Thought for the Day

I was fortunate today to participate in a session with First Nations representatives and learned more about aboriginal culture in a couple of hours than I have in over 30 years. Imelda Perley led a cleansing smudging ceremony where braided sweetgrass was burned. After the day was done, I was left wondering how I was raised in a city with a First Nation community in it, and today was the first time that I ever really learned about their culture. Then I started to think about the fact that when I lived in Massachusetts, I was constantly asked about my heritage and people really identified with their ancestry (for example being Irish or Italian) even though they had been in America for generations. It never seems to be a topic of conversation here. I know of my friends whose parents were the first generation to settle in Canada, but beyond that, people don't seem to talk about it. Am I off base here???

...and now for the reason you check the blog





















































We went to Emily and William's house for a play date which is always fun.














Thanks Emily! See you next time.