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ha. a very natural letter and or conversations...not familiar with the upper canada rebellion...will have to look that up
ReplyDeleteHope to find out more about the Upper Canda Rebellion too. As an American I am interested, but not knowledgeable. Can you share more?
ReplyDeleteIn fact, Canada had two rebellions in 1837: one in Upper Canada (Ontario) and one in Lower Canada (Quebec). FWIW, on the 150th anniversary of these events, in 1987, I happened to be working in a small bookstore on Yonge Street in Toronto, as a re-enactment of the Upper Canada Rebellion marched by, which was the same year in which they launched the beer.
ReplyDeleteAn ordinary chit-chat with extraordinary connections! Fascinating flow of associated ideas!
ReplyDeleteInteresting aspect of history and given the dates, it's when the memories of the civil war/American revolution would have passed from life but still remembered in the stories told of granddad
ReplyDeletefunny how we want to put dates on events that in hindsight left deep marks.. who would've thought about this on that special morning..
ReplyDeleteThe upper Canada rebellion is new to me, but I like the voice you have created to tell the story. Very readable.
ReplyDeletegreat take on the prompt...love this kind of narrative style...put capturing a snapshot of something important...marching in a parade...protesting?....this captures and says more than that is just written on the face of it....very cool
ReplyDeleteInteresting take on the prompt, I like the voice, mood here.
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