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Bonne Homme de Neige, Diana Schwenk, Hump Day Chronicles, Ontario, poutine, Quebec, Travel, Twerking
As you read this I have already landed in Quebec and may have travelled as far as the border of Quebec and Ontario.
Yes, I have returned to the great land of Maple syrup.
The land of fabled characters like Bonne Homme de Neige and Justin Trudeau.
The land where I grew up and partied hard on St. Jean de Baptiste Day and largely ignored Canada Day.
The land where the letter H is strangely silent – until, of course it’s not called for.
The land where tout la gang parle Francais et Anglais, les deux langues du Canada!
Yes I am, as you read this, within an 1 1/2 hour drive of our nation’s capital where our nation’s leader Stephen Harper declared that occasionally he Twerks with Obama.
Relax…relax, he meant tweet – mon Dieu!
But just in case you are concerned, the word from the White House is that Obama does not twerk!
Too bad – I think that would be kinda awesome….
Speaking of twerking (nice segue eh?) My daughter posted the following picture on facebook the other day.
To which I promptly responded with a text to her.
To which she promptly responded “FACEBOOK!” and posted my text.
Well my friends as I re-visit the land that made me who I am today, I wish you peace and joy.
Know that even though I won’t be nosing around your posts for a week or so I will be thinking of you and missing you.
To end this post, let me leave you with the following video that (in all fun) pokes fun at Quebec.
A bientot mes amis!
~ HUMP DAY CHRONICLES ~
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Our Life In 3D said:
So your daughter is a nut too?
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dianasschwenk said:
Absolutely and I love it!
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stuffitellmysister said:
You and your girl are a crack up! lol!
Have a wonderful time! ♥
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dianasschwenk said:
She’s amazing, sharp as a whip – love her to pieces!
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When in New Places said:
Enjoy every moment, Diana!
I LOVE the Miley tongue vs cow tongue picture – lol!
Eat extra poutine for me! What I wouldn’t give for some delicious poutine right now!!! I’d trade any amount of cold noodles for that! 😉
~Andrea<3
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dianasschwenk said:
I probably won’t have any, but you never know!
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joannerambling said:
You’re in Canada………….I would love to go to Canada but alas can’t afford it at the moment…………
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dianasschwenk said:
And the flight is so freaking long…I’d love to go to Australia but I think I’ll wait until transporters (star trek) are invented!
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elizabeth2560 said:
Enjoy your trip. Pardon my dumbness but what is the significance of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ (a British patriotic song) in the background of the video clip?
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dianasschwenk said:
no clue except that Canada is colonized by Britain??
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Kristi said:
Enjoy yourself Diana! Awesome Miley like photo. Love your humor. Btw, can’t really get Miley or Honey Boo Boo. 😉
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dianasschwenk said:
haha me neither!
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Tracy Lee Karner said:
Enjoy your trip–I love Quebec. It rated two separate chapters in my book!
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dianasschwenk said:
Awesome! Je me souviens, as they say…
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artsifrtsy said:
Have a great trip!
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Lorri. Bad connection here but thought I’d jump on and at least respond to people’s comments.
xo
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bulldog said:
Enjoy yourself…
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dianasschwenk said:
Thank you very much sir!
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Brigitte said:
Love the new look of your blog, D! Have fun revisiting, reliving and making some new memories. I’m very glad to know Obama doesn’t twerk. Sigh. Miley oh Miley, why?
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dianasschwenk said:
haha it’s all about shock value. I’m not really surprised anymore when celebrities doing crazy things. Are you?
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Wyrd Smythe said:
Avoir un temps merveilleux!
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dianasschwenk said:
merci beaucoup Smitty!
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Bonnie said:
Have a great week, enjoy…Quebec has long been on my list of places I would really like to visit someday! Travel safely [but not too…have fun!]
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dianasschwenk said:
it’s an awesom province
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billgncs said:
enjoy, are you a native French speaker ?
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dianasschwenk said:
My first languauge was German. I’m first generation Canadian and grew up in Quebec, so I learned English in school and French in the neighbourhood. 🙂
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Jennifer's Journal said:
Ha ha! Have a great week, Diana!
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dianasschwenk said:
thanks so much!
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