Oh Canada!
I don't think we really could have asked for a better Canada Day this July 1st. I am sure many of you enjoyed the day in park, at a bbq, or at the cottage. The weather seemed to be completely cooperative, with clear blue skies, a light breeze and the perfect amount of sunshine. As for me I spent Canada Day with a few friends (and our dogs) at Trinity Bellwoods Park. We found the perfect spot with some sun and a little bit of shade and totally chilled out all day. Everyone seemed to be in the park there were people everywhere, which was nice to see. I even ran into Pax who was appropriately wearing his red "I heart Canadian Wine" shirt while he was playing tennis! In the evening we ended up watching the fireworks from a neighbours patio and truly enjoyed the holiday!
I don't think we really could have asked for a better Canada Day this July 1st. I am sure many of you enjoyed the day in park, at a bbq, or at the cottage. The weather seemed to be completely cooperative, with clear blue skies, a light breeze and the perfect amount of sunshine. As for me I spent Canada Day with a few friends (and our dogs) at Trinity Bellwoods Park. We found the perfect spot with some sun and a little bit of shade and totally chilled out all day. Everyone seemed to be in the park there were people everywhere, which was nice to see. I even ran into Pax who was appropriately wearing his red "I heart Canadian Wine" shirt while he was playing tennis! In the evening we ended up watching the fireworks from a neighbours patio and truly enjoyed the holiday!
Now Canada Day wouldn't be complete (especially for me) without some great vino to celebrate. A special note of thanks to Vineyards Wine store down on Queen's Quay for being open on the holiday, as grabbing some last minute wine was a must, and they were the only ones open! So with a few tetra packs of French Cross and some great friends we all enjoyed some Pinot Grigio during the day of celebrations. I think that you could potentially drink any wine on Canada Day and it would end up being a great wine. With great company, fabulous weather and awesome conversation any wine (not matter what kind) seems to just taste great. I hadn't tried French Cross before, and overall it was probably one of the better wines I have had out of a tetra pack. Now mind you I know there are other French Cross varieties that I have yet to try, but the Pinot was not bad at all!The best part was we also got to recycle the enviro-friendly wine packs without any heavy lifting or bottle lugging whether it is at a bbq or in your own home it is great to go Green.
I realize that VQA probably should have been present at my Canada Day, however a tetra pack just felt like the right thing to do, and beggers can't be choosers when the LCBO isn't open! Besides at least there is something Francais like about French Cross. Even if it is just in the name!
Cheers & Happy Canada Day!
