The true north strong and free

[mrissa]

Happy Canada Day to everyone who can properly pronounce phrases such as, "out and about in a boat"! And thank you for giving us one singable national anthem at hockey games, at least!

(And neither "about" nor "a boat" is the same thing as "a boot" in an up-north accent. Phoneticization of accents is usually a vast and silly oversimplification.)

Do you know what they do for Canada Day? They let small children climb around on dragon-shaped play structures! And then there's ice cream!

Maybe that was just the one time I was there, but it sure made an impression.

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[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

They let small children climb around on dragon-shaped play structures! And then there's ice cream!

Yup, that's about the shape of it. And there's fireworks and midway rides down by the lake!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Ice cream is vital to many, possibly even most, celebrations!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I remember the fireworks! Perhaps I was too small to be taken on grown-up midway rides, and too scornful to do the kiddie version.

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

My celebration involved not just maple leaves, but those of another plant my beloved country is becoming known for. Nice confluence: a strike party for the end of the show, on the night of Canada Day. :D

Thanks! And an early Happy Birthday for yours, too!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Thanks and welcome! I'm at a point right now where I'm only friending people for very specific reasons due to time constraints, so lots of people who don't bore me to death are not getting friended back, but you're still more than welcome around here.

[ksumnersmith.livejournal.com]

And a belated Happy Canada Day to you and the other Honourary Canadians! (And happy 4th of July, too.)

Do you know what I did this Canada Day? Was outside in a thunderstorm, and then had my car's windshield wiper fall off! I made faces. But it was up by the cottage, and I spent the rest of the day outside, talking to friends and writing, and then listening to the sound of fireworks and thunder ... and it was good. I was a happy Karina.