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New post on the blog about INUA, the inaugural exh

New post on the blog about INUA, the inaugural exhibition at Qaumajuq, the new Inuit art centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The diverse collection of works may shatter your preconceptions of what constitutes Inuit art.⁠
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This is what you see at the entrance to the exhibit: colourful embroidered wall hangings Four Seasons of Tundra and a mannequin wearing Our Flourishing Culture by Maata Kyak made of silk, embroidery lace, dyed sealskin, beads, and pearls.⁠
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Read more at https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2021/04/inua-inaugural-exhibition-at-qaumajuq-inuit-art-centre/ or follow link in bio.⁠
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#dddreams #atWAG #Qaumajuq #Winnipeg #Manitoba #Inuitart #art #postcardsfromtheworld #onlyinthepeg #ExploreMB #amazingcity #boomertravelblogger #WinnipegArtGallery #artexhibition #INUA

Had a fantastic anniversary dinner at home last ni

Had a fantastic anniversary dinner at home last night with a meal from @bergmannsonlombard - beef tenderloin tips in mushroom/peppercorn demi glace cream, mild Cajun potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and chocolate truffle Royale torte with raspberry drizzle.
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#wpgeats #winnipegeats #winnipeg #anniversarydinner #foodie #bergmannsonlombard #onlyinthepeg #feast #foodlover

I came across this lovely statue in Carmel-by-the-

I came across this lovely statue in Carmel-by-the-Sea in California a few years ago. It seems an appropriate picture to post today, on my wedding anniversary. We are looking more like this older couple than I might want to admit, although my legs are no longer that shapely and I've never seen my husband wear that kind of hat.⁠
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#anniversary #sculpture #travelmemories #oldcouple #California #romantic #growingoldtogether

Today's Throwback Thursday happens to also be Worl

Today's Throwback Thursday happens to also be World Art Day. So I am sharing a few photos from a visit to the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain.

Words from Chief Dan George written on a board out

Words from Chief Dan George written on a board outside a gift store on the Sea to Sky Highway from Vancouver to Whistler, British Columbia:⁠
May the stars carry your sadness away⁠
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty⁠
May hope forever wipe away your tears⁠
And above all may silence make you strong.⁠
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#poetry #inspiration

Casa Milá (aka La Pedrera, which means "the stone

Casa Milá (aka La Pedrera, which means "the stone quarry") is one of the many fabulous buildings in Barcelona, Spain, by famous architect Antoni Gaudí. New post on the blog about my tour of this building a few years back. See https://www.destinationsdetoursdreams.com/2021/04/a-tour-of-gaudis-casa-mila-in-barcelona/ or follow links in bio.⁠
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#dddreams #architecture #Barcelona #Gaudi #Spain #travelmemories #WorldHeritageSite #neverstopexploring #modernisme #Catalonia #famousbuildingtour #boomertravelblogger #postcardsfromtheworld #wanderingsoul

Forrest Gump bench in front of Bubba Gump Shrimp C

Forrest Gump bench in front of Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in Monterey, California. Photo taken in 2016.⁠
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#travelmemories #ForrestGump #movies #Monterey #California #iconicmoviesymbols #sculpture #parkbench #itravelbecause #neverstopexploring

Bluebonnets, which bloom in spring, are the state

Bluebonnets, which bloom in spring, are the state flower of Texas. I was delighted to see them in bloom a few years ago. I'd not even heard of them before that. This photo was taken at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, but they can be seen blossoming in many places in spring. I love blue flowers and seeing a field of blue blooms just makes me smile.⁠
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#blueflowers #bluebonnets #Texas #SanAntonio #springblooms #iloveblue #itravelbecause #travelmemories #makesmesmile #postcardsfromtheworld

Tuniigusiia/The Gift by Inuit artist Goota Ashoona

Tuniigusiia/The Gift by Inuit artist Goota Ashoona is a Verde Guatemala marble sculpture on the plaza in front of Qaumajuq, the new Inuit art centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was commissioned by the Manitoba Teachers’ Society to honour teachers all around us – in the land and in our lives – who reveal the truth, wisdom, and beauty that connect us all. ⁠
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#atwag #qaumajuq #wagINUA #artgallery #sculpture #inuitart #boomertravelblogger #arcticart #onlyinthepeg #ExploreMB #Winnipeg #Manitoba #art #honourteachers

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