Today we celebrate our nation's birthday :)
It's a gorgeous day here on the Coast. Sean and I started off with an all-Canadian breakfast - pancakes with blueberries and maple syrup. Yum.
We don't have any specific plans for the rest of the day - Sean will do some more work on his wood shed (he's building one) and I'm going to do some more school work. But I imagine come the afternoon/evening there will be beer and a bbq on the deck, followed by a small campfire (now our forest fire index is down to low again).
How are you spending your Canada Day? Or, for American readers - what plans do you have for this Saturday?
Teresa
Currently Reading: The Best of Men by Claire Letemendia
Showing posts with label Canada Day. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Canada Day and more...
As I mentioned in my previous post, we had plans to go to Gibsons for Canada Day events. The highlight of the celebration there was the arrival of the canoes from Pulling Together - their final stop.
It was a gorgeous day with perfect temps for standing down near the water and watching the canoes come in from the Strait.
We first spied them from the pier:
It was cool to see the canoes in a line like that :)
Within a few minutes they pulled into the harbour:
and began lining up along the shore for the welcome ceremony featuring dignitaries from the Squamish band and local politicians:
At last everyone had arrived:
The ceremony lasted about 45 minutes, with the glorious scenery as a backdrop.
After it was done, Sean and I wandered around a little more, then headed to the radio station, then home. No fireworks here on the Coast on July 1 - they save them for Sea Cavalcade, later this month.
It was a nice evening, so we bbqd a pizza, read for a while, went for a walk, then retired after a busy day. One of the best things about the fine weather was that we were able to ride into Gibsons on the motorcycle - easier to park and so much fun to feel the wind.
Yesterday I did an extra shift at the library, then came home to work on backing up my computer. The desktop needs to be stripped and have Windows reloaded. I have so much crap on it, the hard disk is almost full and the poor Registry is hopelessly overloaded. Sean is an expert at the hardware side of things - lucky for me :)
One more thing I wanted to mention - and yes, despite the fact it's July, it's hockey related. Last month, Dan Cleary became the first Newfoundland/Labrador-born player to win the Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. On Monday he escorted the Cup on its tour of the province. What impressed me the most was that instead of taking it to his hometown of Harbour Grace first, he went instead to a St. John's children's hospital. Such a thoughtful gesture, don't you think?
Ok - on with my day.
Teresa
Currently Reading: Just finished Rosie Meadows Regrets by Catherine Alliot
Link of the Day: Pulling Together
It was a gorgeous day with perfect temps for standing down near the water and watching the canoes come in from the Strait.
We first spied them from the pier:
It was cool to see the canoes in a line like that :)
Within a few minutes they pulled into the harbour:
and began lining up along the shore for the welcome ceremony featuring dignitaries from the Squamish band and local politicians:
At last everyone had arrived:
The ceremony lasted about 45 minutes, with the glorious scenery as a backdrop.
After it was done, Sean and I wandered around a little more, then headed to the radio station, then home. No fireworks here on the Coast on July 1 - they save them for Sea Cavalcade, later this month.
It was a nice evening, so we bbqd a pizza, read for a while, went for a walk, then retired after a busy day. One of the best things about the fine weather was that we were able to ride into Gibsons on the motorcycle - easier to park and so much fun to feel the wind.
Yesterday I did an extra shift at the library, then came home to work on backing up my computer. The desktop needs to be stripped and have Windows reloaded. I have so much crap on it, the hard disk is almost full and the poor Registry is hopelessly overloaded. Sean is an expert at the hardware side of things - lucky for me :)
One more thing I wanted to mention - and yes, despite the fact it's July, it's hockey related. Last month, Dan Cleary became the first Newfoundland/Labrador-born player to win the Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. On Monday he escorted the Cup on its tour of the province. What impressed me the most was that instead of taking it to his hometown of Harbour Grace first, he went instead to a St. John's children's hospital. Such a thoughtful gesture, don't you think?
Ok - on with my day.
Teresa
Currently Reading: Just finished Rosie Meadows Regrets by Catherine Alliot
Link of the Day: Pulling Together
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