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Thank you, Alberta, for Family Day
Our politicians couldn’t agree and give us a national holiday to honor that lovely red and white maple leaf flag that broke my mother’s heart when it was adopted, February 15, 1965. So Canadians...
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving
Canadian Thanksgiving has nothing to do with Pilgrims and Plymouth Rock. Our Thanksgiving is a legacy of the Family Compact and British colonial rule. About 200 years ago, some politically...
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#November – Let’s Call a Truce!
Most of my adult life I have hated November, so much so that I would run away (in a responsible way). November drags on. The days are short. The nights are long. When I commuted to work, I would leave...
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New Year’s Eve – Shaken not stirred
I’ll be spending my New Year’s Eve near at a Big Band Concert. There is an alternate plan that I find appealing, 2 nights and 3 days at the Rawley Resort in Port Severn, Ontario. The James Bond themed...
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Every day you live is a special occasion!
My father’s mother cooked on a wood burning stove all her life. She lived in a northern community, in an old house, just like her neighbours. She was not interested in the new-fangled. When she died,...
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