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New to Digital Scrapbooking, just started in 2019, want to make a record of family stories before my mother passes away. My dad died in 2016. I currently live in Canada but was born and raised in New Zealand, and emigrated to Canada upon marrying my Canadian spouse. Home Country - lets see - New Zealand or Canada? Which to choose? Most of my photos will be from NZ, but any pics of my son will be from Canada. MY IP Address will say that I am in Canada which is fine. My mother and sister are still back in NZ so I will make my home country as NZ for now. For Facebook, I dont check it every day - I am not addicted to FB, and I use a different name for privacy. My image is myself as a child - aged about 2 or 3 years old
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The Happy Wanderer song was written for the Obernkirchen Children's Choir of Germany to sing in a 1953 musical competition in Wales. Edith Moller, the choir's conductor, wrote the German words with another woman, and Edith's brother Friedrich-Wilhelm wrote the music.
The choir won their competition, which was broadcast by the BBC, and the song became a international hit. The choir was invited to perform all around the world and even appeared twice on the Ed Sullivan show.
Later, someone named Antonia Ridge wrote English words for the tune.
Source -
https://www.thecampingfamily.com/happy-wanderer-song.html
Below are the words that I learned in the late 1970s in High school - more than 40 years ago!! They just fit the April Kits theme - Around the World - so perfectly!!
The Happy Wanderer
I love to go a-wandering,
Along the mountain track,
And as I go, I love to sing,
My knapsack on my back.
Chorus:
Val-deri,Val-dera,
Val-deri,
Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Val-deri,Val-dera.
My knapsack on my back.
High overhead, the skylarks wing,
They never rest at home
But just like me, they love to sing,
As o'er the world we roam.
Oh, may I go a-wandering
Until the day I die!
Oh, may I always laugh and sing,
Beneath God's clear blue sky.
Supplies
Photo - View from the McKinnon Pass on the Milford Track, New Zealand
The Star - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Nov 2012 - The Milford Track is a mecca for hikers
https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2012/11/05/new_zealand_travel_south_islands_milford_track_is_a_mecca_for_hikers.html
Blue Map paper - Scrapbijoux
Tan Solid Paper - Sharon Dewi stolp
Globetrotter brad and Blue frame - Jessica Dunn
Around the World word art - Gina Jones
All either from the April 2020 Blog train or the April 2020 Good Life Bundle
Font - Dalilah
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I like your two tone page and the map in the top corner.
Awesome, thank you for sharing!