… that ends well. A fitting way to describe yesterday as the body of it held the elements of both comedy and tragedy* and the ending was beautiful, yet marred slightly by bugs. Although Helena had a husband, not bugs. I had both, but I suspect my husband was more honestly come by. Katherine was…
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Lost in the garden
The rain has finally stopped falling and I’m making another assay on the garden. I know that slow and steady is the best way to do these things, but my life has never quite worked that way, so I tend to do garden blitzes. This weekend we’re relocating one vegetable bed (which is both easier…
Sanctuary
You don’t often see really old Caragana Trees in these parts, which is probably why my eye was so readily drawn to this one along the side of a secondary highway. Located in a cemetery in Mobile, Newfoundland (in these parts it’s pronounced “mo-bil”, not “mo-bile” or “mo-beel”), this magnificent specimen arches its shielding arms…
Look up. Look way up: the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
I stopped in to wander through the Anglican Cathedral today after a meeting. It’s a fascinating building, both for its history and its construction. As cathedrals go, it’s really quite small. Not so small as the one in Fredericton, but still miniscule by comparison with ones in larger centres. To my mind this makes it…
Ferryland adventures; icebergs, interesting places, and an incredible picnic
Yesterday’s adventure took us to Ferryland via Brigus South and netted us two icebergs, a house and a half, a dropped shed, a marvelous picnic, a tired border collie, and a lighthouse pyramid. The second of the icebergs you can see above. It’s grounded in Ferryland Harbour and is absolutely spectacular. But the house and…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 