A night view over Lake Okanagan.

I hope you enjoy your first day of the new year.
A night view over Lake Okanagan.
I hope you enjoy your first day of the new year.
I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2023!
Je souhaite à tous un 2023 heureux et en bonne santé !
Here in Canada it’s Boxing Day. It has nothing to do with boxing gloves or rings but rather with an old tradition that came down to us from the U.K. and through our Commonwealth ties to that country.
On Boxing Day, you are supposed to box up the leftovers from your Christmas meal along with presents you don’t want or other items you no longer require and give them to those who are struggling. As a small child, I remember vestiges of this old tradition when my parents made sure there was a box of goodies to give away to a family we knew. Another aspect of the day was to provide time to a charity.
The charitable origins of Boxing Day now seem to be completely lost in an overload of after-Christmas sales that are akin to a shopping orgy, mostly for things many of us probably don’t need.
Too bad. A little selfless charity is a good thing, and especially in this tight economy. I won’t be spending any money today, but maybe some time.
Happy Boxing Day.
Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope you are warm, safe, healthy and having an enjoyable holiday, whatever shape that takes for you. Cheers!
With school holidays drawing to a close, I decided to post a second photo of this lovely sculpture on Lake Okanagan’s shoreline in Penticton. (The first time I posted a picture of this sculpture was about five years ago.)
I remember well those seemingly endless summer breaks when all you had to do was play intensely and be sure to arrive home – during my childhood, at least – when the streetlights started to come on. I think this sculpture captures well the childhood sense of freedom that many of us were able to enjoy and is perhaps gone forever, replaced by caution and organisation.
Happy Monday.
Happy Birthday, Canada.
Today is St Patrick’s Day, and although I don’t have any Irish antecedents, my husband does. He, in fact, is half Irish.
I don’t really understand why St Patrick’s Day has become so popular (is it the green beer? the riddance of green snakes?), but since I’m a half French frog, I do understand the green background and that it confers a certain ability to stand up to the preconceived notions of others.
So here’s to the Irish! May they live as long as they want, and never want as long as they live.
We had a beautifully sunny December 31 and a very enjoyable day together.
Good wishes to all of you for 2022. 🍀
Celebrating my anniversary (of first meeting my M) this evening at the Naramata Inn just outside of Penticton.
Happy New Year’s Eve. 🙂
Happy Boxing Day. 🙂