Share Your World – 2016 – Week 3

I’ve never done this before but really liked the idea so I’m giving it a try!

I saw this challenge today: 
Share Your World – 2016 Week 3

I encourage you to go check it out!

The questions this week are:

1. What is your favorite piece of art? (It doesn’t have to be famous)

Currently, this one:   

My daughter Emily painted it this past fall. Emily is a wonderful young lady. She’s 17 years old and has Cri du chat syndrome. Over the last year, she decided to paint and I truly enjoy seeing her progress. 

She wants to build up her inventory and sell her art eventually. 

What do you think?

2. What made you smile today?

I make a conscious decision daily to be happy and smile. It starts first thing in the morning and I do my best to keep my smile on all day. 

At night, when putting Emily to bed, I sing to her (like I do every nights) and tickle her nose with my hair.  My mom used to do that to me 😊 It’s so annoying… and now I’m passing the tradition. 

This makes me smile. 

3. Which place do you recommend as a must-see?  Please state which country, state or providence. 

Percé, Québec, Canada

I grew up on the Gaspé coast and went to Percé Rock yearly as a kid. Either with my mom or with my school. 

We took Emily when she was only weeks old, back then, you could still walkto touch Percé Rock when the tide was out. Nowadays, we can no longer walk to the rock, the stairs have been removed and the tides are no longer monitored but Percé is still an amazing place to visit. 

This is Emily during our latest visit. 

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To find more about Percé:

National Geographic

Percé

Side note, Percé is situated in the province of Québec. Bring a French dictionary and visit in summer.  😊The town shuts down in winter time!

4. When I was younger I used to…

Be a ballerina!    

The Bonus question 

5. What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the coming week. 

I am always grateful for my hubsband and daughter. 

Over the last week, I have been especially grateful for  Emily’s cheer club and team!

In the coming week, I am looking forward to my mom coming to visit. We last saw her in July and I can’t wait to hug her.  Just a couple of weeks before Christmas, there was a fire in her duplex. She lost all her material possessions. I have been wanting to hug her ever since getting that phone call.  I am really looking forward to spending time with my mom. 

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Fishing trip

I have told you about Emily’s love of fishing before.

If you can’t remember or if that was from before you started to follow my blog, you can find my post here : Fishing

Emily discovered fishing on her 4th birthday, years later, my father bought a “Pourvoirie”.  A big property (45 square miles), with more than 35 lakes and 8 cottages.

Dad’s website is all in French but he speaks English and pictures speak louder than words!  Go check it!

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From our house, it takes us a least 17 hours to drive there!

Last time, took us just over 21 hours to get home.

We did think of flying to Montreal and save 12 hours of driving but in order to survive in the woods, what we need to pack can’t really be flown to Montreal.  Maybe we could borrow from friends but that feels like a lot of favors…

So, when we go, we pack the truck and plan a grocery stop 4 hours before we leave civilization 🙂

Here are some random picks!  Let me know what you think!

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View from our cottage!  How would you like to wake-up to this view!

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Introducing Emily to our toaster for the week!  It rained a lot but we had a big bag of crafts, books and games!

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My dad and my girl!  She was nervous about getting in this 4-wheeler thingy 🙂 but she loved it!

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Hubby caught a fish in between all the rain!  We love fish!

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Did I mentioned we were there during a rain marathon?  That didn’t stop us from enjoying our week without electricity and internet!

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My dad’s place!  The only spot with electricity!

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To be one with nature!

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Could you do it?  Could you pack your truck full of everything you need for a week and drive until there is no electricity and internet, move into a cottage and enjoy your family’s company for a week?