FReeper Canteen ~ ANZAC DAY, April 25th ~ 26 April 2018

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

I’ve played them over and over...I like them as well.

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! A long day indeed.

The mods got it fixed. d:o)

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Boy, do I feel for y’all having that horrendous wind! That wind at Hillside was hurricane-strength! You’re lucky it wasn’t that bad at your house but it sounds like it was rough enough. I hope the worst is over now.

Mostly cloudy here today but dry. The sun peeked out a few times but never for long. More rain moving in tonight and we’ll have another soggy day tomorrow.

BUT, that’s it for a few days and we’ll FINALLY have warm temps over the weekend into next week. YAY!!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Near Canberra......

[luvie]

Tom Waits~Walzing Matilda [aka Tom Traubert's Blues]

Remember Anzac.....

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

We made it thru hump day...are you caught up, or still needing to work the weekend?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Me, too!! But the camel was interesting. The one in training threw the rider off and went home. I suspect he had done it before.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yummy!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[yarddog]

I don’t think the song has anything particular to do with Australia or New Zealand but I once saw a program on a history channel about Australian Special Forces and they were singing “The Happy Wanderer” as they marched.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kings Park, Western Australia...dawn service.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog...sounds like a very good version.

[Kathy in Alaska]

War memorial in Sydney.....

[radu]

Howdy, LUV.

Hope your day’s been a good one.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Auckland, New Zealand...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah....warm weather is in sight!!

[henkster]

Hi Kathy.

A very good friend reminded me that today is Anzac day. On Facebook he posted a wartime photo of his grandfather, who rode in the Australian Light Horse in Palestine and fought the Germans and Turks.

Back then Palestine might as well have been the far side of the moon.

[radu]

Yes, at long last it’s in sight. ‘Bout darn time too! Winter has not wanted to let go this year.

Paychecks get out on time today? Ready for a breather now that Wed. evening has finally rolled around?

[MoochPooch]

Hi Kathy. Nice to learn about holidays from Down Under.

[naturalman1975]

ANZAC Biscuits could be made with molasses, but a lighter sugar syrup, which we call golden syrup in Australia (and in the UK as well) is more commonly used.

Basically a biscuit - cookie in American terms - primarily made of rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter, and golden syrup. They could be easily cooked, packed, and sent to soldiers by their families. Packed carefully in a tin, they would keep a long time.

Today, they can be easily bought in supermarkets anywhere in Australia. They are an icon. They have a protected status in law - you are only allowed to sell them using the name ANZAC if you use a recipe true to the original.