Memories of Canada Day

Another great Canada Day celebrated with family and friends...........

My friend Joe once again piped in the parade.....

Old and young were there.......

Friends...............

We even had a Michael Jackson tribute..........

After all was said and done a group of friends came back to our house for a BBQ and a challenging game of babminton. The younger girls decided to take on what they called "the old guys". Don't quite remember who won...........

A day of which great memories are made..........

Not A Whole Lot To Say

Dimming of The Day

Work in Progress

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I had all intentions of blogging yesterday but a bunch of last minutes came up and by 9pm last night I just wasn't in the mood. I guess not having a lot ot say kind of put a damper on it as well. I'm just spending most of my time painting away in the studio and trying to adjust to having the girls home for the summer. Tomorrow is Canada Day and the village I live in never fails to put on a great show. Everything from a parade, BBQ, musical entertainment and a Strawberry Social. You just got to love small town living.

I Love A Parade

Yesterday being Canada Day and all, the village held it's annual Canada Day Parade. I've been attending the festivities for the past 10 years now but have never seen as many people as I did yesterday. The very first parade started out with one float and a fire truck. We had just sat down in our lawn chairs to watch and within 5 minutes we were folding them up again and heading home. But the village really outdid itself yesterday as the entire thing from beginning to end must have been at least half a good half hour. Whoo Hoo!

My friend Joe led the parade with his bagpipes.......





Here are some of the sights from yesterday.

This sweet little girl was standing right beside us and couldn't resist heading out to dance with the local dance troupe.





What's a parade without the local beauty queen?






It can't be a true rural parade without some Johne Deere tractors.










You gotta have a smart car................


When the parade ended everyone walked on over to the community hall where we were treated to some great local entertainment, strawberry cake and ice cream. Here are my friends Andy and Charlie singing "Bring Down The Government" just as Garfield Dunlop our local MPP for Simcoe North walked in the door. They did warn us it was an anarchy song. I say perfect timing.