John and Katherine spent a little time this evening practising archery in the garden. This was Katherine’s first attempt with anything other than a stick-and-string bow that she had made herself. John’s composite bow hasn’t seen use in over a decade, so it’s nice that they have a common purpose of putting holes in things….
All Around the Circle, part 2: If you gogo to Fogo….
As I mentioned in an earlier post, we three intrepid travellers set out to go “All around the circle,” this summer, after spending three weeks on Exploits Islands. When last we left off this saga, the Family Taylor-Hood had finished Twillingate and was about to embark upon the trek to Fogo. First off, there are…
Studio visit: The Grumpy Goat Gallery
John, Katherine, Rowan and I decided to take advantage of the great weather yesterday. We threw assorted stuff into the car and scurried out around the bay to geocache, visit a studio and generally explore. Upper Island Cove is one of those places that we’ve always meant to visit, but never stopped at. Katherine’s job…
Exploits 2011, part 2: The Continuing Saga
Weeks two and three of this year’s trip to Exploits were much sunnier! John and Moss arrived, with Heather, Bob and Eleanor. The day they arrived was cloudy and as soon as the boat entered the cove, the heavens opened and it poured. And poured. Then it rained some more. We hauled everything up to…
Beach Firing
Each summer, the members of the Craft Council Clay Studio hold a beach firing, where they fire an astounding array of pottery pieces in a huge pit at Middle Cove Beach. Some are wrapped in seaweed and all are left to the amazing vagaries of smoke and fire for several hours. It’s a fabulous time…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 