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Posts Tagged ‘Newfoundland’
Chill Out!
Jul
08
2010
One major difference between the seasons in Moncton and the seasons in Sin Jahn’s are exactly that… the seasons. Moncton has some clear definition between all four seasons: cold, snowy winters; wet, growth-filled springs; hot-as-love summers; and chilly, windy autumns.
St. John’s has two seasons… cold rain, drizzle and fog and VERY cold rain drizzle and fog.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the town. However, Wikipedia confirms the dreariness of the climate realities in my fair hometown.
In my post earlier this week, I “complained” about the heat and Phil from Mud Songs suggested that moving to St. John’s would help. Wonderful idea, but I decided to install air conditioners instead. So, with some help from my darling wife, we managed to get the A/Cs installed in the bedrooms and the whole family has been sleeping comfortably ever since!
We are such a spoiled species.
Newfoundland Confessions
Jun
28
2010
I feel like I have been keeping a deep dark secret for many years. It’s time that I get this off my chest.
I’m a proud Newfoundlander, on this earth for 40+ years, and I’ve never made tea buns.
Until yesterday!
Thanks to my grandmother’s recipe that Mom shared with me a couple of weeks ago I made my first batch of good ol’ Newfoundland raisin tea buns. The were deeeeelishus!
Thanks Mom!
YouTube Ukulele
Jun
09
2010
Check this out (from CBC.ca).
“A Labrador City teenager who taught herself how to play the ukulele has won an international prize with a song about her hometown she recorded in her bedroom closet.
Kelsey Butt, 18, picked up the ukulele for the first time last December.
She did that after she saw a website announcing a Washington State ukulele maker was holding a songwriting competition called the Mya-Moe Ukulele contest. The top prize was a top-end ukulele worth $1,500.”
Newfoundland – Through Eyes of a Foreigner
Mar
30
2010
Several months ago, Wayne over at Table Mountains posted this video created by a gentleman named Viktor Gažo who visited our fine province in the summer of 2007. The video is 38 minutes long, but certainly well worth the time. He did a wonderful job documenting many of the beautiful and historic sites that our island has to offer visitors and residents alike. In fact, I learned a lot about my home province by watching.
It’s March 31st today. On this date in 1949 Newfoundland and Labrador became the 10th province of Canada. To honour the 61st anniversary of this event, get yourself a glass of coke, pour an ounce of rum in it, kick back and enjoy the show. You won’t regret it.
You can find a higher definition version of the video here.
Newfoundland through eyes of a foreigner from Bright ideas designers on Vimeo.
Help Find Donna O’Reilly
Mar
04
2010
On Friday February 26 at 8 pm, Donna O’Reilly, 54, disappeared as she was leaving her job in Highfield Square in Moncton. She was seen leaving the building but never made it to her car just a few metres from the door.
Donna, a native of Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland, is five-foot-three, 130 pounds, and has green eyes and shoulder length hair. According to CBC.ca, her family believes the only possible explanation for her disappearance is abduction.
The family is trying to get the word out as far and wide as possible in an effort to be reunited with their wife, mother, and grandmother. If she was indeed abducted, she could be anywhere right now. Please help spread the word… and if you become aware of any information, regardless of how small, please call the RCMP on the number provided on the flyer above.
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