beautiful and the summer solstice energy in the air was palpable! (Photo: J. Rayner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labyrinth walkers were invited to select a stone that resonated with them, carry it while walking, then let it go at the centre of the labyrinth. (Photo: J. Rayner)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a great feeling of peace and connection during the labyrinth walk this evening. (Photo: R. McDonald)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Carleton Place Community Labyrinth has an enlarged centre - intentionally designed to give a larger group room to gather and reflect there. (Photo: J. Rayner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rhythm and Song Community Choir, directed by Jennifer Noxon, sang beautifully while people walked the labyrinth. (Photo: J. Rayner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We truly felt thankful and full of inner peace on this Summer Solstice eve. (Photo: J. Rayner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are all loved. (Photo: J. Rayner)</td></tr>
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<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-54819441716571151842019-08-08T05:54:00.002-07:002021-03-11T03:48:10.006-08:00On Being an Artist in Residence!When I retired in May 2018, after more than 30 years in marketing and advertising, the little seed of an idea popped into my head. I decided that I would like to be an artist in residence, teaching mosaic art, somewhere in 2019. This little idea made my soul jump for joy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little idea made my soul jump for joy!</td></tr>
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In January 2019, I realized that if I wanted to bring the "artist in residence" idea to life - I'd better put it out there. So on a cold wintery morning, I made a cup of tea and started to search the internet for possibilities. After some time I stumbled upon the <a href="https://www.muskokachautauqua.com/" target="_blank">Muskoka Chataqua website</a>! Keywords such as arts, culture and spirituality resonated with me. They offered an Artist in Residence program that looked very interesting - so I sent an email asking for more information.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hi: I am a mosaic artist living in Almonte, Ontario and am interested in being sent information about your 2019 Artist in Residence program. Thanks very much Christine Hume</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Within the next week I received a reply!</span><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-CA">Hi Christine,</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-CA">Thank you so much for your interest in our Artists-in-Residence program.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-CA">I would love to chat with you. What is a good day and time?</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-CA">Kindest Gayle</span></i></div>
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I felt a bit nervous when I read this email, but a big voice boomed in my head "just be yourself"! And the next day when Gayle and I spoke - we had a great conversation! We found we shared a love of labyrinths and she even suggested what I could teach for my workshop. She had read about my <a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/08/pilgrimage-notes-and-yellow-mosaic.html" target="_blank">yellow Camino mosaic arrow project on this blog</a>, and felt it would make a great workshop to teach how to create these yellow arrows. The minute she said this - it felt just right and the ideas started to flow re how to bring the workshop to life. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gayle suggested that I teach how to create the yellow Camino mosaic arrows in my workshop.</td></tr>
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I am now back from spending a week as an "Artist in Residence" at the <a href="http://clevelandshouse.com/" target="_blank">Clevelands House Resort</a> in Minett, ON. It was an amazing and inspiring creative experience. Every day was different - as the makeup of the groups varied from young children to twenty-somethings to parents and grandparents. The photos really help to tell the story.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I explain that the yellow mosaic arrows we will be creating are inspired by the yellow arrows found on the Camino pilgrimage path.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also explain a bit more about the Camino and show the group this map of the various routes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pick your own arrow and bits and pieces to personalize it. Some participants brought their own items to add to their arrow.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My outdoor mosaic studio makes me happy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young mosaic artist - happily shows me her finished arrow :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone is immersed in creating their own yellow mosaic Camino arrow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of stories were told while this arrow was being created.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just said - can you do a neat pose with your arrow?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Mom and daughter plan to walk the Camino a few years from now - they really get it! The daughter's proud comment: I did art! :) </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another family group that really enjoyed the creative process!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great way to sign your arrow, put your yellow arrow name tag on the back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bouquet of yellow wildflowers picked along the way, with yellow arrow picks - of course.</td></tr>
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Here are just a few of the yellow Camino mosaic arrows created by workshop participants!<br />
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I am so thankful for this amazing experience and for the wonderful people that I connected with. I highly recommend trying out one of the <a href="https://www.muskokachautauqua.com/artists-in-residence/" target="_blank">Muskoka Chataqua artist workshops </a>at either the <a href="http://clevelandshouse.com/" target="_blank">Clevelands House Resort </a>or the <a href="https://www.baldwinsresort.com/" target="_blank">New Baldwins Resort</a> if you are in the area. There is a different artist at each resort for eight weeks during the months of July and August.<br />
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And I am "trusting the path" and truly looking forward to wherever the Yellow Camino Mosaic Arrow project takes me next!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dear Christine: thank you so much for the beautiful labyrinth and the time we shared in Muskoka. I love the yellow arrows and the process that was both intuitive and thoughtful in creating both. I thoroughly enjoyed trusting the path with you and I look forward to reconnecting next year. Hopefully you can return for another Artist-in-Residence. Gayle :)</td></tr>
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Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-92185136561974289432019-07-11T04:28:00.000-07:002019-07-11T04:31:14.275-07:00Serendipity at the LabyrinthSomething very magical happened at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth recently.<br />
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I was heading to Carleton Place to meet with our committee member Connie to help prepare the kindness rocks for the Summer Solstice Peace Walk that was being held on Friday, June 21st, 2019. Something told me to stop in at the labyrinth first - even though I would be a bit late.<br />
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As I got out of the car - I noticed that there was someone sitting on the contemplation ring around the labyrinth - very intent on his work. I was so happy to find out that it was the very moment in time that the stones were to be engraved in memory of our dear committee member Julia!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first step for the stone engraving, tape the stencil to the stone.</td></tr>
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The artisan explained that he learned his craft - from his grandfather and his father... And that his father had started out as a stone carver working on projects on Parliament Hill. He tried stone carving for a few months - but it did not resonate the way the sand blasting carving does. I asked for permission to take photos while he worked.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julia lived in Africa for many years and loved it there. Her daughters chose three of her favourite animals as the images for the stone engraving. The word Chai means "tea" in Swahili.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Tiari" means tea in Hindi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Pamoja" means "together"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next step, out comes the portable sand blaster.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stone carving artisan, intent on his work.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Interestingly - I also planned to walk the labyrinth - and was checking on the 200 labyrinth walks sign that is mounted on one of the picnic tables. As I went to check on it - Julia's name tag dropped onto the ground right beside my feet! It had been in the bag of supplies that I had in the car - not quite sure how it came to be right beside me???<br />
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SO I carried Julia's card with me as I walked the labyrinth today - saying this mantra:<br />
<i>I am strong; I am beautiful; I am blessed and I am loved.</i><br />
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After my walk I thanked Julia very much for being there with me!<br />
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As well - while I was walking there was a grandmother walking the contemplation ring - with her grandson in a baby carriage. Her daughter lives right across the street from the labyrinth and they come often - with her 2 year old granddaughter. They also have a big white cat - that comes to the labyrinth when we are having events. I was able to tell the Grandmother about Julia - and her husband Ted - and showed her the PAX engraved stones (in memory of Ted) - and the newly engraved African animal stones (in memory of Julia) . She really appreciated knowing the story behind the engraved stones.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to remove the stencil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The engraved memorial stone appears.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the strength and meaning of this image.</td></tr>
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Some more information on the meaning of the words with the images - sent by Julia's daughter:<i>We chose the words "chai tiari pamoja" because of what they signify for us. Mum and Dad often said "chai tiari" for tea time. We really thought that the phrase meant "tea time" but as we were deciding what to write on the stones, we found out both words actually mean "tea"! Chai is in Swahili and tiari in Hindi I think. Pamoja means "together" which we thought significant as well. </i><br />
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Trusting the Path!Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-73796345203061572802019-07-06T05:17:00.000-07:002019-07-08T03:53:36.359-07:00My Pilgrimage JourneyIn January of 2019, I signed up once again to attempt the pilgrimage walk from Ottawa to Montreal with the organization <a href="https://chemindesoutaouais.ca/?fbclid=IwAR32od5xpBJQB-t0ekXF7jvsV3Fpy5Yl9Ls79kZEd9wVprd6KD1YTopcUcw" target="_blank">Chemin des Outaouais</a>. I tried the walk in 2018 and had to stop after walking for three days, due to an ankle injury. This year I inteneded to be more prepared - physically, mentally and spiritually.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am determined to try the long walk to Ottawa to Montreal again in 2019.</td></tr>
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I ended up doing 416 km of training walks - starting in January and increasing the frequency of my walking, especially in April and May. I often walked with my backpack (with a weight of 8 to 10 lb). I would walk twice during the week - approx. 6 - 8 km - with a rest day in between. And then do two longer walks (10 - 14 km) back to back. And I mostly walked on my own. Although I could have gone on <a href="https://chemindesoutaouais.ca/index.php/calendrier-des-marches" target="_blank">training walks with Chemin des Outaouais</a>, the <a href="http://www.rideautrail.org/local-clubs/" target="_blank">Rideau Trail group </a>and/or the Ottawa Chapter of the <a href="https://www.santiago.ca/" target="_blank">Canadian Company of Pilgrims</a>.<br />
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I also re-read two books by local authors: <a href="https://walkingforpeace.com/the-book/walking-for-peace-an-inner-journey.html" target="_blank">Walking for Peace </a>and <a href="https://walkingforpeace.com/the-book/walking-alone-a-pilgrims-guide-to-the-inner-journey.html" target="_blank">Walking Alone, A Pilgrim's Guide to the Inner Journey</a>. And was fortunate to also be able to attend a talk on mentally preparing for a pilgrimage journey given by <a href="https://walkingforpeace.com/about-us/monys-story/pilgrim.html" target="_blank">Mony Dojeiji.</a> This approach led to some profound and simple insights - that propelled me to have an amazing journey and to successfully complete my pilgrimage journey this year!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Walking Alone" describes how to prepare mentally and spiritually for your pilgrimage journey.</td></tr>
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The following song was written collaboratively with my walking companions on the second last night of our journey. Of note, I was the only Anglophone and the rest of my companions were Francophones. Much of the walk I was immersed in the language, culture and joie de vivre of Quebec. This song is a joyful celebration of many of our experiences and honours both languages!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Our Walking Song</b></span></div>
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Un autre groupe part d' Ottawa</div>
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The eleventh group of pilgrims </div>
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Christine, Chantal et Line</div>
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Marius et Julie </div>
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Font connaissance sur le parvis!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The eleventh group of pilgrims - L to R - Chantal, Line, Christine, Julie and Marius</td></tr>
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"A gust of wind</div>
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A glass of wine</div>
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It must be close</div>
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To 5 à 7 time !" <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The perfect way to celebrate a long day of walking!</td></tr>
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Un pas à la fois</div>
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Y’a les lièvres et les tortues</div>
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Et le porc-épic épicurien</div>
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Qui pense aux fromages et au vin !</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoy our wine and cheese a couple of nights along "the way"</td></tr>
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Du bar au presbytère</div>
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Attention sur le parterre</div>
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Crotin, bouse et même crote</div>
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Y aurait-il des odeurs dans la grotte ?</div>
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Mais l’esprit du chemin y est</div>
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On marche, on chante, on prie</div>
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Messe et vêpres à l'abri</div>
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Et ça ronfle à minuit !</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We see one of my yellow Camino mosaic arrows along the path.</td></tr>
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Simplifier, simplifier – go with the flow</div>
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Walking, eating (drinking), sleeping</div>
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"We are strong – we are beautiful </div>
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We are blessed – we are loved"</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am filled with joy as I walk each day :)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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"Je ne connais aucun chagrin</div>
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Duquel la marche ne vient à bout" ¹</div>
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La solidarité du groupe s'est tissé</div>
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En taxi, en bateau et à pied</div>
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Chacun ses raisons, chacun son chemin </div>
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Chacun ses défis, chacun son refrain</div>
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On finit par se comprendre</div>
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On se fait t’chin t’chin</div>
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En se regardant dans les yeux</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking and talking makes each day special.</td></tr>
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And we shared love with everyone</div>
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we met along “the way”</div>
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Christine, Reine, Diane, Jean-Guy, Claude "the chef", Monique, Soeur Pauline, Père Secours, Père Demers, Soeur Mariette, Charles (Curé), </div>
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and all the others</div>
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And the backpack carriers...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Complete strangers help us along the way.</td></tr>
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Thuso, Rigaud, Chute-à-Blondeau, Montebello</div>
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C’est notre camino</div>
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Ottawa, Oka, Oratoire</div>
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C’est le sentier de l’espoir</div>
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Laval, L'Orignal, Montréal</div>
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Un chemin bien special</div>
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Le chemin embaumé des lilas,</div>
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The colours, the scent, the perfume!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We thank our hosts along the way - for the rest stops and conversation.</td></tr>
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Quebec-Ontario – Y’a rien de trop beau</div>
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Jours en Français</div>
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Jours en Anglais</div>
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306 km plus loin</div>
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On célébre notre victoire enfin! </div>
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<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-38727017813735659062019-06-26T05:48:00.001-07:002019-06-26T05:48:34.756-07:00Believe and Receive What You Need!For our <a href="https://labyrinthsociety.org/world-labyrinth-day" target="_blank">World Labyrinth Day event</a> this year, held on Saturday May 4, 2019 - I decided to go a bit early. I wanted to make sure we were ready, as Mayor Doug Black was coming to help launch our special "200 Labyrinth Walk for <a href="http://www.carletonplace200.ca/" target="_blank">CP200</a>" event. I also did not know if I would have any volunteers to help with the set up. As I was driving, I said a silent prayer and trusted that I would have the help that I needed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I trusted that I would have the help that I needed.</td></tr>
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Once there, two women appeared around the corner of the <a href="http://www.cpbheritagemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum</a>. It turned out they were coming to the walk, they were members of the Ottawa Labyrinth Guild, and they weren't quite sure why they arrived so early! They promptly asked me if there was anything they could do to help. Another very serendipitous moment at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So thankful that I had help from humans (and cats) to set up for our WLD event.</td></tr>
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The photos from that day help to further tell the story. Thanks to <a href="http://carletonplace.ca/dougblack.php" target="_blank">Mayor Doug Black</a> for your ongoing support of the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth. And thanks to all who attended and walked with the over 5,000 people who walked labyrinths world-wide at that moment in time!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking a labyrinth can help you to achieve a feeling of inner peace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mayor Doug Black cuts the ribbon to officially launch "200 Labyrinth Walks for CP 200"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carleton Place Community Labyrinth is proud to participate in World Labyrinth Day, along with more than 5,000 other participants globally!</td></tr>
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<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-64095426702226567662019-05-01T06:17:00.000-07:002019-05-01T06:17:12.594-07:00World Labyrinth Day Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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World Labyrinth Day Walk at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth on May 4th, 2019<br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;">PLUS</span></span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;">Help Kick-off 200 Labyrinth Walks for CP 200!</span></span><br /><br />Join us on Saturday May 4th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. as we officially open the Carleton Place Community labyrinth for the season. We will "Walk as One at 1 PM" in celebration of World Labyrinth Day. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">And to help celebrate and honour Carleton Place’s 200th Anniversary – we will be launching “200 Labyrinth Walks for CP200”.<br /><br />Whenever someone walks the CP Community Labyrinth from May 4th to September 13th in 2019, they will be encouraged to record their participation. We are hoping to meet our goal of 200 labyrinth walks by Friday, September 13th, 2019– and will celebrate our achievement during our annual “Light up the Labyrinth” event.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Record your labyrinth walk on the CP200 poster at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"></span>If you are new to the labyrinth experience, this Saturday walk will be a perfect introduction for you. Information about the history, benefits and unique aspects of the labyrinth will be available onsite.<br /><br />World Labyrinth Day, declared in 1998 by The Labyrinth Society, brings people together globally to recognize the labyrinth as a symbol and tool for healing and peace. This will be the 11th annual World Labyrinth Day, as we join individuals or groups around the globe who will walk their local labyrinths at 1:00 pm in their local time zones. This world-wide event included walks in over 35 countries last year, and it is estimated that more than 5,000 people participated.<br /><br />Labyrinths exist in many forms, in places as diverse as Peru, Iceland, Egypt, France, and the United Kingdom. There are more than 4,000 labyrinths active today. Some labyrinths have been built on private lands, while others, like the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth, have been created as a public space for all to enjoy. <br /><br />The Community Labyrinth is located at the corner of George and Baines Streets, beside the Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum. The labyrinth was built in 2010, and construction was made possible by the Town of Carleton Place, individual, business & community sponsors, and a Trillium Foundation grant. <br /><br />For more information contact Christine Hume:<br />
613-859-2136 or email christinehume@bell.net<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Help create a rolling wave of peace as people around the world walk a labyrinth at 1 PM on May 4th.</td></tr>
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<br /><br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-64057905289351216752019-04-27T05:48:00.000-07:002019-04-28T05:38:36.414-07:00Sunrise Labyrinth Walk on Earth DayI made sure to get up very early on <a href="https://earthday.ca/" target="_blank">Earth Day</a> in order to get to the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth in time for our 6 AM sunrise walk. The moment I got outside I was treated to a view of the beautiful waning full moon surrounded by a soft white glow. And upon arrival at the labyrinth I enjoyed the sounds of bird song all around me. I quietly walked around the labyrinth on the contemplation ring as I prepared for my walk. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the waning full moon from the labyrinth on Earth Day.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The labyrinth cat circles the Celtic Pashcal candle several times and reaches out to the light.</td></tr>
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As I was walking, three others arrived and started walking the labyrinth
at their own pace. The labyrinth cat also appeared and after greeting me, went to inspect the glowing candle. We gathered at the standing stones at entrance to
the labyrinth after the walk and had a wonderful conversation and
discovered interesting connections. Here is one of the poems that was
recited to close this very special walk.<br />
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<b> Packing for the Future: Instructions by <a href="http://www.lornacrozier.ca/" target="_blank">Lorna Crozier</a></b><br />
Take the thickest socks.<br />
Wherever you're going<br />
you'll have to walk.<br />
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There may be water.<br />
There may be stones.<br />
There may be high places<br />
you cannot go without<br />
the hope socks bring you,<br />
the way they hold you<br />
to the earth.<br />
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At least one pair must be new,<br />
must be as blue as a wish<br />
hand-knit by your mother<br />
in her sleep.<br />
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Take a leather satchel,<br />
a velvet bag and an old tin box--<br />
a salamander painted on the lid.<br />
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This is to carry that small thing<br />
you cannot leave. Perhaps the key<br />
you've kept though it doesn't fit<br />
any lock you know,<br />
the photograph that keeps you sane,<br />
a ball of string to lead you out<br />
though you can't walk back<br />
into that light.<br />
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In your bag leave room for sadness,<br />
leave room for another language.<br />
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There may be doors nailed shut.<br />
There may be painted windows.<br />
There may be signs that warn you<br />
to be gone. Take the dream<br />
you've been having since<br />
you were a child, the one<br />
with open fields and the wind<br />
sounding.<br />
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Mistrust no one who offers you<br />
water from a well, a songbird's feather,<br />
something that's been mended twice.<br />
Always travel lighter<br />
than the heart.<br />
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~ from <a href="https://quillandquire.com/review/what-the-living-won-t-let-go/" target="_blank">What the Living Won't Let Go</a> (McClelland &<b> </b>Stewart Inc, 1999)</div>
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Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-23670916467198366792019-04-21T05:13:00.000-07:002019-04-21T06:17:35.338-07:00Pilgrimage Notes and the Yellow Arrows Project (Part 4)<a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/08/pilgrimage-notes-and-yellow-mosaic.html">Part 1</a><br />
<a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/10/">Part 2</a><br />
<a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2019/01/pilgrimage-notes-and-yellow-arrows.html">Continued from Part 3</a><br />
Day three of my pilgrimage walk dawned. Today I would be walking 20.4 km from Masson to Thurso, Quebec. My walking group was made up of people who had very different approaches to their pilgrimage journey. Young Nathaniel left first, very kindly carrying my mosaic supplies with him - to help lighten my load. His goal was to complete the walk as quickly as possible, at a 6 km per hour pace. He reached our next overnight destination, <a href="https://www.ville.thurso.qc.ca/loisirs-culture/eglises.html">l'église St-Jean-l'Évangeliste</a>, by 10 am that morning. Isabelle and her friend left next, following the high level instructions on their phones, they wanted to walk quickly - and in doing so - missed the notes about the rest stop à la ferme Val-Champs.<br />
It was nice that my other fellow pilgrim Jacques and I were on the same wavelength - we were not in a rush and were open to experience whatever drew our attention along the way. We arrived at our destination around 6 pm that day. Following are some of the highlights from along the way...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We see a Canada Goose and white goose swimming together.</td></tr>
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<li>We see a Canada Goose and white goose hanging around together and dub them "the odd couple" </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">While walking through Buckingham - we are accompanied by three women on their way to the gym - they wish us a "beun Camino" <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The yellow arrow marks the way to the rest stop at the Val-Champs Farm.</td></tr>
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had a very special rest stop at the Val-Champs Farm. Our hostess served
us a strawberry drink, tea, hard-boiled eggs and chocolate and we
rested for an hour or two. We played with her silver tabby kitten. And
chatted about living simply and fully and enjoying retirement. We really enjoyed the "deep dot of time" that day. A true
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoy a special cider tasting at an artisinal Ciderie.</td></tr>
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We stopped at the Scottish cemetery, went to see if the Violin teacher was at home and went to <a href="http://vergercroquepomme.com/" target="_blank">Verger Croque Pomme</a> for a cider tasting.</div>
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Sadly my right ankle started to bother me through the night and by the
next morning I was hobbling and with great difficulty decided to stop walking. I had an
inflamed tendon and needed to rest and do physio for it to get better
and stronger. My first reaction was sheer disappointment, while I
was told to have no expectations going on this long walk, I found that I
had expected to finish it and get to Montreal.<br />
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I went through a period
of feeling very sorry for myself. Then I had an epiphany! I would still honor the rest of the time that I would have been walking and stay on
pilgrimage. I could use this time in my studio to finished the yellow
mosaic arrows that I had been carrying with me. I joyfully began
puttering in my studio. And as I calmed down and started to create a
wonderful idea occurred to me. I would head out on a journey and visit
some places and people I had wanted to get to on my journey. And I would
deliver finished yellow mosaic arrows along the way, especially to my fellow walkers.<br />
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In hindsight - this day gave me the sense of closure that I needed - to let go of any expectations I might have had - and to truly appreciate every aspect of my pilgrimage experience.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AEUabPDIno" target="_blank">ULTREIA!</a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would deliver finished yellow Camino mosaic arrows to my fellow walkers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I walk the grass labyrinth at the Ashram near Montebello. I am filled with peace at the beauty I find there.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I leave a gift for my fellow walkers at the door of their residence at the Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes in Rigaud.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My fellow walkers with their Camino mosaic arrows at the end of their walk. They send me a message to let me know that I was with them in spirit every step of the way!</td></tr>
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Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-42553889527850725012019-04-17T05:16:00.000-07:002019-04-17T05:16:17.465-07:00World Labyrinth Day PLUS Kick-off 200 Labyrinth Walks for CP200<br />
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Join us on Saturday May 4th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. as we officially open the Carleton Place Community labyrinth for the season. We will "Walk as One at 1 PM" in celebration of World Labyrinth Day. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">And to help celebrate and honour <a href="http://www.carletonplace200.ca/" target="_blank">Carleton Place’s 200th Anniversary</a> – we will be launching “200 Labyrinth Walks for CP200”.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Whenever someone walks the CP Community Labyrinth from May 4th to September 13th in 2019, they will be encouraged to record their participation. We are hoping to meet our goal of 200 labyrinth walks by Friday, September 13th, 2019, and will celebrate our achievement during our annual “Light up the Labyrinth” event.<br /></span><br />If you are new to the labyrinth experience, this Saturday walk will be a perfect introduction for you. Information about the history, benefits and unique aspects of the labyrinth will be available onsite.<br /><br /><a href="https://labyrinthsociety.org/world-labyrinth-day" target="_blank">World Labyrinth Day,</a> declared in 1998 by The Labyrinth Society, brings people together globally to recognize the labyrinth as a symbol and tool for healing and peace. This will be the 11th annual World Labyrinth Day, as we join individuals or groups around the globe who will walk their local labyrinths at 1:00 pm in their local time zones. This world-wide event included walks in over 35 countries last year, and it is estimated that more than 5,000 people participated.<br /><br />Labyrinths exist in many forms, in places as diverse as Peru, Iceland, Egypt, France, and the United Kingdom. There are more than 4,000 labyrinths active today. Some labyrinths have been built on private lands, while others, like the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth, have been created as a public space for all to enjoy. <br /><br />The Community Labyrinth is located at the corner of George and Baines Streets, beside the <a href="http://www.cpbheritagemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum</a>. The labyrinth was built in 2010, and construction was made possible by the <a href="http://carletonplace.ca/" target="_blank">Town of Carleton Place</a>, individual, business & community sponsors, and a Trillium Foundation grant. <br /><br />For more information contact:<br />
Christine Hume: christinehume@bell.net or 613-859-2136<br />
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<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-13214733942486895442019-01-22T08:11:00.000-08:002019-01-22T08:14:35.571-08:00Community Events 2019In the midst of this current cold snap, my mind is wandering to the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth and the joy and special feeling that comes from walking it - either on my own, or with a group at our various special events throughout the year. Looking forward to meeting you on the path!<br />
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Here is the list of our planned events for 2019. Save the dates!<br />
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<b>Monday April 22 sunrise “Earth Day Walk “ 6 am </b><br />
Sunrise labyrinth walk, breakfast afterwards<br />
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<b>Saturday May 4th 2019 “World Labyrinth Day” 1 pm</b><br />
Labyrinth opening ceremony and family walk<br />
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<b>Friday June 21st 2019 "Summer Solstice Walk<br />for Peace" 7 pm</b><br />
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<b>Friday Sept 13 2019 "Light up the Labyrinth"</b><br />
Your help needed<br />
Set up 6:30 pm/Walk 7:30 pm<br />
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<b>Sunday Oct 13 2019 Full Moon Walk 7 pm</b><br />
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<b>Donations in support of the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth programming are gratefully accepted.</b><br />
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For more information contact:<br />
Christine Hume<br />
Volunteer Labyrinth Keeper<br />
<a href="https://www.veriditas.org/">Veriditas Certified Labyrinth Facilitator</a><br />
christinehume@bell.net<br />
Cel: 613 859 2136 <b><br /></b><br />
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<b><br /> </b>Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-72050789517443458682019-01-22T05:49:00.000-08:002019-01-22T08:12:51.425-08:00Pilgrimage Notes and the Yellow Arrows Project (Part 3)<a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/08/pilgrimage-notes-and-yellow-mosaic.html">Part 1</a><br />
<a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/10/pilgrimage-notes-and-yellow-mosaic.html">Continued from Part 2</a><br />
The second day we headed out early and journeyed 16.8 km from Orleans to Masson, QC. Jacques and I stopped at a Starbucks in Orleans for a washroom break - and were fortunate to meet a couple that had spent many months walking the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago">Camino de Santiago </a>in Spain. They knew we were pilgrims from our attire and backpacks. We had a wonderful, spontaneous, soul conversation sharing stories and learning from their experiences!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have Camino-like experiences along the <a href="https://chemindesoutaouais.ca/">"Chemain des Outaouais"</a></td></tr>
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And as we started walking again we saw a solo pilgrim walking towards us. He had a beautiful, gnarled walking stick and was traveling very lightly. He had been walking for several days and was heading into Ottawa last we saw him.<br />
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Next up was crossing over to the Quebec side on the Masson ferry and we slowly and mindfully made our way to our next overnight destination. We took time to rest in a park by a Church and eventually stayed in a guest house avec les Souers de Sainte-Marie. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Souer Rollande Lamoureux stamps our pilgrimage passports.</td></tr>
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I arrived at the guest house first - and selected the room that had space for me to work on my yellow mosaic arrow project. I stayed up too late - finishing off my first yellow arrow. And I had to be very careful to leave the desk as clean and tidy as I had found it - knowing that the nuns are very particular about cleanliness!<br />
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I thought I was going to create the arrows and leave them along the path. But I realized instead that I was meant to give them to special people that were an important part of my journey. I decided to gift the first yellow arrow to Souer Rollande Lamoureux - as a thank you for staying in this restful place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A desk in my room becomes my temporary mosaic studio.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I leave one of the yellow arrows for Sister Rollande.<br />
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Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-70441300895981534242018-10-06T04:41:00.001-07:002019-01-22T05:32:10.158-08:00Pilgrimage Notes and Yellow Mosaic Arrow Project (Part 2)<a href="https://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/08/pilgrimage-notes-and-yellow-mosaic.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued from Part 1 </span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I continued to prepare for my pilgrimage, I was very mindful of these these stages: <i>preparation; anticipation; participation and recollection.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the last couple of weeks leading up to my departure date - I continued to "prepare" by going on training walks and carrying my backpack with about 10 lbs of weight in it. And I put together a packing check list and started to pull what I thought I would need on the walk together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also put my "creativity" project mosaic supplies together. I very soon realized that the materials were heavy - and that I should not carry the materials for 12 arrows with me (one arrow for each day of the walk). So I packed up enough to create 5 arrows - and arranged for a friend to meet me along the way with the rest.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I pack my "creativity" project mosaic supplies to bring with me.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I spent the final day before starting my walk, carefully packing and re-packing. Considering each item that I was taking and focusing on packing light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finally - it was the starting day of my walk. It was a thrill to be dropped off at <a href="https://notredameottawa.com/">Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa</a> - and to meet my fellow walkers. It was also special to be accompanied at the start of the walk by my friend Jo-Anne, the founder of the <a href="https://chemindesoutaouais.ca/">Chemin des Outaouais </a>(Rodolphe Latreille) and other walkers.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I meet my fellow pilgrims in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I quickly realized that I needed to "let go" of some of the things that I had with me. And planned to do so when Jo-Anne left me along the way. I was also challenged - when we had a sudden rain storm hit. There was just enough time to put on my raingear and cover my backpack - in a lovely setting. I was sure experiencing a lot in very short order on day one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I suggested to the group that I was walking with - that they go on ahead - and that I would meet them at our accommodation in Orleans. It was finally time to say goodbye to my friend Jo-Anne. I gave her a pile of things to take home with her - including my walking stick. And then sat quietly on a large stone eating my lunch and considering the path that lay ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After the rain storm it was very hot - and I started walking - putting one foot in front of the other. I used my mantra - <i><b>be strong, I can do this</b></i> - as I walked along. I soon realized that I did not have enough water with me - and approached a woman sitting out on her porch - to see if she could fill my water bottle. Her husband came to the door with two chilled bottles of water! I was very thankful for this special gift. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I continued on step by step and eventually reached my destination - <a href="http://stjosephorleans.ca/">Presbytère de la Paroisse Saint-Joseph d'Orleans.</a> My walking colleagues had settled in - and were out. I left them a note and headed directly to the <a href="http://www.ymcaywca.ca/locations/Orleans+Y/">YWCA</a> to make full use of the facilities. I had a wonderful spa experience and made use of the hot tub; cold pool and sauna and shower. </span><br />
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Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-42395942606963893992018-09-11T06:45:00.000-07:002018-09-11T06:45:50.079-07:00A Magical Night at the LabyrinthOur <i>Light up the Labyrinth</i> event held on Friday September 7th, 2018 was beautiful and a very lively celebration and community gathering! The Carleton Place Community Labyrinth literally glowed and was imbued with lots of positive energy - to help make it an even more special space. We could not have done it without your help! <br />
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The photos and comments below help to capture some of the spirit of the evening.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It takes many hands to light up the labyrinth. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting up the 600 luminaries step by step. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christine Hume describes how to walk a labyrinth. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Musicians Rob McMurray and Brendan Gawn play electric guitar and bass during the walk. (Photo: R. McDonald)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At dusk the labyrinth is all aglow (Photo: J. Rayner)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lights within lights (Photo: R. McDonald)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Losing ourselves in the labyrinth - we find ourselves! (Photo: J. Rayner)</td></tr>
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<span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>And finally - thank
you to mayoral candidate Doug Black for covering the musicians
honorariums. Doug has been a strong supporter of the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth since it’s inception in 2008. And thank you to everyone that made a donation - this money help us to continue to offer special events at the labyrinth. </span></span></span></span></span></span>Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-76603614168376280392018-08-13T07:32:00.002-07:002018-08-13T07:32:41.186-07:00Your Help Needed to Light up the Labyrinth<div style="text-align: right;">
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Let's "Light up the Labyrinth" together - from 6:30 – 9:00 PM on Friday, September 7th, 2018. During this event, the warm glow of more than 600 candlelit luminaries will flicker along the path of Carleton Place's Community Labyrinth. This year, during the walk, local musician Rob McMurray will be playing electric guitar with electronic effects (delays, reverb, and more).<br />
<br />To make this event more collaborative - organizers are asking participants to gather at 6:30 PM at the labyrinth to prepare and place luminaries for a 7:30 PM candlelit walk.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your help is needed to help light up the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth! (Photo: C. Pragnell)</td></tr>
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Christine Hume, Chairperson for the Labyrinth Committee, explains: “<i>As a very small committee we need many hands to help us light up this spectacular display on the labyrinth. Join us at 6:30 PM and be part of the assembling and placing of the luminaries, bring along your bbq lighter to help us light the candles before the walk. The dismantling at the end of the walk is a huge job and extra help is very welcome then, as well!</i>” <br /><br />Our candlelit labyrinth walks have become a popular fall event, as individuals and families come to enjoy an evening labyrinth walk. "<i>Children and those young at heart can be part of this festive labyrinth walk by carrying a lantern, wearing their glow-in-the dark-apparel, glow necklaces, glow sticks, and more. Be creative!</i>" say Connie Prichett, a volunteer labyrinth keeper. Parents of young children should be cautioned that the luminaries are real flame and to please consider clothing and lantern choices carefully.<br /><br />For those who wish to relax and watch the candlelight, garden benches and a wheelchair-accessible contemplation ring encircle the labyrinth. If you would like to sit for a while and take in the candlelight glow, bring along a lawn chair too.<br /><br />Thanks to support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Town of Carleton Place and individuals and businesses within our community, this permanent labyrinth exists for people to use at any time. The labyrinth is located at the corner of George and Baines Streets beside the Carleton Place & Beckwith Heritage Museum, 267 Edmund Street in Carleton Place, Ontario.<br /><br />For more information or if you would like to help prepare the luminaries, <br />please contact Christine Hume, cel 613 859 2136<br />Blog: <a href="http://carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com/">carletonplacecommunitylabyrinth.blogspot.com</a><br />
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<br /><br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-86897614410593823762018-08-12T07:16:00.001-07:002018-08-12T07:16:18.521-07:00Pilgrimage Notes and the Yellow Mosaic Arrow Project (Part 1)My pilgrimage journey from Ottawa to Montreal with <a href="https://chemindesoutaouais.ca/">Chemin des Outaouais</a> ended up being very different from what I expected. And I am reminded now that I was to go on my long walk with "no expectations" and to be open to whatever happened along "the way".<br />
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Leading up to the walk, in the midst of relaxation during a yoga class - an idea occurred to me. I could make some yellow mosaic arrows (inspired by <a href="https://caminoways.com/the-story-of-the-yellow-arrows-along-the-camino">the Camino arrows</a>). How interesting!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of the yellow arrows found along the Camino in Spain (Photo credit: Debby Lee Jagerman)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*</td></tr>
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Over the next week this idea started to take shape. I would create portable yellow arrows and leave them along "the way" as I walked.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After my early morning quiet time - the idea starts to take shape.</td></tr>
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I ordered some yellow tiles from <a href="https://glassmosaiccanada.com/">Glass Mosaic Canada</a>. And I asked friends to donate yellow bits and baubles for use on the arrows.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow arrow bits and pieces given to me OR found.</td></tr>
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I decided to make the arrows so they could be hung up along "the way". And to use plywood as the base for the arrows. I was on a training walk one day - and there was the piece of plywood that I needed on the side of the road!<br />
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I spent the afternoon designing the arrows and drawing them on the plywood. I borrowed a jigsaw and had just started to awkwardly cut them out - when a neighbour dropped by and offered to cut them for me. Within an hour or two - he was back with all 12 arrows done!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The base for my yellow arrows - ready for creativity :)</td></tr>
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I spray-painted the arrows black. And was ready to create the first prototype. I planned to create the rest of the arrows while I was walking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first yellow mosaic arrow - a work in progress.</td></tr>
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To be continued....<br />
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*NOTE: Here is a <a href="http://debbysdepartures.com/the-basic-little-yellow-arrow-of-the-camino-de-santiago-pilgrimage/">wonderful article about the Camino yellow arrows, written by Debby Lee Jagerman.</a>Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78403410486332217.post-33576975487368721622018-07-01T05:15:00.000-07:002018-07-01T05:16:56.699-07:00A Perfect Evening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were blessed once again with a lovely summer evening - for our
Summer Solstice Peace Walk at the Carleton Place Community Labyrinth,
held Thursday June 21, 2108. Everyone that attended had a good time
celebrating the first day of summer. The new community dream catcher was
completed and is now hanging in its new home by the labyrinth.<br />
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The special feeling of the event is best expressed through some of the photos taken.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Debby talks about the meaning of the dreamcatcher.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The community gathers to celebrate the beginning of summer at the labyrinth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rhythm & Song Community choir sings to accompany the walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dreamcatcher is placed at the centre of the labyrinth and participants add items to it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labyrinth walkers of all ages participate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new community dreamcatcher is now hanging in its new home by the labyrinth.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Christine Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09583458418184086487noreply@blogger.com0