LA MORT D UN PC THE DEATH OF A PC

AUJOURD HUI A 13HRS MON ORDI S EST DEFINITIVEMENT PLANTE. J AI PERDU TOUTES MES DONNEES. SAUF MES PHOTOS QUE J AVAIS HEUREUSEMENT SAUVEGARDEES SUR CD... JE PLEURE. JE VOUS EN REDONNERAI DES NOUVELLES AMIS BLOGGEURS.
TODAY AT 13H:00 MY PC DIED. I HAVE LOST ALL MY FILES. EXCEPT MY PICS THAT I HAVE TRANSFERRED ON CDS 2 WEEKS AGO. I CRY. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED BLOGGERFRIENDS...

MOI. ME

Ce soir, je me sens égoïste... Je poste donc une photo de moi et moi et moi et moi et moi... J'étais plus jeune et surtout...très frisée... Ah! les jolies frisettes...
Tonight, I feel selfish. I post a pic of ME and ME and ME and ME and ME... Was younger and had curly hair...AH! Those nice curlzzzzzzzzzzzz.

IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES...

I've already posted this on my other blog but I've decided to translated it for my english-speaking friends. This is a true story. It is an abstract from a little book written and illustrated by my mom for my niece Gene. This story happenned in the thirties. My mother was about nine years old... She lived on a farm with lots of brothers and sisters. I hope the traduction is not too bad...

Guest Artist: Jeanne Larouche Villeneuve.

Sometimes, in winter, when the weather was gloomy and when the snow and the wind oblitarated the old lane, my father harnessed the Old Fine to the cariole and came to take us at school. Hidden under the fur blankets, we were cradled by the slow, safe and regular pace of our nice pink mare. No no, Fine was not really pink. But like many horses of her lineage, she was of a nice beige color, had heavy horse hair and a long golden blond tail.

Fine tragically died on a summer day, while she was grazing in the middle or our fields with her inseparable companion, Jo the black Bronco. They were both hit by a stroke of lightning during a terrible storm. My father never had time to bring them back to the stable. When he told us that Fine was dead, I was very sad and cried for a long time. I was nine years old then. After a few weeks, I was comforted by the though that my Fine was at last free. She didn't have to work hard on the farm anymore, pulling the plow or dragging some heavy cartloads of oat. She was now forever happy in the great golden light of Paradise, even nicer, and at last, really pink.

Hommage à la Vieille Fine. Photo H Villeneuve.

FAV -100 (1996) (2005)JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRES!

Octobre, c'est le mois des anniversaires de mes deux filleules, Patricia (12 ans) et Geneviève (11 ans). Depuis qu'elles sont toutes petites, je les photographie. Elles sont si belles. Mais voilà que ces adolescentes ne se laissent plus aussi facilement prendre en photo par matantélène... Soupirs...
October. My two goddaughters are one year older. Happy Birthdays! Patricia is now twelve and Gene is eleven. Since they were babies, I've taken a lot of photos of them. They are so cute! But now, those two teens don't want to be in my pics anymore... I guess that's what teenage is all about. Independance. Sigh.

Gene: T'es certaine????? Patou: OUAIP!
Gene: Are you sure???? Patou: YEP

YO !!!

BLOGFANS:LA FILIÈRE CANADIENNE- THE CANADIAN CONNEXION. ANDREA, B.C.

Andrea vit en Colombie-Brittanique. C'est une artiste extraordinaire que j'ai croisée par blogger. Son site s'appelle "Colouring outside the lines" et vaut vraiment le détour. Andrea expose dans les galeries de l'Ouest du pays et vous pouvez, par l'intermédiaire de son blog accéder à ses oeuvres. J'adore ce tableau avec les poissons multicolores. COOL!
Andrea lives in British-Colombia. She is an extrordinary artist. I've met her by blogger. Her site's name is "Colouring Outside the Lines". Go see it! And from it you have access to the galeries where she shows her wonderful creations. I really love this Fish Painting. COOL!

Guest Artist: Andrea Pratt.

1000 WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Voilà que mon compteur tourne dans les 4 chiffres. J'ai donc préparé une petite fête intime pour l'occase!
Now my site meter is 1000 (at this minute exactly) . For the occasion, I've prepared a little celebration for a few friends...

FAV-100 (2004)

Le bonheur est parfois dans de toutes petites choses...
Happiness is sometimes in small things...

BLOGFANS- LA FILIÈRE CANADIENNE.- THE CANADIAN CONNEXION. DIGITAL MEDITATIONS

Guest Photograph: Gary Wood

Gary Wood vit à Toronto. Ses paysages sont magnifiques. Il a placé sous toutes ses photos un onglet qu'on peut ouvrir à volonté et qui nous montre l'emplacement de chacune de ses images. Il est étonnant de voir que plusieurs de ses photos ont été prises dans le même coin de la ville alors que les endroits semblent si différents. Ses images sont très belles et son blog mérite bien le titre qu'il lui a donné: Méditations Digitales.
Gary Wood lives in Toronto. His views are magnificent. He has put a mapping identification under his latest pics and it's interesting to see that photos that have very different looks have all been taken in the same places! His pictures are nice and calm and he has given the best name for his blog: Digital Meditations.

ILLUSTRATIONFRIDAY. REMOTE.

Cette semaine le thème de IllustrationFriday est "remote", qui peut vouloir dire éloigné, mais qui peut aussi désigner la télé commande: remote control...
This week IllustrationFriday's theme is REMOTE...


Ce satané Merlin a la facheuse habitude, quand il a pris un petit peu trop de vin, de garder la télé-commande pour lui tout seul...
Damned! My cat Merlin had too much wine and never wanted to give me back the remote control...

BLOGFANS. LA FILIÈRE CANADIENNE.-THE CANADIAN CONNEXION. PRAIRIE GIRL

Originaire des Prairies canadiennes, Prairie Girl vit maintenant dans une petite ville allemande. Son blog est très instructifs. Elle nous parle de son nouveau coin de pays et de ses coutumes. C'est aussi une excellente photographe, pleine d'imagination. Mais ce sont ses photos de coccinelles qui m'ont le plus impressionnée. Pour les trouver, vous devez aller dans ses archives. Bonne visite!
Prairie Girl has moved from the Canadian Prairies to Germany. In her very enlightening blog, she talks about her new adoptive country and about its costums. She also is a very good and creative photograph. I particularly like her ladybugs pics. To find them one have to search in the archives part of her blog. Have a nice visit!


Guest Photograph: Prairie Girl.

CE QUE JE VOIS QUAND JE CONDUIS.- WHAT I SEE WHEN I DRIVE.

FAV-100 (1987)

Le manège, Paris, 1987.

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Le manège-2, Paris, 1987.

COLD

Voici le dessin pour le thème de cette semaine à "Illustration Friday" Froid.
This is my painting for this week theme "Cold" on Illustration Friday.

Encre et acrylique sur papier.
Inks and Acrylic on Paper

UN DIMANCHE DE PLUIE.- RAINY SUNDAY.

Il a plu tout le week-end. Malgré cela aujourd'hui j'ai décidé, pour me changer les idées, d'aller faire un peu de photo dans le Vieux-Québec. Voici quelques-unes des photos que j'ai prises.
For 3 days now, it has been raining. In spite of that, I decided today to go take a few images in the Old-Quebec. Here are some of them...


AHHH! Si cette pluie pouvait cesser!

If that rain could stop!

Une sculpture naive mais très jolie.

A naive but nice sculpture.

UN DIMANCHE DE PLUIE 2.- RAINY SUNDAY 2.

Touristes devant la Murale des Québécois à Place Royale.
Tourists in front of the "Murale des Québécois" in Place Royale.

UN DIMANCHE DE PLUIE 3.- RAINY SUNDAY 3

Matrioschka géante devant le Musée da la civilisation à Québec.
A giant Matrioschka, in front of the "Musée de la Civilisation" in Quebec City.

PHOTOS DE NUIT.- NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY.

Vendredi soir. Vernissage au Domaine Maizeret. Après avoir quitté l'exposition, je me suis promenée près d'un petit étang. Il faisait nuit, on entendait les canards, mais on les voyait à peine. J'ai décidé de faire quelques images. Sans trop savoir ce que je photographiait. Le résultat est impressionnant. Impressioniste devrais-je dire.
Friday night. Saw an exposition of watercolors at "Le Domaine Maizeret" . Then, I went for a little walk. There was a small lake. I heard some ducks but did not see them very well. I decided to take some pics. The results were impressive. Impressionist should I say...

TAGGED!!!!!

I've been tagged by Andrea... I have to post 20 random facts about MOI. I also have then to tag some people: write the facts, calculate how many minutes it took and write the names of some people in the same period of time it took me to write those things about me. I WILL write those facts. I find it fun... But I will change the rules... Will not tag anyone. Instead, I will let you choose if you want to be TAGGED. Just let me a comment, (or a message in my e-mail) if you want to be in the tagged list, and I will change this post accordingly and add your name... Here I go with my list!!!

1- I'me single

2-Whoopie makes me laugh . She's funny and seems to be so nice, and happy.

3-Oprah makes me cry. She's rich and wonderfully intelligent and beautiful and yet, she has to follow those crazy diets...

4-My favorite actresses are.... Whoopie and Barbra...

5-I'm a fan of Richard Dean Anderson.

6- I'm a Trekkie.

7-I love the Monthy Pythons.

8- I've already met one of the Monthy Pythons...

9-I had a car accident.

10- I have some memories of past lifes and it's not fun.

11-I'm a chocolate addict

12-I've been taking pics since the age of 11 and still have all the negatives.

13- I'm the oldest of three.

14- I have 3 wonderfull, intelligent nieces. Two have been adopted.

15-I love to blog (is that a surprise).

16-I never liked school.

17-Have two University degrees. Pharmacy and....Art.

18- Still love The Beatles. Was in love with John at the age of ten.

19-My father died of leukemia ten years ago. My mother is 80.

20-Have to cats. Guess what their names are.... Merlin and Princesse. LOL

Ouf..... It took me 8 and a half minutes..... Andrea is better than me...

And still no one in my tag list... YOUPPI! (Glurp)

FAV-100: 5 CENTS

Un mur, dans le Vieux-Port de Québec. Cette photo a toujours fait partie de mes préférées.
A wall, in Quebec City's Old-Port. This pic has always been one of my favorite.


Pour le thème de cette semaine sur pxite : FIVE.
For this week FIVE on pxite .

PRINCESSE

Attention aux chats qui dansent sur les murs!!!
Beware of cats dancing on walls!!!

FAV-100 (2004)

Bientôt, dans un pays près de chez vous...
Soon, in a nearby country...

FAV-100 (1985) FOU DE BASSAN - NORTHERN GANNET

Cette photo fut prise à l'Ile Bonaventure, près de Percé, en Gaspésie. Le Fou de Bassan est un oiseau d'une grande beauté. Il vit en colonie et son couple est uni pour la vie.
This photo was taken on Bonaventure Island, near Percé, in Gaspesia. The Northern Gannet is a very nice bird living in colonies. The male and female are together for their entire life.

BLOGFANS- LA FILIÈRE CANADIENNE, THE CANADIAN CONNEXION: Mei Shile, Québec.

Le temple St-Pierre, Genève. Photo: Mei Shile.
Le blog de Mei Shile s'appelle "Le Prunier Mei" . Mei est la seule blogueuse que j'ai rencontrée en personne. En arrivant par hasard sur le site de Jeff Kirlin , j'ai aussi consulté par hasard le blog de Prairie Girl , et j'ai vu que quelqu'un qui demerait à Québec bloguait aussi. Nous sommes entrées en contact par courriel puis en personne. Drôle comment les choses arrivent parfois. Mei connaissait bien mon frérot. Ils étaient au secondaire ensembles. Et nous avons beaucoup de choses en commum, dont bien sur la photo. J'aime le blog de Mei, car elle y raconte un très intéressant voyage en Europe, en 1986. Mais c'est aussi une spécialiste des fractales. L'une d'entre elles en particulier me fascine. C'est "Lux Interna" . Vraiment magnifique. Allez aussi voir ses photos à Redenrosity .
Mei Shile' bilingual blog is called "Le Prunier Mei" . Mei is the only blogger I've met in person. I was consulting Jeff Kirlin's site , and from there, went on Prairie Girl's blog . There, I saw that there was this girl from Quebec City who was blogging too. We first contacted each other by e-mail, then we met in person. Funny, how things happen sometimes. Mei was one of my brothers friend in highschool. And we have many things in common. Photo is one of them. I like Mei's blog. There, she's talking about a very interesting trip she made in Europe in 1986. She's also a specialist of Fractals. One in particular is fascinating. It's called LUX INTERNA . Really wonderful. And go see her other pics on Redenrosity .

PAS UNE PHOTO... NOT A PIC.

Pour faire un tipeu changement, un de mes dessins en techiques mixtes. "Poulets Cosmiques".
Something different. One of my mixmedia. It's called "Cosmic Chikens".

FAV-100

eNFaNTôMeS 1
GHoSTCHiLDReN 1

eNFaNTôMeS 2
GHoSTCHiLDReN 2

SouS L'eau... - uNDeRWaTeR...

Étrange vision sélectionnée pour le thème "WET" du concours PIXTE
Strange vision for this week PXITE theme, "WET"

FAV-100 (2003)

Celle que je préfère...
This one is my best...

COMMENT ÇA MARCHE. HOW IT WAS DONE.

Voici l'installation complète. Cela en donne une meilleure compréhension.
This view of the whole installation makes it easier to understand.

BIENTÔT...SOON...

HALLOWEEN...

BIENTÔT...SOON...

HALLOWEEN

FAV-100

Un portrait de mon ami Jean, pris en 1986 et un peu retravaillé...
This portrait of my friend Jean, taken in 1986 has been a bit enhanced.

BLOGFANS

Soleil de minuit (Midnight Sun), Détail,Théo 2005.
Théo est une de mes meilleures amies et elle est peintre. Nous avons commencé à "bloguer" en même temps, grâce à Nico. Elle a une page d'acceuil web pour tous ses sites. Je vous conseille d'aller voir surtout sa production 2005, ses tableaux sur les danses (elle a entre autre une formation d'ethnologue) et ses tableaux faits d'après des photos familiales. J'aime beaucoup ce qu'elle fait!!! Et si vous avez un peu de temps, écrivez lui des commentaires. Ça lui fera plaisir!

La famille Larouche, Théo, 2002.

Théo is one of my best friends. She's a painter. We both began to "blog" at the same time (Nico was a great help). She has a webpage from where you can access all her blogs. I suggest you see her 2005 production, her blog about ethnic dances (she has an ethnologist formation) and the one with paintings about genealogy. I like what she does. And if you have time, write her comments. She going to be happy about it!

FAV-100 (1979) 2 CLOWNS

BLOGFANS.

NICO est la première de notre groupe à avoir "blogué". C'est par elle que nous avons découvert Blogger. C'est donc la première dont je parle dans mes "blogfans". C'est aussi elle qui a conçu ma page WEB introduisant mon blog Merlinprincesse. Maintenant, NICO ne blogue plus. Elle se consacre uniquement à son site web. Mais elle est ma source première d'information sur tous les trucs et mystères d'internette... Merci NICO. Et son site est très instructif.
NICO is the first of our group that has been on Blogger. In fact, she made us discover this fantastic way of communication. That is why she's the one I talk about first. She also made my introduction page for my Merlinprincesse blog. NICO doesn't blog anymore. She now has her own www site. But she still is my first source of information when I panic about some mysterious internet problem... Thanks my friend. And her site is also very instructive..

FAV-100 (1982) AMIS À TOUT JAMAIS.- FRIENDS FOREVER.

DES CHARACTÈRES. CHARACTERS

Cette semaine, le thème des concours pxite est "character". J'ai pris cette photo dans une vitrine de la rue St-Jean en août dernier... Mais en regardant quelques unes des photos soumises, j'ai constaté que les charactères en question étaient ceux de PERSONNES... Ouais, pas fine fine la fille...
This week, pxite contest is "character". I took this pic on St-Jean Street, last month, in the old part of Quebec City. But checking some of the other contestants, I realized that the contest was about HUMAAAAN CHARACTERS...Not very wise of me....