01 Tuesday Jul 2014
Posted in This & That
To all my fellow Canadians – Happy Canada Day! I hope you are having a great holiday with fabulous weather and amazing people around you!
To all my fellow Newfoundlanders, take time for Memorial Day today. Here in Newfoundland we remember the battle at Beaumont-Hamel during WW1 before we celebrate. It was day of tragic losses for us and the number of young men who never returned home was almost unimaginable. Take a moment for them.
S.
01 Monday Jul 2013
Posted in This & That
It’s Canada Day and there are loads of fun and exciting things happening all over the country so Happy Canada Day to all my local and mainlander friends!
(note: Newfoundland is the island portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since we are out here in the middle of the Atlantic we call the rest of the country the mainland!)
Here in Newfoundland July 1 is also Memorial Day.
Unlike Remembrance Day on November 11, Memorial Day is specific to Newfoundland and the First World War. At that time, we were a Dominion of the British Empire, not part of Canada at all. And on the morning of July 1, 1916, 780 Newfoundland men left to fight at Beaumont-Hamel during the Battle of the Somme.
90% of them perished. Only 68 men were able to answer roll call the next morning.
So today, here in Newfoundland, we remember, before we celebrate.
S.
12 Thursday Jul 2012
Posted in Family
I’ve been meaning to post these pics for while. Well, since Canada Day!
We spent the weekend in Central NL at my in-laws cabin and spent most of Canada Day itself at Terra Nova National Park. The kids had a blast and the weather, unlike most other Canada Days, was hot and sunny!
Here was our weekend in pictures:
Sorry for the lack of pics of M, she is not the picture poser like her brother is!
S.
05 Thursday Jul 2012
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1. The Canada Day long weekend was fabulous. Truly. I’m used to having RDF for Canada Day due to capelin weather so the sun and high temps were a welcome change!
And now I can picture some of you saying, “RDF? Capelin weather? What?” 🙂
RDF is rain, drizzle, and fog and we usually get lots of it late June and early July. We call it capelin weather because that cool, overcast weather is what causes the capelin to roll. Capelin are little fish, good to eat but tedious because of all the bones, that roll in from the ocean onto the beaches to spawn. With all those little fish rolling in, the whales come too, chasing food. It’s fun times and the beaches are swarming with people catching dinner!
D took the kiddies out a couple of weekends ago to Middle Cove Beach. M thought they were “disgusting” and wouldn’t touch them (ha!) but G picked up as many as he could and threw them back in, dead or alive!
2. As I sit here typing this I’m hearing a wonderful sound for the first time this year – the ice cream truck! When we moved in 5 years ago and I was very pregnant with M, I was beyond thrilled to see it and must have looked like a lunatic skipping out to the truck with my enormous belly!
3. Last weekend we went to Central NL and spent the weekend at my in-laws cabin on the lake. This weekend my best and oldest friend (we met when we were 6 and have been together ever since!) are taking the kiddies to my family’s cabin on the beach. The weather is calling for rain, boo, but we’re going regardless. And darn it, we will have fun and we will play on the beach!
This pic is from last year, G is missing though he did go and you can see the craziness we get up to. Crimping iron, anyone?
4. We recently discovered that a little girl just a year older than M is our backyard neighbour. Since her dad is redoing the fence we’ve been talking and have all decided to put in a gate. This means easy access for the two girls and a lot less whining filling my day! For the other girl’s dad, who works nights, it means a little uninterrupted sleep during the day while she plays with and entertains M. A win-win in my book!
5. We had a special visitor today. A few of my girlfriends and I placed a Simon Says Stamp order and Krista showed up this morning to pick up her stuff. And she brought Eugene, her 6 month old cocker spaniel. To say he was a hit with the kids and vice versa is an understatement! They were all wired up to say the least, and I imagine Eugene slept most of the afternoon away! We’re hoping for a return visit soon so he can play in the sprinkler! 🙂
6. As you all know, I’ve been doing an Index Card A Day. One of the women in the Flickr group does the most incredible doodles and did this one of the American Flag. I loved it and commented that she should do a Canadian one for me – and she did, right in time for Canada Day! Isn’t it amazing?
S.
03 Tuesday Jul 2012
Posted in ICAD2
Since this was Canada Day, I wanted to actually do a themed card and do something about Canada. That being said, I didn’t want to just do a flag.
We spent time at one of the National Parks on the day and had cupcakes which had, luckily for me, flags stuck in them! I say this is lucky because I wanted to add a maple leaf to my card and I can’t draw one to save my life. It’s really pathetic…
Anyway, I misted some red, cut out and adhered the maple leaf, sprayed the whole thing with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls Mist and let it dry. I added the words but it still needed something.
I pulled out my Golden Light Molding Paste and smeared it over a new stencil. Just enough to add that touch I wanted!
Not too flag-like but still very Canadian!
I love the Golden Molding Paste – very soft and almost velvety. It adds a bit of texture without being too much:
I hope all you Canadians had a fabulous long weekend – here in NL we actually had wonderful sunny and warm weather! To any Americans who may pop by here, enjoy the Fourth!
See you tomorrow for some more cards, plus a weekend recap if I get a chance to edit some pics. I also will have a Paperie Pick post later this week and am getting ready to go away for the weekend again – going to be a busy one!
S.
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