Happy Canada Day!

This is an important Canada Day as our country continues to be under threat.  It's also a day to be grateful and to count our blessings.  

Canada Day outfit:  Red and white maple leaf print cotton top, OOP Butterick 6325, circa 2020 worn with a white cotton sateen pull-on skirt, The Assembly Line's A-line midi skirt, circa 2024.

I'm grateful that I live in a country that is kind and cares about others.  I am grateful and blessed that I live in a democracy.  I'm blessed to live in a diverse and generous country.  Even though Canadians may disagree with each other from time-to-time, for the most part we're respectful and stand together as a nation.  I am blessed to live in a country that cares about the environment and takes care of our national parks.  I am grateful for a country that has healthcare.  I am grateful for the community organizations that care of the poor, those without food and those that need help.  I am grateful for governments and community members that work towards ending homelessness and affordability issues.  I am grateful for the beauty that this country has to offer from it's vibrant urban centres to the rural and northern communities.  I'm am grateful for clean water and a place to call home.  I am blessed that I get to live in a country that has four distinct seasons.  I am grateful that I get to enjoy the beauty of the first snowfall at the start of each winter season.  I am grateful for Canada.  

Happy Canada Day!