Bye-Bye, February!

... And Don't Come Back!
Earlier this week. I was preparing a schedule for the next few weeks, and realized it was so great to write ’March’ in the heading.
We have experienced a brutal February.

And, we Maritimers are not alone: folks from New England all the way down to Georgia have had (and are having) record low temps, snow and ice.
Low temps here - minus 30-degree Celsius in Bedford - have persisted since before the last week of January.
Because it affects everybody, certain phrases have re-entered our conversations:
‘Flash-freezing:’ The storms came by from the Eastern Seaboard, and brought: blizzards, with white-outs and strong winds, usually followed by freezing rain,

Our Flag at 50

It may still be called the “maple leaf flag” or even the “new flag” my some of my older friends, but today marks the 50th birthday of our Canadian flag!

In fact, a story on CBC News today by Janet Davidson, “Canada's Maple Leaf flag turns 50, middle age still gives off a nice red glow,” also sets it well.
Sub-heading: “Fought over at first, our new symbol soon won over continents, and even Canadians.”
It won me over early … as soon as the red maple leaf design was revealed back in 1964 … and became instantly recognizable as a symbol of Canada.
Every teaching day, during my teaching career of 31 years, I proudly displayed our flag in a prominent spot in my classroom.
It DOES look great, doesn’t it?
It was born after years of often stormy and divisive debate.