Hello there. It has been awhile. Haven’t even blogged since before Country Day. Hope you had a good one. What’s that? What’s Country Day?? Hmmmm. A relatively new holiday. One in a series of holidays recently declared by Owen here at our place as a matter of fact, the one before that being the somewhat similarly themed (International) Flag Day. I added the international to distinguish it from its American counterpart, since Owen’s interest in the American flag is limited compared to his zest for the rest of the flags in the world. You may be sensing that Owen is into countries and flags at the moment and if you were, you should be congratulated on your keen Internet instincts. Owen has spent his days in recent weeks feverishly cranking out flag after flag using crayons and 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper. Particularly good ones are then affixed to wooden barbecue skewers. This has left our house looking like a miniature UN, with flags pretty much everywhere. We are constantly quizzed as well. This was relatively easy at first when he was concentrating on Italy and Germany (both favored for their fast cars) and Canada (simply favored). Since the Easter Bunny dropped off a World Atlas that features the flags of even the most obscure nations however, the “what flag do you think this is” challenge has gotten much more difficult for those of us who can’t tell the flag of Trinidad from that of Greenland (I didn’t even know anyone actually lived in Greenland until now).But I digress. With International Flag Day in the rearview mirror, we recently turned our attention to Country Day. The proximity of the two holidays to each other (a mere week apart!) came in handy as we found ourselves still well-stocked with leftover flags for our Country Day celebration last Saturday. The best part of making up holidays is you get to decide not only when, but how to celebrate them as well. For Country Day, we decided the holiday would best be celebrated by stereotyping each country through Americanized frozen versions of their native cuisines. This is how we here at CloudEight came to be feasting last Saturday night on mini-American hotdogs, Italian ravioli, Mexican mini-tacos, sag paneer from India, and French Toast with Canadian maple syrup. Oh, and Danish Kringle for desert. Not a bad way to pass a Saturday night, as a good time was had by all on this inaugural Country Day celebration. Oh, and Country Day happens three times a year, I’m told, so come on by next time. Our place is the one with the St. Kitts and Papua New Guinea flags in the window. Only one on the block as a matter of fact.
