~Framboise Manor~: Remembrance Day

Friday, November 11, 2016

Remembrance Day

Canada does not get the recognition it deserves for WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, Somalia, Haiti, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan....and a pile of other wars that my countrymen have served and fought in.

i remember. and i thank my fellow countrymen always.

to all serving members and veterans out there - in Canada, the US, GB, Australia...i salute and thank you all today.

11 comments:

RobNovember 11, 2016 at 3:15 PM
Kymber again thank you for your service to the north. To me it doesn't matter what branch or country you serve, you still put your life on the line to protect your county and countryman.
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Toirdhealbheach BeucailNovember 11, 2016 at 9:56 PM
Thank you for your Service Kymber.

"Battles which are particularly notable to the Canadian military include the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Dieppe Raid, the Battle of Ortona, the Battle of Passchendaele, the Normandy Landings, the Battle for Caen, the Battle of the Scheldt, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, the strategic bombing of German cities, and more recently the Battle of Medak Pocket, in Croatia." -Wikipedia

Interesting that you call it Remembrance Day. Ours is Veteran's Day. I wonder if anyone still calls it Armistice Day?
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Harry FlashmanNovember 11, 2016 at 10:11 PM
I know you folks do good work. Hell, one whole hour long segment of "Tank Battles" was dedicated to the Canadians fighting their way up the Italian peninsula. Ichi Ban, girlsan!

Hey, sorry my stupid spell checker changed "Kymber" to "Member" on that response to your comment. I was worn out and didn't catch it. Wish I knew how to disable that feature!
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Sandy LivesayNovember 12, 2016 at 5:41 PM
Kymber and Jambaloney,

Great post, Happy Veteran's Day, and Thank You for Your Service
Love y'all
Sandy
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SolNovember 13, 2016 at 5:46 PM
You only have to see Juno Beach in Normandy to see what Canadians did. The museum there is amazing. I also thank all Veterans and serving forces, we are free because of them.
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Jacked Up Glock MomNovember 20, 2016 at 2:48 PM
Hey Gurlie..... Thank you for your service ! I will never forget the Canadian Navy Ships pulling in to port, they would make a mad dash for the phone center to call home. Of course that was early 90s before cell phones and such but gosh could those guys party

Hope you and Jam are well....
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Tricky WolfNovember 27, 2016 at 9:40 AM
Hey Kymber,
Hope you and Jambaloney are doing well, haven't heard from you for a while
All the best
Your Friends
Tricky and the wolf cubs
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Tricky WolfNovember 27, 2016 at 9:40 AM
Hey Kymber,
Hope you and Jambaloney are doing well, haven't heard from you for a while
All the best
Your Friends
Tricky and the wolf cubs
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CindyDecember 6, 2016 at 12:12 AM
everything ok up there?
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1st ManDecember 6, 2016 at 11:37 PM
Blogland is kinda worried about you guys. Hope all is well!

XO from way down South!
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SkipperbeansDecember 10, 2016 at 5:40 PM
Sending good wishes!
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)