Monday Murals -- GO OILERS GO!

I'm taking part today in 

Monday Murals hosted by Sami.

Well, this is a kind of mural, isn't it,

even if it's made out of soft drink boxes?

I took this photo at my local

Save-On Foods grocery store.

The team colours of our

Edmonton Oilers hockey club

are blue and orange. The 2-month

long playoffs road for a chance to win

the 2026 Stanley Cup has just started.

Speaking of Save-On Foods, that's where

I also spotted the following on a poster display

a couple of years ago during another playoffs run --

An Oilers Prayer

Our Father, who art in Edmonton,

Hockey be thy name.

Thy will be done, the Cup be won

On ice, as well as in the stands.

Give us this day our hockey sticks

And forgive us our penalties,

As we forgive those who cross-check against us.

Lead us not into elimination,

But deliver us to victory.

In the name of the Fans,

Lord Stanley, and the Holy Oilers.

Amen.

[Photo © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]

Time For A Sunday Drive

Snuggle Time!

Seasonal Canadian Angst

Need Something To Celebrate?

Let's end with a CANADIAN poem, shall we?

(P.S. NOT by Leonard Cohen)

Paging Doctor Messiah!

SOMEONE NEEDS A GOOD SMITING!

Ohhhhhh, but it seems that Trump

was just portraying a DOCTOR, that's all!

HERE'S the only Doctor

that America really needs.

Ultra Cool Artistry and Craftsmanship

I love this internet photo of a spectacled owl

looking at the amazing crocheted barn owl shawl

worn by this woman at a Renaissance Faire!

And keeping with the bird theme,

how about this fab crocheted chicken purse?

I really like the ingenuity

of these crocheted and beaded geodes!

This next photo shows artistry and craftsmanship

in the service of science and industry.

It's a 1956 photo by Ansel Adams entitled 

Hands weaving magnetic-core memory, IBM,

Poughkeepsie, New York.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the

Canadian Football League have the BEST FANS in the country

and they are not afraid to show their undying devotion

in homemade, goofy ways, like wearing football

helmets made out of carved watermelons

[see my posts here and here, if you want].

But if you can't find a watermelon, how about

wearing a cowboy hat constructed out of a

Molson Old Style Pilsner beer box instead?

(Molsons is an official sponsor of the Roughriders).

This stunning Progress Pride Flag was beaded 

by Amanda Montelo. It is made of 36,000 beads,

weighs 20+ lbs, and took two months to handcraft.

Okay, one last bird-related treasure --

look at this crocheted hawk shawl!

It makes me think of the magical falcon's cloak

worn by the Norse Goddess Freyja in order

to shapeshift into flying mode.

This shawl's pattern was designed by Crafty Intentions

and it was made by ihavethemangoes.

And finally, feast your eyes on

this absolutely stunning Solar System

embroidered and beaded by Ophélie Trichereau.

You can see more of her beautiful

art and embroidery here, if you want.

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This post is also being linked to

Sunday in the Art Room HERE