An incredible day in Paris

Samhah and Inès creating friendship
bracelets for the Paris Taylor Swift concert
in the Carrousel Garden, Paris France
Photo
Barbara Muir © 2024

Steven and I walked to the Musee de l'Orangerie and discovered we were unlikely
to get in even if we stood in line, walking back through the Tuileries gardens
we encoutered some young women making friendship bracelets that they will
share at Taylor Swift's concert in Paris in May because the bracelets are mentioned
in one of Taylor's songs. 

So these young womenwill give the bracelets away, and other people at the concert
will give them theirs. So sweet.

I have more to tell tomorrow because it was quite the artistic day, but it's late, we've
been walking all day, and it will all be told. 

Wait for it!

Have a loving your life day. 

The joy of art

Laura, sketch
Journal Sketch
marker on journal paper
6 x 8 inches
Barbara Muir © 2024

The other day we had a five hour wait at an airport.  I was dreading it, but
it turned out to be so much fun.  People came and sat down at the table
where Steven and I were having a late lunch.  First we met a mother and
daughter, who were going to Europe, and then a couple of friends going to
Morocco.  While I sat there I started sketching a woman across the aisle
from me. 

It wasn't a great drawing, but I decided to show it to her for fun, and ended
up giving it to her. She really liked it, which was sweet, and she was going 
to send it to her mother.

So much fun from one quick sketch.

The woman--Laura-- lives in Toronto, so maybe one day I'll do her 
portrait properly.

Have a loving your life day.

Here. And feeling right at home

View of the Seine 

© Barbara Muir 2015 

A quick one tonight too.  After sleeping most of the day we went to eat
at our favourite restaurant.  We know the two men who were working there
tonight, and were so glad to see them.  They are friends, and
immediately gave us glasses of champagne.  Yes it's raining.  And
everyone is walking around happily on a Saturday night with umbrellas,

laughing when they have to pass one another on the narrow sidewalks.

We are in heaven.  Thank you Dara and Robelle.  It was lovely meeting
you Brigitte and Claude.

More to come.

Have a loving your life day.

A short one

 

Paris Anemones

Watercolour

7 x 10 inches

Barbara Muir © 2015

A short one today because we are basically in transit for the whole day. 24 hours.

A fairly wonderful 24 hours meeting superb people, flying across the ocean,

and once again meeting wonderful people.

Wishing you a very happy weekend.

Have a loving your life day.

Thank you to everyone who is wonderful.

Some of the important women

in my life that I've

painted and drawn. 

Plus a portrait of

my mother by Chris Muir

© Barbara Muir

(To do this properly I need 100
more of these at least. Thank
you everyone!)  

A crazy busy day, and I just feel like thanking everyone who
has been helping me get things done. I'm using a photo of some
of the important women in my life, and there are so many men
who help make our lives great.  Thank you to everyone.

Thank you for your support

Thank you for your kindness

Thank you for this community

Thank you for the inspiration

Thank you for your determination 
to keep on making art

Thank you for all that I've learned from you

Thank you for your humour

Thank you for your successes

Thank you for your beautiful and 
magnificent art

Thank you!

Have a wonderful rest of the week.

Happy Monthaversary

Part of the invitation. 

This is the Monthaversary of our wedding day, a very happy memory.
I went to the bank today, and was talking to one of the managers, who
is trying to figure out what to do about getting married to his girlfriend.
It seemed an appropriate topic.  And it has been a beautiful day.

Tonight I'm showing you part of an invitation we made for our 10th
wedding anniversary party that we had in the backyard of our semi-
detached house.  I think we might have line danced, which seems so
bizarre now.  Somebody DJ'd the night, and it was fun!

A friend found this in the endless files she's sorting through trying to
move. 

Happy Monthaversary Steven.

Have a loving your life day.

Happy Birthday to Hugo!

Left to right Marnix, Rolf Leemeijer, Miranda Brouwers, Hugo and me.

in front of my painting Dream Selfie -- Wonder Water Image #7
Photo
Steven van Schaik © 2016

Today is Hugo Leemeijer's, birthday, a young man who I met when
Steven and I were in Paris in 2016. Miranda Brouwers, and I were both showing
in the Carrousel du Louvre show in the Louvre. We met Hugo, his brother Marnix,
and their father, Miranda's husband, Rolf.  We had so much fun. Happy Birthday
Hugo. I hope you have a wonderful day, and a terrific year.  We are all wishing
  you a super time.

I'm thinking of Miranda and her family today. One of the things I love about
my blog, and social media is the ability to keep in touch with friends and
family around the world.

As I said in a former blog, "my friendship with Miranda is one of the loveliest
relationships in my life. We talk on the phone across the great Atlantic Ocean
once a week whenever possible, and always enjoy one another. (She's in The
Netherlands, and I'm here in Toronto, Canada.)"

We'd love to see the whole family again sometime.  It was great to get together
with Miranda and Rolf in Paris last summer. 

Happy Birthday Hugo!