For the second year in a row Mommy Kat and Kids is participating in The Great Canadian Blog Bash! I love this chance to meet new Canadian bloggers and reconnect with some of my best bloggy friends right before Canada Day!
If you’re a newcomer to my site, welcome! My name is Kathryn and I am the energetic and cheerful owner, editor and head writer here at Mommy Kat and Kids.
I was born and raised in a small town on the Saskatchewan prairies and while life in a small town has its ups and downs, overall Lumsden is a pretty wonderful place to live.
Of course, the gorgeous scenery we have down here in the Qu’Appelle Valley doesn’t hurt either!
Did you know that Saskatchewan was once a part of the Northwest Territories? And it was originally settled when the Queen offered free land to anyone that would come and farm on the prairies.
People came from all over Europe, the United States and other parts of Canada to claim their “free land” and Saskatchewan has a very diverse ethnic background as a result.
Saskatchewan is also a province of viciously cold winters and absurdly hot summers and I sometimes think back on the first founders of my province with pride because to live here, a person would have to either be impossibly stubborn or a little bit crazy. And both of those probably describe me pretty well!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Nova Scotia Entered Confederation in July 1, 1867 and at the time was the wealthiest province
Winnie the Pooh was named after the city of Winnipeg, by a Canadian Lieutenant in the Fort Garry Horse Militia who purchased Winnipeg Bear, shortened to Winnie the Pooh, from a hunter in 1914.
Norwex “clean without chemicals” was birthed in Norway in 1994, soon after microfiber was first manufactured in Sweden.
We have Jeanne’s Bakery which is a legend! lol And Alicia’s Perogies, too…John Candy actually had them flown to where he was! True story! :D
Alberta: home of the giant perogy,sausage,beaver and bee. (just to name a few)
The Big Nickel located in Sudbury is the world’s largest coin. It is a giant reproduction of a 1951 Canadian nickel, measuring 9 meters (30 feet) in diameter.
Winnipeg (my hometown) has been the “Slurpee Capital of the World” for six years in a row, for consuming 400,000 slurpies per month
The word “hoser” originated in Saskatchewan, where it referred derisively to a person low enough to steal gasoline by siphoning it with a hose from someone’s else tank! LOL!
i would love to try their micro fibre cloths!
Ontario is clean and fun and we just love living here!!