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LGBT, PEI, PRIDE, Strawberries, wedding
Well we are into the Summer now and our weather is not the blistering heat most regions appear to be getting, the average is around 22C which is nice and comfortable and we always have a breeze, sometimes cool.
On the happiest place to live where people say they are happy the most, in Canada the department of Statistics known as STATCAN in Ottawa ranks PEI and Newfoundland an 8 out of possible 10. Quebec gets a 7 and Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia get a 5. This ranking is based on social policies of various provincial government and how people see their lives in that Province, we are talking here of jobs satisfaction,available social services, health services.
So in July, PEI has its own Pride events, the Island Magazine which is Published by the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation has this cover for the month, which is unusual the covers are more traditional with images of historical places. However the Foundation is being progressive and moves the conversation. This magazine is well read and distributed on PEI. The parade this year will be like all others in the past, lots of families, kids, grandparents and relatives. In the evening at the Delta Marriott there is a big party and many other activities throughout the week. Pride Flags also hang everywhere from restaurants to bars, to businesses to Government Buildings in Charlottetown but also elsewhere in smaller settlements. Though we have had incidents by some bozo who might steal a Pride flag or make a public homophobic statement, in some small towns you may get public officials who waffle with some statement refusing to acknowledge Pride events. They are quickly rebuked by the media and people in general, which is very nice to see.
Our wedding anniversary is coming up in a 2 weeks, we married in 2007 just prior to going to Rome. However we have been together since 1978. Each year we cannot remember the exact date of the wedding.
July is also strawberry time in PEI, again this year they are perfect, heavy perfume, juicy, nice red colour. Got some today at the Farmer’s Market, they came from Penny’s Farm, I do not know who that is but it is a farm nearby.
Urspo said:
What is the full list? Can you post the link? I have a vague memory seeing something like this on YouTube listing Manitoba as the least happy. Is it so?
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larrymuffin said:
Oh yes
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Pierre Bédard said:
Je suis venu à Ottawa en 2010 après plus de 25 ans au MB. Bien que de plusieurs façons, le MB ait été bon pour moi, je n’y retournerais pas y vivre (ni dans les Prairies en général, d’ailleurs). Avant mon départ de Winnipeg, quelqu’un m’avait dit que chaque année passée au MB était une année de vie gâchée et perdue…
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larrymuffin said:
Un jugement sévere!!
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Urspo said:
Why are thems in Manitoba the least happy? I suppose the least happy Canadian is still more happy than anyone living in the States.
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larrymuffin said:
I think many factors, social and economic, the weather also, Winnipeg is called Winterpeg. It is largely an agricultural province with a small population despite its immense territory. Winnipeg has a strong arts and cultural scene but that is not for everyone. The closest big city is Minneapolis to the South. There is also a lot of poverty in Manitoba and feeling of isolation.
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Moving with Mitchell said:
Interesting statistics. 2SLGBTQIA+. Wow, that’s grown into a mouthful. Nice to see it on the cover.
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larrymuffin said:
I remember when it was only gay pride that’s it nothing else. Keep it simple that’s what I say.
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David Godfrey said:
Have a great summer, the strawberries look amazing
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larrymuffin said:
They are and that is the difference of freshly picked the same day and delivered to the store.
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Brian Dean Powers said:
More reasons to envy you folks who live on PEI.
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larrymuffin said:
It is not paradise but it is a nice life.
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