Category: Nova Scotia

Not to be seen again for…many more moons?

Today is the Biggest and brightest supermoon in over 60 years!! (supposedly)

You’ve heard me say before I wish I had a camera that could capture the moon in a way that it’s as real as gazing up at it! I LOVE full moons. When I look at them I know friends and family all over this world are looking too, and it’s the same moon and somehow…it just brings us a little closer together.

Here are a few of my favourites that other wonderful local photographers shared.

Photo by Ronald Smith at Hirtle's Beach
Photo by Ronald Joseph Smith at Hirtle’s Beach, NS
Lloyd Westhaver- Mader's Cove, NS
Photo by Lloyd Westhaver- Mader’s Cove, NS
Katie Mailman, Halifax NS
Katie Mailman, Halifax NS

One of my favourite photographers captured these two in Halifax this morning…

Photographer Mike Bayer, Halifax, NS
Photographer Mike Bayer, Halifax, NS
Photographer Mike Bayer, Halifax NS
Photographer Mike Bayer, Halifax NS

And of course one from China. This photograph is from Beijing BUT it really reminds me of the bridges in the park where I always walked when we lived there. See…same Supermoon!

Thank you so much to these wonderful photographers. Your talent and ability is awesome, so we all can enjoy this spectacular beauty! Don’t forget to look up!

Family Foto Shoot time

It’s that time of year…. November…when it’s cold…Brr…normally.

BUT TODAY WAS GORGEOUS!!!!

Time to get some family pics done for our Annual Family picture.

This year’s location…the beach! Crescent Beach, one of my absolute favourite places to go. And this year we took the dogs. It’s nice to have them in the pics too, at least every other year.

These are just the fun ones from my iPhone. James does our “Annual Pic” and that one I will post December 1st. I just really hope he got something we can use. It was fun because the dogs wanted to play and the sun was shining and to get 6 people and 3 dogs all looking at the same time and when the photographer needs to be in the picture too… haha…we shall see!

img_0110 img_0111 img_0116 img_0139 img_0143

img_0155img_0157 img_0162 img_0163 img_0167 img_0170 img_0246 img_0245 img_0198 img_0203 img_0243 img_0244 img_0221 img_0233 img_0240 me-beach img_0249

More than just a GUY thing!

Another Saturday morning of cleaning up leaves and they are still not all down! We did a quick clean and I started just a little Christmas decor…I’m anxious but…

img_0016 img_0021

img_0019 img_0024 img_0025

There is a “Guy Show” at Exhibition Park this weekend and “the guys” thought they would like to check it out. BUT, it’s more than a guy thing so Kristina & I went too!

There is a Guy Show PLUS a Christmas Craft Fair at the same place so we thought it would be fun to check out and do a little shopping too.

img_0046 img_0049 img_0050 img_0051 img_0052 img_0053 img_0055 img_0054 img_0058 img_0061 screen-shot-2016-11-12-at-10-14-06-pm

screen-shot-2016-11-12-at-10-24-23-pm screen-shot-2016-11-12-at-10-24-59-pm screen-shot-2016-11-12-at-10-25-29-pm

img_0078 img_0084 img_0085 img_0086 img_0089 img_0096 img_0099 screen-shot-2016-11-12-at-10-14-49-pm screen-shot-2016-11-12-at-10-15-22-pm screen-shot-2016-11-12-at-10-15-57-pm

Who wants to spend their whole Saturday working in the yard, that was so last week haha, And besides… David & I love to hang out with our kids ( missing one)

 

 

 

Settle in!

It’s the first evening after the time change from Daylight Savings time. And…it’s dark out SO EARLY!!!!!!

 

I guess it’s time to settle in and enjoy the next number of months cozy inside. Reading, catching up on your favourite shows, exercise, puzzles, maybe a new hobby? The evenings are long.

We had lunch with my Mom & Dad today. Dad’s knee seems to be recovering nicely. It’s been 2 months since his knee replacement. Abby loves going there and made sure she had some quality time with both of them.

img_9890

David stopped in to see his Mom & Dad. They are headed out this week to see family on their Annual trek to Florida. They’ll stop in Ontario a bit and then on to South Carolina for American Thanksgiving before arriving at their “Winter Home” in Cortez at the end of November.

It’s that time of year…time to settle in!

Have a great week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to CLEAN out the gardens!

The leaves aren’t all down yet…

…so more than likely we’ll have to do it again, BUT today we cleaned out the gardens and put the furniture away. The time goes back an hour this weekend and so days are shorter. It’s easier and we have more time to do this clean up on a Saturday. David has been quickly running over the lawn with the mower after work to bag the leaves, but the gardens needed a little extra…getting in there on hands and knees and raking and cutting off the dead stuff, and pruning a few limbs. It’s always a bit sad to put the furniture away but I really do enjoy all the distinct seasons we have here.

img_9854 img_9855 img_9856 img_9857 img_9859 screen-shot-2016-11-05-at-6-25-09-pm

It’s was little bit cold this morning ( there was frost) to do this but I wore a hat and lots of layers and I was really thankful I made soup so we could have a good bowl of delicious soup for lunch to warm up! Yummy Acorn Squash soup!

This afternoon wasn’t as bad when we tackled the backyard, it seemed to warm up a bit. We got all the furniture put away ( I left a few wooden pieces out) and all the gardens cut back. Like I said…we will have to do it again I’m sure because the leaves aren’t all down, and we also need to put up Christmas lights at some point. It’s just so nice to get out on a warmer November day to do the bulk of it!

img_9869 img_9871 img_9875 img_9876 img_9877 img_9878 img_9881 img_9882

Hope you’re enjoying your Saturday! Remember…a little extra sleep tonight! Turn your clocks back.

 

I can’t believe they have THESE here….

We were picking up a few things at Walmart and I happened to look in a frozen case.

What? Really? Here in Canada…so cool!

David thought I was talking about the Canadian decorated cones just in time for Remembrance day. BUT…no! It’s red bean bars! In Walmart in Bridgewater,  Canada!

I REALLY will have to get a box to see if they are the same.

In China we enjoyed many food made with red beans. These were delicious!

 

 

It’s gonna be Hootenanny!

Haha…oh my! This is the advertisement for a group that performed at our church tonight.

I am not a HUGE country music fan ( I like some) or Christian music with a country flare ( I like contemporary Christian music) … a hootenanny? …but Tim Neufeld from Starfield ( this group I know) … and once you get past the hootenanny part…it looked like it would be a good concert so we went.

Well…it WAS a Hootenanny! But that’s ok. It was really good and a lot of fun! Here are a couple pics. Oops, I really should have taken a video…

img_9813 img_9814 img_9815 img_9817 img_9818 img_9819 img_9820

And now I am home relaxing watching the CMA’s (because I do like certain country artists and love to see them perform) It’s just that kind of night!

 

 

Fallen Leaves

It’s that time! Time to rake  mow the leaves!! The beautiful leaves are just starting to fall and so for the first little while we can just mow and clean them up. I mean David can mow them. In a week or so we’ll do a thorough rake, mow and Fall clean up of the gardens. I’ll help with that. It’s nice to get everything cleaned up before the snow falls. The way temperatures have been in the morning it won’t be too long. Brrr!

img_9612 img_9614 img_9618 img_9619 img_9621 img_9622 img_9624

I knew David would be chilly when he came in from outside so I made “fresh out of the oven” banana bread. I usually don’t have over ripe bananas to do anything with because all three of us eat bananas like monkeys! But the “littlest monkey” brought home two slightly bruised bananas from his lunch box and instead of throwing them out, I made something we all love!

Yes, all of us! Someone is feeling better and is a little beggar!!

Have a great day!