How very Canadian: an ice block with a maple leaf carved into it.

Happy Tuesday from the Northwest Territories where carving ice blocks is a real thing!
How very Canadian: an ice block with a maple leaf carved into it.
Happy Tuesday from the Northwest Territories where carving ice blocks is a real thing!
Dawn paints her silent muse From dreams in the night Awakened on the path we choose Beneath the morning light
Silent Dawn
A beautiful orange sky from Peerless Cynic. I hope you stop by for a better look.
A recent communique from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction states that “no amount of alcohol” consumption is healthy and rather is linked to cancer. However, having taken the time to find and read their report, I have to say that their research is limited and the results conflicting, so my opinion is that this warning is a bit over the top.
There is no doubt that alcohol can and does cause many, many problems, but I find this announcement, based as it is on small sample sizes, is sort of temperance-sounding and reminds me of the announcements years ago about barbecued food (among lots of other things) causing cancer.
Almost anything, if taken too far, can be a health risk. I like a good glass of wine, pairing it with meals and adding it to my cooking. Rightly or wrongly, my very French father (my parents had wine with dinner almost every evening) insisted that we children have a tiny glass (shot glass size) of wine with dinner; I was raised with wine (especially red) as a natural and delicious accompaniment to food.
As a result, I was never much interested in the teenage drunks that many of my friends indulged in; I found that whole idea silly and boring. So I think my father had the right idea. Alcohol wasn’t a mystery and it never became a problem.
I’m not going to change my consumption. I live in wine country and love finding great bottles for our cellar. Planning good food and picking the right complimentary wine to go with it is fun and adds to my enjoyment of the meal.
What do you think?
Happy Sunday.
Right now we have lots of white snow, everywhere, so a ltitle autumn colour is a nice thing.
Happy Saturday.
We haven’t done any hiking around the Overlander Mountain in a long time, but we have stayed at the Overlander Mountain Lodge near Jasper Park more recently. https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/jasper
Happy Friday.
I saw that virga cloud and tried to line Romeo up with it. He jumped just as I lined them both up! PERFECT!
UP IN THE CLOUDS
Beautiful eagle photos from Wayne at Tofino Photography. If you like nature pictures, Wayne has many magnificent captures on his site.
Nope, but it sure looks like a small one!
Happy Thursday.
Had I worn my boots I’d have been in the water and more straight on but when it came time to go in I got cold feet.
01.25.2023 Wintry Wednesday-It was a cold day in….2019
Beautiful waterfall photo from Stephen Gingold. He has many others in his blog.