Canuk Greg from Ottawa, Canada

Now, if I haven't misjudged,

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

C A N U K G R E G .
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For Your very kind Greetings for my Birthday.

Greg - Are you familiar with Natalie McMasters?

She is from Cape Breton NS & put on a great show. Have seen her twice. This video reminds me of her.

She has been to Britt twice.

The first time was about 5 years ago - she had just won a Juno (?) in Canada. It was billed as a Celtic night with Mary Black the "star" performer. My Mom came up to see Mary Black. That night they had 3 performances - the first was a local who is an Irish Story teller - excellent, I may add. Followed by Natalie McMasters - who brought the house down. I felt sorry for Mary Black who had to go on after her. Natalie's records were not on sale in the US at that time, she sold $4,000 in CDs that night. She came back a year or so later as the headliner.

My Mom flew back the next morning to Burbank & Natalie and her group were on the flight - in Burbank waiting for their luggage - Mom let her know how much she enjoyed her fiddlin' step dance. Natalie was appearing that evening at the Hollywood Bowl.

I have an autographed CD. I did not know she has gone into the blues and jazz.

Hey Greg ! We obviously have similar taste in music - I enjoy the Celtic Woman, we have their double DVD album. Regarding the habit of moving my hand to my mouth - decided to take up knitting!! Cheers have a good weekend!

so very much for the lovely birthday greeting and wishes. You have made my day.

Do you know what, I was leaning towards a Number os Sudokuists, but A "Grid" of sudokuists has a certain ring to it.
Competition Closed
GRID - sorry Gail, no prize other than the fame!
Thank all for taking part

Hey there, Canuk! I'm like Popeye, eating my spinach and staying strong.

Thanks for stopping by my page. My precious grandson's name is Maddox. My daughter is 31 and had been told she couldn't have children, so he is our miracle baby. Thanks for the chocolate beavertail. Yum. Sending you some Southern chess pie.

Hi CG
thanks for the message, just a bit slow getting back to answer them though. Dad is home okay and we go to Melbourne to the specialist for some tests on the 10th and not sure what else they are doing. they believe he needs a heart valve replaced. mum has had the virus quite bad but is recovering now. the boys and graeme are also coming good I think, but the darn virus keeps coming back. not a lot of time for extra sudoku so hence I have not been around too much. will catch up again soon. hope you are fit and well.
cheers
rosemary

Greg Love your picture gallery. I've been having trouble adding a You Tube to my sight. Is there anything special to do?

CG - we are already in our second week with kids, third week total. I had to take today off for a doctor's appointment. I am going to Austin (2 hours away) to visit with the surgeon that removed my skin cancer. Hopefully to hear that he wants to just see me annually from now on!
I will take a short nap and then hit the road.
Thanks for the note.

Greg Thanks for your help with the code. Some things are so easy when you have a friend to explain them. I added Josh Turner song "Me and God" to the sight. My wife and I went to see him when he was in the Pittsburgh, Pa area.

Greg Thanks for the compliment on my music. I love country music, I think it speaks back to your roots. I especially like ballads. My favorite is Brooks and Dunn's "Believe. I may post it in a couple of weeks.

Hi Greg. yes the Sculpture by the Sea is a yearly event. It's been going since sometime in the 1990's. I first went in 2002 & have only missed once since then (2006). http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/html/sxsbondi.php this website will give you some more information if you want. And this next one will give you access to some of the artist etc if you want to drown yourself with information!!!
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org .mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=A8S&q=Sculpture+by+the+sea+Bondi+2007&btnG=Search&met a=
Bit long for the box!!
I've got photos from 2004 & 2005, which I'll upload one day! i'm looking forward to this year's event.

PS There's also one in WA at Cottesloe Beach. Their's is earlier in the year.

Goodevening Canuk Greg--
I am so happy you visited my page and you asked questions so I feel I can do the same.

But first, Girlie-girl or just girl real name is Kendall. We like to keep things simple here so my husband is Man, I am Woman and then the Girl. We also have had Dog, Cat, Puppy, BillyBillyBilly Goat, and a lot of others, though I do not think we have had a Kitty.
Second, I keep my room clean because it uploads faster. I am still in the dark ages of dial up and it takes forever at times for a room that I visit to open up. I have met some dear people on this site and they have left me wonderful messages. And they have time to admire my favorite subject--Girlie-girl.

I hope that answers your questions--feel free to ask me anything.

Now for the question that I have had about you. Canuk is that a title, name or what? I have noticed that some just call you Greg at times.

Also, I have enjoyed your comments on this site and in the jigsaw puzzles.
Have a great day.
k

Just noticed I didn't answer about the sponsors! One is the water board or Sydney Water as it's called now, the National Australia Bank & Kodac.

Hi Canuk Greg, thanks for the visit and the compliments about my photos. Your post made my day. Thank you.
Enjoyed your YouTube. I remember them on tv years ago singing this song. Thanks.

Greg, I haven't told you that Robbie Williams (who you've said before you haven't heard of) and Nicole Kidman (who I think you just may have heard of!!) sing this duet and I have it on video. I think they do as good a job if not better than Frank Sinatra and Nancy.

Greg~What a pleasant surprise it was to find your Birthday Greeting on my page,it truly means a lot to me,how thoughtful of you!

hello greg! yes all is well nown my way now, was sick for what seemed like forever. but on the mend now. thanks for noticing. youngest son willie and his daughter audrey are moving out this weekend, finally have a little place of their own. this condo just is not made for 4 people.hes trying to raise this baby on his own, mom just wants to party all the time instead of take on the role of a mother, so will has the baby all the time. this weekend is moving weekend and we will be VERY glad to return to just US!!!! hope you and your are good. thanks for stopping by!

Hi Greg! How are things up in Ottawa? Are you seeing signs of Fall? What a beautiful building for your parliament! Have a great day!

Thank you for visiting my page. I enjoyed your YouTube of Roy Orbison. Good choice.

Hey Greg - you have an eclectic, catholic (with a small "c") taste in music. I've obviously missed a lot in the last six months or so... do you have a list somewhere, or do you make it up as you go along??

Hey Greg, thanks for the warm welcome. Great to see others with such great energy sharing my passion.

Hey Greg, Thanks for the visit and words of support. Things have been really hectic between my grandmothers illness and death and also at work so I'm really glad to have the month of August behind me. As things continue to settle down I look forward to getting back to sudokuland on a more regular basis again. Thanks again Greg, take care.

Thanks for the welcome note.....And I do so love a party....can't dance, but I can watch.
Betty

Greg: What is a beavertail pastry? I have never heard of it, and I grew up near the Canadian border and thought I knew every goodie around.

G'day Greg, What a nice bloke you are to send that message. I'm happy to let you know I'm smiling again after 9 days of very sad anniversaries and I'm still stunned by the goodwill of all my fellow Sudokuists. It was nice of you to look up "Deni" on Google and I have just done the same for Ottawa. Now there's a place I would love to go to. Maybe....one day....if I win Lotto....
I'm going to make it a point from now on to look up the tourist sites of other SAs' towns and do a bit of armchair travelling. Cheers, Kate

Hi, Canuk Greg! I see you stopped by my page while I was away. I'm sorry I missed you! I always enjoy your comments on Easy & your you-tubes (when I get a chance). This site is so welcoming, and thankfully, international! It's too bad the leaders of countries can get along as well as we do! Anyway, have a great day, and I hope you enjoy these fresh cinnamon rolls!

Thanks for all the comments Greg. I loved them You have a great sense of humour. Will pass on the shower one to Linda when she gets home in a few days time.

Thank you Greg, it has been a tough couple of days, I just have to remember that she is better off now.

Hey Greg, I enjoy different music genres, although Pavarotti with his clasical opera voice is just fantastic, I also enjoy the husky pop voice of Brian Adams. Anyway, I actually changed my utube and would like to hear your comment on this one. Totally different again! Cheers

Hello Greg - Thanks for your visit. I always enjoy hearing from you.

I am still trying to "cath-up" here at home. (It is hard to get my housework finished because I like to Fiddle around.) I have been trying to practice the Fiddle everyday. Yesterday I bought a resonator guitar. I want to learn how to play a Dobro. I figured this way I will have a guitar and dobro. I thought it would be an easy instrument to "pick-up", but I think I will need some instruction on it.

It has been so chilly here the last couple of days! It was about 8 (C) when we woke up yesterday, but a little warmer today.

My husband went up to Mackinaw City yesterday for a motorcycle ride with a buddy. They have already reached the freezing point up there! He came home with some delicious smoked fish and fish sausage. Yummy!

Thanks for thinking of me. I hope you have a great day! Please come back for a visit anytime. The door is always open.

Hey Greg, Apologies - perhaps the third attempt will work. I was also not able to download photographs for the past couple of days - weird??

Thanks for your rich pastry welcome Greg. I can see I'm going to get awfully lumpy here!!

Hi CG
thank you for the kind thoughts for dad. he has cocme through it ok and just a couple of minor tests and then just monitoring but he seems pretty good. the rest of them are all over the virus and hopefully we will cut a break for a while.
cheers

Hi Greg, thanks for yur interest. I confess that I haven't been keeping an eye on my page but any new posts come up on my email account so I watch from there.
We are having a ball but will be glad to get back home again - next week. I'll be in touch again soon.
Cheers.

CG
thank you for the special song re run
love the photo of the Canadian Parliament building
cheers