And The Winner Is....

Congratulations, Elaine from Georgia, you won the pane of Canadian Titanic 100 Anniversary stamps! They will be in the mail by Monday. Enjoy!

Titanic Giveaway!

Since I was a little girl, I've been fascinated by the story of the Titanic. I've read just about every book I could get my hands on. In honour of the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, I'm doing a giveaway for this beautiful pane of Canadian commemorative stamps. 

Here's an explanation of the artwork, which was done by Mike Little who resides in Halifax, by way of England:

"Each corner block contains 2 stamps showing RMS Titanic's bow and 2 featuring the stern. The detailed illustrations were based on existing photographs and are intended to be as realistic as possible.

The Bow: Titanic's enormous bow and two front anchors appear in the centre of the first pair of stamps.  On the right side, you'll see Southampton, England, where the Titanic began her maiden voyage. On the left is Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, which became the centre of recovery efforts after the ship sank.

The Stern: The second stamp pair shows the 3 propellers that were situated at the rear of the ship—2 larger outer propellers and a smaller centre propeller. Again, the stamp pair separates into 2 for mailing.

At the bottom of each stamp sits the House Flag of the White Star Line (Titanic's owners). This iconic red flag flew from Titanic's main mast and was also displayed on her tickets, cutlery and furniture."

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To enter the draw, leave me a comment telling me where you're from and one thing you find interesting about the Titanic story. 

You can Tweet a link to this post or share it on Facebook for an extra entry. (Just let me know you did so in your comments!) 

The winner will be drawn on Thursday, April 19th. Please be sure I have your email in case you win-if there's no way to contact you, I'll have to draw another name!  Good luck!

2010 Olympics, Day 10 & A Giveaway!

I thought I would give you a glimpse of the crowds in the downtown core these days. The weekend was insane with the hockey starting. This was taken in Yaletown yesterday, as I made my way from the train station, to the Stadium.

Everywhere you look, you see our flag. It's literally a sea of red and white, no matter where you go. One house in our neighbourhood has taken their Xmas lights and spelled out "Vancouver 2010" with them on the side of their house and then there's a huge flag hanging in their living room window. Everyone is wearing their heart on their sleeve...

...Or their flag on their back. Some, like this guy have just strung their flag around their neck, but last night, when I was working the security check point, I noticed that someone is now making Canadian flag ponchos. It's the flag material, but just shaped into a poncho, for easier wearing. It sure doesn't take long for people to figure out a way to make a buck!

And then there are those who are wearing all manner of crazy costumes. It's become an odd sort of dress up party. Lots of people are wearing Canadian themes temporary tattoos on their cheeks and hands and arms and then there are those who are painting their faces. Apparently, if you want to show your Olympic spirit, anything goes!



I took these photos on the seawall around False Creek where I was sitting with a friend and follow volunteer, enjoying my lunch in the beautiful sunshine and people watching. I think it was about 15C here yesterday. Gorgeous!



I forgot to mention that on Friday, I randomly won a pair of tickets to the Swiss vs. Norway hockey game on Saturday. Of course I was working so my guys got to enjoy those tickets. They were seated in a suite and had the time of their lives! (Good to know my hard work is paying off.) I told them they owe me a very nice dinner out. I think they said something about the Keg! YAY!



Last night's feature Province was Nunavut and the concert was put on by Loverboy & Trooper. I saw Trooper last summer at the World Police & Fire Games and they were great. As I mentioned, I was outside working at the security checkpoint, so I don't have any pics of the festivities for you. Today, day 11, I am off, so you'll have to check back for a report on day 12! In the meantime...


...I promised a giveaway and here is the first one: I have two first day covers of Olympic themed postage. I saw these in our post office and thought they were really cool, so I bought myself some and picked up some extras to share with a lucky reader!

The first one features Whistler/Vancouver. The entire oval shape is the stamp pane and it has the 2010 cancellations on them. On the back side of the envelope is an explanation of the stamps.

The second one features the Olympic and Paralympic emblems and the blue and green artwork and colours of the 2010 Games. Again, the back of the envelope explains the stamps.

Both first day covers will go to ONE lucky winner.

So here's the scoop:

ONE entry per person.

To enter the draw, leave me a comment telling me where you are from and what your favourite 2010 Olympic moment has been so far.

I will be drawing a name and announcing the winner on Friday, Feb. 26th. Please be sure that I have some way of emailing you if you win so I can get your snail mail addy and send them off to you!

Good Luck!