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A White Christmas

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Growing up in Victoria and now living in Vancouver, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve experienced a white Christmas (with the last time being in 1998!) While many of you may think of Canada as the land of snow and ice, most Canadians live along the 49th parallel and share the same weather as cities like Seattle, Detroit and New York. And for those of us living along the fair-weathered ‘wet coast’, 90% of the time we are simply “dreaming of a white Christmas“. Well, this year we’ll be singing along with good old Bing Crosby.

gingerbread boys A White ChristmasMother Nature and Jack Frost have teamed up to deliver a few good blasts of snow that will last to Christmas day and beyond.  Because it snows so infrequently over here, much of the city shuts down during snowfalls like this, making it a good time to just stay home with the family. Over the weekend we put up the Christmas tree, baked cookies for Santa and decorated a gingerbread house.

Much fun was had at the local park tobogganing, visiting Vancouver’s largest gingerbread house exhibit and riding the sky train across town. Aiden and I also went on a lantern walk in the deep snow on the evening of winter solstice.  Our loose plans for the remainder of the holiday break include attending a Pantomime and venturing to our local mountain to enjoy the Peak of Christmas (pictured at top). What holiday traditions do you enjoy each year? Any readers experiencing summer right now?

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  • koolchicken

    I suppose I’m experiencing summer right now. I live in
    Hawaii and it’s quite warm here. Although we do have a “winter” here, no more 90 degree days. It’s very wet and a bit dreary some days, the nights get down to maybe sixty-five, the days are low 80′s mid 70′s. My Mum in Boston says it’s been in the 20′s and they have had snow. I thought I missed the cold weather until I remembered I don’t have to help shovel anymore. ;]

  • http://www.lunapads.com Suzanne

    Oy, shovelling has been the constant activity over here. We missed a turkey dinner on ‘boxing day’ because the road into town became a parking lot of stuck cars! Most of us are now ready for rain to melt it all away! Sigh, summer…

  • Neala

    Here I am on the other side of the world, in Australia in the 35 degree heat of summer, missing my hometown of Victoria BC smothered in snow. A bit absurd, but I’d love to go help shovel … at least I’d be doing it with family!