August 4, 2008 - Forgive me readers for I have failed to post. Yesterday, my post sat in the draft folder and did not make it to the page. The best part of that is... yesterday was International Forgiveness Day. Go figure. So.. belated post, belated pardon?
Today, is Monday, August 4th. In Canada, the first Monday in August is a long weekend with various names across the country. On the East Coast, including Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, it is Natal Day. Ontario, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan call it a Civic Holiday. In Alberta it is Heritage Day, and in New Brunswick and BC we call it New Brunswick Day and BC Day. Call it what you want, it is a long weekend in the heart of Summer - and a chance to recharge your batteries. For those of us who are solar powered, this is a good thing. The golf courses are packed, the beaches are shoulder to shoulder, and the beer stores are re-stocking the shelves by Saturday morning. Beer... Canada's summer bubbly.
Dom Perignon would probably not be impressed with that nickname. After all, when Dom got busy and found bubbles in the wine on August 4, 1693, he stumbled upon something we still think is pretty special. Champagne Day is a great day to order a bottle of bubbles. We can celebrate a day off, a long weekend, the sunshine, the colour of grass, the colour of dead grass, a house full of dead Bordens (today is the day they found Lizzy's folk in their home in Massachusetts)... who cares. Any reason is a good reason to pop a cork and celebrate. Heck, maybe I'll change the name of this blog to "Daily Reasons to Pop a Cork". Now that some of the best wines are switching to screw tops... what will become of the cork in the Champagne?
Today, is Monday, August 4th. In Canada, the first Monday in August is a long weekend with various names across the country. On the East Coast, including Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, it is Natal Day. Ontario, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan call it a Civic Holiday. In Alberta it is Heritage Day, and in New Brunswick and BC we call it New Brunswick Day and BC Day. Call it what you want, it is a long weekend in the heart of Summer - and a chance to recharge your batteries. For those of us who are solar powered, this is a good thing. The golf courses are packed, the beaches are shoulder to shoulder, and the beer stores are re-stocking the shelves by Saturday morning. Beer... Canada's summer bubbly.
Dom Perignon would probably not be impressed with that nickname. After all, when Dom got busy and found bubbles in the wine on August 4, 1693, he stumbled upon something we still think is pretty special. Champagne Day is a great day to order a bottle of bubbles. We can celebrate a day off, a long weekend, the sunshine, the colour of grass, the colour of dead grass, a house full of dead Bordens (today is the day they found Lizzy's folk in their home in Massachusetts)... who cares. Any reason is a good reason to pop a cork and celebrate. Heck, maybe I'll change the name of this blog to "Daily Reasons to Pop a Cork". Now that some of the best wines are switching to screw tops... what will become of the cork in the Champagne?
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