My flowering crab apple tree is at it’s peak and so here are a few pictures because by this time next week it will be done and the trees will be green.
I LOVE LOVE weekends that are warm and we can enjoy eating outside ❤
It’s Peak
Author: Adventure For Two
I am from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada and I'm back from traveling with my husband on an expat assignment to foreign lands. 2011-2012 we were in Shenyang, China. Spring 2012- Spring 2013 we were in Resende,RJ Brazil then back to Shenyang, China in July 2013 until the end of July 2014. Expat life WAS amazing! Adventure abounds no matter where we travel to. We really enjoyed the amazing opportunity to live and experience culture and tradition in these places. BUT now we are finished and adjusting to life in our small town in Canada. Our days of travel and adventure are not over.
🌸🌸🌸 Apple Blossom Weekend 🌸🌸🌸
That was quite a thunder and lightning storm we had in the wee hours this morning. It was one of those crash, bang, light up the whole sky storms, and it woke me up with a start. We don’t tend to have those kinda storms in these parts of the country so it was cool and… I guess I must have fell back to sleep.
This weekend is Apple Blossom Weekend in Nova Scotia, especially in the Annapolis Valley. Lots of events and activities and the Annual Apple Blossom Parade. While I really wanted to go, I also wanted to stay home and just do a couple things in my back yard. It’s getting just the way I want it so it’s fun to spend time there. I did manage to get to an Apple Orchard though, one more local, and walk down the path and smell that wonderful smell of the blossoms. There’s nothing like it!! I also picked up some rhubarb and apples so I could make a tasty treat to enjoy when we are relaxing tonight.
It was a fun day!
A little Friday afternoon project
We NEED to reinvent or revamp a backyard project we did last year…
David came home from work this afternoon with this.
The PROJECT…
Reinvent the fire pit!
Who doesn’t enjoy sitting outside around a campfire in the summer? I love it! And last weekend on the long weekend I wanted to have a fire and David said we couldn’t because there was a ban on fires. We live in town and there are many restrictions so it makes the amount of time and opportunity to use our fire pit very limited. So…I did some research and convinced David to make an investment and revamp our fire pit.
Revamp it to fit a propane fire bowl.
It only came with a little lava rock, so off to Canadian Tire to get a couple more bags.
This is the finished project
It’s not quite like a beautiful “real” wood burning camp fire, BUT it will have to satisfy… I actually love it!
It even comes with a cover. 
Not too bad for a Friday after work project 🙂 Have a good weekend!
I just couldn’t resist!!!
SPONTANEOUS!!!!!!
I really shouldn’t just wander around shops…I see things!
I had to pick up something yesterday at one store and decided to wander in another store. I hadn’t been there for awhile. Well, I was doing ok and ready to leave when I saw it!
Fabric panels of Canadian cities. And…
coordinating fabric.
Ahhhhh…. I had an idea! A little mid week project for yesterday and today.
A lap blanket/picnic table cloth/picnic blanket for our hikes. PERFECT for our 30th Anniversary Across Canada Trip!
It rolls up tiny for in our hiking bag and also folds nice to put in our guest room when not in use.
I even personalized it 😀
Haha, lots of fun! David loves it, but of course, cautions my spontaneity!!
So many places…so little time!
I figured I really need to get planning and an itinerary made for our Across Canada Trip.
We are less than 6 weeks away from beginning this fun adventure and I need to get my research done. The problem is… ok there are a few problems…
So many places to see and so little time ( and money) We only have 3 weeks.
AND…doing all this research at night while I am relaxing , gets me excited and anxious and I can’t turn my “thinker” and ideas off. It takes me forever to fall asleep.
BUT, it’s fun! I absolutely LOVE to research places and plan trips to places we will visit. It’s so interesting, our World is amazing, and Canada…well Canada is an absolutely beautiful country!
3 weeks…first part driving, second part flying and renting a car ( twice), and third part flying back to get our car and driving home.
As I have been researching, I have been saving some pics of places we plan to see…here’s a peak of our proposed itinerary in pictures.
Excited to go on a road trip in our little Volvo 😀
Can you see why I’m so excited? ahhhh….
There are so many beautiful places and neat things to do…many of them we have seen before, some a few times, I just have to fine tune it so we don’t miss the things that are important and so we don’t exhaust ourselves trying to do too much! The more I research the more I see…PLUS I want to leave some room for spontaneity!
Oh to be a travel planner…BUT then I guess the fun comes when you can actually carry through with your plans!
Chaga
What in the world is Chaga? lol
James brought some Chaga home for me to try. His friend (boss) has been collecting it when he’s out on his hikes and introduced James to this interesting…mushroom? I had to google it.
“Rather than soft like a mushroom, chaga is hard, almost as hard as wood. It is unique, nothing like common mushrooms.” In fact, the Siberians call it the “Gift from God” and the “Mushroom of Immortality,” this vibrant growth has been used by humans to support health for thousands of years. The Japanese call it “The Diamond of the Forest,” while the Chinese deem it “King of Plants.” For the Chinese that is saying a lot, since they have an immense history with countless plants.”
Now, you can get the great powerful secret of the Orient in your very own backyard…kinda…if you know what to look for.
Inonotus obliquus, commonly known as chaga mushroom , is actually a fungus, parasitic on birch trees and other trees. The sterile conk is irregularly formed and has the appearance of burnt charcoal. Weird… The name Chaga comes from the Russian word for mushroom.
Chaga is traditionally grated into a fine powder and used to brew a beverage resembling coffee or tea. But you can also leave it in chunks and brew a “chunk” in a pot of water and keep reusing it until all the goodness is out of it. James brought some ground chaga home and then yesterday his friend gave him a bag of chaga chunks. Of course, I HAD to try it!!
It has a mild flavour and really isn’t too bad. It’s mellow.
Guess I better go for a walk and find some Chaga!
Enjoy your day!
An extra day off…May long weekend…TODAY is Victoria Day!
And even though it’s a rainy one… Enjoy your day!
Oh Fiddleheads!
YUM!!!!!
Watch Out for Motorcycles 🚲
It’s the kick off to summer! May long weekend and a gorgeous Saturday!
May is also Motorcycle Awareness Month! I am sure there will be a lot of bikes on the road this weekend. I know my sweetie plans to work a bit today and then get out on his!!
Great day to eat outside
Brace Face 😁
It’s Friday!!! Yay!!! It’s the May long weekend and it’s also a pretty important day in our family!
Someone who has been wanting straight teeth and a beautiful smile for a long time FINALLY, yes FINALLY decided to just do it!
My sweet husband is now a brace face!!! lol Just teasing 😀
You’re never to old. It’s gonna be a fun year or so…
James, speaking from experience told his Dad steak is one of the hardest things to eat with braces, and just when we are heading in to BBQ season. Good thing we enjoyed your favourite delicious steak one last time til braces come off!
Just An East Coast Girl 