Archive for July, 2010
Growing a Champion
Every winter I get a copy of the Vesey’s Seed Catalogue in the mail. The vegetables pictured in the catalogue always get me pumped for spring. One of my favorite pictures is of Howard Dill’s "Atlantic Giant" pumpkins. These are the World Record pumpkins, routinely over 600 pounds each. So today, as we left the [...]
Pearle’s in Paradise
Part of the thrill of travelling without an itinerary is that one is often hungry or tired without knowing where the next meal or bed is. That was the situation today, as we left Lunenburg in the 35C heat and headed overland to Annapolis Royal and then east to Bridgetown. By the time we got [...]
Peggy’s Cove: Beauty, Fog and Mould
We left Halifax, heading south along the South Shore. Beautiful old cottages (houses really) dotted along miles of bays and small islands. Took the side road to check out the lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove. Beautiful! Spent an hour or so climbing on the huge rocks and seeing what we could from the fog. It was [...]
What’s your favorite dish? Fish!
The family pecking order for Good Eats on this trip goes something like this: – home fries: Required – great fish: Required – burgers or chicken for Robyn (who doesn’t eat seafood): must be nearby. – pop in bottles, from local brewer: 1point bonus – a shack where you stand in line to order: 1 [...]
Hup Hup Holland!
Was wandering around downtown Halifax looking for a place to watch the game when I saw a huge World Cup banner. It turns out I found the dutch enclave too! Kickoff in 15 minutes and I can hardly wait. NOTICE: This confidential e-mail message is only for the intended recipients. If you are not the [...]
Typical attire in Halifax
It’s a warm day, but the ladies still prefer traditional attire. And if I understand things correctly, beer. Alexander Keiths beer. NOTICE: This confidential e-mail message is only for the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that disclosing, copying, distributing, or any other use of this message, is strictly prohibited. [...]
Land of the Living Skies
July 3 was the 100th Anniversary of the Silverson family farm south of Kayville and Ormiston, Saskatchewan. That particular farm was settled by my mother's Grandfather, although the surrounding farms were also settled by cousins (or soon to be cousins) who immigrated from Romania between 1911 and 1920. While I often heard stories of [...]