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Old Mar 27th 2008 | 3:53 pm
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That sounds lovely what a great welcome,
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Old Mar 27th 2008 | 11:49 pm
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Originally Posted by AlvicSK
We were here two days when our neighbour two doors down sent her grandson up with a huge tray of homebaked goodies - I was overwhelmed, nearly cried Her husband has sinced help us lug about heavy washing machines, lent us his truck etc etc

Lady across the road on many occasion checks to see if our shipment has arrived in order to help me unpack and is constantly offering me bits of furniture - dont know why I haven't taken her up on that yet though

And just on Monday night past a couple from the next block arrived at our door full of apologies that they had not been to welcome us as they had been out of town. The lady handed me a basket full of homemade jams, lemon curd, beetroot, marmalade etc etc - I was stunned again at the locals kindness.

I know all of my neighbours and many of the occupants of the town by name and we are only here 11 weeks
Still no sign of any stuff yet?

Did you manage to keep the eggs away from OH and do your hunt?? Did he enjoy it or did the dogs get there first?

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Originally Posted by edsask
Which reminds me - got to visit my wife's cousins in Turtleford, so I can say hello to Ernie the Turtle. But my favourite is 'the Happy Rock' in ... Gladstone, Manitoba.
I have a picture or two somewhere of Mac the Moose I will have to sort out from our Recci
 
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Still no sign of any stuff yet?

Did you manage to keep the eggs away from OH and do your hunt?? Did he enjoy it or did the dogs get there first?

Dawn
Egg hunt!!!!!!!!!!!! He had them all eat in about two days I kid you not.

Container promised last week and phoned again yesterday and promised next week - see I knew we should have got the Red Knicker Gang to hi-jack the train as it passed Indain Head

BTW - I hate you:curse: - where did you see Mac the Moose - i have been dying to see a moose since we came and you are only in the country two weeks and see one - not fair...stamps foot in huff!
 
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Originally Posted by AlvicSK
Egg hunt!!!!!!!!!!!! He had them all eat in about two days I kid you not.

Container promised last week and phoned again yesterday and promised next week - see I knew we should have got the Red Knicker Gang to hi-jack the train as it passed Indain Head

BTW - I hate you:curse: - where did you see Mac the Moose - i have been dying to see a moose since we came and you are only in the country two weeks and see one - not fair...stamps foot in huff!
Now play nicely and wait your turn
 
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Now play nicely and wait your turn
But I want to see a moose
 
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Originally Posted by Souvenir
You will quite possibly go for several years without even saying hello to your neighbours. Introduce yourself if you meet someone in the street. Nothing more is needed.
I've lived in the same house for 13 years here and have yet to utter more than 2 words to the guy across the road (the side of his house faces our house). The guy 3 doors away ditto. Funnily enough both of them are born and bred Canajuns who are extremely grumpy and work for the Federal Government. I'm not alone in the snubbing as nobody in the n'hood seems to talk to them....they are just aloof and they have avoided my greetings over the years. Quelle surprise when we got the big snowstorm about 3 weeks ago and both sets of grumpy neighbours were away on vacation and nobody in the n'hood used a snowblower to make their house look lived in.

Other neighbours are hard to get rid of.
 
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[QUOTE=Smart Cookie;6120183]It may sound funny, but what happens when you move into a new house in Canada? I mean, here in Germany, the person who is moving in is expected to go round to all adjoining neighbours on the first day and introduce themselves. What happens there

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The neighbours are great where we are , our immediate ones came over with a plate of cookies all freshly baked with lots of helpful info on best places to eat , go for walks etc then the neighbour on the other side presented himself with the best housewarming present ever the biggest smile ive ever seen and a snow shovel which I had never seen before then, but has been used three times this year already. We have been so lucky to land such great neighbours
 
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Originally Posted by Smart Cookie
It may sound funny, but what happens when you move into a new house in Canada? I mean, here in Germany, the person who is moving in is expected to go round to all adjoining neighbours on the first day and introduce themselves.
I think you are confusing Bayern with Germany.
 
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Originally Posted by gingnut
I guess putting a giant sculpture of what a town is named after is one way to breakup up the towns scenery, hope we don't do that it regina. What if the artist does not know its Latin for queen.
It might be more embarrassing if he does know. You've heard about these arty types.
 
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It might be more embarrassing if he does know. You've heard about these arty types.
Indeed. Saskatonians might have their jokes made for them …
 
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I guess putting a giant sculpture of what a town is named after is one way to breakup up the towns scenery, hope we don't do that it regina. What if the artist does not know its Latin for queen.
Regina doesn't celebrate its name - it does have a car in a building, a giant frog, Luiggi's truck, Pemican Pete, a pitchfork, a polar bear and... Reginald the Grasshopper.
http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/sask.htm
 
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Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
Regina doesn't celebrate its name - it does have a car in a building, a giant frog, Luiggi's truck, Pemican Pete, a pitchfork, a polar bear and... Reginald the Grasshopper.
http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/sask.htm
I could do with that giant coffeepot for my aviator
 
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Originally Posted by AlvicSK
Egg hunt!!!!!!!!!!!! He had them all eat in about two days I kid you not.

Container promised last week and phoned again yesterday and promised next week - see I knew we should have got the Red Knicker Gang to hi-jack the train as it passed Indain Head

BTW - I hate you:curse: - where did you see Mac the Moose - i have been dying to see a moose since we came and you are only in the country two weeks and see one - not fair...stamps foot in huff!
Sorry Al - We just happened upon the TIC and there he was large as life...we also got the little moose rescued from Crescent Park...see image 2 - very sweet. Also very conveniently close (2 mins) from Tim Hortons...our only visit - lunch on the way back to the airport. That was a tale - we were so late leaving - we made it from TH to Regina Airport via the fuel stop in 45 mins....ouch

We did however miss the girt big indian...
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Old Mar 31st 2008 | 5:06 am
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Originally Posted by Harrypottermouse
Sorry Al - We just happened upon the TIC and there he was large as life...we also got the little moose rescued from Crescent Park...see image 2 - very sweet. Also very conveniently close (2 mins) from Tim Hortons...our only visit - lunch on the way back to the airport. That was a tale - we were so late leaving - we made it from TH to Regina Airport via the fuel stop in 45 mins....ouch

We did however miss the girt big indian...
Sure I only realised afterwards you were talking about a statue - thought you had seen a moose in real life

Did you not see the Indain's head when you came into the town that Sunday you were at our house?
 


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