Another beauty!! We really have to take advantage and do something on these beautiful evenings. One last night, another tonight. These are what we long for during the cold East Coast Winters. Summers can be busy too, but it’s nice to enjoy the evenings.
This evening, the other side of the river…and one of our favourites… Lunenburg!
Another weekend is over and back to work.
…melty, with gentle breezes. Ahh…
A perfect night for a drive along the coast and a stroll on a quiet beach.
June 8 is designated as National Best Friend Day. It’s a day to celebrate your bestie!
Life wouldn’t be the same without best friends. They’re the friends that can be counted on to be there at a moment’s notice. The ones who love, laugh, support, and cherish – in both good and bad times. A picnic in the park, a get together over coffee, or a nice meal in a favourite restaurant are just a couple ideas to celebrate a close friendship. Should distance keep best friends apart…NO WAY! Technology today is better than it ever was for staying connected.
Happy Best Friend’s Day!
And another weekend comes to an end. Why do they go so quickly?
Last night after all the rain, the sunset was AMAZING! The promise of a beautiful day for today…AND it was.
This afternoon we decided to go for a drive to Eastern Passage…it’s like the “other side” and down a bit from the Halifax Waterfront that I love so much. I’ve heard Eastern Passage and Fishermen’s Cove were interesting spots, but there is also a Provincial Beach there, MacCormack’s Beach ( I have never heard of) A really interesting spot!
Something we thought was so cool today…There was 2 vans with Chinese students digging clams at the beach.
We talked to one girl and asked where she was from, she said China. Haha We knew that because we recognized the language. She said North East China. So we asked what city ( we lived in North East China) She said Harbin close to Russia. SO COOL!!!!!! We told her we lived in Shenyang for a couple years…ANYWAY…
Fisherman’s Cove was an interesting spot with colorful shops, a government wharf, with boats and lobster traps. There was the beach and a nice boardwalk. Lots of interesting things to look at for a couple hours.
We ended our visit to Eastern Passage with Fish & Chips at the Wharf Wrap Restaurant. It was so good, huge pieces of haddock in a cracker crumb/batter with “secret family seasonings” So good!
And that’s a wrap!
I don’t usually like rainy Saturdays in the summer. It’s our day for FUN or WORK and both work best if it’s sunny and beautiful BUT today was cool and rainy and I’m thankful. BECAUSE….
Our front garden is finished! All but the watering. Now we just need to keep it watered well so the sod can take hold and it can root. Sod is so much better than seed. It’s GREEN immediately and it looks so beautiful!!
So in this case a rainy Saturday is ok, besides it gives us chance to do a few errands and get caught up on inside things. Here is the finished project:
What did you do on your Saturday? Was it raining or sunny where you are? 😀
May 31st- June 6th , 2015 is considered National Tourism Week in Canada! It’s time to get out there and explore someplace you haven’t been before…ok well even some place you’ve been!
Just do it! Be tourists, do the things you would do if you went to a different province, or a different country. ENJOY and appreciate the area that you call HOME and that many people from all over the world come to visit. We have some AMAZING places!!! I have signed up to a few groups on Facebook and other places that showcase pictures of our beautiful province. It seems like EVERY day I see a new place to add to my list of places I want to explore this summer. When I tell David, he just says add it to the list!! He’s so great that way.
We may not have chance this particular week to explore but every chance we get we go…and summer vacay is coming. This year we are here and gonna cross some of those things off the list!
Here are just a few pics of the amazing local scenery courtesy of my youngest son James. Check him out on Facebook. James Goode, Travel Photographer
Ahh…I can’t wait to explore…
PROJECT take back our lawn has been going on for a few weeks! LOTS and LOTS of work. I enjoy it. I have been helping David and when there is something I can’t do easily I just work on a different area…like the back garden. Yes, we have two projects happening at once. Front yard and Back yard. Gotta get it done so we can enjoy it this summer.
I will post a few pictures when it is all finished. In the meantime we are at a bit of a standstill waiting for sod. It has been a rainy couple days, heavy rain the start of this week, and we are at the point that we are ready for the “green” to finish up the front. We are getting sod from the Annapolis Valley and they deliver to Bridgewater twice a week ( Tuesday & Thursday) BUT the sod has to be good to cut the night before. And heavy rain means heavy, soggy sod!!
So we are waiting…
Hopefully the sun will peek out today and they can cut it tonight and deliver in the morning. It’s a major improvement without all the weeds…looks good even with all dirt 😛
This is a small park along the riverfront in my hometown, Bridgewater. It’s so beautiful and puts me in a such a wonderful frame of mind enjoying a coffee here. So thankful for nice green spaces, clear air and clean water.
The Apple Blossoms are in bloom this week as the 83rd Annual Annapolis Valley Apple Blossoms Festival kicks off the tourist season for another year in this area of Nova Scotia.
It’s been years since we’ve been to this. Actually I can’t recall if David and I ever went. It was something I looked forward to each year with my parents when I was a kid. We’d pack a picnic lunch ( egg sandwiches come to mind ) and find a perfect spot on the grass to watch the parade.
The Apple Blossom Festival is a springtime celebration of the Valley’s traditions and agricultural heritage from Digby to Windsor and all the little communities in between. Some of the highlights are the Grand Street Parade, and Children’s Parade, the pageant and crowning of Queen Annapolisa, musical performances, and fireworks.
The Annapolis Valley’s apple orchards are starting to bloom and we didn’t want to miss it. We wanted to go… BUT alas…it just didn’t work out!!! Oh well, guess I will plan on it for next year…
( not my photo but one that captures the beauty of a Valley Apple Orchard perfectly)
And even though we didn’t go, and even though it will be Fall until the apples are harvested…I just couldn’t resist making a homemade apple crisp to enjoy this weekend.
and cats too!
There is a lot of stuff happening along the South Shore this weekend. Things that we wanted to try and fit “everything ” in. We’ve been so busy working at our lawn and garden project and Saturday is a prime day for getting lots of work done on that. We were hoping to get sods for a our front lawn to lay today but looks like it’s gonna be Tuesday now so that freed up a bit of time.
So what’s happenin’
Yard Sales, and LOTS of them!!
One huge one, the Annual Shaid Tree Animal Shelter Yard Sale!
We have never gone to it. We’ve donated stuff before, but this year I wanted to go. It’s held at the Exhibition Grounds in Bridgewater and for weeks prior many volunteers and organizers give their time to receive donations and sort and categorize and price items for sale. It’s a 2 day event with a cost of $2 per person to go to one of the BIGGEST YARD SALES in the area. There’s clothes and books and Christmas things and bedding and dishes and antiques and toys and furniture and sports equipment and plants…you name it, it’s there! And cheap!!! There’s really something for everyone. And the really great thing…the proceeds go to the Shaid Animal Shelter to use as they care for dogs and cats and try to find good homes for them.
LOTS and LOTS of people there today, enjoying a beautiful Saturday morning along the South Shore!
Just An East Coast Girl 