There is a certain feeling at Christmas which is quite different from those at New Years...At New Years, we are often thinking of the hopes and dreams that lay ahead or the year having recently closed. Christmas, though is a time for family, friends good food and sharing…Last night was Christmas Eve and after church, we shared good food and caught up on what was new and old since the last gathering.
The wide eyed anticipation in a child’s eyes as she prepares Santa’s plate, not forgetting those “reinders” as well. Oft times, our own childhood is seen through the eyes off a child and we remember Christmas’s from our past.
Travelling home we passed a few Tim Horton’s that were “dark” as they say on Broadway. It’s eerie to think that the entire nation will be deprived of their “double doubles” for a full 38 hours…worldwide. From the North Eastern States in the US to all ten provinces and two territories they are closed until 6 a.m. on Boxing Day. That is everywhere except Kandahar and Nunavut.
Now we all have heard that there’s a Tim Horton’s in Kandahar (their drive through must be interesting…wide enough for a troop carrier yet constantly checking the state of their
garbage pail and that laneway for IED’s). Nunavut is a different story however. As Canada’s newest territory, they have nun…..er none. You heard it here!!!! There is not a Tim’s in Rankin Inlet nor in their territorial capital of Iqualuit. Neither has Whale Cove or any other town or settlement up in that part of the Arctic. I’m doing my part, though, by taking a couple of tins of Fine Grind to the north with me. I’m afraid they won’t sell me their frozen doughnuts to take….something about quality control….and the fact that the local Mounties may confiscate them as contraband.
So here’s to our troops stationed around the world and especially those gals and guys serving proudly in Afganistan. Keep safe…we are enjoying the fruits of your labours as we have for generations. While some may not agree with the deployment, your efforts help to “keep the true North strong and free” as we sing so often, eh?
Merry Christmas to all. Your local Tim’s opens at 6 a.m. tomorrow and remember that they also close early New Year’s Eve…so stock up.
The wide eyed anticipation in a child’s eyes as she prepares Santa’s plate, not forgetting those “reinders” as well. Oft times, our own childhood is seen through the eyes off a child and we remember Christmas’s from our past.
Travelling home we passed a few Tim Horton’s that were “dark” as they say on Broadway. It’s eerie to think that the entire nation will be deprived of their “double doubles” for a full 38 hours…worldwide. From the North Eastern States in the US to all ten provinces and two territories they are closed until 6 a.m. on Boxing Day. That is everywhere except Kandahar and Nunavut.
Now we all have heard that there’s a Tim Horton’s in Kandahar (their drive through must be interesting…wide enough for a troop carrier yet constantly checking the state of their
garbage pail and that laneway for IED’s). Nunavut is a different story however. As Canada’s newest territory, they have nun…..er none. You heard it here!!!! There is not a Tim’s in Rankin Inlet nor in their territorial capital of Iqualuit. Neither has Whale Cove or any other town or settlement up in that part of the Arctic. I’m doing my part, though, by taking a couple of tins of Fine Grind to the north with me. I’m afraid they won’t sell me their frozen doughnuts to take….something about quality control….and the fact that the local Mounties may confiscate them as contraband.
So here’s to our troops stationed around the world and especially those gals and guys serving proudly in Afganistan. Keep safe…we are enjoying the fruits of your labours as we have for generations. While some may not agree with the deployment, your efforts help to “keep the true North strong and free” as we sing so often, eh?
Merry Christmas to all. Your local Tim’s opens at 6 a.m. tomorrow and remember that they also close early New Year’s Eve…so stock up.
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