tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post9132890786579132833..comments2024-03-16T07:55:54.153-07:00Comments on Views From the Bald Patch: Life beyond the A to Z ChallengeBotanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-24068282764813300622012-04-10T21:38:14.882-07:002012-04-10T21:38:14.882-07:00Sounds like you had a very lovely Easter weekend. ...Sounds like you had a very lovely Easter weekend. We used our BBQ that day too, it was a truly gorgeous day. It's good to hear that all is well with you and that life continues beyond the A-Z. I know it is definitely a tough challenge to keep up with. Congrats on the citizenship and good luck to you. Hope you have a happy and productive week. :) Cheers!!Heather Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754067768246898183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-36770625094220208082012-04-09T08:37:44.885-07:002012-04-09T08:37:44.885-07:00Hilary, the annoying thing about the Canadian exam...Hilary, the annoying thing about the Canadian exam is that many (maybe most?) native Canadians would struggle to pass, judging by the people we've shown it to.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-60015988563790420352012-04-09T06:30:12.943-07:002012-04-09T06:30:12.943-07:00Hi Ian .. good to see you've done the winter j...Hi Ian .. good to see you've done the winter jobs to end that part of the season. And you have sun - now they've declared a hose pipe ban - it rained .. but that's England .. !!<br /><br />Good luck with your citizenship exam .. as you say it's mostly commonsense - an Australian asked me to take 'ours' .. and I got most of them right - slightly to my surprise ... some were 'crazy' to my mind!!<br /><br />Oh yay - and money to burn over the summer - how good does that feel .. <br /><br />Happy Easter and summer to come .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-20187560039881360142012-04-08T23:32:23.999-07:002012-04-08T23:32:23.999-07:00Thanks, Bazza. We considered Vancouver when we wer...Thanks, Bazza. We considered Vancouver when we were planning our move, but settled on Victoria instead. We like that Victoria is a manageable size. From downtown, you can be out in countryside in minutes, which is remarkable for a capital city.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-5570508118447450492012-04-08T22:59:59.640-07:002012-04-08T22:59:59.640-07:00Hi. My cousin and her husband emigrated from the U...Hi. My cousin and her husband emigrated from the UK to Vancouver twenty years ago and never regretted it at all. I have been there three times and I love it. It is one of the few places that I have visited (and I have been to <i>many</i> parts of the world) that I could live. We visited Victoria and that was a lovely place too.<br />Good luck with the test!<br /><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-6220265193134223622012-04-08T18:16:25.699-07:002012-04-08T18:16:25.699-07:00Hey, Al, you're right. All this blogging is in...Hey, Al, you're right. All this blogging is intense. And there's me slipping an extra post in on my day off, eh?<br /><br />Gary, I found April such a quiet month last year that I thought I'd join in this time. I'm still trying to squeeze in time to visit non-Challenge blogs too, of course.<br /><br />I just hope the citizenship test doesn't include anything about hockey :)Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-43303042111535318772012-04-08T17:23:13.411-07:002012-04-08T17:23:13.411-07:00Of course, you will get no argument from me that t...Of course, you will get no argument from me that there is more to life than just that darned challenge :)<br />Now then, all you need to know is the quotations of Canada's number one hero's, Bob and Doug McKenzie. Quotes such as, "Take off eh!" "Good day eh!" and of course, "Take off eh! You hoser!"<br />Seriously all the best and don't forget to wear an official "Canucks" toque :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-44776080366323988542012-04-08T16:18:41.694-07:002012-04-08T16:18:41.694-07:00Hard to believe there's more to life than the ...Hard to believe there's more to life than the A-Z Challenge.<br />I'm glad that today is a day off.<br />I've been working in the yard to get it ready for summer, too. And you're right on the money when it comes to having a clean deck.<br />Ahhhhhhhhhh......................Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-85007964115082041542012-04-08T14:18:26.497-07:002012-04-08T14:18:26.497-07:00Delores, we are looking forward to being "off...Delores, we are looking forward to being "official" Canucks at last.<br /><br />Sarah, we were envious Brits too, until we decided to get up and do something about it. Having said that, it's a hard-working life here as much as anywhere. But we have no regrets about moving.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-66798941057447847282012-04-08T10:41:30.116-07:002012-04-08T10:41:30.116-07:00Best of luck to you, from a very envious Brit :-)Best of luck to you, from a very envious Brit :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-7179661086944277272012-04-08T10:36:03.243-07:002012-04-08T10:36:03.243-07:00I'm so excited for you....you're going to ...I'm so excited for you....you're going to be an official Canadian. There is no better place in the world to be. Welcome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com