WELCOME TO MY HOME PAGE

Hi there! Come on in, take a seat, a nice warm cup of hot chocolate, and enjoy. First, I should introduce myself... my name is Louise, a true Winnipegger as I have been here most of my life. I lived in Calgary for a ten year period where my four sons were born.  My girls - twins - were born here. Alberta was great.. I have lots of wonderful memories of those beautiful summer days hiking up the mountains taking in the awesome scenery from way up high! Manitoba is great too and does have spectacular scenery and the friendliest people in Canada. :-) 

Here are a few links of Manitoba and Alberta:

  

And a bit of Canada :

I'm of French descent (also a bit of German) and have worked on the genealogy of my family. I've gone as far back as the 17th century, and have pictures and memorabilia from a few generations back, have also found that my great-grandfather was the artist Constantin Tauffenbach.  A small outdoor chapel in St. Norbert, Manitoba has ceiling and wall scenes painted by him.  Discovering facts of this sort makes history so fascinating! I have included a few links to genealogical sites if you're interested in researching your family history as well.

Some of the music I enjoy are mostly french music, 60s, instrumentals, classical, jazz, Celtic, and easy listening  as well as some country music.  

A bit of my great-grandfather's talent rubbed off on me. I have done mostly sketching, and have also tried painting. I especially enjoy doing wildlife. Here are some that I have done, but lately I've spent much more time on the computer then at sketching. Well, one of these days I'll make the time (I think I've said that before).

HERE, I have included links to a few sites helpful in doing researches as well as other useful information.

Here is a very nice site to see: 

Can't forget our little friends... here are a few sites for the kiddies to visit. 

Here is a picture of my handsome husband and me :

 Chocolate is my weakness. I'm diabetic but with diet and exercise, I've been able to keep it under control.  The number of diabetics are rapidly increasing due to our society's addiction to carbohydrates, therefore lower your carbohydrates intake and check out these sites for information about diabetes. Prevention is the way to go. 

Here is a very special site I've made for all my friends... please stop for a few seconds before you go on your way and make sure you come to visit again soon. Just click on the dove...

Thanks to these sites for the use of wallpapers 

and graphics: