I, of course, work for a Crown Corporation and we didn't even give it a second thought. But then it was news to the people I work with that Oh Canada has more than one verse--it has, in fact, four:
O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love thou dost in us command.
We see thee rising fair, dear land,
The True North, strong and free;
And stand on guard, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
Refrain
O Canada! O Canada!
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.
O Canada! We stand on guard for thee.
O Canada! Where pines and maples grow.
Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow.
How dear to us thy broad domain,
From East to Western Sea,
Thou land of hope for all who toil!
Thou True North, strong and free!
Refrain
O Canada! O Canada! etc.
O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies
May stalwart sons and gentle maidens rise,
To keep thee steadfast through the years
From East to Western Sea,
Our own beloved native land!
Our True North, strong and free!
Refrain
O Canada! O Canada! etc.
Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer,
Hold our dominion within thy loving care;
Help us to find, O God, in thee
A lasting, rich reward,
As waiting for the Better Day,
We ever stand on guard.
Refrain
O Canada! O Canada! etc.
These being the original words by Stanley Weir. But then most people also don't realize that our National Anthem existed in French before there was an English Version:
O Canada! Terre de nos aïeux
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Written by Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
The music for both is by Calixa Lavallée.
Over a year ago I bought a new trilight socket base and Compact Fluorescent Trilight bulb for my antique floor model trilight reading lamp intending to install it when the bulb blew. Of course it has now lasted over 2 years--wouldn't you know.
While I was in Nova Scotia in February I picked up some extra-thick Ganong's Double Mint Peppermints in the hopes that they'd be fresher for buying them closer to the source than the ones I purchase here in Upper Canada. Alas, they lack the flavour I remember of old. My 60-year-old taste buds couldn't have anything to do with it, could they?
Last weekend I got ambitious and made freezer pickles--in the absence of truly fresh cucumbers convenience seems the better part. At the moment I am in preparation to make over-sized bacon cheese muffins--one constitutes the equivalent of breakfast. I've been busy acquiring the ingredients to make a lemon pound cake and carrot cake to mark my upcoming natal day--I take them in to work. I should be doing laundry but having assessed the clothing situation I've decided I can go another week before matters become critical. I have sufficient socks, shirts, and undies to last me at least a month at work.
As twilight came on last night my neighbours to the north began their backyard fireworks. I enjoy the maturing trees outside my balcony windows for their shade and noise suppression value but they do tend to block the view. With the demise of Coffee Time in the mall opposite the weekend was quiet otherwise.
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