Thursday, April 29, 2021

101 Interesting Facts About Canada ~ The Coldest Recorded Temperature



Top 10 coldest temperatures recorded in Canada

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Ten coldest temperatures in Canada

Canadians have a real love-hate relationship with winter so to take the chill off of your day we have put together a list of the top 10 coldest days ever recorded in Canada. 

Snag in the Yukon set the record for the lowest temperature in Canada at at -62.8° C in February, 1947. For more than a week, cold air from northeastern Siberia stalled over northern Canada. At that temperature when you exhale, the air makes a hissing sound as it freezes and creates vapour trails that can extended 100 to 500 metres above the ground. At this temperature exposed skin will freeze in less than three minutes.

1. Snag, YT  -63 C, Feb. 3, 1947  (pictured above) 

2. Fort Vermilion, AB  -60.6 C, Jan. 11, 1911  

3. Old Crow, YT  -59.4 C, Jan. 5, 1975  

4. Smith River, BC  -58.9 C, Jan. 31, 1947

5. Iroquois Falls, ON  -58.3 C, Jan. 23, 1935

6. Shephard Bay, NU  -57.8 C, Feb. 13, 1973  

7. Fort Smith, NT  -57.2 C, Dec. 26, 1917

8. Prince Albert, SK  -56.7 C, Feb. 1, 1893  

9. Dawson City, YT  -55.8 C, Feb. 11, 1979  

10. Iroquois Falls, ON  -55.6 C, Feb. 9, 1934  

Journal Prompt 29 Apr 2021 ~ Scared

Journal about a time in your life where you have been the most scared.








Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Journal Prompt 28 Apr 2021 ~ Reality Show

 What reality show do you most wish you could be a contestant on?





A Taste of Canada ~ Caesar Cocktail



The Caesar was invented in 1969 by restaurant manager Walter Chell of the Calgary Inn (today the Westin Hotel) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He devised the cocktail after being tasked to create a signature drink for the Calgary Inn's new Italian restaurant. Thank you Walter Chell. The Caesar is one of my favourite cocktails, virgin or classic, in the whole world. Many of my best and worst decisions have been made over a Caesar. Forget the celery though. I want a dill pickle.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Monday, April 26, 2021

Journal Prompt 26 April 2021 ~ Entrepreneur

 Journal about the kind of business you would like to own and why.





Book Review: Grant by Mitchell Yockelson


It has been one hundred and fifty years since the Civil War and Ulysses S. Grant is still considered one of the greatest officers of the United States Army. He didn't want to be a soldier but when his father submitted an application to West Point for his son, Grant reluctantly attended. Grant served in the Mexican War and distinguished himself in combat.  He continued to serve until shortly after he married.  Grant wanted to be with his family so he resigned.

He spent years trying to make a living in several different careers but when the country split apart in 1861 and war between the northern and southern states erupted, Grant knew he needed to serve his country.  He believed it was his duty to do so. When he was unable to secure a commission with the regular army because of unproven rumours that he was a heavy drinker, he signed up with the Illinois volunteer army. Grant was a natural leader and rose quickly to Commander of the Union Army. 

After the war, Grant became the eighteenth president of the United States, serving two terms.  Even though he wasn't a politician he was able to do fairly well especially in the areas of Reconstruction.

When Grant was diagnosed with throat cancer he rushed to complete his memoirs.  His two-volume memoirs were completed days before he died and were published posthumously in 1885. They are considered to be the greatest work of the genre and through them his military contributions remain with us always.

I have reviewed several books now for Thomas Nelson Publishers.  Grant:  Savior of the Union by Mitchell Yockelson is the second I've read in The Generals series.  It has a great deal of good information to share and it is an interesting read but the writing is stilted and there is a lack of connection between Grant and the reader.  I do recommend this book but perhaps not with both thumbs up.

Sunday, April 25, 2021

Canadian Music: The Band

 


The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. It consisted of four Canadians and one American: Rick Danko (bass guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (keyboards, drums, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals), and Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar). The Band combined elements of Americana, folk, rock, jazz, country, and R&B, influencing subsequent musicians such as the Eagles, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, the Flaming Lips, and Wilco.


Between 1958 and 1963, the group was known as the Hawks, a backing band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. In the mid-1960s, they gained recognition for backing Bob Dylan, and the 1966 concert tour was notable as Dylan's first with an electric band. After leaving Dylan and changing their name to "The Band", they released several records to critical and popular acclaim, including their debut album Music from Big Pink, in 1968. According to AllMusic, the album's influence on several generations of musicians has been substantial: musician Roger Waters called Music from Big Pink the second-most influential record in the history of rock and roll, and music journalist Al Aronowitz called its "country soul ... a sound never heard before". Their most popular songs included "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".


Music critic Bruce Eder described the Band as "one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world, their music embraced by critics ... as seriously as the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones". The Band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them 50th on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time, while ranking "The Weight" 41st on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. In 2008, the group received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2014, they were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. (Wikipedia)




Thursday, April 22, 2021

Close To My Heart ~ Join Us for a Two-day Crafting Celebration!

 

Join Us for a Two-day Crafting Celebration!

National Scrapbooking Day #closetomyheart #ctmh #nsd #ctmhnsd #nationalscrapbookingday #closetomyheartnsd #closetomyheartnationalscrapbookingday #partygirl #invitation

We are pulling out all the stops for this year’s National Scrapbooking Day! In fact, we’ve got so much planned that we need to spread the celebration out over two days! Join our fun-packed online event, April 30 and May 1, on the Close To My Heart Facebook page. We’ll spend our time completing five amazing creative projects, sharing art tips and techniques, and giving away $1,000 in product!

Viewing the event is free of charge and free of any sort of obligation. However, if you wish to take part in any of our giveaways, you must comment, like, or share during the live video feed (we need to know who’s watching in order to pick winners ðŸ˜‰). Throughout the event, winners will be randomly selected, and their names will be displayed on the screen.

If you haven’t ordered your workshop kits yet, you can still participate in the giveaways, even if your kits arrive after the live dates. Just tune-in when we’re live and let us know you’re there. Once your kits arrive, you will find the recording of the events our Facebook page to follow along at your own pace.

We will be scrapbooking, cardmaking, and so much more over the course of this can’t-miss event. Take a look at the projects we will be creating in the itinerary, below!

April 30, 2021 2 p.m. (MST)

More Than You’ll Ever Know Scrapbooking Workshop

National Scrapbooking Day #closetomyheart #ctmh #nsd #ctmhnsd #nationalscrapbookingday #closetomyheartnsd #closetomyheartnationalscrapbookingday #morethanyoulleverknow #grit #football #scrapbooking

Use the materials in the More Than You’ll Ever Know scrapbooking workshop kit to create one single page and three two-page coordinating 12″ x 12″ layouts. The workshop kit comes with the exclusive D-size stamp set shown above, as well as exclusive die-cut overlays and stencils designed especially for these projects!

Download the cutting diagrams and assembly instructions below.

Sending You Hugs Cardmaking Workshop

National Scrapbooking Day #closetomyheart #ctmh #nsd #ctmhnsd #nationalscrapbookingday #closetomyheartnsd #closetomyheartnationalscrapbookingday #sendingyouhugs #cardmaking #cardmakingworkshop

Create 20 cards, two each of 10 designs, including two slimline designs, with the materials in the Sending You Hugs cardmaking workshop kit!

Download the cutting diagrams and assembly instructions below.

May 1, 2021 11 a.m. (MST)

These Little Piggies Album Workshop

National Scrapbooking Day #closetomyheart #ctmh #nsd #ctmhnsd #nationalscrapbookingday #closetomyheartnsd #closetomyheartnationalscrapbookingday #theselittlepiggies #scrapbookalbum #scrapbooking #minialbum #scrapbookingworkshop

These little piggies are only available through this workshop kit, and they can’t wee-wee-wee-wee-wait for you to bring them all the way home! Using the materials in the These Little Piggies album workshop kit, create the adorable pages of this 4″ x 4″ album.

Download the cutting diagrams and assembly instructions below.

Cheerful Humor Cardmaking Workshop

National Scrapbooking Day #closetomyheart #ctmh #nsd #ctmhnsd #nationalscrapbookingday #closetomyheartnsd #closetomyheartnationalscrapbookingday #cheerfulhumor #cheerfulhumour #cardmaking #cardmakingworkshop

Feeling a little cheeky? The exclusive stamp set included in the Cheerful Humor cardmaking workshop kit is full of just the right amount of sass! Use the materials in this kit to create 20 standard size cards, two each of 10 designs, that will easily brighten anyone’s day!

Download the cutting diagrams and assembly instructions below.

Party Girl Scrapbooking Workshop

National Scrapbooking Day #closetomyheart #ctmh #nsd #ctmhnsd #nationalscrapbookingday #closetomyheartnsd #closetomyheartnationalscrapbookingday #partygirl #scrapbooking #scrapbookingworkshop

This last workshop and its fun stamp set is for those girls who are just out celebrating life! With the materials in the Party Girl scrapbooking workshop kit, create one single page and three two-page coordinating 12″ x 12″ layouts that capture the festive essence of being you.

Download the cutting diagrams and assembly instructions below.