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I saw you there Grace, I suppose it doesn’t matter but you look like you’re up in Edmonton. Maybe Shelagh can do her magic and move you down a bit? (and change your colours if you prefer, I can’t remember what the options were). On the other hand,it’s easy to ID you in the turquoise dress. Hugs J – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Grace Casselman wrote: > I posted on your map! I don’t think I did it quite right — I tried to put > it right on Calgary, but the Vancouver people kept getting in the way! Also > I didn’t notice if I was able to choose my little "icon" — I notice > subsequently that I seem to have been assigned a small black girl. I see > some other people on the map are represented by little green aliens.
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> I saw you there Grace, I suppose it doesn’t matter but you look like you’re > up in Edmonton.
J: I know! It’s because Vancouver’s overpopulated, it’s crowding out Calgary! 
Grace.
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Grace Casselman wrote: > > I saw you there Grace, I suppose it doesn’t matter but you look like you’re > > up in Edmonton. > I know! It’s because Vancouver’s overpopulated, it’s crowding out Calgary!
Crowd ‘em back Grace, You got a right to be where you are or should be. Hugs J
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I see you Grace! and I will contact you the next time I visit my daughter! That would be just so neat to meet with you! Thanks for posting, I really appreciate being able to ’see’ where people live geographically speaking as I don’t know the states at all and though I do know Canada very well, I haven’t travelled across the prairies for some time by car, and flying just doesn’t allow for the experience of knowing the cities and towns. Eg: I haven’t a clue what the qu’appelle valley is like though I do know Bruce’s area as I lived in Ontario for a few years when young with my family. Anyhow… you are right, Vancouver island is beautiful, as is your Calgary, at least what I can see of it from the air circling over before landing at your airport! <g> — Hugs from Shelagh http://continue.to/lupus "Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message
news:3E73C6E8.6878D55D@casselman.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi Shelagh: > I posted on your map! I don’t think I did it quite right — I tried to put > it right on Calgary, but the Vancouver people kept getting in the way! Also > I didn’t notice if I was able to choose my little "icon" — I notice > subsequently that I seem to have been assigned a small black girl. I see > some other people on the map are represented by little green aliens. > That’s quite the site; I will look forward to going through it! Good job. > Yes, I would certainly love to have coffee, whatever, if you’re passing > through! > Grace. > p.s. Vancouver Island is wonderful…
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J wrote:
Crowd ‘em back Grace, > You got a right to be where you are or should be. > Hugs
Yeah. No doubt I am just incompetent, but whenever I tried to put my PIN on Calgary, one of the Vancouver people’s info would pop up, so I just couldn’t place the pin properly. But whatever! At least I’m in Alberta… and I’ve BEEN to Edmonton… Grace.
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Shelagh wrote: > Anyhow… you are right, Vancouver island is beautiful, > as is your Calgary, at least what I can see of it from the air > circling over before landing at your airport! <g>
Hee. Thanks. Honestly though, my idea of scenic beauty was probably founded in Ontario, Eastern and Northern, so I tend to think of beautiful scenery as having a lot to do with dense foliage, water, plus interesting landscape. So initally, I didn’t think Calgary was that lovely at all… the prairies seemed like basically… nothing… and the mountains seemed like …well, big mostly barren rocks! But I’ve adjusted that view over the years, certainly the mountains, with or without trees, are majestic. And there’s something peaceful about the prairies stretching out seemingly forever — with the absolutely enormous sky above. Grace.
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Grace Casselman wrote: > … the prairies > seemed like basically… nothing… and the mountains seemed like …well, > big mostly barren rocks! But I’ve adjusted that view over the years, > certainly the mountains, with or without trees, are majestic. And there’s > something peaceful about the prairies stretching out seemingly forever — > with the absolutely enormous sky above.
What she said ! but watch it ! The prairie chick will be reading that later 
J
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Grace Casselman wrote: > Yeah. No doubt I am just incompetent,
not really, it’s a tiny map and hard to pinpoint the exact location. I got lost in the crowd of SW Ontario and accidentally deleted myself. Never figured out how to get back on. but I’m on under my bro’s (in BC) J
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> Grace Casselman wrote: > … the prairies > seemed like basically… nothing… and the mountains seemed like …well, > big mostly barren rocks! But I’ve adjusted that view over the years, > certainly the mountains, with or without trees, are majestic. And there’s > something peaceful about the prairies stretching out seemingly forever — > with the absolutely enormous sky above.
You know that is what I don’t like about the prairies… is the huge ‘vastness’ of the plains and the horizon is the sky touching the ground everywhere!! And no ocean tides and breezes with salt air flavor or beaches to walk on or fish from (except for lakes areas like where my daughter lives, but even their fish (bass) aren’t as nice and clean from ice cold lakes as are our trout and landlocked sockeye otherwise known as kokanees! I think I am biased, just a little bit <g>) Also I lose direction without the mountains to signal my senses… I think I would have to carry a compass if I was to stay there too long <g>! — Hugs from Shelagh http://continue.to/lupus
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I put you back on J… I didn’t know you couldn’t redo it… so you are back in SW Ontario…. with a pink dress and light hair…. let me know if you want a change of anything! — Hugs from Shelagh http://continue.to/lupus – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"J" <Rising…@example.com> wrote in message > I got lost in the crowd of SW Ontario and accidentally deleted myself. > Never figured out how to get back on. but I’m on under my bro’s (in BC) > J
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Shelagh wrote:You know that is what I don’t like about the prairies… is
the huge > ‘vastness’ of the plains and the horizon is the sky touching the ground > everywhere!!
Hi Shelagh: Yes, I’ve come to appreciate the beauty in the prairies too, but my very first time through (Toronto to Calgary) I found it almost frightening. My husband and cat were asleep, and I was driving, and nothing seemed to change — the same flat fields and sky, so I felt like I was getting nowhere, and there were no other cars, or houses, or anything, and I was afraid I was the only one alive in the world. Grace.
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Kewl ! Thanks Shelagh, I think Grace wants to be dark-haired, but light-skinned, but don’t know what colour dress she wants or if she wants the existing one. thanks again. Hugs J – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Shelagh wrote: > I put you back on J… I didn’t know you couldn’t redo it… so you are > back in SW Ontario…. with a pink dress and light hair…. let me know > if you want a change of anything!
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Hee. If we’re going for realism; sure, but it doesn’t matter. I just don’t want to be one of the Martians! Grace. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -J wrote: > Kewl ! Thanks Shelagh, > I think Grace wants to be dark-haired, but light-skinned, but don’t know > what colour dress she wants or if she wants the existing one. > thanks again. > Hugs > J > Shelagh wrote: > > I put you back on J… I didn’t know you couldn’t redo it… so you are > > back in SW Ontario…. with a pink dress and light hair…. let me know > > if you want a change of anything!
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Hi Grace, I think that’s what made me delete mine..(Martian) and then I couldn’t figure out how to get back on again, so I figured phooey…so glad Shelagh got it fixed. Hugs J – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Grace Casselman wrote: > Hee. If we’re going for realism; sure, but it doesn’t matter. I just don’t > want to be one of the Martians!
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Exactly the feeling I get when travelling from Boyle, my daughter’s little town, to Edmonton airport … non stop flats and sky and no cars ‘cept me in a little rental job (and what if it breaks down??) …. scary? Just a bit! LOL — Hugs from Shelagh http://continue.to/lupus – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message > > Hi Shelagh: > Yes, I’ve come to appreciate the beauty in the prairies too, but my very > first time through (Toronto to Calgary) I found it almost frightening. My > husband and cat were asleep, and I was driving, and nothing seemed to > change — the same flat fields and sky, so I felt like I was getting > nowhere, and there were no other cars, or houses, or anything, and I was > afraid I was the only one alive in the world. > Grace.
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Ah! That is interesting indeed. I’m in Canada; so we don’t have Veterans Day either. But we do have Remembrance Day, on Nov. 11. Both my grandfathers were in the army for the second World War, but fortunately they came home, although my great-uncle did not… Grace.
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Lyndal, Thank you for sharing the info on Australia’s ANZAC Day. Sherry "Lyndal Parker-Newlyn and Phill Newlyn" <l.p.new…@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:X5Dca.911$dE2.2559@newsfeeds.bigpond.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Ah..Thought that after I posted it. A bit like your Veterans Day? > ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. In WW1 Aust and NZ > fought together and at dawn on April 25 1915 the ANZACs (as they were > known) landed on the beaches in Gallipoli (in Turkey). To cut a long story > short, they were landed on the wrong beach by the British High command and > just about slaughtered. They hung in there for 8 months but eventually > withdrew, and although the campaign was a failure,it was part of the turning > point for WW1 in Europe. There, more than anywhere else, Australians won a > reputation for courage and ingenuity as soldiers and were seen for the first > time as separate to (and of course better than) the British troops. In > Australia (and in NZ) on April 25 we hold services at dawn and marches to > remember all who have lost their lives in wars then (and since) Sadly, each > year there are fewer original ANZACS left (those that landed in Gallipoli on > that day). However, more and more Australians (especially young ppl eg > backpackers) travel to Gallipoli for the dawn service to keep the memory > alive. Having been in the armed services and having military history in my > family its something I feel strongly about, but most Australians could tell > you the same details, it is such an important part of Australian history and > culture. > For more detailed info (that was off the top of my head) see > http://www.acn.net.au/articles/anzac/ > Its worth having a peek, very interesting. > In the photo – We are waving flags and watching the march in our town. My > grandmother is wearing my grandfathers medals( he was a prisoner of war in > new guinea and killed by Japanese in WW2) I am wearing my husband’s medals > (who was marching as he is a Viet Nam Vet)and my son is wearing his father’s > medals (also fought in New Guinea in WW2) My great grandfather’s medals are > mounted onthe wall in my study – he was a major in the light horse cavalry > that rode in Egypt in WW1…another story indeed!! > Sorry, you got me started. > Lyndal > "Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message > news:3E729AD9.343B97F@casselman.net… > > Hi! > > What is ANZAC Day? > > Grace.
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Hi Grace… a bit off topic… but maybe I missed it in a post… where in Canada are you? I don’t think you are on ‘our map’ (at least not that I can see) and I don’t *think you said where you were from before unless I missed it? I don’t see you on ‘our map’ or in KC’s info pdf form either… (is this intentional, as in you want to remain private? and if that is so then I will MMOB!) — Hugs from Shelagh http://continue.to/lupus "Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message
news:3E7341D4.CCC72839@casselman.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Ah! That is interesting indeed. > I’m in Canada; so we don’t have Veterans Day either. But we do have Remembrance > Day, on Nov. 11. Both my grandfathers were in the army for the second World War, > but fortunately they came home, although my great-uncle did not… > Grace.
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Hi Shelagh: Map? Map? What map? How do I get on it? I am in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For those who don’t know, Alberta is the province immediately north of the State of Montana. The eastern part of the province is very prairie-like, but moving westwards, one hits the Rocky Mountains — visible from Calgary. I believe about 900,000 people live here, so it’s one of Canada’s bigger cities, following, of course, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. What map? Grace. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Shelagh wrote: > Hi Grace… a bit off topic… but maybe I missed it in a post… > where in Canada are you? > I don’t think you are on ‘our map’ (at least not that I can see) > and I don’t *think you said where you were from before unless I missed > it? > I don’t see you on ‘our map’ or in KC’s info pdf form either… > (is this intentional, as in you want to remain private? > and if that is so then I will MMOB!) > — > Hugs from Shelagh > http://continue.to/lupus
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I have a map on my site.. see url below…. just click on ‘view guest map’ and post yourself! I knew you weren’t there! My daughter lives north of Edmonton in Boyle Alberta and I always stop off in Calgary on the flight from here Comox, to Edmonton.. never straight through unfortunately… Have to meet with you one day when I am passing through! I am in BC on Vancouver Island.. I am sure you know it! and BJ and Bruce are Canadians too… you will see them on the map as is J’s brother in BC too and Maureen and …. well you will see.. get out and post onto it… you can leave a message for us all and/or a favorite url whatever! See you there… — Hugs from Shelagh http://continue.to/lupus – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message > Hi Shelagh: > Map? Map? What map? How do I get on it? > I am in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For those who don’t know, Alberta is the > province immediately north of the State of Montana. The eastern part of the > province is very prairie-like, but moving westwards, one hits the Rocky > Mountains — visible from Calgary. > I believe about 900,000 people live here, so it’s one of Canada’s bigger > cities, following, of course, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. > What map? > Grace.
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Hi Shelagh: I posted on your map! I don’t think I did it quite right — I tried to put it right on Calgary, but the Vancouver people kept getting in the way! Also I didn’t notice if I was able to choose my little "icon" — I notice subsequently that I seem to have been assigned a small black girl. I see some other people on the map are represented by little green aliens. That’s quite the site; I will look forward to going through it! Good job. Yes, I would certainly love to have coffee, whatever, if you’re passing through! Grace. p.s. Vancouver Island is wonderful…
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No worries…nothing like a bit of cross-cultural exchange happening!!! Lyndal "Sherry" <hurst…@NoSpam.invalid> wrote in message
news:UYIca.2657$r21.1979@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Lyndal, > Thank you for sharing the info on Australia’s ANZAC Day. > Sherry > "Lyndal Parker-Newlyn and Phill Newlyn" <l.p.new…@bigpond.com> wrote in > message news:X5Dca.911$dE2.2559@newsfeeds.bigpond.com… > > Ah..Thought that after I posted it. A bit like your Veterans Day? > > ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. In WW1 Aust and NZ > > fought together and at dawn on April 25 1915 the ANZACs (as they were > > known) landed on the beaches in Gallipoli (in Turkey). To cut a long > story > > short, they were landed on the wrong beach by the British High command and > > just about slaughtered. They hung in there for 8 months but eventually > > withdrew, and although the campaign was a failure,it was part of the > turning > > point for WW1 in Europe. There, more than anywhere else, Australians won > a > > reputation for courage and ingenuity as soldiers and were seen for the > first > > time as separate to (and of course better than) the British troops. In > > Australia (and in NZ) on April 25 we hold services at dawn and marches to > > remember all who have lost their lives in wars then (and since) Sadly, > each > > year there are fewer original ANZACS left (those that landed in Gallipoli > on > > that day). However, more and more Australians (especially young ppl eg > > backpackers) travel to Gallipoli for the dawn service to keep the memory > > alive. Having been in the armed services and having military history in > my > > family its something I feel strongly about, but most Australians could > tell > > you the same details, it is such an important part of Australian history > and > > culture. > > For more detailed info (that was off the top of my head) see > > http://www.acn.net.au/articles/anzac/ > > Its worth having a peek, very interesting. > > In the photo – We are waving flags and watching the march in our town. My > > grandmother is wearing my grandfathers medals( he was a prisoner of war in > > new guinea and killed by Japanese in WW2) I am wearing my husband’s > medals > > (who was marching as he is a Viet Nam Vet)and my son is wearing his > father’s > > medals (also fought in New Guinea in WW2) My great grandfather’s medals > are > > mounted onthe wall in my study – he was a major in the light horse cavalry > > that rode in Egypt in WW1…another story indeed!! > > Sorry, you got me started. > > Lyndal > > "Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message > > news:3E729AD9.343B97F@casselman.net… > > > Hi! > > > What is ANZAC Day? > > > Grace.
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Hi! What is ANZAC Day? Grace.
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Ah..Thought that after I posted it. A bit like your Veterans Day? ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. In WW1 Aust and NZ fought together and at dawn on April 25 1915 the ANZACs (as they were known) landed on the beaches in Gallipoli (in Turkey). To cut a long story short, they were landed on the wrong beach by the British High command and just about slaughtered. They hung in there for 8 months but eventually withdrew, and although the campaign was a failure,it was part of the turning point for WW1 in Europe. There, more than anywhere else, Australians won a reputation for courage and ingenuity as soldiers and were seen for the first time as separate to (and of course better than) the British troops. In Australia (and in NZ) on April 25 we hold services at dawn and marches to remember all who have lost their lives in wars then (and since) Sadly, each year there are fewer original ANZACS left (those that landed in Gallipoli on that day). However, more and more Australians (especially young ppl eg backpackers) travel to Gallipoli for the dawn service to keep the memory alive. Having been in the armed services and having military history in my family its something I feel strongly about, but most Australians could tell you the same details, it is such an important part of Australian history and culture. For more detailed info (that was off the top of my head) see http://www.acn.net.au/articles/anzac/ Its worth having a peek, very interesting. In the photo – We are waving flags and watching the march in our town. My grandmother is wearing my grandfathers medals( he was a prisoner of war in new guinea and killed by Japanese in WW2) I am wearing my husband’s medals (who was marching as he is a Viet Nam Vet)and my son is wearing his father’s medals (also fought in New Guinea in WW2) My great grandfather’s medals are mounted onthe wall in my study – he was a major in the light horse cavalry that rode in Egypt in WW1…another story indeed!! Sorry, you got me started. Lyndal "Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message
news:3E729AD9.343B97F@casselman.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi! > What is ANZAC Day? > Grace.
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Very interesting. Thanks for sharing that. "Lyndal Parker-Newlyn and Phill Newlyn" <l.p.new…@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:X5Dca.911$dE2.2559@newsfeeds.bigpond.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Ah..Thought that after I posted it. A bit like your Veterans Day? > ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. In WW1 Aust and NZ > fought together and at dawn on April 25 1915 the ANZACs (as they were > known) landed on the beaches in Gallipoli (in Turkey). To cut a long story > short, they were landed on the wrong beach by the British High command and > just about slaughtered. They hung in there for 8 months but eventually > withdrew, and although the campaign was a failure,it was part of the turning > point for WW1 in Europe. There, more than anywhere else, Australians won a > reputation for courage and ingenuity as soldiers and were seen for the first > time as separate to (and of course better than) the British troops. In > Australia (and in NZ) on April 25 we hold services at dawn and marches to > remember all who have lost their lives in wars then (and since) Sadly, each > year there are fewer original ANZACS left (those that landed in Gallipoli on > that day). However, more and more Australians (especially young ppl eg > backpackers) travel to Gallipoli for the dawn service to keep the memory > alive. Having been in the armed services and having military history in my > family its something I feel strongly about, but most Australians could tell > you the same details, it is such an important part of Australian history and > culture. > For more detailed info (that was off the top of my head) see > http://www.acn.net.au/articles/anzac/ > Its worth having a peek, very interesting. > In the photo – We are waving flags and watching the march in our town. My > grandmother is wearing my grandfathers medals( he was a prisoner of war in > new guinea and killed by Japanese in WW2) I am wearing my husband’s medals > (who was marching as he is a Viet Nam Vet)and my son is wearing his father’s > medals (also fought in New Guinea in WW2) My great grandfather’s medals are > mounted onthe wall in my study – he was a major in the light horse cavalry > that rode in Egypt in WW1…another story indeed!! > Sorry, you got me started. > Lyndal > "Grace Casselman" <gr…@casselman.net> wrote in message > news:3E729AD9.343B97F@casselman.net… > > Hi! > > What is ANZAC Day? > > Grace.
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