This past week has been rather overwhelming, and I haven't had an opportunity to open my blog. I'm not even sure anyone reads it anymore... In any case, we have been going through the accreditation process at work, so by the time I come home in the evenings, sitting at a computer is just about the last thing I want to do, right behind putting burning matches under my fingernails.Typing? At home? For leisure...?
I don't think so.
In Canada, we have a three-day weekend coming up. Friday is Canada Day, and the Dude* and Duchess of Cambridge will be making their first official royal nine-day tour of Canada, starting on Thursday, June 30th. I would love to see them, but their tour includes almost all of Canada ~~ except British Columbia. And then they're off to the razzle-dazzle of Hollywood. British Royalty used to have a certain je ne sais quoi ~~ a mystique ~~ but in the 21st Century they have come out from behind the palace walls onto the pages of People Magazine and Entertainment Tonight. Is that good or bad? I'm not sure. Perhaps their days are numbered, in any case."Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." ~~ William Shakespeare
Have a fabulous long weekend, everyone. Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends, and Happy Independence Day to my American friends.
I'll be back soon. Watch this space.
*yes, Dude, his official title... :-)
Happy 4th of July from Gulf Shores, Alabama! *razzle, pop, pop, boom, dazzle*
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about finding time to blog or even sitting in front of a computer. My work has been totally crazy and other things in life have made blogging the last thing I want to do at night.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Canada Day and hopefully, we will be able to get back into blogging about our summers when summer finally arrives in BC.
I wish you a great, long & relaxing weekend. :)
ReplyDeletelet me just clarify for you Plenty of folks are reading your blog, we love you! I am sure it was a typo but I like the "dude and duchess", sounds like a movie. ;0)
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful relaxing weekend and then come back and write for us.
Welcome back. Whether their days are numbered or not, I still think the Dude (wink) and Duchess is a beautiful couple and I hope they will be around for ages. Happy Canada Day to you and all Canadians.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo. I'm a fairly new reader and have been enjoying your blog so pleased to hear you're Baaaaack! My husband and I grew up in Vancouver then spend 40 years in Victoria with careers and raising a family and recently moved back to Vancouver in the West End. It's great to be bacccck....
ReplyDeletegiven the human fascination with celebrities, I think the Royals are finally coming into their own. Humanity can't dispense with them now.
ReplyDeleteHooray for your accreditation process at work, being over!
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day to you. Thank you for your wishes of a Happy 4th of July, to me.
Gentle hugs...
Enjoy your holiday Jo! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, the Royals will be coming to our Stampede this year. And the Calgary zoo. I'm not really sure why the zoo... our zoo has been in a fair bit of trouble the last few years.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone still read this blog??? C'mon Jo! Of course we do, we love it and you!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a stressful time at work, good thing you have a 3-day weekend coming up.
I think it's a good thing that they've come out from behind the palace walls. They seem so much more accessible and friendly. I'm enchanted by the Dude and Duchess!
You're so funny. Only 800+ followers, and you wonder if anybody reads your blog?
ReplyDeleteYou are one of my favorite people and I count on your pithy observations. I was away from my computer for one day only and I was overwhelmed with how far behind I had gotten. So I just pretended I read everything by hitting the "mark as read" button! :-)
It's good you can get away from the bloggers regardless of why. I for one would miss hearing from you every once in a while. Love your posts on facebook.
ReplyDeleteHave a fun week end.
oh sweet Jo, I think you have nothing to worry about in the readership department...nothing at all.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your holiday and I will be looking forward to hearing from you soon...
I think Kate Middleton would do better by actually eating something for a change. Every time I see her, I am overtaken by the urge to offer her a baked potato, American style.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend, Jo.
ReplyDeleteFire under the fingernails is good for the cuticles, I hear.
ReplyDeleteOf course I read it! At times over the last two years of absolute messiness in my life, yours has been the only blog I make time to read. I don't even write in my own! But I miss you when I'm away.
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