Canada celebrates Victoria Day this weekend

Tomorrow is Food Revolution Day around the world, so support real food and go cook something.  Here in Canada, while we are normally a very conscientious lot,  I am not sure how much work is actually being done in the workplace today, so apologies in advance for today’s post if my mind wanders a bit more than usual.  We annually celebrate the birth of Queen Victoria with a long weekend at this time of year.  Victoria Day, as I described it on Tea Tuesday, also marks the beginning of the summer season when we can plant our gardens, open up our cottages, shed our winter clothes and look forward to summer vacations just over the horizon.My annual summer pilgrimage is to Western Canada to visit with my family.  I spend a week with my Dad and brothers driving to the West Coast, passing through beautiful Banff and Jasper Park to fish for salmon and halibut off Dundas Island just south of the Alaskan Border.  When we return, its time for the Calgary Stampede.  My mom loves bringing her Paint Horse to display in the agricultural area.  This year marks its 100th Anniversary so it should be special one.   Continue reading »