Patricia Sands

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Opening day ~ PanAm Games 2015 in Toronto

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Let the games begin! The Pan American Games are the world’s third largest international multi-sport Games, only surpassed in size and scope by the Olympic Summer Games and the Asian Games.

Toronto is proud to be the host from July 10 to 26 for the 2PanAm Games and then for the ParaPan Am Games from August 7 to 15. Let’s give the athletes an all-Canadian welcome!

Opening Ceremony is this evening in Toronto’s Rogers Centre where, amongst other acts, Cirque du Soleil will work its magic for the athletes and viewers.

Click here for the schedule and other details.

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Friday fantasies in France

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

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Now here’s a great combination: support a worthwhile cause and have a chance on winning a magical week in a lovely villa in St-Remy-de Provence, plus additional goodies, FREE … not including airfare.

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My friend, Julie Mautner has all the details on her latest issue of The Provence Post.  Click right here for all the links to this very worthwhile fundraiser. If you love to know what’s going on in Provence and don’t subscribe to Julie’s site, you should!

Each 10GBP donation (about $15.00) buys you one chance to win and you can enter as often as you like. All proceeds go directly to Busoga Trust’s water and sanitation projects in Uganda.

I’m going to buy my tickets right now. Good luck to you ~ bonne chance!

If you have a minute to relax right now, sit back and enjoy a visit to the beautiful hilltop village of Eze. Click right here for a photo essay of mine posted on the LLM website and it just might fuel some more of your travel fantasies.

Picture yourself strolling through this ancient archway …

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I’m deep in my writing den working on book #3 of the Love In Provence series,  but I always have time to indulge in fantasies about France. Just 15 more days before lift off for our summer stay over there. I’ll take you all along with me right here on the blog and also on Instagram. Will you keep me company? I hope so!

Bon weekend, tout le monde! As Ellen says, “Be kind to one another!”

 

April 8th~Are you in the pink today?

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What is the Day of Pink? ~ Please read this from the official website and go there to learn how you can help. Thanks for sharing this vital message.
April 8th, 2015 marks the International Day of Pink. It is a day where communities across the country, and across the world, can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, and all forms of bullying.

The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia when 2 straight high school students saw a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied. The 2 students intervened, but wanted to do more to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying. They decided to purchase pink shirts, and a few days later got everyone at school to arrive wearing pink, standing in solidarity. The result was that an entire school took a stand and began working together to prevent homophobic & transphobic bullying.

The message was clear: anyone can bully, any can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it.

Each year on the second Wednesday of April, millions of people wear pink and take a stand. The Day of Pink is a symbol, a spark, that empowers and inspires youth across Canada to create amazing social change!

Have you ever seen someone hurt because of discrimination? Have you been hurt yourself? Have you hurt someone? What are you doing to help bring about change? It’s up to all of us!

I’ve got my pink on. Do you?

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