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-SCRIBBLES VIDEO- Look for Our Leprechaun Draw

We've had lots of contests in the past year or so and we usually get someone in our Scribbles gang to assist us in picking the winners. This time around we thought we'd try something a bit different....since our contest was about finding a leprechaun, we decided to do our draw on St. Patrick's Day, live on Facebook.

I donned lots of green with funky eyeglasses, a hat, a flashing shamrock necklace and a green shirt. I surrounded myself with green balloons, a cutout of the little Ken leprechaun we had asked everyone to look for, a smiley container in which to put the entries and a glass of faux green beer (made from green paper.)

I had my iphone all set to go live at 7:30 pm, which I promoted heavily for several days leading up to to the draw. I tested the system prior to airtime, all was good. I had special effect filters picked out and was raring to go. Then the unthinkable happened. My damn phone wouldn't go live. I tried several times to no avail. Luckily I still have my old iphone which I was able to go live with. The planned special effects were out and the video quality would be blurry throughout the draw (thanks in part to the flashing necklace) but we were live and that's what counted.

26 Scribbles friends found the leprechaun and entered our contest. The jackpot was $31 and those who watched the draw -either live or later- said they found it very entertaining, even some pals who we had not heard from in ages (gotta love that). 

Here's an abbreviated version of the live draw, in case you didn't catch it on Facebook. 

-BIGGEST SCRIBBLES VIDEO EVER- Our Really BIG Show

I've hyped it for a while and now it's finally here. Scribbles Really BIG Show is 42 minutes of music and merriment that I hope you find enjoyable. The show pretty much speaks for itself so I'm not going to spend a great deal of time here explaining what you will discover once you start to watch. 

I do want to take a second to thank each of the friends who appear on our show. You are all so talented in various ways and it was a pleasure to come up with a way to showcase those talents. Like they say, 

I couldn't have done it without you.

**And if you want to learn more about how the concept of a variety show came to be and the challenges we faced putting it all together, there's an in depth bonus story that appears after the two parts of our video.

Reunited....& It Feels So Good

“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”

– Parker Palmer

 

-PETS- Enough is Enough

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”

— Morrie Schwartz

 

Morning Glory

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive 

– to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”

— Marcus Aurelius

 

Joanna's a Great Poet - & We Want You To Know It

Godzilla vs. Kong | COMING MARCH 28

"I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”

— Roy Croft

 

Joe's in the Snow

“Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.”

— Lord Byron

 

In the Pink

“You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness.”

 — Julia Roberts

....Maddie's Mad About Snow Too!

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, 

penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

— Maya Angelou

 

Mar. 20 @ 7 pm

 

Proud Grad Chris

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. 

You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

— Lucille Ball

 

Sat. Mar. 20 @ 7 pm

 

Humour

"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, 

so I never have to live without you.”

– Winnie the Pooh

Curbside Contest Winner

"Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” 

– Eleanor Roosevelt

1 YEAR LATER: The Tanya Tucker Experience

We're talking a lot about it being a whole year since life as we knew came to a screeching halt.  It reminds me that it was also one year ago that my mom & I went to a Tanya Tucker show. As it would turn out, ours was one of Tucker's last shows before everything closed. Had the show been scheduled a week later than it was, there'd be no concert for me to relive fondly. 

HERE'S AN EDITED ENCORE OF OUR REVIEW OF TANYA TUCKER CONCERT FROM ONE YEAR AGO...

ever since I was in my late teens, I have loved Tanya Tucker. Her bad girl reputation and scandalous romances, which the tabloids loved to exploit, always intrigued me. 

Last January I saw an ad that made me nearly fall off my chair. The one and only Tanya Tucker was coming to St. Catharines. I was in a state of disbelief.

My mother’s birthday was in February. I grabbed my Mastercard and ordered two tickets. As expected mom was quite surprised.

I knew mom hadn’t been to the First Ontario Performing Arts Centre before, but I didn’t know that she had also never ever been to a concert before. This added yet another layer of excitement to the event.

i recognized Tanya's opening number immediately. It was an extended intro to the hit ‘Trouble’ and a minute or so later, out strutted the country legend herself, looking fabulous dressed in leather, topped off with a stylish black cowboy hat. “WOO HOO!!!” I exclaimed loudly.

The extremely personable Tucker shared stories of her life with the audience between songs. At one point they brought out her bulldog Stella. Tanya spoke of her love for the spotlight stealing dog, who didn’t want to return backstage. As a result, Stella amused us all, tagging along behind Tanya throughout the next song. 

After performing her hit ‘Bring My Flowers Now’, several people in the crowd did precisely that, bringing bouquets to the front of the stage. Tanya was very grateful.

after the final song, the band resumed playing while Tucker signed autographs and posed for pix, before blowing us all a big kiss and leaving the stage.

It was a very special night for so many reasons and I can hardly wait until we can all go to shows like this again. 

Past St. Patrick's Day in the Ottawa Valley

Here's an encore of our Scribbles friends enjoying past St Patrick's Day celebrations.

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”

– Mark Twain

Handmaid's Tale Season 4 Trailer

 Season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale begins April 28th. Here's one of their official trailers. 

Patient Puppy Melts Hearts

Encore Scribbles Video 

Here's an encore of our Scribbles Video when I first got to meet Bella last August. Actually, come to think of it, thanks to the pandemic, this was also the only time I have actually seen her in person (or should that be "in dog?") 

Chris Counts Down to Graduation

  AN EXCERPT FROM ONTARIO COLLEGES WEBSITE,  IN CASE YOU WONDERED WHAT AN ECE IS...  .

What to expect from a career as an Early Childhood Educator

Teaching at any level is a rewarding career, but early childhood teachers have a special opportunity to help children in their earliest stages. Early childhood education programs at Ontario colleges teach students the skills they need to get children started on a successful journey through the education system.

Early childhood education training is structured to teach both the theoretical and practical sides of early childhood development (children 12 and under).

You will learn about basic health, safety and behaviour as well as how to understand children's environments and early learning mechanisms. You will also learn to plan early childhood education curriculums for a variety of levels, and will develop your writing and communication skills to work with children, parents, and members of the education and teaching system.

ECE programs have extensive field placement opportunities, placing students in preschools, child care programs, hospitals and kindergartens for real-world experience.

Life's Great at 6 & 8

Be realistic about your expectations to make your dream a reality

Calm Down, Calm Down! Here's our Contest Winner

We made you wait a while to find out who won our Calm Down Contest. But if the past year has done anything, it's made us pretty darn good at waiting while trying to keep our cool. 

And what exactly is it that you do to calm down? We reveal all in this video, just before we pick which of our 30 contest entrants is our big winner. 

Take a deep relaxing breath and check it out...

 

Humour

 

Together While Apart for Mom's Momentous Birthday

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. 

Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

– Buddha