BLOG # 1562 --- Day 697 of the Pandemic
Hello - it's been almost a week since I've been here, so I guess it's time to get back at the Blog. I have a few cards from here and there and around.
First up is a card from Alsace, France. It's a look at Tanners House. At the heart of Strasbourg’s La Petite France district, tucked amid the half-timbered houses and snaking canals of the historic neighborhood, the Tanners House, or Maison des Tanneurs, is one of the area’s most famous landmarks. A lasting vestige of the old tanners district, the former tannery was built in 1572 and is known for its timbered galleries and slanted roofs, where dyed hides were once draped to dry in the sun.
Dominique used a stamp from 2021 that commemorated the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of novelist Gustave Flaubert.
Next is another addition to my Aircraft / Airlines on Postcards Collection. This one is a Malaysia Airlines A350, shown landing at Toulouse in December 2017. Registered as F-WZHE , it was delivered to Malaysia Airlines in November 2017. After Malaysia , it saw service with Singapore Airlines, Asiana Airlines and Cathay Pacific. Never been on a A350 !
Jean Pierre used 2 stamps on this one. On the left is 1 of 6 Flower definitives from 2016. On the right, from 2020, 1 of 2 celebrating the Johore Constitution.
Card # 3 . Cattlegonia never heard of it - how about as a parody of Patagonia. Well , I've been to the real Patagonia and since I live in Alberta, I guess I've also been to Cattlegonia. The card originates from Cows Ice Cream in Banff. Cows serves the Best ice cream in the world - Hoofs down. Cows thrives on parodies , instead of hoodies, you can buy MOOdies at Cows. How about these T-shirts -- Anne of Green Stables, Night of the Living Cows, Cow Wars, Just Moo It, Louis MOOtan, Game of Cones, Cows on the bus go Moo Moo Moo, Dunder MOOflin , Dr. Moo and Scooby Moo. My favourite - since I am in Canada is Moo The North !
Enough of this silliness but they do serve delicious ice cream. Take it from me.
I sent this card to myself for a little fun. I picked it up at Cows in Banff during my latest overnight there, a short while ago. I used the recent Margaret Atwood stamp from last year. Not my favourite writer but a lot of people read her, she must do something right.
That's it for today. Thanks for cards this time go out to Dominique, Jean Pierre and me.
Pandemic update - Canada wise. The pandemic is still alive and well here, but like everywhere people are tired of the restrictions. Provinces are starting to look at lifting the restrictions as is happening in other countries. I'm not sure that is the way to go but no one is asking my opinion. Although 90 percent of truckers in Canada are vaccinated and can cross the Canada/US border, many of the 10 percent of unvaccinated truckers have formed truck convoys and occupied Ottawa, Coutts the international border crossing between Alberta and Montana, and have now set up in Winnipeg, Toronto and Quebec City. Their demands include, all vaccine mandates removed and Canada's government to step down and be replaced by a group from the trucker's convoy. So far the police have been showing restraint, I'm just waiting for them to man up and do their job.
I try my best to not address politics here but sometimes one has to say what one thinks. And I just did, truckers be damned .
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PS forgot to add I flew the inaugural Cathay Pacific A350 HK to Manila and back.
brilliant aircraft we used to fly it to London from Manila when we were flying -- pre covid days Michael
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