It’s a sign that I’ve read too much Harry Potter; I now think of this as the Riddle House. It’s not, of course, but in my mind, when I read The Goblet of Fire and the passage, “Once a fine-looking manor, and easily the largest and grandest looking building for miles around, the Riddle House…
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Bell Island – a place for many adventures.
There is irony in a person who lives on an island going to still smaller islands in search of adventures. Fogo Island, Exploits Islands, and Bell Island have been among my insular destinations within Newfoundland. You can tack St. Pierre & Miquelon on to that tally if you wish, they being off the southern coast…
Maimed
Six and a half years ago, while out on an autumnal exploration in October of 2005, I took this picture of the old Anglican Church in St. Philip’s Newfoundland. Built in 1894, this church building housed the heart of a community for many, many years. A new church building has since been built nearby and…
In the name of France, I claim this shed…..
(I wonder how many of you I’d lose if I wrote this post entirely in French?) It doesn’t take much to pique my interest and a brightly-coloured house with two bright-hued dories out front along with a beautifully-textured shed sporting brilliantly-yellowed doors is bound to it, with or without a French flag and a snow…
Surfacing
In between things today, I took a spin out to Portugal Cove and St. Philips, two little communities that now form one and where there are occasionally little gems of discoveries to be made. I particularly wanted to troll around near the old church (more on that later) and the coves. When I’m by myself,…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 