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A Toast to Good Queen Vic - ShadowHM - 05-19-2005
Tomorrow marks the beginning of a holiday that has a special place in the hearts of Canadians. May two four is the quintessential Canadian holiday - a long weekend with no other reason than the fact that, after a long winter, we need one. :o Queen Vic's birthday fell at exactly the right time for this, so she was drafted as the one who we commemorate at this time. She was a practical woman and would surely have approved the fact that the celebration of her birthday is not necessarily exactly on her day - it has to be a Monday, eh? So's we can all get that long weekend we all so desperately need at this point in the year. ;)
As a cottager, it is even more sacred. It is the opening weekend of the cottage season. No matter that many of us start earlier. This is the weekend to party ! To blow off fireworks ! To blow off steam !
In the light of the recent spate of somewhat more testy threads that have been gracing this forum, I suspect everyone needs a Victoria Day Weekend. None of this dour Memorial Day stuff.....a celebration !
Please join me in a toast to the Queen
*pours a round of Crystal*
Those of you who would rather drink other things - well, go buy your own. :P
A Toast to Good Queen Vic - DeeBye - 05-20-2005
I just got back from my May two four weekend trip to Ye Olde Beer Store. I have the day off tomorrow, so I'm starting early!
A Toast to Good Queen Vic - Jester - 05-22-2005
Cheers! (nt)
-Jester
A Toast to Good Queen Vic - Nicodemus Phaulkon - 05-22-2005
And, as the fates would have it, we also celebrate my youngest daughter's first Birthday on Sunday as well. I foresee many celebratory long-weekend outings in her teenage years with the double-barreled excuses of "Bday" and "Long Weekend" that her father will be unable to dissuade.
Enjoy.
A Toast to Good Queen Vic - krishta - 05-25-2005
ShadowHM,May 19 2005, 03:29 PM Wrote:Tomorrow marks the beginning of a holiday that has a special place in the hearts of Canadians.
Please join me in a toast to the Queen
To The Queen!
*raises a glass of hard cider*
Ayup, this was the weekend we opened the cottage. Wash & wax the boat, put out the dock, go fishin', all the relatives come over to hang out and visit. Set off a bunch of fireworks (man I hate when those cherry bombs misfire when you're only a couple metres away! My ears are still ringing) and just generally enjoy the weekend.
I am indeed a monarchist. Anyone else want my support? Give me a long weekend and you got it!
A Toast to Good Queen Vic - ShadowHM - 05-26-2005
Question for you, krishta :)
Your info says: "Neanderthal Woodworker (I use mostly antique hand tools)"
What do you make with those tools? Where do you find them?
We have *some* antique hand tools that came with the cottage - a couple generations of hoarders preceded us there. :unsure: We mostly just look at them, and then grab the power tools for the jobs we are doing. (Hand drills, for example, are kinda slow. ;) )
A Toast to Good Queen Vic - Occhidiangela - 05-26-2005
Nicodemus Phaulkon,May 22 2005, 01:06 PM Wrote:And, as the fates would have it, we also celebrate my youngest daughter's first Birthday on Sunday as well. I foresee many celebratory long-weekend outings in her teenage years with the double-barreled excuses of "Bday" and "Long Weekend" that her father will be unable to dissuade.
Enjoy.
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'Grats. May the beer flow like water . . .
Occhi