It’s October! My favourite month. When leaves change color and it’s sweater and boot season and the time for Pumpkin (and Apple) EVERYTHING!!!
The house always smells so delicious in October.
ENJOY your first day of Pumpkin month! 🎃
Category: On the Weekend
Delicious FOOD… East Coast Style…End of Season REVEAL
It’s the END of Summer!! Well when it’s the last day of August that’s what it means for me! It’s kind of the end of season for eating out at all kinds of interesting spots even though there’s probably another month of quite nice weather. It’s September 1st tomorrow and for many and different reasons I will be starting to eat CLEAN.
So… As promised back in June,
“This summer I thought I would switch it up to include all kinds of local food…East Coast food!
From fish cakes to food trucks to fish & chips to maybe even baked bean and salad suppers haha, we’ll see about that one. So starting now until the end of August when we are out and about and have chance to stop at interesting places, I’ll be sure to order something fun, East Coast style, and at the end of the Summer I’ll show you some of my favourites!
And here’s the BIG REVEAL…
Fish Tacos at the Old Fish Factory Restaurant in Lunenburg
Fish & Chips at The Best Little Oarhouse in Nova Scotia, Bridgewater
The Rugged Dude Burger at The Best Little Oarhouse in Nova Scotia, Bridgewater
The South Shore Fish Shack, Lunenburg
The Holy Haddock Burger at The Best Little Oarhouse in Nova Scotia, Bridgewater
Fish & Chips, Maxwell’s Plum, Halifax
Potato Skins, Grand Banker in Lunenburg
Lobster Sandwich at Goldwater Lobster Shack at The Seaport Market in Halifax
Fish Tacos at Stayner’s Wharf Pub & Grill, Halifax Waterfront
So…this post didn’t quite end up the way I had hoped. After we got back from vacay the end of July, I had a few health issues so we didn’t eat out a lot, not like we are used to in the summer so this “reveal” didn’t end up being quite the blog I wanted it to be..Oh well! We still had some amazing food and enjoyed all the places we went to.
And even had some GREAT seafood at home too!!
Take Out Fish & Chips from the Oarhouse
And I made Lobster sandwiches for a “Special” Sunday lunch
And scallops with fresh veggies
We enjoyed lots and lots of amazing meals on our 3 week vacation too but since they were across Canada, it really doesn’t count.
Tomorrow is.. SEPTEMBER 1st! Here’s to a great September and Fall!
Last weekend of August
I can’t believe it is the end of summer and the last weekend of August…ALREADY!!!
We spent a lovely Sunday in the city on the waterfront and geocaching, just hanging out with two our kids.
There’s SoMeThInG FiShY about this EXPAT get together…
Haha Oh fun!!! I Love love our expat get togethers. Periodically we get together with friends that we were in Brazil and China with. It’s a chance to catch up but also to reminisce about the awesome times we had living in foreign countries.
This time Wanda & Curt hosted a wonderful potluck get together at their home in West LaHave. It was a perfect chance to catch up with them as well as Heidi & Stephen and Marlene & Stephen.
Wanda is a dear sweet friend, I love her. We share so many common interests and are of the same mind with many things. I love the way she expresses herself and her creativity. Since coming back home in May, Wanda opened her “Something Fishy Studio” and has been so busy every day creating and filling her awesome space with wonderful things for tourists and locals inspired by her life as a lighthouse keepers daughter and growing up by the sea. I have been wanting to stop in at her studio down the river and thankfully she gave “the girls” a tour.
Here our a few pics of our get together and Something Fishy Studio!
Fun times!!
Be BOLD with BEAUTY!
Today is a Shopper’s Drug Mart Gala Day! They have them periodically…Mother’s Day, Christmas time…and today. I have never attended one before BUT since my dear sweet daughter is a makeup artist there and since this particular gala she is in charge of ( the manager is on vacay) I decided to go for support, and also to get a BOLD NEW look!
I have always worn make up, nothing new BUT I don’t always wear bold eye makeup. I thought I would purchase something darker than normal and get Laura to give me a quickie makeover lol.
And there are even treat bags!! How cool 😀
LOTS of fun!!! I sure hope David like my bold new eyes!!
PS~ Oh and I won a basket!!! Haha, Laura called this afternoon to come and pick up a gift basket that I was one of 3 winners!! Yay!!!
ACROSS CANADA DAY: 21 July 30~ HOME ❤
We are home!!! 3 weeks of travel and adventure!! What an absolutely fantastic vacation! BUT, boy are we pooped!!! We packed so much in three weeks that it’s time to be home for a few days rest before David goes back to work. Well, after the laundry is done, car is washed and cleaned and groceries bought and we get Abby girl from my parents. AND put our pool back up for the hot days here… And maybe relax a little bit …lol
Today is our youngest son’s Birthday. James is 24 today BUT great thing for us, he is camping this weekend with friends so we will celebrate him on Monday. It gives us a couple days to get rested!
Ahhh….I can’t believe the beautiful provinces we have in our country. I feel very blessed to be a Canadian.
It’s nice to travel…BUT it’s good to be home.
Family Days
These days are family days! GOODE family all together this weekend. A little bit hectic and crazy the more Goodes that are added to the list, BUT fun to be together.
Canada Day many of the Goodes gathered in Bedford at Glenn & Holly’s home to celebrate Canada Day. David worked so we didn’t get to go this year. Late Friday night David’s twin arrived. His brother and wife and youngest son will stay with us this week while other family are staying with David’s parents. Their son Jonathan is also here for just the weekend ( he’s working in NFLD for the summer) so on Saturday while David caught up on a few hours sleep they spent some time in the city and we joined them later to have some time together celebrating our son James and their son Jonathan. These two graduated the same day a couple weeks ago…
Maxwell’s Plum, always a favourite 
And even a quick drive by SMU where James will study in September
Some of the cousins with babies and little ones have also been enjoying quality time together.
Sunday was Goode Family Day in Mahone Bay at David’s parents. EVERYONE was there. Ok, not everyone ( it’s hard to get everyone together anymore) BUT lots of the “GOODE GANG”
Here is a pic of David’s parents with the GREAT Grandkids, yes, that’s right they have Great Grandkids! They’re so sweet!!!
But sadly…David & I didn’t make it again. David was up early this am and out washing all the cars in the yard ( it’s good therapy haha, he really enjoys it)
And while he was in the middle of that he got a call to go back in to work. A serious situation and something that took hours to get straightened around. That’s just the way things are when you’re on call 24/7. He got done in time for us to go visit for an hour and then it was home and to bed because 4am comes early!
Today I had Jeremy while David’s twin brother and his wife celebrated their 29th Anniversary in Lunenburg.
Everyone is around for the rest of the week so I am sure we will still have lots of time to catch up. At least his brother and family are with us and so we get to see them a little more.
But I have to say…I am really looking forward to our summer vacations with NO work interruptions!!!! Just a few more days…a few more days… 😛
Wishing you a great week!!! It’s a hot one here.
Adventure Awaits…
I picked up a copy of the 2016 Nova Scotia “Doers & Dreamers” book as well as the Culinary Guide.
Oh the possibilities & choices….
I love our East Coast province ❤ and I love summertime to explore and see and try new things!
This is such a great picture captured by a local photographer… Catherine Rose Photography.
Enjoy your last day of June!
Just a little muddy
James was away on the weekend volunteering at a really cool event!
LOTS of really cool obstacle course events!
He came home a wee bit muddy…
But I do what I always do…
As good as new! Phff! Just a little bit of mud 😀
He also managed to get to a really interesting place along the coast and get some photos. NOW I have another place to add to my list this summer.
Nova Scotia has so many beautiful places.
Where are you traveling this summer?
Step back in time this weekend
A gorgeous summer weekend and off we go to Liverpool for a Historic Festival.
(And a little snack of Lil’ Orbits donuts)
What are Privateer Days?
Privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by government to raid ships from other countries – “a form of legalized piracy on the high seas” The men who served aboard these ships were also referred to as “privateers.” After the American Revolution, American privateer ships ranged up and down Nova Scotia’s South Shore, ambushing merchant shipments, disrupting commerce, and occasionally stealing ships right out of Liverpool’s wharves. Desperate to defend their homes, their families, and their livelihoods, many leading citizens of the Town of Liverpool petitioned the British government for the right to retaliate against these ocean raiders. In 1777, these citizens were granted authorization to launch privateer ships of their own. Liverpool quickly emerged as one of British North America’s leading privateer ports, eventually deploying more privateer vessels than even the much larger city of Halifax. Although privateers no longer roam the seas, and the day of the great sailing ships has passed, Liverpool’s significance in maritime history lives on in the town’s nickname to this day: PORT OF THE PRIVATEERS.
Privateer Days is the Annual Festival in Liverpool to celebrate and remember this colourful privateer heritage.
It was fun to watch this small reenactment along the waterfront with a gun salute and cannonball fired!
Complete with pirates 😀
Liverpool even has Privateer fire hydrants 😛
Just An East Coast Girl 