Monday Murals -- Poppies

I'm taking part today in 

Monday Murals hosted by Sami.

On Wednesday it is Remembrance Day in Canada,

during which we honour our war dead and veterans.

The poppy is the official symbol of Remembrance Day because of

the famous poem In Flanders Fields, written during

World War I by Canadian doctor, soldier, and poet,

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (who also died in that war).

This poppy-adorned utility box is located in St. Albert,

a suburban city located about 15 minutes north of Edmonton.

It is found in the parking lot of St. Albert's

branch of the Royal Canadian Legion,

a national, not-for-profit veterans' organization

founded over a century ago in 1925.

[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]

Some Cool Crafts I Found Online

[A link party about art issues hosted by

Nicole of DVArtist, Art, Food and Everyday Things]

"Luna the Crow Sewing Case" by TheWishingShed

This is so darn cute it makes me want to take up sewing!

Want to crochet that cool coaster for yourself?

There's a one-hour YouTube tutorial here.

I don't know who made this awesome

Nazur Amulet hooked rug to ward off the Evil Eye,

but doesn't every home need one?

Fingerless Gloves by WoodlandFairyElk.

So classy! Your favourite Victorian lady would love these!

[Turtle Quilt by Laurraine Yuyama]

Isn't this stunning? Look at

the beadwork and embroidery too!

And now I'm going to pad out this post

with three craft-related LOLs -- enjoy!

WE'RE SO FAB!

Friday Face OFF -- Hen & Chicks

For today's Friday Face OFF link party

of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of

DVArtist, Art, Food and Everyday Things --

From my ongoing pen & wash class

called "Feathered Friends,"

here's a recent painting

done in permanent black ink

and watercolours --

There's kind of a folk art feel to the style, isn't there.

It was lots of fun to do!

But doesn't the Mother Hen have a harried look

from the non-stop peeping of her needy chicks?

It's tough being a mom, LOL!

[Art & Photo of Art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]

The Blue Wave

And even TEXAS went Blue!

HOW did this happen?

My Kind of Goalie

Hey everyone!

I have a NEW hockey hero --

Devin Cooley of the Calgary Flames!

No, he is NOT a Long-Haired Hockey God,

but he DOES have . . .

a mini lop rabbit named Tito!

Recently, Devin brought Tito

to Calgary's Saddledome Arena

for a photo shoot!

(Tito already has his own Instagram page

run by Cooley and his fiancée, so

he is no stranger to modelling).

Now, I love bunnies and rabbits at the best of times,

of course, but this story has extra-special significance.

To see a professional hockey player

who is not afraid to basically say "eff you"

to toxic macho hockey culture is so refreshing,

it gives me hope for the future.

There has been plenty of eye-rolling in certain quarters

among certain players, but the NHL must be clamping

down hard on anything that publicly smacks too much

of overt scorn or ignorant bashing based on what

 perceived "correct" gender behaviour should be.

The only meme I could find commenting on the situation

is a pretty innocuous one which simply

refers to Tito as Devin's "bounce coach."

(Bounce skills training is done by goalies to 

improve their control of the unpredictable

bounces and rebounds of pucks).

Go Devin!

Go Tito!

Broaden Your Travel Horizons

Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian astronaut from Alberta,

is currently at the International Space Station

doing a couple of space walks, among his other duties!

So in his honour, here's a few memes and LOLs

about our big, beautiful universe!

For some unknown reason, NASA wouldn't let

Joshua bring along his pet cat --

And speaking of the recent eclipse --

human-pet-they:

texting everyone in my friends list “see what happens when you disobey me?” when the eclipse starts

NASA also recently released 

the closest image ever taken of Jupiter --

Commentary by @hamletthedane:

#Vincent Van Gogh is crying somewhere in the afterlife and I’m crying just thinking about that #you knew!! you saw the patterns!! there is a whole planet painted in the oils from your brush!!#TIL that the craft Juno went as close as 4000km from Jupiter’s weather surface #for context: the craft was closer to Jupiter than NYC is to LA #which in space terms is like basically being on the planet #holy shit

For its next feat, NASA will try to eat the Moon --

And does this next bad joke EVER get old?

Not to those of us who have

a sense of humour like

an adolescent boy!