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Happy Canada Day!

I am alone and abandoned, as my family headed out to the cabin this morning with the intention of spending the week. So far, my day has consisted of sitting out on the deck with my feet up, my sunglasses on, and Frederick Whyte's two volume The Life of W.T.Stead to keep me company. Mr. Whyte has surprised me by being a very engaging and entertaining writer (I'm sensing a former journalist here -- quite common with my particular research focus), so it's been a very, very enjoyable.

Sadly, clouds are beginning to move in, the wind is beginning to pick up, and I've been forced to move inside. Mr. Whyte and I will now be retiring to the living room to pick up where we left off.