Thanks Jack! TNT is the store on whose wall the mural appears. I never thought about it but I guess it's a bit odd in conjunction with the flag.
Thanks to all who commented! Cheers, frank On 2 July, 2015 9:17:43 AM EDT, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >I share Ann's sentiments re the photo, Knarf. Still shuddering over >the explosive/TNT connection >however. > >J > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 2, 2015, at 5:45 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'll have to confess to liking caramel spread. >> >> But truly - eating in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Quebec or Vancouver >when you know where to go is so wonderful. still recall that little >Chinese place you took me >> to on Spadina , I think it was. >> >> anyway, love the photo >> ann >> >>> On 7/2/2015 12:18 AM, Knarf wrote: >>> Culinary un-delights? Poutine? (Quebec) Seal flipper? (Newfoundland) >Kraft Dinner? (everywhere) Smoked meat? (Montreal) Red River Cereal? >(The West) Maple Leaf cookies? (Sea to Sea) >>> >>> What's not to like? >>> >>> Seriously, thanks, Ann, and thanks to everyone who commented. >>> >>> BTW, TNT is the army surplus store in that building. Filled with >must, mould and lots of cool stuff (most of it olive drab). >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> frank >>> >>>> On 1 July, 2015 11:36:11 PM EDT, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> >wrote: >>>> I'm a fan of Canada - except for certain culinary un-delights >>>> >>>> Fun photo here, too! (Dynamite shot, even, you might say) >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 7/1/2015 2:51 PM, Knarf wrote: >>>>> On July 1, 1867 the BNA Act (of the British Parliament) granted >the >>>> former colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick and Nova >>>> Scotia limited independance: the Dominion of Canada was born. >>>>> Until the 1960s our flag was the Red Ensign, a Union Jack on a red >>>> field with the shield of Canada thereon. Even as a kid I thought it >was >>>> humiliating. >>>>> After considerable debate, in 1965 we adopted the current Red >Maple >>>> Leaf flag, which I thought as an eight year old, and still think >now, >>>> is the most beautiful flag in the world. I will admit to some bias >in >>>> that regard. >>>>> Here in New Toronto we celebrate that anniversary and Canada Day >with >>>> this clever trompe d'oeille mural: >>>> >http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/fifty-for-flag-happy-canada-day.html?m=1 >>>>> For all it's faults, Canada's a pretty damned good place to live. >For >>>> all my criticisms of it, this one day of the year I allow myself a >bit >>>> of patriotism. >>>>> Happy Canada Day! >>>>> >>>>> Taken with phone cam, processed and posted from phone. Hope you >>>> enjoy. Comments welcome. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> frank >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
