I don’t know about anyone else, but I have this mental list of places within driving range that I’ve always wanted to see but haven’t yet gotten to. Gradually, I hope to work my way through them as the fates (Money, Capricious Child and Time) allow. One such was Grates Cove. Now Grates Cove is…
Category: Household
“Gross” starts young
Breakfast table conversations are never dull these days. Katherine has been treating us to discourses on her dreams, Christmas list and plans for our car when she grows up. She has also been asking for money. We’re wondering if she has early-onset puberty. Anyway, yesterday’s gem (which started with mundane day-planning stuff) ultimately became something…
If you haven’t seen me, it’s ’cause I’ve been gardening
And working, of course. But lots of gardening. Things are in full swing in our yard. The lithodora (below) is glowing beneath the lilac that’s almost out. The Iris setosa (below) is just finishing now, but the tall and medium bearded irises are still showing their colours….. The broom plant is simply gorgeous, the columbine…
Generations of fun
One of the sets of toys that Katherine has and in which she takes great delight is a set of Fisher-Price heavy construction sandbox trucks that were once John's. They've survived all manner of use and abuse and are still beating around to this day, giving as much fun as ever they did. Today Katherine…
My talented relations
There are gifted people everywhere in my family. My brother-in-law, Adam, is one of the managers of Abbyshot Clothiers, a local Newfoundland company that makes trenchcoats and other clothing to replicate those seen in movies. My sister (his wife) is one of their seamstresses. Their custom-fit clothing is amazing stuff. Most of their business is…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 