On May 15th we went to Ottawa and met Emily Conger and Ayaka Kimoto at the National Art Gallery.  We also saw some of the Tulip Festival.  It was a gorgeous sunny day.

An Installation that Laure really appreciated, entitled the discourse of the elements by BGL.

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Laure was a pleasure to have.  She helped and I was glad to have met her.  Hope she will succeed in her future endeavours and studies.

Merci beaucoup Laure!

Ayaka in front of Nellie Mc Clang's statue outside the Parliament buildings.

At the Parliament waiting to go to the gallery (but we did not make it)

Ayaka outside Olivier & Mathilde Marchand House after cross-country skiing on Lake Dainava with Olivier.

Ayaka at the FESTIVENT in St. Placide, February 17th, 2008.

Ayaka in St. Savuver witht he Caleche.

Ayaka with her Camera on top of the 3-meter high snow pile on the front porch taking a picture of the forest through the roof.

Ayaka with Shirley Captain on Valentines Day at Pizzayolo, St. Sauveur.

Ayaka with snow shoes.

After lowering the level of snow on the front porch.

Ayaka in the snow tunnel behind the back-porch/studio.

Ayaka with Lance and Christine Wood, March 2008.

Deer not far from Lance's place, on Côte St. Gabriel.

Ayaka Cooks with chop-sticks.

Ayaka was the model for a group of artists who meet once a month to draw portraits.  She was giving an origami lesson to Daniel at the same time.

Here she is with Dominique Normand, and Michel Blais....Daniel is still folding his origami.

Dominique.

These are but a few of the beautiful origami pieces that Ayaka was doing here.

With Joanna Nash at an exhibit opening in St. Faustin, March 1st, 2008.

And with Dominique Normand at the same show opening.

Ayaka with Ethan Rami and Tara on Ethan's 4th birthday, February 2008.

And with Hermaline, her daughter Abigail Ethan and Tara.

Ayaka's Birthday, February 5th, with Ken Herb & Linda Hart.  We ate at the Ming Wah Chinese Buffet in St. Antoine (St. Jerome).

Ayaka with Paco, Christiane's Toutant's Dog at Domain de l'Étang, January 15th, 2008.

Ayaka eating Poutin at Chez Amelie in Morin Heights.

Ayaka in Cross Country Ski attire January 2008.

Ayaka with Louise Bloom at the Vernissage of the exhibition "Une Histoire Gravée" at the Laurentian Museum of Contemporary Art January 13th, 2008.

Olivier and Ayaka Cross Country skiing on Lake Dainava  January 19th, 2008.

Olivier.

With the ladies of the Mille Isles Glitzy Butterflies Red Hats Club at a Sugar Party in St. Philippe, April 11th, 2008.

Ayaka with Ethan just before going to the Sugar Party in St. Sauveur April 6th, 2008 for Ken's 83rd birthday.

With David Umholtz at the CIEM Print media centre in Ste. Scholastique, April 12th, 2008.