With a bit of great planning by those who decide things, 1st August finds two rather special NATIONAL days.
Swiss National Day . A Nation who brought to the world staggering landscapes, politeness, precision transport, chocolate and Roger Federer.
AND
Rhubarb National Day otherwise known as Yorkshire Day. Yorkshire who brought to the world moaning, rain, wind, rhubarb, chocolate and Michael Palin.
Happy National Day here.
Happy National Day to Switzerland.
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Chocolate ftw!
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What finer thing is there.
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Here is Ontario Canada it’s Civic Holiday. The true meaning behind the holiday is to honor John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (then known as Upper Canada). I just Googled that and it is a new piece of information for me, and I have lived for 77 years in Ontario!
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Happy civic holiday. Everyday is a school day for us all.
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Thanks for share
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And here in our little Canadian province of New Brunswick it’s New Brunswick Day. A good day for celebrating everywhere!
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Happy New Brunswick Day. We have a place called Runswick not far from us.
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Im very partial to Chocolate and rhubarb, have been known to snigger at Michael Palin, and am not above grizzling a bit myself (I will not mention wind on account of being a lady)…and you missed gravy (I googled that), an endearing accent, and James Milner. I reckon it deserves a whole week of celebrations🤣
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See the Yorkshire force is strong in you.
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😁
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And here in the U.S., it is just … Monday. Blah. Given the two pictures, I think I would prefer to go help the Swiss celebrate their holiday! Hugs!
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It’s a fine place for a coffee
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It sure seems like it … a coffee, another coffee, a nice dinner … oh heck, let’s just buy a small cabin there and relocate!
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That would be perfect
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Wow, chocolate came from Yorkshire!
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The home of KitKat, polos, milkybars, quality streets, smarties
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Yummy 😋
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Definitely bad fir the diet
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👍🏼
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Great photos Gary!
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Thanks Di
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Rhubarb!!!!
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Perfect weather for it
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It definitely is ❤
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❤️
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Quite a lot of fireworks going last evening… until the rain set in… lol
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The thing I remember about Swiss Day was just how full the restaurants were. Full with large social groupings. Wonderful to see.
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I have no idea how it was this time since I only hear the fireworks from the other side of the river Rhine… lol
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I hope it’s gone back to how it was 😊
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No Coronoa measures this year.
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You don’t like rhubard Gary. Swiss picture obviously happier, lovelier and yet that other photo is brilliant. I love the light on the..is it a river?
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Hate the stuff 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Rhubarb is rather important.
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It definitely is here.
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Can’t believe it’s Aug already…
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Woke early and as I was looking up things to associated with Switzerland (because it’s Sunday of course and BABASP posts Swiss stuff on Sunday) and this was one of the things I clicked on:
https://lenews.ch/2022/07/29/swiss-national-day-4-things-you-ought-to-know/
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Isn’t it cool that the national anthem was only made official 30 years ago.
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