September Ruby Studios: Boats

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Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Time to Canoe

$125 plus framing

#207

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

September 2025

11" x 21"

If you have been there,

You know the feeling of peace,

Find the time to canoe!

Thursday, 21 March 2024

Lake Louise

$150 plus framing

#197

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

March 2024

18" x 22"

Lake Louise Jewel,

A Canadian treasure,

Four kayakers dream!

Monday, 6 March 2023

Two Kayakers

$125 plus framing

#187

Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve
March 2023

10" x 22"

Just two kayakers,

West coast, East coast, Inland Lake,

Joy in the moment!

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Aux rochers

$100 plus framing

#179

aquarelle
Carole Villeneuve
mars 2021

10" x 14"

Canoe on the rocks

On the shores of Sylvan Lake

Paddling memories!

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Bateau bleu

$100 plus framing

#172

aquarelle
Carole Villeneuve
janvier 2020

10" x 14"

This little blue sailboat was sighted on Sylvan Lake
one summer day when the lake was more like a mirror
than a sailing destination.
Waiting for wind!

Friday, 2 November 2018

Oh on eau

Sold

#165
aquarelle
Carole Villeneuve

novembre 2018

10" x 14"

Oh on eau!

If only those that spoke different languages

could work this close in harmony!

Friday, 29 April 2016

The Red Canoe

SOLD

#149
Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

April 2016

This red canoe, somewhere in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta,

waits patiently for someone who can't resist an early morning misty paddle.

Listen for the quiet.

Monday, 3 October 2011

Barcos de golfinos

SOLD

#81

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

October 2011

28"x 10"

Seen on a Portuguese beach, this boat reminds us of stories of adventurous seafarers, beautiful beaches and the multitude of dolphins in the area.

Friday, 24 July 2009

La chaloupe rouge

SOLD

#63

aquarelle

juillet 2009

Carole Villeneuve

17 in x 8 in

Summer almost over this rowboat beckons the brave to swim out

and spend an evening
reflecting on this season's lake adventures.

Monday, 13 July 2009

Yaleboat Moored

Personal Collecton

# 50

Watercolour

Carole Villeneuve

July 2008

La côte est à l'ouest

Sold

# 51

aquarelle

Carole Villeneuve

juillet 2008

Vers l'ouest

$50 + framing

#52

aquarelle

juillet 2008

Carole Villeneuve

7 in x 9 in

Marée basse révèle

Sable chaud, mer et ciel

Petit bateau voyage demain

Repose-toi ce soir

Voyage demain

Vers l'ouest

Chatham, Cape Cod

Sold

#42

Watercolour

Summer 2007

9 in x 12 in

Chatham is a historic seaside town at the southeastern tip

of Cape Cod,in the state of Massachusetts. This charming village on the elbow of Cape Cod offers miles of white-sand beaches. This little sailboat was spotted

resting at low tide on a warm summer day while taking a stroll on the warm sand.

Every Dollar Counts

Running total of $1702.50 in donations to support making Mental Health a priority in support of Research and Education. Other donations include "Old Friend" as a Silent Auction donation to support Habitat for Humanity, "La joie du printemps" donated to a Silent Auction in support of a well deserving family, "Dream of a Vineyard" donated to a Silent Auction in support of Tools for Schools Africa foundation, "Behold the Jewel" to a Silent Auction in support of Project H.O.P.E., a community based program, in partnership with Golden Hills School Division, that provides therapy to children with developmental challenges, "Vers le ciel" donated to a Silent Auction in support of the 28th annual Evening of Decadent Dessert to raise funds for the Aspire Child Development Centre and "Oh en eau" donated to a Silent Auction in support of the 29th annual Evening of Decadent Dessert to raise funds for the Aspire Child Development Centre

What's in a Name?

The Fast Facts

My first full time position (1977-1979) at Andersons of Craigmyle at Penhold Base as a grade 1 to 8 French teacher (as well as Math and Reading Resource and Art) brings memories of chaperoning junior high school dances, staff events at the Officer’s Mess, teaching skipping on the tarmac at recess and track and field days.

In between 1979-1982 a couple of temporary French Language teaching contracts at Normandeau and Mountview as well as substitute teaching here and there.

The Immersion Years

Moving on to Grandview Elementary as a Grade One teacher in 1982 in the French Immersion Program. I moved with the Immersion Program to Mountview in 1987 (teaching grade 1, 2 and a little 3) and here I am in 2011. Ready to take on a different role.

Memories

The following activities are only words but often it is the simplest words that invoke memories. They are activities which I embraced and enjoyed through school events and friendships developed in the school community, because of the commitment, energy and friendship of others. It is my hope that those of you with whom I shared these experiences through the years have a wonderful memory triggered by reading through them.

Lollipop Trees, Mother’s Day Teas, Dad’s nights out, Boat Floats, l’Aurore (French-Canadian Dance Group), Jump Rope for Heart, Neighborhood Walks, Family Pods, Autograph Days, Staff Ski Trips, 50’s Field Day, Amazing Race, Dinosaur Egg Hunts, Weigh-Ins, Noon-Hour Walks, Skating and Skiing, Reading buddies, Partner classes, Countless Field Trips (Remember those Zoo trips), Multi-grade option days (cake decorating, kite making), Progressive Dinners, Baby Showers, Children’s Christmas Parties (all those volunteer Santas), Nature Walks, Dawe Run practices, Dawe Run, Student Math conferences, Student Art conferences, The Millennium Run, The Enviro-Run, The PiperView Runs, The Peace Runs, The Terry Fox Runs, Canadiana Theme Year, African Theme Year, Friendship Walks, Neighborhood Christmas caroling, Splash Bashes, Christmas Concerts, Christmas Craft Nights, Christmas Giving Elves, The Shoebox Program, McCracken Workshops to Seven Habits PD, Winter Fun Days, Skating at Bower Ponds, Schoolyard Ice Sculptures, the multiple Winter and Summer Olympic Moments, the averted Teacher's Strike, Schoolyard Dances, Noon-hour Dances, Family Night Dances, Energizers, Basketball Teams, Staff Barbecues, Staff Kananaskis Team, the conferences we attended together, Artsview, Year End Picnics with Candy Scrambles and Wheelbarrow Races, Coke Floats and Movies, Walks through the courtyard, Yoga Club, Do Ré Mi, McDonald’s Breakfast Club, Early Morning Running and Swimming and Go For the Goal

(if you think of some I missed please share them)

Classroom Memories

Countless and precious. As I went through my class pictures it brought back memories of everything the children taught me through what I taught them. Through teaching I gained as much as I gave.

Merci Mille Fois

Memories of and thank you to, countless students, parents, teaching buddies, coworkers, good friends and a supportive loving family…..…

……the students who showed me what they needed and taught me to listen

………the parents who told me about their children and entrusted me with their children’s education

………the partners in education (teaching buddies, administrators, caretakers, secretaries, educational assistants) who shared their ideas, knowledge, time and expertise

……….the friends who helped in times of need, laughed and cried, talked and listened, played and worked together

……….my family who showed their unconditional and supportive love throughout it all. My husband who is my rock and my hero. My daughters who are my inspiration. My son who taught me what’s important in life. My son-in-laws who show me what endurance means. My grandchildren who give me hope and joy. My parents who taught me the importance of learning.

33 wonderful years in the classroom! What will the next 33 years bring?

What’s Next You Ask?

Family and fitness, painting, photography, travel

and teaching (once a teacher always a teacher).

September Ruby Studios

Photos

Photos

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Time to Canoe

Thursday, 21 March 2024

Lake Louise

Monday, 6 March 2023

Two Kayakers

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Aux rochers

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Bateau bleu

Friday, 2 November 2018

Oh on eau

Friday, 29 April 2016

The Red Canoe

Monday, 3 October 2011

Barcos de golfinos

Friday, 24 July 2009

La chaloupe rouge

Monday, 13 July 2009

Yaleboat Moored

La côte est à l'ouest

Vers l'ouest

Chatham, Cape Cod