Happy Birthday, Canada!


What a way to begin July! A celebration! A cake! A new word! A watercolour painting! And why not?

OK, Canada is 150 years old this year. Itโ€™s Sesquicentennial, for want of a better term. And Iโ€™ve decided for my first watercolour for #WorldWatercolorMonth, to create a cake. A red and white cake, based on the Canadian flag, outlined in silver and gold, with a huge 150 as the cherry on top. My cakeโ€™s rather lop-sided, but even that is better than one that I could have attempted to bake for real. Iโ€™m a terrible cook. You should see the bread I bakeโ€ฆ and that is done in a breadmaker! Anyway, I digress.

For Canada Day, July 1st, today, I celebrate Canada!

And of course, the start of a month of watercolour painting!

15 responses to “Happy Birthday, Canada!”

  1. bcparkison avatar

    I love home made bread even from a bread maker . And your cake?……. Well it is waterolor but today is still July here so I haven’t started.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      You must have started now, Beverly… I’m guessing.

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      1. bcparkison avatar

        Yes….well sort of.

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  2. Soul Gifts avatar
    Soul Gifts

    Happy paint splashing, Tom !

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Raili. It’s splashing merrily already!

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  3. -Eugenia avatar

    Happy painting, Tom. That cake has a lot of personality!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Eugenia.

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  4. Diane Henders avatar

    Hooray! Happy birthday to us, and thank you for the cake! We’re off to see the fireworks in a couple of hours. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Hope they were good, Diane!

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      1. Diane Henders avatar

        They were! This is the first time I’ve ever watched fireworks on a balmy beach with no mosquitos. Heaven! ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          Sounds wonderful!

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  5. colonialist avatar

    I didn’t realise Canada was that young! Many Happy Returns to them!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I didn’t realise that either until the other week, Col.

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  6. prenin avatar

    Aah! Lopsided cakes!!! ๐Ÿ˜›

    Still go dowen nicely with a fresh cup of tea!!! ๐Ÿ˜›

    Happy 150th Canada!!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Lopsided cakes are the best, Prenin! ๐Ÿ˜€

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