The Great Canadian Blog Bash is on!

Happy Birthday Canada!

In honour of Canada Day on July 1st, I’m be partying with other Canadian bloggers in The Great Canadian Blog Bash over the next couple of weeks. If you’re a Canadian blogger, link up your Canadian-themed post and join in with the other party-goers. If you're not Canadian, come check out the party and learn about what makes Canada such a great country and why we’re proud to be Canadians :-)

These are some of my Canadian things…

1. Awesome artists & artisans

I love original art, and I’ve discovered lots of great artists and artisans both here in Ottawa and across the country. Support Canadian artists!

Jill Alexander – Arnprior, ON  |  Susan Bailie – Ottawa, ON  |  Matt LeBlanc – Dieppe, NB

RAVEK Architectural Glass Art – Ottawa, ON  |  Cabin Road Art – Ottawa, ON  |  Sue McNenly Designs 

Edgewater Studio – Vancouver, BC | FAT Paint – New Westminster, BC | IZM – Edmonton, AB

And I guess a little plug for myself wouldn’t be out of line, seeing as this is my blog and I’m Canadian ;-) Some of my artwork…

 

2. Awesome ocean – The Maritimes

I’m not exactly a world traveler, but I’ve been to the Rockies and the desert and the US and Europe and both coasts of Canada. And of all the places I’ve been, my very favourite is the Maritimes. The ocean and beaches, the food, the people… Maritimers know how to do it right!

3. Awesome food

There’s not too much I miss about living in Montreal. But I have serious smoked meat envy! I haven’t found a decent smoked meat place in Ottawa in the 15 years that I’ve lived here – that’s a long time to go without good smoked meat! Schwartz’s has been a staple in downtown Montreal for over 80 years. A bit of a dive, but the meat is soooooo good! Vegetarians, look away.,. ;-)

One thing Ottawa does have is Beavertails – YUM! A beavertail is a long, thin, oval-shaped piece of pastry that’s deep fried and then covered with a variety of toppings. I said it was yummy, not healthy ;-)

Imagine a combination of chocolate and vanilla ice cream with white chocolate chunks. chocolate-covered almonds, toffee bits, and peanut butter cups… OK, you got it! Ben & Jerry’s exclusive-to-Canada If I Had 1,000,000 Flavours might be 999,994 flavours short of 1,000,000, but MAN it’s good!

4. Awesome interior design

Being a design blog, I have to end off with some of my favourite Canadian designers. I love Jane Lockhart’s use of colour…

Dawna Jones is a blogger friend and an amazing interior designer. Her home in BC is absolutely gorgeous, and has been featured in House & Home magazine.

And another shameless plug for my interior decorating business, JAX Decor & Design :-)

  

Are you feeling the awesome Canadian love yet? :-) There’s a whole lot more of if to go around at The Great Canadian Blog Bash – check it out! And if you’re Canadian, be sure to enter the big all-Canadian giveaway while you’re there :-)