What Canada Day Means To Me (an incredibly deep poem)
Kelp Knitting | Posted by Jannie on 1 July 2010 @ 1:43 AM 36 Comments
Beer.
Moose muffins.
A parade.
More beer.
More moose muffins.
Maple cones – you know
the little ones like this.
I love to chew them frozen.
(I mentioned I have fillings
in all my remaining teeth, right?)
Hotdogs.
Dessert beer.
Nice people flitting about
like bonfire sparks.
Morning coffee by the sea.
A sunset like this…
(That’s a still off a video I took at
Mom & Dad’s cottage last year.)
Happy Canada Day, Canada!
Happy 143rd Birthday,
my home and native land!
I miss a lot of the people you
have tucked under your wing.
(end of incredibly deep poem.)
Hey, did you see a little blue somebody up in the picture with the 3 girls on the tree house deck??
Are you excited about Canada Day?
Ever had those little maple cones?
Ever had morning coffee by the sea?
Posted with Canadian Love & Funsterment by
The Jannie
xoxoxo
Edit: A moose muffin is delicacy my family invented, that’s starting to catch on for miles around my parents’ home. They’re made with moose meat, honey, cheese, beer and turnips — baked in muffin tins.
On 1 July 2010 at 3:37 am SnaggleTooth said,
Oh Happy Day Ye sons n Daughters of Canada rejoice!
it’s almost the USA’s b-day too!
Have a great Party n good week-end!
Nice flag-
Never had a Moose muffin, or maple cone. Was in Montreal when I was 7- don’t remember much tho-
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Its THAT Time =-.
On 1 July 2010 at 4:19 am Lynn said,
What is the daylights is a moose muffin?! I imagine it to be large? Four cuties up there – I almost missed Blue Bunny the first time (he made me go back up and look for a beer that had been set down.)
On 1 July 2010 at 4:47 am william said,
a very patriotic poem dear and u are right to feel that way, thanks for sharing these awsome pics and beautiful poem
On 1 July 2010 at 5:17 am Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. Happy Canada Day – 143rd anniversary .. really only 143 years old – that surprised me! Your descriptions sound wonderful .. maple cones .. never heard of those before .. but can imagine the taste – I love that sort of cone. The beer, the moose muffins? burger moose too I guess .. quiet settings by the sea shore – is that .. Mahone Bay?
Are you all having a party .. or just the girls .. and is BB joining in .. or is he having his own wild do during the dark hours just before dawn?
Enjoy all .. love from us here – would love to be with you .. Hils
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Lazy- Hazy- Mazey Days of Summer – two approaches to revitalising town life in the 21st century =-.
On 1 July 2010 at 6:38 am Betsy Wuebker said,
We wouldn’t be us without you. Goes for Canada, too! Happy Day, youngster and funster nation!
On 1 July 2010 at 9:43 am Jannie said,
Dear Snaggle – who-hoo!! I bet they’re having a grande olde time up there indeed in the land of moose muffins. I was in Montreal when I was 15, 17, and 22, just passing through. What were you doing there at age 7?
Dear Lynn — I added in an edit as to what a moose muffin is… A moose muffin is delicacy my family invented, that’s starting to catch on for miles around my parents’ home. They’re made with moose meat, honey, cheese, beer and turnips. And I’m glad I told you to look for BB. He’s starting to like getting in pictures!
Dear Hilary — yes, it’s hard to believe Canada is officially so young, it has been around much longer of course, but was finally established as a self governing country on July 1st, 1867. And the constitution was repatriated only in 1982. I LOVE those little maple cones — they are a form of maple sugar at the top of the cone, and a kind of a hard stick syrup at the bottom. A great delight for me when I’m home. And Mr. Big candy bars — the perfect treat. Nope, no real party here, just a photo op for this post.
But on the 4th we will celebrate. And that photo is from the Bathurst, NB area of Canada my folks hail from. Have a sunshiney day! Raining here again — and forecast for the next 5 days!!
Aye Dear Betsy, me fine Michigan Mitten neighbor, we do have a long lovely friendship we Canucks and Yanks. Well except for little glitches along the way earlier on, like the war of 1812 and such. But by and large, I can’t imagine better neighbors existing.
xxoo
On 1 July 2010 at 10:18 am Talon said,
I think I have to turn in my birth certificate as I don’t like beer
Canada gave us Jannie! How cool is that, eh?
.-= Talon´s last blog ..Happy Birthday- =-.
On 1 July 2010 at 10:19 am vered | professional blogger said,
Those moose muffins sound interesting!
On 1 July 2010 at 2:39 pm Patricia said,
Happy Dominion Day….Although I am the only family member not from Canada, we always put more effort into celebrating July 1 than July 4th. My mum worked hard to convince us that being Canadian was superior and of course it is also the date of her sister and best friends birthday.
Yes we had maple cones and we also had bummer teeth….:)
Who could miss Blue Bunny in the picture up top – although those beautiful fresh faced gals make it very easy to miss small.
Your sunset picture is awesome…and you need a new camera?
Happy Day – You rock!
On 1 July 2010 at 3:57 pm Davina said,
Yes, I remember those little maple cones, Jannie. I used to LOVE them when I was a kid. The moose muffins do sound yummy — saw your ingredients list. Awh… I just scrolled up to look at the sunset picture again and noticed the blue bunny ears in the corner. Haha.
On 1 July 2010 at 4:02 pm Ana Goncalves said,
Jannie,
What a wonderful way to share Canada Day with us! I just missed the first blue bunny, and than you asked if we had spotted it, and I scrolled back up and saw him! That’s a very beautiful sunset. Where was that taken exactly?
Canada Day was celebrated today in Trafalgar Square in Central London. (UK) I have two friends who went along to check it out!
Enjoy it, and have a super day!
.-= Ana Goncalves´s last blog ..Pure energy of love =-.
On 1 July 2010 at 4:49 pm Jannie said,
Dear Talon, I am so naughty with my 3 beer Canada Day, it must be a Maritimer thing?
And Canada gave us Talon, how super wonderful heart-tinglingly great is THAT!!!?
Dear Vered, when in the wilds of Canada and stores are not to reached for months of blizzards, one gets inventive with one’s meals.
Dear Feeling Better Patricia — I’m so glad about that! Yes, Dominion Day — I had forgotten that term for this splendid day. lol on yur mom fancying Canadians being superior, that made me smile. And funny — part of my family always celebrates July 4th in Canada, Anut Inez used to smuggle fireworks over from Maine to N.B. back when they were still illegal for a commoner to possess.
The teeth thing was a nature / nutrure thing for us, and unfortunately nurture won out with all those sweets and no flossing. 
Okay, so you did see Bb, becasue my husband did not notice him last night. And he even had his glasses on! Well, it’s a bit of work to get a still off a video. And once I do get MAC (My Amazing Camera) you’ll see hw awesome my pix will be! I am now in the process of taking pix for the eBay auctions. Ahh, YOU rock, in more ways than you’ll ever know.
Dear Davina — they still make those little maple cones! I had them last summer when I was up. And Mr. Big bars, which are just about my most favorite in the whole world, I’ll have to bring a dozen back here with me next time. Yes — nice and full of protein those moose muffins!
Oh – yes BB’s head in the way of the sunset. 
Hey Dear Ana — always a joy to have a gift of your comment! Sunset was taken from the south side of the Bay Of Chaleur, the New Brunswick side, as opposed to the Quebec side. And hey — when is Portugal Day? I intend to celebrate different countries’ Festive Days here over the years. Since I only just started this, I’ll have to wait until next year for Cinco De Mayo. I’ve totally been in Trafalgar Square!!!!! in 1999. So many pigeons.
Oh, and glad I mentioned for you to look for BB on the treehuse deck. He is a small guy! 
xoxoxoxoxoxox
xoxxxxxoxoxoo
On 1 July 2010 at 5:08 pm dustus said,
Wow! those pictures are absolutely amazing, in the last post too! Oh yeah,almost forgot, Happy Canada Day! Enjoy celebrating, cheers.
On 1 July 2010 at 5:30 pm Luisa Doraz said,
You should be very proud of your heritage. Canada is beautiful. I hope to visit it one day. I do wonder about that recipe of yours. lol
Have fun with everything this weekend. 
On 1 July 2010 at 5:46 pm Daisy said,
Well, I never heard of moose muffins or maple cones, and I didn’t know you were from Canada! I learned all kinds of things today.
Those maple cones look like they’d be mighty tasty. Have a wonderful weekend, Jannie!
.-= Daisy´s last blog ..Inflatable Street Art-Very Cool- =-.
On 1 July 2010 at 7:43 pm Jingle said,
wow,
what a lovely poem to honor your heritage..
wise and fun!
xoxo
On 1 July 2010 at 8:09 pm Linda said,
Very nice and fun poem celebrating Canada!
On 1 July 2010 at 9:10 pm Lisa said,
Happy Canada Day, Jannie!! Wow, those maple cones look yummy… when I was a little kid in Buffalo (which is practically IN Canada
), we used to head across the border and my parents would treat us to maple sugar candy… mmmmmmmmm… soft and sugary and melt-in-your-mouth sweet… but I never had a maple cone! How could I have been so deprived?? 
I love the little hidden blue bunnies — it’s like looking for Waldo…
On 1 July 2010 at 10:53 pm Jannie said,
Hey, thanks, Dustus. Coming from such a fine photographer as yourself, I appreciate your compliment. Ahh, Canada Day mostly wound-down now. A good one to you too!
Hey Luisa, Canada was a great big beautiful friendly, loving fun place to spend my first 26 years. I miss it. Oh, the recipe — it could use some boiled beets.
Hey Daisy, Well the moose muffins are more of a very local delicacy, but the maple cones are very popular and tasty! Yep, I have quite a few mysteries about me, eh?? :0
Thank you, Jingle. I am glad it spoke to you.
Hey, Linda, thanks. And your kitty is such a cutie!!
Hey Lisa, how are you, girl? Great to see you, as usual. Oh boy, I used to overdose on maple sugar candy every spring. Dad would bring home a 2lb block of it. And I’d eat so much I’d not want anymmore for another full year. Yes, BB is popping into a lot of pix lately.
Good nite, y’all!
xxxooxoo
.-= Jannie´s last blog ..What Canada Day Means To Me an incredibly deep poem =-.
On 2 July 2010 at 6:38 am brian miller said,
digging your incredibly deep poem…now can you pass the beer. smiles.
.-= brian miller´s last blog ..magpie tales- malice =-.
On 2 July 2010 at 8:10 am Dianne at Rhythm of the Light said,
I did not read all the comments, being a busy mom too. I love your pansy poem. and keep up this fantastic website. so alive and varied. I will explore it further as I get breaks in reality….
back to the world of work and chores!
Dianne
On 2 July 2010 at 9:38 am CM said,
Wow, way cool blog! Love your photos! Have a great weekend!
On 2 July 2010 at 9:39 am CM said,
Oh, and I love the little bunny avatar…oh, and I see the bunny has a hot dog, sun visor, and a Crush…Love it!
.-= CM´s last blog ..Ice Cream Trucks- Fireworks- and Fire Trucks =-.
On 2 July 2010 at 9:52 am Caity said,
Happy Canada Day, Jannie!
On 2 July 2010 at 12:01 pm Lance said,
Happy Late Canada Day!!
I wonder if that’s the story of my life…LATE!!!
Ah…it’s all good…just being here.
With the beer.
And even more…with YOU!
May all your days be filled with maple cones
And skipping stones…
On 2 July 2010 at 12:36 pm Alice Audrey said,
A Little Blue Somebody sure gets around.
Beer, muffins, and maple cones is so very different from my 4th of July.
On 2 July 2010 at 12:39 pm Jannie said,
Hey, every body! I am just so happy today because I got my Comment Luv glitch straightened out. Ahh, the little pleasures of life.
Dear Brian, what’s your posion? Ale or stout?
Hey Diane — welcome, how awesome you popped in. Thanks so much! I was glad to meet you via Brian Miller. (And shhh, a secret — I don’t ALWAYS read all comments on posts where I comment either.)
k
Well, CM — thanks SO much for your lovely comments. Yes, Blue Bunny has evlved into a big part of Funsterland since his debut a little over a year ago here.
So glad to meet you!!
Hey, Sweet Caity, and Happy 4th in 2 more days!!
Hey Lancey — always a great moment to have you pop in. You? LATE?? What??Never — you’re always just in time. Maple cones and skipping stones. LOVE that rhyme. maybe I’ll put skipping stones in my Let’s Drink Up The Stars song! Thanks.
Hey, Alice Audrey, 2 more days until the 4th! Gonna be a hootennany here too. Yep, that “little blue somebody” is a going concern indeed!!
xoxxxo
On 2 July 2010 at 1:14 pm sheila said,
I’ve never had moose meat, let alone moose muffins, but they sound YUMMY! Yes, I see blue bunny up there, lol. Happy Canada Day!
On 2 July 2010 at 3:16 pm edpilolla said,
what i dig is that this is so light and breezy and fun, and you throw in the rich imagery of flitting about like bonfire sparks. just a touch of a different level of writing does it so, so good. fun!
.-= edpilolla´s last blog ..Treasure =-.
On 2 July 2010 at 5:44 pm Monkey Man said,
Moose Muffins. Sounds like something you scrape off the trail, but the recipe looked rather tasty. Thanks for stopping by to read my blog. I love introductions to new sites and that is one sure way to find them – visit back.
On 2 July 2010 at 10:03 pm Joyce at What Would You Do In Heaven? said,
Belated Happy Canada Day! I wish I could go there and enjoy all the wonderful things you’ve just described.
On 2 July 2010 at 11:01 pm Jannie said,
well, howdy pardners!
Hey, Sheila, when you come visit me i’ll make you all the moose muffins you can handle.
Dear Ed Pilolla, your kind words will sustain me for a good 2 days — thank you! And welcome, so glad you followed me home.
Monkey Man! LOL on your take on moose muffins. I am honored by your visit. Thank you.
Welcome Joyce. Candada is very special place. When I move back there you will have a standing invitation at my palace there!
xxxooo
On 3 July 2010 at 1:41 am Jeanne said,
Jannie,
I hope you had a lovely Canada Day. You may well have the only house in Texas with the Canadian flag hanging from its amazingly awesome tree house.
Jeanne
On 3 July 2010 at 2:00 am J.D. Meier said,
I don’t know what moose muffins are, but I’ve heard of meadow muffins.
Hot dogs sound good right now.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Create or Predict Explosive Change =-.
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On 5 July 2010 at 3:09 pm Jannie said,
Hey Dear Jeanne! Yep, had a good Canada day, but July 4th was even better! At a local park community members pool their fireworks, and it makes for quite a show. You did anything special yesterday? Is your child a July 4th celebrater? Kelly says the 4th is right up there with Christmas, her birthday and Halloween for fun.
Hey J.D. Yeah, I’ve stepped in meadow muffins. But luckily with shoes on.
Hey, Jingle — poetry rally sounds like a great idea indeed. I have a couple poems in drafts, should look into them and see if any might be good enough to post. And great yu are spelling out the expectations, so there is no confusion. And visiting 18 New poets would be a breeze for me. Let me check into it and see. Thanks!!
xxoxo