Posted By:  ReillyY Posted On:  Jul 2, 2008	Gratitude on Canada Day
Paul Scott , winner of the Booker Prize (UK/1977) for his novel, Staying On , about the dying days of the British Raj also wrote four books on the same period in history: The Raj Quartet. One of his characters explains the “ ma/baap ” concept - the idea that England,...... [view]

Posted By:  shutterfly Posted On:  Jun 30, 2008	Oh, Canada!
Being that tomorrow is Canada Day and that this is the first Canada Day Sean has spent in Australia (we have been back in Vancouver each since he moved here) , I am going to honour all Canucks with these little Canadian tidbits. There are more donuts per capita in Canada then anywhere...... [view]