Thursday, July 01, 2010

Happy Canada Day!

Although it's been awhile since I've lived there, I'm proud to be Canadian! Living in London makes me appreciate the space of my homeland like never before. So Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians 'back home' and beyond.

This Canada Day is particularly special thanks to Lynn over at Place to Create, who has mentioned me on her Great Reads by Canadians post! I'm so honoured and thrilled to be in such great company. Thanks, Lynn.

And now I'm off for my annual dosage of maple syrup, poutine and tortiere...

41 comments:

  1. Happy Canada Day to you! I'd LOVE to be a Canadian living in London...but right now, I'll settle for British Columbia...

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  2. I didn't even know Canada had a Canada day but I hope you have a lovely one!

    C x

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  3. Happy Canada Day, when I was a child we were supposed to emigrate there but didnt, I often wonder about it now, what if?
    Enjoy your maple syrup and other things I dont know what they are.

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  4. Happy Canada Day, Talli! Ever since I saw 'O Canada' in the Canadian pavilion at Epcot I've really wanted to visit! Despite the Disney-ness, it's a great advertisement for your country! ;-)

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  5. Loving having the day off today - golfing complete, pancake breakfast eaten and looking forward to fireworks tonight :)

    Happy Canada Day!

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  6. "O Canada..."

    Happy Canada Day to you. x

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  7. Thanks everyone!

    Elspeth - Maybe some day! You must come visit.

    Carol - For shame! :)

    Brigid - Poutine is chips with cheese curds and gravy. Sounds disgusting, I know, but it's so yum. Tortiere is like shepherd's pie, sort of.

    Catherine - I agree! Love the Canada pavillion at Epcot.

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  8. Happy Canada Day, I really hope to visit Canada one day.

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  9. I don't know why, but I have such a soft spot in my heart for Canadians. Actually, now that I think about it, it's probably because my BFF was born there and my England relatives are always considering moving there since they can't move to the states.

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  10. Raising my coffee cup in a toast to Canada ... Cheers :)

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  11. Your welcome Talli! Enjoy your maple syrup. But are you pouring it on your poutine and tortiere? That would be an interesting combination....!

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  12. Lynn rocks... and so does maple syrup!!! YUP!

    Happy Canada Day! LOL

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  13. Didn't know you were from Canada. Happy Canada Day.

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  14. Happy Canada day. I'm soooo homesick :( Love Maple syrup and Poutine...

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  15. Fab stuff! Have a great day and don't over indulge!!!!

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  16. Happy Canada Day! Hope we can celebrate together someday at the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden!

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  17. Happy Canada Day, Talli! And congrats on making that Great Reads list!

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  18. God save the Queen. Happy Canada Day and congrats on the great read recommendation!

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  19. Happy Canada Day! It must be so strange to have two homes so far from each other. I feel like that just by coming from one state and living in another.

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  20. Happy Canada Day to you!!! :-)

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  21. Happy Canada Day Talli!

    It's the first day of my summer holidays too, so I'm double celebrating. :)

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  22. Happy Birthday beautiful, i didn't know you were Canadian either :)

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  23. Happy Canada Day fellow Canuck! I'm having caribou steak and potato salad and lettuce salad from my garden! And I already made everyone come and eat strawberry shortcake. Yay!
    Don't you miss 'chips on the wall in front of the library'? Lunenburg sausage? beaver tails?
    tongues & cheeks? oh oh oh...

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  24. Oh noes!!!!!!!! I forgot to mention today is Canada Day in my blog post!! Oooops!!

    Well you Canadians are so quiet about it!! You only have yourselves to blame! LOL!!!!!

    I'm kidding - HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

    Let's all sing now:

    "Oh Canada our home and native land! Lalalalala laaaaaaaaaaaa! lalallala!!! Llalalal theeeee! lalalalalla Freeeeeee! Oh Canada!"

    Oh ok I'll stop now!! HAPPY CANADA DAY! :-)

    Take care
    x

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  25. Happy Canada Day, Talli!
    Actually, seems like many Canadians will be have a long & fun weekend!

    Enjoy your maple syrup! :)

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  26. Happy Canada Day!! ;) Pancakes and syrup...I'm addicted to that maple syrup.

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  27. Happy Canada Day! I have some maple syrup, but have no idea what poutine or tortiere are.

    Straight From Hel

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  28. My ancestors are French Canadian: last name=Dionne. So there you have it!

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  29. Thanks for commenting on my blog. Jen says yes, Green is the greatest. And glad you read Patricia Stoltey's list. It WAS hilarious, and helpful I thought.

    Canada Day. I've never been to Canada, though would love to go there, somewhere east or west. My only "memory" of it comes from Mrs. Mike, a book I read in the Fifties about Mary Katherine Flanagan who married a Canadian Mounty and followed him to Canada at a time when it was far from civilization and very cold. Did you ever read it? It's wonderful.

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  30. Happy Canada Day, Talli!

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  31. Happy Canada Day--love Poutine and grew up in Canada.. yummy food!

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  32. thx and back atcha, talli :)

    check out my post/rant? ;) lol

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  33. Happy belated Canada Day to you too!

    Space.... I don't believe they have any of that in London.....?

    Have a nice day, Boonsong

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  34. I dibdn't know there was such a thing but happy Canada Day to you too!

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  35. Canadians always seem like very calm, thoughtful people. They're also funny and stylish. I could go on . . . You guys are cool! What's with the "aboot" thing though?

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  36. Hope you had a great Canada Day!! I actually had poutine yesterday... It's my ultimate comfort food. (And typing the word 'poutine' just now made me crave it again!)
    Take care! :)

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  37. Do you have a British accent? :)

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Coffee and wine for all!