And the other side of the family were Hessens!
08.12.2025 04:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@dananield.bsky.social
Partner to Caroline the Magnificent, Dog Dad to Sadie, Cat Dad to Britney and Tigger. London (ON) born, Brampton raised, now living in Arnprior. Proud descendant of a Hesse Hanau Jager. History Nerd, 3D Printer of Military Miniatures at Replikator.club
And the other side of the family were Hessens!
08.12.2025 04:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Absolutely! We wear it as a badge of honor here, U.E. United Empire. Ontario was founded by Loyalists, in fact the original founders of Niagara on the Lake were the families of Butler's Rangers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
I wish I could live somewhere that didn't have -30Cs for a month and limited snow, but as my ancestors got kicked out of Boston in 1776, I didn't have much say in it!
08.12.2025 03:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Laughs in Canadian.
08.12.2025 03:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Trump's morning speech to the press.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqSG...
How are you still there?!
05.11.2025 04:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I pick up sheets, 2'x8' in various thickness from my local building supply store. They have various insulation ratings, and I find the higher the rating, the higher the density of the foam.
02.11.2025 14:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ten years ago I somewhat famously said the following -
βCanadians are polite but they are not nice. They drink. And they will cut your throat. My God, how do you think they survive on the prairie?β
two frames: - first frame: lady yells "Why can't you be normal?" - second frame: Game 7 of the World Series with the caption "[screaming]"
02.11.2025 03:49 β π 3169 π 602 π¬ 15 π 11the important thing is everyone had fun
02.11.2025 04:20 β π 20 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0I wonder what they think of "The Death of Stalin"? Absolute masterpiece!
02.11.2025 02:15 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0We have, since 1776. :)
01.11.2025 01:07 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hey! I sent you a couple of source documents in a PM. Did you get them?
31.10.2025 14:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Working on some T-shirts for the next show...
#HistScaleModels
Like many of us, Sadie the dog hides from the news of the day, while Tigger and Britney give no fucks.
02.10.2025 02:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Never saw that bridge, but found the abutments while investigating the Battle of Queenston Heights. My father walked across it with his Regiment one year during Militia camp.
28.09.2025 13:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A bridge and a battlefield monument.
28.09.2025 12:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Blasting Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division at the moment. Driving back from the Doctors I was playing Technique by New Order. Unreal how what is essentially the same group can be so different.
12.09.2025 00:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Horst Wessel enters the chat.
11.09.2025 04:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Laughs in Canadian. :)
15.08.2025 04:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh, and all apologies to the other side of my family.
04.08.2025 03:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I used to have this version on my bedroom wall. I still would, but the missus is more a Depeche Mode fan. That said, the White Ensign flies at my house on Trafalgar Day.
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