In My World

Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Win's younger brother William Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld, percussionist Tiwill Duprate and saxophonist Stuart Bogie. The band has been described as indie rock, art rock, dance-rock, and baroque pop. They play guitar, drums, bass guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone, glockenspiel, keyboard, synthesizer, French horn, accordion, harp, mandolin and hurdy-gurdy, and take most of these instruments on tour; the multi-instrumentalist band members switch duties throughout shows. Founded in 2000 by friends and classmates Butler and Josh Deu, the band came to prominence in 2004 with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Funeral. Their second studio album, Neon Bible, won them the 2008 Meteor Music Award for Best Internatio...

Here is one of my favourite sketches from Scrapbooking With Two-Page Sketches : I know it seems plain . . . but that leaves plenty of room for you to be inspired and have fun with embellishments.

 

  Contact me at inmyworld@live.ca

  Contact me at inmyworld@live.ca

What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?  

Is there anything you wished would come back into fashion?  

With a landmass of 9.1 million square kilometres, Canada is the second-largest country in the world. Canada is located in the top half of North America, and the country is bordered by three oceans: Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic. In fact, we have the longest coastline of any country. To our south, we share nearly 9,000 kilometres of land border with the United States. That’s the longest border in the world! Most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the U.S. border. Our country has some impressive geographic features, including vast mountain ranges and more than 2 million lakes. Would you believe we have just under 1 million square kilometers of fresh water? Pack your bathing suit and prepare to explore our beautiful rivers, lakes, streams and oceans.   https://www.educanada.ca/study-plan-etudes/before-avant/about-canada-a-propos.aspx?lang=eng

  Do you collect anything?

Who doesn't love a nice gooey grilled cheese sandwich?  Especially with a bowl of hot soup?   Grilled cheese sandwich recipe  https://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.com/2019/07/grilled-cheese-sandwich.html And here's a little hint.  If you are making several grilled cheese sandwiches you can make them in the oven.   https://joyfulhomemaking.com/2014/04/grilled-cheese-oven.html

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?  

 Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?

Mary Pickford:  Canada's Silent Siren, America's Sweetheart  by Peggy Dymond Leavey would be a good summer read. Mary's story from young Canadian girl to America's sweetheart is a really interesting tale all by itself.  What the author does special is to fill in the blanks . . . including lots of background information to make it easier to understand the times Mary lived in.  I especially was fascinated by all the movie making information.  Early Hollywood was not exactly what I expected. Well written.  Very interesting.  Two thumbs up.

Now this group is from my time.  Loved them!  April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The band enjoyed international success in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing more than 20 albums since 1971. (Wikipedia)  They are still touring to this day (or will be when we beat this pandemic. If you would like to learn  more about April Wine's history check out their website  https://www.aprilwine.ca/history/ 2021 TOUR DATES JULY Jul 03 /21   TBA   TBA, NB SEPTEMBER Sep 10 /21   TBA   TBA, NL Sep 16 /21   Regent Event Centre   Winnipeg, MB SOLD OUT Sep 17 /21   Grey Eagle Event Centre   Calgary, AB TICKETS Sep 18 /21   River Cree Casino   Edmonton, AB TICKETS OCTOBER Oct 20 /21   TBA   TBA, PQ NOVEMBER Nov 03 /21   Flato Markham Theatre   Markham, ON SOLD OUT Nov 04 /21   TBA   TBA, ON Nov 19 /21   TBA   TBA, TBA Nov 20 /21   TBA   TB...

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 Have you ever had a surprise party? (that was an actual surprise)

On average, each Canadian consumes about 23 pounds of cheese on an annual basis.   This fact comes from https://www.listchallenges.com/101-interesting-facts-about-canada but I have not been able to find proof of this. Of course, my online search was not exhaustive but I did search a quite a bit . . . so if anyone can find me proof of this Interesting Fact please send it to my.

 Are you related or distantly related to anyone famous?

  here is how the spice products ranked over the most recent couple of years in Canada. A couple of interesting facts first: The Pure Ground Black Pepper and Pure Ground Cinnamon (in tins) sold more in total than all the other 29 spices combined! Organic Potato Salad Seasoning sold more than twice as much as the second highest selling organic spice (Salt Free Seasoning). Not counting the first two (Black Pepper and Cinnamon in tins), the next nine (sales combined) outsold the total of all the remaining 20. Pure Ground Black Pepper 4 sizes) Pure Ground Cinnamon Organic Potato Salad Seasoning Organic All Purpose Seasoning Salt-Free Organic Steak Seasoning Organic Garlic Powder Organic Garlic Peppercorn Grinder Organic Seafood & Poultry Seasoning Organic Everything Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend Organic Italian Seasoning Organic Onion Powder Fine Himalayan Pink Salt Organic Dill Weed Organic Lemon Pepper B...

 What do you do to keep fit?

I actually found recipes for mac & cheese with hot dogs.  This isn't so unusual to me.  I always threw some frozen peas or mixed veg in when the macaroni was cooking and then threw in the chopped up hot dogs a few minutes before the macaroni was done.  I guess I should check out some of the "fancy" recipes online . . . LOL.  So there are also a pile of recipes online for mac & cheese ON hot dogs.  Seriously?  You need a recipe?  It's on the back of the box. And then I found mac & cheese grilled cheese.  That's a lot of carbs!  And yes their are recipes online for many many many variations.  LOL. Here are some fun facts about mac & cheese . . .  https://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.com/2020/10/101-interesting-facts-about-canada_21.html

Shared from  https://blog.closetomyheart.com/2021/02/24/slimline-cards-with-a-new-thin-cuts-die-and-shaker-windows/ Slimline Cards with a New Thin Cuts Die and Shaker Windows! We are getting crafty with slimline cards today! Slimline cards  are a fun change from the standard, 4¼” x 5½”, size cards. They’re long and narrow, typically measuring 3½” x 8½”, providing a much larger surface area on which to create a design. One of our favorite Thin Cuts currently available from our January–February Catalog is the  Diagonal Stripe Slimline  die that cuts a beautiful diagonal stripe pattern, sized especially for the front of a slimline card. Paired with a few simple techniques, it’s easy to create a wide variety of looks with this eye-catching pattern. We hope that once you’re done visiting with us today, you will leave here feeling inspired and ready to create some of these beauties of your own! This first card has a gorgeous, somewhat fantastical galaxy, look to its backgr...