Ordinary Moments at The Moss Street Paint-In

An ordinary Saturday morning
Gathering my thoughts in my morning journaling
With remembrance and activities of the day, I checked my time - not wanting to be late for the sun and walking with friends - maybe spending money.
(I slept in)
Activities of the day - 
The Moss Street Paint In - an annual event on Moss St. from Dallas Road to Fort Street - showcasing and highlighting all sorts of artists

• painters, - from small canvases to large; whimsical to outrageous, floral to grand landscapes or portraits
• Jewellers - necklaces pendants, earring, rings  - (deep breath - I chose not to purchase the slim silver band dotted with tiny sapphires) 
• Potters - oh, I do love pottery - the colours, the shapes, sizes, skill  of watching a piece being thrown on a wheel (that was quite fun - children were asked to come and touch the wet clay as it spun - at least 6 little fingers tentatively touched a wet spinning vase shape and then eagerly pushed the clay back into it's original puddle shape.)
• Musicians - I did purchase a CD by Ted Tanner, a local musician who played for the us - acoustic guitar and harmonica backing his lovely mellow voice floating in the sunshine. He has been performing for over a decade as mostly a solo artist. 

Relaxed, fun and interesting…...

Lunch time called from Big Wheel Burger. Each of the four of us acquiesed and chowed down ~ in a gentile fashion ~ on burgers and fries. Great music from the ’50’s and ’60’s in the ordinary burger joint.

Delicious!…...

Our last stop was over to the Cameron Band Shell in Beacon Hill Park where a dance band, the KingMixers, was already in progress. (The burgers made us late)  We not only heard renditions of well known artists such as B.B.King but we also had a history lesson traveling through the jazz, blues and rock and roll world. Band leader, Gary Preston, was a wealth of storied information. The KingMixers are a four piece band ~ Gary Preston, vocals, keyboard and harmonica; Anita Bonkowski, drums; Ron Lukawitski, bass; David Schade, guitar. They play throughout the Island and on the mainland.

A rhythmic trip into a time of back seats, crinolines and jiving….

There was a time when ordinary somehow seemed not enough. Believing in the rhetoric of the marketing world where everything is always bigger and better, supersized and amazing, my belief had become that ordinary was flat and boring. 

“Often in life those seemingly ordinary moments 

hold the most extraordinary meaning.”

~ Ken Poirot