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Magnificent gift ideas for the Gift Giving Season

November 24, 2022 by Graeme MacKay

A portal to 300 unique designs and 100% originality. Great gift ideas for your history loving loved ones. Great conversation pieces for the never-ending discussion, debate, and review of the personalities and events of the past. Thousands upon thousands of these designs have been sold around the world. Order early to ensure they arrive before the busy gift giving season! Double-click on the images below:

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A large selection is available in a number of sizes from basic photographic prints, to art prints, framed prints, printed on canvas, and even on metal  and now, JIGSAW PUZZLES. Most images are available on a wide range of products including clocks, socks, face masks, buttons, magnets, coasters, bathmats, stickers, postcards, spiral notebooks, hardcover journals, greeting cards, posters, smart phone covers, cups, travel mugs, water bottles, tote bags, drawstring bags, studio pouches, t-shirts for him, fitted scooped t-shirts for her, graphic t-shirts, kids clothes, aprons, and throw pillows.

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Friday December 10, 2021

December 10, 2021 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday December 10, 2021

We’ll all be paying a lot more for food next year, says Canada’s Food Price Report

June 22, 2021

Sky-high food prices were one of many negative impacts that Canadians felt during the pandemic-plagued year of 2021. And a new report suggests that problem is only going to get worse next year.

Canada’s Food Price Report, released today, is an annual report published by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph that’s the most comprehensive set of data currently available about a subject that all Canadians are impacted by: food.

As with everything else, supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on food prices and availability. Weather events such as the heat dome also didn’t help put food on the table.

“The meat counter was a big deal this year,” said Sylvain Charlebois, the chief researcher on the report and a professor studying food distribution and security at Dalhousie University in Halifax. 

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“It really pushed food inflation much higher.”

This time last year, the report was forecasting an increase of between three and five per cent for food prices, with a theoretical family of four consisting of one man, one woman, one boy, and one girl, on track to pay about $13,907 to feed themselves in 2021. 

As it turns out, they were only over by $106. The report tabulates that theoretical family ended up spending $13,801 to feed themselves this year.

In the coming year, Charlebois says food price inflation is on track to be higher with a likely increase of between five and seven per cent — or an extra $966 a year for the typical family grocery bill.

“It’s the highest increase that we’re predicting in 12 years, both in terms of dollars and percentage,” Charlebois said. “It’s not going to be easy.”

As usual, different types of food are expected to go up in price at different rates, with dairy and baked goods expected to be comparatively much more pricey, while past culprits like meat and seafood will look comparatively flat. (CBC) 

 

Posted in: Canada Tagged: 2021-41, Canada, christmas, Family, gifts, inflation, lifestyle, presents, prices, supply chain

MacKay’s Monarchy Merch

September 27, 2021 by Graeme MacKay

 

House of Tudor socks

You may be familiar with my depictions of each King and Queen through English and British history. Whether it’s simply the bizarre pomp, weird clothes, or the complex social impact they had on civilizations for centuries, they represent an intriguing chronology of human history and culture.

The ermine, the crowns, the jewels, sceptres, orbs, funny hats and regalia – how can anyone not appreciate all that wonderful, ostentatious bling. It’s as fantastic to draw as it is to gaze upon. There’s a reason why the crown jewels at the Tower of London can only be viewed from a conveyor belt moving humans along because of the non-stop line of people who want to look at them.

ER mug

While monarchy as a form of government can be applied to many parts of the world through history, and still does today in various forms, it is the constitutional structure in Canada that is of particular interest to me for obvious reasons being a Canadian. The British monarch applies to this country as the rock solid foundation of power and authority abiding by limits prescribed within an established legal framework. It affirms order in times of peace, with good government, to paraphrase the expression that goes as a pretty good slogan among the realm states of the mother country. They have for a thousand years acted on desires to expand their influence and have fended off external challenges by those seeking to expand their own powers. They have had to contend with many rebellions from within and have adapted accordingly, surrendering human control along the way and all the flaws that come with human nature, to codifying a structure of order, justice, rights, and freedoms.

British Monarchs through the ages pandemic mask

But it’s the human faces of the institution that has stirred countless passions among humanity over the centuries from cultish followings of loyalty and devotion, to utter contempt and hatred. It is the longest soap opera of the English speaking world, with big bold leading figures coming and going through the ages providing volumes of dramatic storylines. From the battles: the victories and the losses; the struggles with the church; the politics; the culture, the literature, the art, the architecture, the music and theatre, there is much we owe a debt of gratitude to the royal figures who led Great Britain as these blossomed.

British Monarchy Merch

“To mask, or not to mask. I know the answer.”

While William Shakespeare isn’t exactly British royalty he sure saw the soap opera nature about them. Writing plays about Richard II, Richard III, Henry IV,  Henry V, Henry VI, and even the biggest Henry of them all, Henry VIII.  Incidentally, he also wrote about Roman Emperors, and there’s a design I offer of Julius Caesar.  

England’s King Henrys

Speaking of Henry, how about just King Henry socks. All the Henrys on one sock – ask yourself, has there ever been such a thing? Is there anywhere else on the planet one can find such a product?  Ideal for the British history buff, or for the Henrys in your life, these socks cover Henry I (1100-1135), Henry II (1154-1189), Henry III (1216-1272), Henry IV (1399-1413), Henry V (1413-1422), Henry VI (1422-1453), Henry VII (1495-1509), and Henry VIII (1509-1547.)

The 6 Wives Mouse Pad

The Six Wives of Henry VIII made this British monarch one of the most intriguing historical characters of all time. During Henry VIII’s reign the Renaissance was beginning to unfold, the Protestant Reformation was gearing up, and one man’s chaotic love life and quest for a male heir was turning events upside down and causing turmoil that would endure for years after his death in 1547.  These women are well documented and chronicled for all the drama of romance, betrayal, and tragedy against the backdrop of a tyrannical royal setting. For the student of British history this design is a fun reminder of a time with a favoured set of chapters from the royal textbook.

 

Thomas Cranmer coasters, you ask? Why not?

Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, the boy-king Edward VI and, briefly, bloody Mary I. He helped build the case for the annulment of Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, bringing about the Church of England. Dude wore colourful robes and funny hats. Unfortunate for him was his belief in the supremacy of Kings and Queens, which didn’t go over well with Queen Mary, a rebel Catholic child of Henry VIII. Under her reign Cranmer was dragged to a public square and burned alive. 

Louis XIV t-shirt

Designs on offer are not just restricted to the English monarchy. There is a caricature of Louis XIV, King of France, otherwise known as the Sun King (1643-1715.) It was his long 72 year reign as an absolute monarch clinging to the notion of Divine Right of Kings, his failure to reform state institutions which arguably contributed to social dissent leading years after to the French Revolution. Which Frenchman gained more than any other Frenchman because of the French Revolution? Napoleon Bonaparte, of course, but like all other heroes against the establishment, Oliver Cromwell immediately comes to mind, both eventually fell into the trap as pretenders to the crowd, and both have designs of themselves in the MacKaycartoons Boutique.

Czar Vladimir Putin spiral notebook

Speaking of crown pretenders, they may not be a monarchs, but there are two heads of state who might easily be viewed as such considering things they’ve said or done or enacted. Vladimir Putin, has been ruler of Russia since the days of Bill Clinton.  Putin has overseen numerous changes of his country’s Constitution which may effectively find him ruling like a czar over Russia for many years to come. In case you’re not into him being depicted in all that regalia, there is a standard design of  a suited full-bodied Vladimir Putin.

 

King Donald Trup sticker

Donald Trump is all about golden flourishes on his over the top real estate holdings, so much so that he disparaged the digs handed to him when he won the U.S. Presidency. Accused of trying to rule like a king, he declares his admiration for autocrats and oppressive regimes of our times that wouldn’t be out of the ordinary from 12th century England. 

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The MacKayCartoons Boutique: First Anniversary

December 31, 2014 by Graeme MacKay

MacKay Cartoons Boutique Sale

2014 was a marketing experiment for Graeme MacKay to see if there was enough interest to offer his own cartoons on a per product basis. It proved to be a hit with customers around the world and 2015 promises new merchandise available for sale. Most images are available on a wide range of products including stickers, postcards, greeting cards, posters, framed art, smart phone covers, cups, travel mugs, tote bags, t-shirts and throw pillows. If you are interested in obtaining any of these products or high quality reprints of MacKay’s editorial cartoons for personal enjoyment or as unique gift ideas please peruse the mackaycartoons gallery of online images at Redbubble.com.

Shipping can be on the pricey side since Redbubble relies on the big international courier companies to get their products out quick and reliably. As it goes with online merchants the more customers purchase the more value one gets from shipping costs. Redbubble will discount orders when buying in bulk ie: buy 6 postcards/greeting cards and get 20% off; buy 16 greeting cards and get 30% off; buy 6 or more stickers and get 50% off.

Angry Washington t-shirt
Angry Washington throw pillow
Angry Washington - available at the boutique.
Angry Washington – available at the boutique.
Angry Washington coffe cup, mug
Angry Washington
Jerry Garcia t-shirt
Jerry Garcia sticker
Jerry Garcia tote bag
Jerry Garcia coffee cup
Jerry Garcia travel mug
Queen Victoria sticker
Queen Victoria coffee cup
Queen Victoria t-shirt
Queen Victoria throw pillow
Teddy Roosevelt throw pillow
Teddy Roosevelt sticker
Teddy Roosevelt Coffee Cup
Theodore Roosevelt travel mug
Directors cup, mug
City of Hamilton coffee cup
Kevin Vickers, Canadian Sergeant at Arms Agent coffee cup
Bob Hope Coffee cup
A garment from the MacKayCartoons Boutique
A garment from the MacKayCartoons Boutique
A garment from the MacKayCartoons Boutique
A garment from the MacKayCartoons Boutique
A garment from the MacKayCartoons Boutique
Angus MacScotland Greeting Card
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A print from the MacKay Cartoons Boutique
Stephen Harper Crusader King Stephen Harper Crusader King
Canadian Sergeant-at-Arms Agent Vickers, Kevin Vickers.
Governor's Road Mural
Yellow Sub
City Motor Hotel Welcome to Hamilton sign
The Alex 9000 Computer c1981
Stephen Harper Crusader King

 

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