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Happy Canada Day!

6/30/2016

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This year marks my 58th year celebrating Canada Day!  I am proud to be a Canadian.  I don't remember those early years but there are a couple of Canada Day celebrations that stand out in my mind.  One was when I was 10 years old.  It was 1967 and we were celebrating Canada's 100th birthday!  That year at school I remember with my school mates building a log cabin in our classroom out of cardboard and painting it brown to look like logs.  I was obsessed building that cabin and often the teacher had to call me away and to get back to my school work. Looking back I see now that I was born to be an artist.  My passion at a young age was to paint, draw, take apart and remake.  I still am that way and here  I am 48 years later still ripping apart and creating whatever comes to mind.  

My second memory was living a summer in London, England.  I was not quite 18 on that Canada Day.  We celebrated it at our hostel with a huge "Disco" party.  The year was 1974.  It was an awesome summer.

My man Jack never liked the house number that came with the house.  It was boring brass plated and not very visible against the brick of the house.  He requested (last year mind you) if I could make a new house number sign.  After seeing my Canada Clocks he wanted a Canadian flag with our house number on it.  After his 2nd request I decided that if I were to get it made it needs to be done for Canada Day.  Last Sunday I started and completed the sign in one day.  It's made from wood pallets and painted and made to look worn.  Lots of outdoor clear coat to keep it from the elements.  I made sure that house number clearly stood out ;)  

Happy Canada Day Everyone!  ~ Enjoy the long weekend and stay safe.   



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