…with the Spirit of Giving!
Because that’s what Christmas is all about!
Who doesn’t love the West Jet commercials at Christmas? West Jet is a Canadian low cost airline that does amazing things at Christmas to give back to the community and to people in need. In case you haven’t seen it or you’re not in the Christmas Spirit yet…just watch this year’s miracle!
Thank you once again West Jet and may we all be inspired to do something nice…something wonderful for someone who needs it this Christmas!
It happened! I woke up this morning to the ground covered in a beautiful white powdery snow.
 The first snow of the season is my favourite!
Now it feels like Christmas.
Christmas shopping is so much fun! Yes B’y she sure is!! lol I especially love finding different and unique gifts. An trip to some of Halifax’s Malls and shops and there are all kinds of interesting possibilities.
We stopped in to one very interesting shop to browse…who doesn’t love chocolate? And this here shop is Newfoundland Chocolate.
It started as little more than a hobby for Christina and Brent, both graduate students at Memorial University of Newfoundland and is now a famous Artisian Crafted Chocolate Company.
A bit of “Their story” From the Newfoundland Chocolate company’s website...Boxes werenât just boxes of chocolates; they proudly displayed iconic scenes of the companyâs namesake on the covers and instead of just descriptions of the chocolates inside the box, there were maps of Newfoundland and Labrador. For example, a chocolate wouldnât just be a chocolate with blueberries, it would be a chocolate featuring incredible Newfoundland blueberries and would be named after, where else, but the blueberry capital of Newfoundland â Brigus.Â
 The bars would feature those iconic jellybean houses that dot the streets of St. Johnâs with their colour and character. The pan rolled beads of chocolate would be Newfoundland Chocolate Beach Pebbles and when it came time to name the Easter Bunnies, well they just had to be Joey, Danny and Clyde after some of Newfoundlandâs most famous or infamous Premiers. And, when terms of endearment were chosen for the valentineâs day bars, they wouldnât say, âbe mineâ, theyâd say âMe Duckieâ and âSome Sweetâ.
 Everything about the Newfoundland Chocolate Company would be a celebration of not only delicious artisan crafted chocolate but of the culture, beauty and charm of Newfoundland. Brent and Christinaâs vision was to bring Newfoundland and Labrador to the world by making the best, most delicious, most artistically crafted and beautiful chocolates around.
Such a cool store! So if you haven’t found the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for someone…maybe treat them to some nice chocolate…Yum, it’s delicious and FUN even for a Saturday mid morning treat this time of year!
Yes B’y!!
Oh how I wish there was such a thing when my kids were growing up!
I was browsing the internet and came across this site. So cool. You can watch Santa looking after his reindeer getting ready for the big night. It’s less than a week a way…
It’s Friday and I made a new munchie snack for watching Christmas movies and specials this weekend.
It’s called Reindeer Chow.
1 WEEK til CHRISTMAS! Have a great weekend.
I love a nice evening walk. And this time of year it’s so much fun especially to walk along city streets…oh how I miss that!! So, in my case it’s small town.
My small town stores have beautiful window displays for Christmas!
So pretty!! I may have to try to get to the city to window shop.
After all the rain yesterday, today was gorgeous!! Blue skies and not too chilly. My youngest son was around this morning so we grabbed a Tim’s, headed to Mahone Bay, parked the car, and walked to some of our favourite shops. We spent an hour or so browsing and picking up a few things.
It was just what I needed today!
Hmmmm…..I wonder if we’ll have a white Christmas this year?
Not that I am wishing for a lot of snow. We had so much last year and it lasted a long time, Â so I am not wishing for a lot of snow and I am kinda happy that we haven’t had any yet.
BUT…Â I do like snow for Christmas and today is December 15 and with 10 days until Christmas Day it really doesn’t look like snow in the forecast. At least any amount that will stay.
Today in the Maritimes…in New Brunswick 10-20cm snow, most of Nova Scotia 30-40mm rain, there’s ice pellets and high winds and a real mix bag of weather. I guess it’s good that here in Bridgewater it’s wind and rain.
Looking back a couple years to 2013…we had a nasty mess on Dec 15 when we just arrived home from China for Christmas vacay and needed to get things decorated.
And then even last year …well, I guess we got our first real snowfall on the 23rd…
so there’s still hope…
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
I saw this sign this week
…and in my case increased caffeine…ugh!!!
*NOTE to SELF…gotta drink MORE water this time of yearÂ
PS~ Did you get a Flu shot? I didn’t. I don’t tend to do this. I only did twice in my life while we were on expat in China.
Wishing you a great week!
Oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine â«â«â«
Here’s a Thursday Throwback! I remember singing this song on the tire swing growing up as a kid.
Yesterday I picked up a bag of clementines at the market ( I eat so many of them this time of year) and they made me smile and think of this!
Darling Clementines
So I HAD to do some research…does clementine oranges have something to do with the song? I didn’t think so
This is what Wikipedia had to say
While at first the song seems to be a sad ballad sung by a bereaved lover about the loss of his darling, the daughter of a miner in the 1849 California Gold Rush, as the verses continue it becomes obvious that the song is in fact a tongue-in-cheek parody of a sad ballad. For example, in the second verse we learn that Clementine’s feet are so big that she has to wear boxes instead of shoes (presumably because size 9 shoes are not available); hardly a detail that would be mentioned in a serious romantic ballad. Her “tragic demise” is caused by a splinter in her toe that causes her to fall and drown â clearly a ridiculous accident, but told in a deadpan style. Finally, at the end of the song, the lover forgets his lost love after one kiss from Clementine’s “little sister”.
 Gerald Brenan attributes the melody to originally being an old Spanish Ballad in his book South from Granada. It was made popular by Mexican miners during the Gold Rush. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first recorded in English for others to hear but the first version to reach the Billboard charts was that by Bing Crosby in 1941 when it briefly touched the No. 20 spot.
And I also found some other interesting facts!
So it’s kinda funny…nothing to do at all with clementine’s.
And in case you don’t remember the song. Check this out while you’re enjoying some clementines today.
Happy Thursday!
That’s right it has been made official!
The donair is the food of Halifax!
For years people have been coming to Nova Scotia, Halifax in particular to try the   sweet and savoury meat-lovers treat that is closely related to the Greek gyro.
Well, in a close tie,  the donair has been elevated to official food status in Halifax. Mayor Mike Savage broke a 7-7 tie yesterday, December 8 at Tuesdayâs Halifax regional council meeting that declares the donair “Halifax’s Official Food”
It is suggested that the donair is to Halifax what the Smoked Meat sandwich is to Montreal, or the Beaver Tail is to Ottawa, as well as British Columbia’s Nanaimo bars and Quebec’s poutine and Saskatchewan’s Saskatoon Berry pie. If you are Canadian you recognize all these.
Yum! I love it! Soon time for a donair…
Just An East Coast Girl 