Whenever Canadians hear the word “Dieppe” they are reminded of August 19, 1942, described by the Canadian Veterans’ Association as: “one of the most devastating and bloody chapters in Canadian military history. Of the 4,963 Canadians who embarked from England for the operation, only 2,210 returned, and many of them were wounded. Casualties totaled 3,367, including 916 dead and 1,946 prisoners of war.” Under the…
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Here we go again ladies
It seems they’re not listening to me so I’m going to keep condemning companies that continue to glorify grossly Photoshopped, tall thin bodies as being the ideal. Not surprisingly, Victoria’s Secret is taking a lot of heat about their new campaign entitled “The Perfect Body” that shows unrealistic body shapes as being the standard perfect body we should all strive for. While I never shop…
Canadian sacrifices at Beny-sur-mer still inspire
After my recent post about the murder of Canadians at the Abbey d’Ardennes monastery near Caen, France on June 7, 1944, I received the following note from another member of our tour group. For some reason, when we were leaving the garden area, I stopped by a tree that had a Nova Scotia flag and a piece of paper in a plastic sleeve pinned on…
Boomers pay their respects at Beny-sur-Mer 70 years later
In September my husband and I spent two weeks in France and Belgium feeding our appetites for history, French wine and travel with the emphasis on history. Until this year I had been unable to source a tour that offered visits specifically to Canadian memorial sites related to World War I and World War II. The river cruises didn’t meet our criteria. After I mentioned…