Oct 13, 2014—Happy I can re-share this post for Canada Day 2014.

I’m sending out festive greetings to all my Canadian pals who have the good sense to celebrate Thanksgiving this day, instead of Columbus Day, which we’re observing here in the States. I have much personal gratitude for all the talented Canadian bands I’ve heard this past year, during my annual visit to Toronto for NXNE, when I loved hanging at Cameron House, and in NYC, listening to such acts as Ben Rough, Greg Ball, The Strumbellas, Shawn William Clark, Jill Barber; Elliott BROOD, and Elephant Stone; all the bold Canadian authors who’s books I’ve encountered, including Kathryn Kuitenbrower, Gill Deacon, Antonine Maillet, Howard Engel, and Jan Wong; and all the great Canadian friends I’ve met and re-met in Toronto and on CBC Radio 3’s keenly interactive daily blog. Until the next time we bump in to each other, here’s a pumpkin pie decorated with the maple leaf. Hope you’re having a celebratory day, and thanks for visiting Honourary Canadian!

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Oct 21, 2013

I rarely photograph food I’m about to eat but the pumpkin pie Kyle made this weekend, dotted with maple leafs made from her delicious and flaky crust, looked too special not to first make a visual record of it. It tasted as good as it looked, best I’ve ever eaten! As a belated observance of Canadian Thanksgiving last Monday, I’m glad I could share my photograph of the pie.