tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post3009283041694182898..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: Memorial Day And Israel Independence DayRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-75898927059402276822017-05-05T08:51:39.627+03:002017-05-05T08:51:39.627+03:00I forgot about The Commonwealth. Thank you - simpl...I forgot about The Commonwealth. Thank you - simplified is good. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-66053442507954569902017-05-05T06:33:57.985+03:002017-05-05T06:33:57.985+03:00Not really independence day but rather coming into...Not really independence day but rather coming into our own as a separate country - The first explorers were French and possessed New France (now the Maritimes and Quebec) while the Brits "owned" the American colonies. The Brits defeated the French at the battle of The Plains of Abraham at Quebec City and "Canada" became a British colony. We became a separate country in 1867 but still part of the British Commonwealth with the Queen as the head and that still applies today. This is a very simplified version of events. :-)<br />Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-28649327410133935902017-05-04T18:55:29.550+03:002017-05-04T18:55:29.550+03:00Aha, thank you for that. Why don't I know anyt...Aha, thank you for that. Why don't I know anything about Canadian independence? We learnt all about the USA in school but nothing about Canada. I don't even know who you got independence from, though I assume it was from the French. I'm going to google it now and try to educate myself a bit. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-77544936086180850532017-05-04T18:52:41.114+03:002017-05-04T18:52:41.114+03:00Amen. Thanks Myra. xxAmen. Thanks Myra. xxRachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-15429464761121877042017-05-04T00:02:31.792+03:002017-05-04T00:02:31.792+03:00July 1st is Canada's Independence Day - 1867 -...July 1st is Canada's Independence Day - 1867 - so this year is birthday #150!Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-45360799875795051572017-05-03T20:51:12.649+03:002017-05-03T20:51:12.649+03:00Happy Birthday, Israel. May you live a long time....Happy Birthday, Israel. May you live a long time.<br />Myra from Winnipeg, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-11204430454522257632017-05-03T19:34:34.319+03:002017-05-03T19:34:34.319+03:00OK, you need to explain what July 1st is. Canada s...OK, you need to explain what July 1st is. Canada sounds a lot like the UK with people hitting the garden centres with the first good weather. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-35305421239711619492017-05-03T03:56:43.785+03:002017-05-03T03:56:43.785+03:00I love fireworks! We have the May Victoria Day lo...I love fireworks! We have the May Victoria Day long weekend coming up - this year it will be May 20,21,22 and it is the unofficial start to the summer. I have known it to be warm enough to wear shorts & t-shirts and cold enough to have to wear a ski jacket when lighting the fireworks! It is also the weekend when hordes of people hit the gardening centres to start their plantings.<br />This year is Canada's 150th birthday so there will be lots of events and parties but the biggest of course will be July 1st in Ottawa.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.com