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one that i had not expected but am grateful for one which i think surprised both parties but was also acknowledged as a natural progression from the class i also came away from this class with several new friends with which i have kept in contact and last but not least i came away with a renewed love of learning a renewed sense of wonder at finding new knowledge of exploring areas of study that i had given up on or never knew about i also came away with a new sense of value that i have a voice that i matter and that i can be a student and do what i want and all this is leading me towards finding out how i can go to university as a part time student the field i m interested in is indigenous studies to continue my journey finding out who i am as a métis woman posted by marieange at 5 36 pm 1 comments labels voicing hamilton sunday december 25 2011 life s blessings life is full of blessings sometimes you have to look a little harder to find them such has been the case for this year s christmas for us being on assistance meant not having anything for christmas since we had no money to spend but circumstances friends family brought home to us that the true christmas is having friends and family and appreciating them we already knew that but we needed a good solid nudge to be reminded my darling sister soul gave us some very thoughtful gifts of which my favorites are the book crochet master class edited by jean leinhauser whom we lost this year a great loss to her family friends and the crochet indie design industry i first came across this book at our local library fell in love with it and it was moved to the top of my crochet wish list and now lucky me i have it thanks to my darling sister she also gave me a second book bring colour to crochet a beautiful collection of stitch patterns done in colours that make each pop off the page after those a new windup toy yes silly things please me such as small wind up toys this latest addition to my growing collection is a santa claus riding an old fashioned train love it my husbands favorite was the belgian chocolate letter of course quickly followed by new socks and warm mittens then from a sweet friend we received some much needed supplies paper towels tp tissues the super soft expensive ones two of her gifts also pleased my husband to no ends belgian chocolate truffles and cookies i also received windups from her one is of a cute penguin and the other is a santa and both were lovingly put to bed in a super cute winnie the pooh gift box love love love them and a surprise came to our door earlier this week someone i got to know in the class i was taking this past fall received a turkey as a gift from her job but she already had more turkeys than she knew what to do with she offered it to us so sitting in my freezer waiting for new years is a lovely 15 lbs turkey a most pleasant surprise since our hamper from the salvation army held potatoes cabbage squash peas carrots but no meat so there is our meat so for all those who despair and feel that this season has let them down consider that there are people out there a lot worse off than you are this season has certainly reminded us to be thankful for small blessings and wonderful friends so to all my friends family crocheters and knitters around the world i wish you all a merry christmas or a merry celebration of your choice and keep the faith in your heart when things look at their bleakest open your eyes look around and reach out ask for help you matter and that is the most important thing to remind yourself of posted by marieange at 3 36 pm 1 comments labels bring colour to crochet christmas crochet master class faith windups thursday november 3 2011 cbc s 75th anniversary childhood memories november 2nd was the 75th anniversary of the cbc part of the national s news broadcast was a look back at the shows that people watched i had completely forgotten about these childhood shows until i saw clips of them a flood of memories reminded me of the black and white tv we watched during breakfast supper and the evenings at that time the tv was in the large farm kitchen the better for my mother to watch over my brother and i while she did dishes cooked and cleaned most canadians know the friendly giant and mr dressup but for the most part only french speaking canadians remember these 60 s shows bobino et bobinette a show about a brother and sister the brother always good the sister not so good he would help her out of whatever scrape she got herself into with lesson learned pépinot a puppet with his friend the bear who would only have one word menum menum today s generation would think we were nuts to love this show lol fanfreluche a doll who sat on a bit chair with a book of stories with a lesson learned from each i watched part of an episode and can t fathom for the life of me what i saw in this show lol la souris verte dix moutons neuf moineaux huit marmottes sept lapins six canards cinq fourmis quatre chats trois poussins deux belettes et une souris une souris verte this was the intro song sol et gobelet two of the most hilarious characters ever seen the show was live and full of ad libs which meant the studio cameras had to adapt quickly ultraman a japanese show about a hero who fought invaders yes even then i was a nerd and watched sci fi lol i know most english speaking readers will have no clue about these shows it s ok i look at english children s shows from back then and don t get it posted by marieange at 12 15 pm 1 comments labels 1960 s bobino et bobinette childhood tv shows fanfreluche pepinot sol et gobelet souris verte tv ultraman sunday october 30 2011 voicing hamilton revisited yesterday i had my third class at the library and it was fantastic i m absolutely rediscovering the enjoyment of learning and attending school that i had forgotten how much i loved but i also absolutely appreciate and love not being harassed by ignorant petty bigoted students who parroted their parent s views on metis children the morning was spent listening to a short lecture by daniel and then interacting with the author of one of the textbooks we received at the beginning of the class i finally appreciate poetry in a way i never did as a teenage student i also figured out why my appreciation has changed experience maturity it s amazing how your mind suddenly finds relations and understanding where in the past poetry was just words that didn t make a whole lot of sense and defied explanation as to their usefulness once again an amazing delicious lunch was served i did not catch who had organized it but kudos to them it was appreciated and enjoyed by all the afternoon lab was spent in small groups reviewing the book of poetry and images and figuring out what each person saw in a lot of the poems and photographs so much insight so many ideas and interpretations and it was fantastic that everyone got to contribute to the sharing this reminds me of how different this teaching approach is to what i remember higher education being like 30 years ago i love the interaction between teacher and student the teacher is not so much a teacher as popularly defined but more of an elder sharing their life experiences the influences that shaped their knowledge and allowing us to peek into their past i also love the fact that we are all respected as individuals and that each of us have experiences worth sharing relating to what we are studying we also got a chance to discuss what our end of class presentation will include in the group i was a part of one of the students will be doing a series of paintings comparing several public buildings in hamilton then and now and their final destination in the 200 years that have ensued since their beginning a couple of students in the study group will be doing a photographic presentation but unfortunately did not catch as to the subject of these presentations i love the selection of various medias that everyone will be using for their end projects these will showcase hamilton at it s best and at it s worse both current and historically posted by marieange at 2 59 pm 1 comments labels voicing hamilton thursday october 27 2011 go the f k to sleep i had to laugh when i came across this gem of a book it will raise eyebrows i m sure but if you re a parent you will recognise the mental soliloquy that is stuck on a never ending loop as you try and get your little one to fall asleep every night it may not be peppered with swear words but i m sure we ve all substituted or added some invectives along the way this is definitely not a book to read to your little ones but definitely one you will want to read before you go to sleep great way to get rid of the frustrations and reminds you that you re not the only parent who wants their darling child to go the f k to sleep the fact that it is read by samuel jackson just puts the candle on the cake lol there is even a facebook page you can love my darling daughter was one of those children who refused to go to sleep she d happily climb into bed but that was it i would read dr seuss to my darling daughter 1 2 and sometimes 3 books and she d be sitting there wide eyed while my eyes were falling shut one night i handed her the book and asked her to read it it was quite interesting to watch a 3 year old reading a story that she d heard so many times she didn t need to know the words she d just point to the pictures and tell me about each one posted by marieange at 1 00 am 1 comments wednesday october 26 2011 all about her heart i have a daughter a beautiful kind hearted wonderful courageous daughter she arrived in this world today many years ago she greeted me with a smile and a sigh before going back to sleep she greeted me with love and trust in her eyes that i promised to uphold each and every day she gave me her heart to hold to love to cherish and protect she gave me her soul i watched her grow up i watched her figure out her way in this world i watched her crash and waited i helped when she asked i stood by calmly and patiently waiting for the angel within her to grow and come out i hid my aching heart watching the difficult moments she lived through i sent my love on wings of angels hoping that it would be felt and strength gained from it my arms are always open to comfort understand love my heart is always with her every day a new challenge to overcome my smile is always ready my kiss always warm on her forehead irregardless of what life throws at us to my beautiful daughter may she never be taken for granted mom xoxo the little girl in this video reminded me so much of my own daughter at that age the quiet dancing from the heart from her soul i had to share this as i only have the video in my mind which is much more difficult to share posted by marieange at 6 00 am 2 comments labels birthdays saturday october 15 2011 voicing hamilton i had my very first university level class today it is part of a pilot project that mcmaster university has created to help those who cannot afford a university education get a taste of what being an adult student can be like the course is in the humanities studies and is called voicing hamilton we will be looking at the history of hamilton from the viewpoint of various native hamiltonians who have written books personal histories photographed and poems about it s people and the city itself the class is on every saturday until the first saturday of december the morning session will be a lecture and discussion on the materials we had to read during the week leading up to the class there will also be special guests who have been invited to share with us their viewpoint on hamilton the afternoon will be breaking up into smaller groups and beginning to work and develop the final presentation on our personal take of hamilton in other words making our voices heard we will have the assistance of mcmaster arts and science students who volunteered to help with the course these students will also enjoy learning alongside of us all about hamilton the nursing students graciously offered to cover for lunch and today s was excellent with 4 varieties of pizza along with a delicious mixed greens salad coffee pop tea and desert cookies squares mincemeat pies and apples the wide range of people who are attending this course will make it that much more interesting as we they cover a span of experiences from newly arrived to long time resident the disparity in ages also gives the viewpoints an interesting twist which i feel will make the class that much more interesting as we have people in their early twenty s to people in their retirement years the spectator has a nice article in the saturday paper about this class i am looking forward to hearing our professor speak about hamilton he is a well educated man broad minded and comes across as a receptive participant and is as excited as the rest of the students in the class perhaps even more excited as at the end of the first day the dynamics of the group were already becoming distinct and the various ideas suggestions and as end of course presentation ideas were voiced sparked even more discussions and created even more excitement as everyone realised that yes we are doing this there are 2 people who figure in this undertaking the first is the coordinator jeanette eby she is the go to person the one who contacted various groups and urban cores to recruit students she was also the face of voicing hamilton during the selection interviews the scheduling and organizing the nitty gritty stuff that makes this class tic the second person which i first met during the meet n greet a few weeks ago is the professor daniel coleman i had no knowledge of this man before this class started but from the moment i shook hands with him i knew that there was a gentle soul someone who truly cared about what information and wisdom he imparts to those who take the time to listen he is an energetic man who loves to learn just as much as he loves to teach or maybe teach is the wrong word but more loves to share what he has learned along the way with people and by sharing he also learns new things himself so the class is more of a symbiosis than the typical teacher student relationship he would be an amazing native story teller perhaps he was in a previous life during the meet n greet a few weeks ago one of the things that was discussed was each of us choosing a subject and media to present our voice of hamilton i had 4 distinct ideas of things i wanted to further explore relating to the city of hamilton and it s inhabitants after today i have narrowed my choices down to one the one that i feel will satisfy my own curiosity and thirst for knowledge as a métis person what impact did the settling of this area have on the tribes and peoples already living here and where have these people gone in today s hamilton now what remains to figure out is how i will present this research once it is completed i found it very exciting that once i had voiced my ...