Friday, March 9, 2018

Irish Teddies

I am sharing my sister Carol's green teddies.
She loaned them to me for a decoration 
in my Irish Tea, a previous post,  
and I forgot them.
So I thought I would do a blog on them.






Fluffy
He's soft and fluffy.

This one is unique. (My favourite)
Sort of froggy 
A cross between a frog and a bear. LOL

Identical Twins 


Pals 




Brownie with 
a felt shamrock my sister Annie made. 







All the gang 
 



Happy St. Patrick's Day.




To view my blog on an Irish Tea,
click here.








Thursday, March 8, 2018

An Irish Tea

 St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, 
I set my table for tea in
a green theme.
We're anxious to see some green outside
after a long snowy Winter.


I'm serving, 
Shamrock Shortbread Cookies,
St. Patrick's Cookie Bark
and Oreo Mint Cookies.












I added some green glass to decorate the table 























The cup below is Royal Windsor 


My sister Annie painted a Blarney Stone/Rock
Some Irish badges below.





For the recipes I used,  click on the name. 


Also check out my (2015) blog on



Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

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Thanks for visiting my blog xo

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Soap Box Derby Races 2017



I am sharing some photos of the 
Soap Box Derby Races.
"50 Plus" age group 

in Cascapedia, St. Jules, Quebec.
An annual event that takes place
during the October Fall Fest during
the first week in October.
A lot of other activities take place at this event.
Because 2 of my brothers participate in
these races, I'm sharing some 
photos of this event.
It was a beautiful Autumn sunny day and 
a great turnout this year.




This road is closed to traffic for the races.

This year, there was a detour for highway traffic 
because a bridge was under repair 
on the main route 132 and traffic
 had to reroute through this country town.

Two carts are placed side by side on a platform.
And a gate is dropped and away they go down a hill.


These carts are run by gravity.


And the race is on.


A large crowd came out to enjoy this event.


The carts are all man made in 
different models and designs.


The carts are pulled back 
up the hill by an ATM vehicle.





Brothers Bruce and Lawrence 
racing against each other.



Lawrence won the race.



Bruce being pulled back up the hill


And Lawrence


My sister Annie, Me, and brother-in-law Peter


A portable toilet on site.
Risky. You could be wheeled away!!!!


more photos


Toronto Maple Leafs


Win or lose, it's all fun.





Brother Lawrence in another race,
in the orange cart


And he is in the lead...











The Autumn foliage is beautiful in the region


The next day My Brother Lawrence
went to pick up the trophy for first place.
Bruce came 2nd. place.


In the local Spec Newspaper.


To view more pics of soap box races carts,
check out a previous blog post here.

Thanks for your visit 

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