Happy Forth of July to all of our family, friends, and neighbors down south of us!
I hope you are having a great weekend and that today you enjoy a safe and happy celebration.
Happy Forth of July 🇺🇲
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November 25th – Neighbours
Today our friends and family in the USA are celebrating their Thanksgiving. I decided this would be a good day to pay our respects by sharing some ‘words of wisdom’ on neighbours.
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Being a good neighbour is an art which makes life richer.” – Gladys Taber
“Day after day, ordinary people become heroes through extraordinary and selfless actions to help their neighbours.” – Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.” – Gilbert (G.K) Chesterton
“If every man would help his neighbour, no man would be without help.” – Bruce Lee
“A good neighbour is a priceless treasure.” – Chinese Proverb
“Someone who loves his neighbour allows him to be as he is, how he was, and as he will be.” – Michel Quoist
“Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.” – John F. Kennedy
Happy Thanksgiving to our neighbours to the south.
Take care! Have a great day making new memories with family and friends and cherishing the memories you carry from years gone by. 💞
Election Day in America
The day has finally arrived! It is election day 2020 in the USA. I have my opinion as to the results I would like to see but as a Canadian, my opinion is pretty much irrelevant today.
I would, however like to take this time to wish all of our neighbours to the south the best of luck today.
I hope that in the midst of this global pandemic, that you were/are able to cast your vote in a safe and confident manner. I definitely hope that election day does not lead to another spike of Covid-19 cases in your country.
Regardless of election results, I pray that cooler heads will prevail. I hope that you will be able to avoid the unrest, violence and turmoil that we have seen far too often in recent years.
Finally, I just hope that whichever way this election goes, that the next four years are good years for you, your families and friends and for your beautiful country.
Take care & stay safe.
4th of July
Happy 4th of July to my sister Jeanne, her family, and all of our neighbours to the south of us in the USA.
I used to visit the USA quite regularly, years ago. We lived so close to the American border that it was never a big deal to spend a couple of days in Minot, North Dakota just for the heck of it. After my sister Jeanne and her husband Paul moved to Gillette, Wyoming I made a number of trips down to visit them – at first with my parents and then with my own family.
Wyoming was always a great place to visit. I remember an abundance of steakhouses, country bars and friendly neighbours. There was always a visit to the Black Hills – Flintstone Village, Devil’s Tower, Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. Every curve in the road was another tourist attraction and another fascinating little gift shop. I still have pretty little vases and stone bracelets to remind me of those days.
Jeanne and Paul moved to Chadron, Nebraska when Paul left the oil rigs to run an apiary. We were down there a couple of times. As always, it was good times and friendly people. Unfortunately, a few years after the move, Paul died in a tragic accident. Jeanne stayed on, running the apiary with an American friend of theirs. They eventually married and still make their home in Nebraska. Jeanne’s son is raising his family in Wyoming and her daughter is in Washington State with her family.
It is so sad how times have changed between Canada and the USA over the years – with border control, tariffs, and of course now with Covid 19 closing borders. I would love to travel back down through the States. There are so many places that I would love to visit and of course it is always an easy drive to better weather during our frigid winters!
I just want to say, I really appreciate the photos and stories that our American neighbours post on WordPress – it is an inside look at a country that I would love to see more of.
From this side of the border, have a great USA Independence Day!
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