Breakfasts
Saturday, November 29th 7:30 am - 11 am
Eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, toast, coffee or tea, juice, muffins and cheese.
Adults $6.00, Children 5 - 12 yrs. $4.00, Under 5 yrs. FREE
Dayspring & District Fire Department. All proceeds to vehicle fund.
Saturday, November 29; Firemen's Breakfast. United Communities Fire hall, Cherry Hill. 8 - 11 a.m.
Breakfast at Royal Canadian Legion #23, Lunenburg, November 29, 7:30- 11:30 a.m. Adults $6; ages 5- 12, $3. Takeout available for pick-up $6.50. 634-4215
Teas
Annual Christmas Tea, Maitland Community Hall, Sunday, November 30, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Salad plate (chicken or ham), sweets, tea/coffee. Adults $6.00; children $3.00. Tables with mystery packages, plants, baked goods, fudge, crafts, and books. Tickets on a box of groceries. Everyone welcome. For information call 624-9416.
You had me at mystery package...check this one out!
Riverport and District Lions Club Coffee Party and Bake Sale, November 29, Riverport Community Centre, 11-1. Adults $7; children 5-12, $3; children under 5 free
Suppers
St. John's ACW Christmas Salad Supper and Sale
Friday, Nov. 28
4-6 pm
St. John's Parish Hall, Lunenburg
Adults: $8
Children (12 and under): $4
Take outs available
Phone parish office, 634-4994; Sharon Green, 634-8269
Friday, 28 November 2008
Thursday, 27 November 2008
Blast From the Past: New Russell Truck Tractor
Some pics to go with this old blog post of a neat truck tractor in New Russell:
That's one sweet welded chain step!
That's one sweet welded chain step!
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Monday, 24 November 2008
Thinking of warmer days...
Not much for brake burn shots, now that the snow's arrived. In the meantime, let's think of warmer days with more surf shots!
Friday, 21 November 2008
What's on this weekend? Brekkies, teas, suppers...
Not as much selection as last weekend, but still some yummy events to peruse.
Mark your calendars for next weekend's Maitland Christmas tea!
Breakfasts
Breakfast, Blandford Community Centre, November 22, 9- 11 a.m. Adults $6, children $3, under 5 free. For takeout and/ or delivery phone 228-2043
Mark your calendars for next weekend's Maitland Christmas tea!
Breakfasts
Breakfast, Blandford Community Centre, November 22, 9- 11 a.m. Adults $6, children $3, under 5 free. For takeout and/ or delivery phone 228-2043
| Saturday, November 22nd, Fireman's Breakfast, United Communities Hall, Cherry Hill, 8-11am. | |
| Sunday Brunch, 11- 1, November 23, Royal Canadian Legion Mahone Bay. Adults $6, under 12 $3, under 5 free | |
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Surfin' Safari
Couple more shots from the same session I shot on Monday:
Believe it, or not, the water was suprisingly mild that day. This guy must've thought so as well, you can see he took off his hood before too long...
Believe it, or not, the water was suprisingly mild that day. This guy must've thought so as well, you can see he took off his hood before too long...
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Surf Was Up!
Monday, Nov. 17
Unnamed surfer at undisclosed South Shore location.
I like his shadow on the face of the wave:
More surf shots to follow...
Unnamed surfer at undisclosed South Shore location.
I like his shadow on the face of the wave:
More surf shots to follow...
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
St. Mark's Annual Christmas Bazaar and Luncheon
Last time we were at St. Mark's, it was a failed attempt to attend their Roast Beef supper, they ran out of food. Luckily, this time we managed to arrive in time for some good eats!
The basement of the church was the venue for their "Christmas Bazaar". Those in attendance were decidedly the 'blue rinse' crowd. There were a dozen or so people sitting and enjoying their cold plates. We were warmly received and seated as we waited for our food:
Pretty standard fare for this type of luncheon. The chicken salad was made from scratch, phew! The potato salad was really, really good. A hint of onion, but not too stinky, and of course, very potato-y.
Sadly, I didn't get a shot of my desert. I sampled the gum drop cake, and Lisa tried the chocolate cake. After we received our cakes, we were both bummed to realize that there was carrot cake on offer, but we weren't offered it in our list of available deserts! :-( At any rate, the luncheon was great and next time I'll ask for carrot cake!
After we polished off our cakes, we perused the craft and bake tables. The baked goods were almost picked clean, but I managed to score some delectable chocolate dipped oat cake type cookies, w00t!
There were deals galore for preserves and jellies. I picked up pickled beets, bread and butter pickles and cucumber relish. I spotted some zucchini jelly which for some reason I didn't buy a jar?!?
I regret it now, come back zuke jelly, come baaaaack!!
The basement of the church was the venue for their "Christmas Bazaar". Those in attendance were decidedly the 'blue rinse' crowd. There were a dozen or so people sitting and enjoying their cold plates. We were warmly received and seated as we waited for our food:
Pretty standard fare for this type of luncheon. The chicken salad was made from scratch, phew! The potato salad was really, really good. A hint of onion, but not too stinky, and of course, very potato-y.
Sadly, I didn't get a shot of my desert. I sampled the gum drop cake, and Lisa tried the chocolate cake. After we received our cakes, we were both bummed to realize that there was carrot cake on offer, but we weren't offered it in our list of available deserts! :-( At any rate, the luncheon was great and next time I'll ask for carrot cake!
After we polished off our cakes, we perused the craft and bake tables. The baked goods were almost picked clean, but I managed to score some delectable chocolate dipped oat cake type cookies, w00t!
There were deals galore for preserves and jellies. I picked up pickled beets, bread and butter pickles and cucumber relish. I spotted some zucchini jelly which for some reason I didn't buy a jar?!?
I regret it now, come back zuke jelly, come baaaaack!!
Friday, 14 November 2008
What's on this weekend? Mr. Tea!
Holy Xmas teas, batman!!!
My apologies for the formatting, didn't have time to make it look pretty...
Take your pick, it's a Christmas Luncheon and Tea free for all this weekend, woo hoo!!!
Teas/Luncheons
Christmas Luncheon (all you can eat) Saturday, Nov. 15, 11AM-1PM. Adults $8.00, 5-12yrs. $4., and under 5 FREE. Menu: Turkey noodle soup, chili, corn and seafood chowders with rolls, beverages and buffet desserts. Bake Sale. St. Luke's Church Hall, Rhodes Corner.\tab
Breakfasts
November 15, Saturday: Riverport and District Firemen's Breakfast, 7:30- 11:30 a.m., usual menu, $6.00 adults; $3.00 children 6- 12; children 5 and under free.
Suppers
Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper, Broad Cove Hall, Saturday, November 15, 5 p.m. Gingerbread dessert. Music by Stephen Garlick. Info: 677-2794. Tickets: 677-2289.
My apologies for the formatting, didn't have time to make it look pretty...
Take your pick, it's a Christmas Luncheon and Tea free for all this weekend, woo hoo!!!
Teas/Luncheons
Christmas Luncheon (all you can eat) Saturday, Nov. 15, 11AM-1PM. Adults $8.00, 5-12yrs. $4., and under 5 FREE. Menu: Turkey noodle soup, chili, corn and seafood chowders with rolls, beverages and buffet desserts. Bake Sale. St. Luke's Church Hall, Rhodes Corner.\tab
| Christmas Tea and Sale, West Northfield Community Centre, Saturday, November 15, 2- 5 p.m. St. Mark's Annual Christmas Bazaar and Luncheon, Chicken Salad Luncheon and Craft Sale held on Saturday, November 15, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. St. Mark's Church, Martin's Point, Church Hall (basement area) Home baked goodies, pickles and jams. Cost: Adult $7.00; 5-12 $3.50; under 5 free. Eat in or take out. Free admission. Proceeds for church purposes. Everyone welcome. Christmas Bazaar & Luncheon, Saturday, November 15, Blandford Community Centre, 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Chili or soup, rolls, pie, tea & coffee. Adults $6; children $3; under 5 free. Bake table, guild goods, craft table, country store, & fudge. Proceeds to St. Barnabas Guild. | |
November 15, Saturday: Riverport and District Firemen's Breakfast, 7:30- 11:30 a.m., usual menu, $6.00 adults; $3.00 children 6- 12; children 5 and under free.
Suppers
Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper, Broad Cove Hall, Saturday, November 15, 5 p.m. Gingerbread dessert. Music by Stephen Garlick. Info: 677-2794. Tickets: 677-2289.
| Turkey Supper; Epworth United Church, New Germany. Saturday, November 15, 4- 6 p.m. Adults, $10; Children under 12, $5; Children under 5 free. Everyone welcome. | |
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Monday, 10 November 2008
Like a good neighbour, maitland variety supper is there.
Maitland Variety Supper
Sat., Nov.8
We were not going to pass up a chance to attend this supper. Especially since it was exactly a year ago to the day when we missed attending this one due to an impromptu delivery of a foot of snow! Not___fun.
We arrived shortly after the supper started, the hall was about 1/2 full, lots of empty places to sit and a full list of pies for dessert. Victory was ours!
The women minding the door asked us how far we had travelled, one of them commented:
"We get so excited when we see young people at these suppers!"
Her co-worker reconized us from a previous supper and also noted:
"Well, anyone under 50 is considered young, here!"
These Maitland suppers are awesome and this one was no exception! We both asked for "everything" by default and started to drool at the table cake and other sweets while we waited. Our steaming plates of food arrived before long:
The cabbage was sweet and delicious, the weiner was just what the doctor ordered, baked beans were molasses-y sweet and good, scalloped potatoes didn't leave me wanting and the fried chicken rounded out the hot meal.
Home made pickles, cole slaw and sauerkraut salad were quickly gobbled up...We found the potato salad later on and made room for it on our plates. There was also an odd carrot and red-brown sauce salad we didn't end up trying..perhaps it was catalina dressing?
The showcase of this meal, was the table cake. No contest. It was hard to avoid, as you can see from this picture:
Normally I don't indulge, but I felt oddly obliged in this case. We lucked out and it was an amazing carrot cake! Also within arms reach was a tiny plate of various brownies and pieces of cake. Needless to say, we left overly full of food. Oh, I also sampled one of the pies on offer, a subtle pumpkin pie:
It reminded me of the squash pie I've sampled here before. You could tell it was made with real pumpkin flesh, not that canned crap! Not too spicy, it was true perfection...now in convenient pie format!
Several cups of tea later (where was the suspendered tea guy? we're worried....), we staggered back to the car. It was 4:41 pm.
We must be assimilating well....
Sat., Nov.8
We were not going to pass up a chance to attend this supper. Especially since it was exactly a year ago to the day when we missed attending this one due to an impromptu delivery of a foot of snow! Not___fun.
We arrived shortly after the supper started, the hall was about 1/2 full, lots of empty places to sit and a full list of pies for dessert. Victory was ours!
The women minding the door asked us how far we had travelled, one of them commented:
"We get so excited when we see young people at these suppers!"
Her co-worker reconized us from a previous supper and also noted:
"Well, anyone under 50 is considered young, here!"
These Maitland suppers are awesome and this one was no exception! We both asked for "everything" by default and started to drool at the table cake and other sweets while we waited. Our steaming plates of food arrived before long:
The cabbage was sweet and delicious, the weiner was just what the doctor ordered, baked beans were molasses-y sweet and good, scalloped potatoes didn't leave me wanting and the fried chicken rounded out the hot meal.
Home made pickles, cole slaw and sauerkraut salad were quickly gobbled up...We found the potato salad later on and made room for it on our plates. There was also an odd carrot and red-brown sauce salad we didn't end up trying..perhaps it was catalina dressing?
The showcase of this meal, was the table cake. No contest. It was hard to avoid, as you can see from this picture:
Normally I don't indulge, but I felt oddly obliged in this case. We lucked out and it was an amazing carrot cake! Also within arms reach was a tiny plate of various brownies and pieces of cake. Needless to say, we left overly full of food. Oh, I also sampled one of the pies on offer, a subtle pumpkin pie:
It reminded me of the squash pie I've sampled here before. You could tell it was made with real pumpkin flesh, not that canned crap! Not too spicy, it was true perfection...now in convenient pie format!
Several cups of tea later (where was the suspendered tea guy? we're worried....), we staggered back to the car. It was 4:41 pm.
We must be assimilating well....
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Blast From the Past: Hang on to 'er!
An oldie, but a goodie, hope you enjoy this sequence, looks like this intrepid brake burner barely held on to 'er at the intersection of rt. 325 and 208!
Friday, 7 November 2008
What's on this weekend? Suppers/Brekkies
Wow, another tough weekend to make a choice...I'll have to go with my old fave, the Maitland variety supper as my pic for the weekend...though there is the possiblity of 'double trouble' on Saturday. Enough time to hit a tea AND a supper, just sayin'.
Teas/Luncheons
Sat., Nov. 8
Christmas Tea
All Saints Lutheran Church
Newcombville, NS
11 am - 1:30 pm
Craft and bake table, variety of pies for dessert.
Adults - $6
5-12 $2
Under 5 - free
Sat., Nov. 8
Coffee Party and Bake Sale
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Rose Bay, NS
10:30 am - 1 pm
Take out available (local area only)
Call Janet Walker: 766-4718 before Nov. 7
Sat., Nov. 8
Christmas Tea and Sale
Pleasantville Fire Hall
11:30 am - 2 pm
Adults: $6
Kids 6-12: $3
Bake table, crafts
Proceeds to St. Peter's Church Guild
Breakfasts
Sat. Nov. 8
Hebb's Cross Fire Hall
All you can eat breakfast
7-11 am
Adults: $6
Kids 5-12: $3
Under 5: free
Suppers
Sat., Nov. 8
Annual Christ Church Variety Supper
Maitland and District Community Centre
4-6 pm
Adults: $9
Kids 5-12: $5
Under 5: free
All proceeds to Christ Church, Maitland
Sat., Nov. 8
Hot Turkey Supper
Little Red School House
Canaan, NS
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Adults: $9
Kids 5-12: $4.50
Under 5: free
Bake table!
Procees to All Saints Church, Canaan
Sun., Nov. 9
Roast Beef Supper with all the fixings
East Port Medway Community Hall
4-6 pm
Adults: $9
Kids 5-12: $4
Under 5: free
Teas/Luncheons
Sat., Nov. 8
Christmas Tea
All Saints Lutheran Church
Newcombville, NS
11 am - 1:30 pm
Craft and bake table, variety of pies for dessert.
Adults - $6
5-12 $2
Under 5 - free
Sat., Nov. 8
Coffee Party and Bake Sale
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Rose Bay, NS
10:30 am - 1 pm
Take out available (local area only)
Call Janet Walker: 766-4718 before Nov. 7
Sat., Nov. 8
Christmas Tea and Sale
Pleasantville Fire Hall
11:30 am - 2 pm
Adults: $6
Kids 6-12: $3
Bake table, crafts
Proceeds to St. Peter's Church Guild
Breakfasts
Sat. Nov. 8
Hebb's Cross Fire Hall
All you can eat breakfast
7-11 am
Adults: $6
Kids 5-12: $3
Under 5: free
Suppers
Sat., Nov. 8
Annual Christ Church Variety Supper
Maitland and District Community Centre
4-6 pm
Adults: $9
Kids 5-12: $5
Under 5: free
All proceeds to Christ Church, Maitland
Sat., Nov. 8
Hot Turkey Supper
Little Red School House
Canaan, NS
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Adults: $9
Kids 5-12: $4.50
Under 5: free
Bake table!
Procees to All Saints Church, Canaan
Sun., Nov. 9
Roast Beef Supper with all the fixings
East Port Medway Community Hall
4-6 pm
Adults: $9
Kids 5-12: $4
Under 5: free
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Sunset at Hell's
...taken last week, Hell's was too choppy to surf that night.
a couple of my co-workers waiting for waves...
a couple of my co-workers waiting for waves...
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Low on Vitamin U? Then you need....
Sauerkraut! Sauerkraut supper, to be exact...
This cold that is going around is a killer and my partner in crime was looking like she could use a home cooked meal. We settled upon the Lunenburg United Church's Sauerkraut Supper, a first for us to try out.
It was a chilly Sunday as we scoured Lunenburg for the United Church. As luck would have it, we found the Anglican, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches before we eventually found our destination.
The hall was expansive, about 2/3 of the tables were filled which made it easy to find a place to sit and rest. The male servers were all dressed formally, most wearing white shirts and ties. Before too long, a gentleman approached us and only asked:
"One scoop of potatoes, or two?"
I guess it's assumed you want everything else? At any rate, we quickly got our plates. It was a feast for the eyes and a welcome meal for those afflicted by a cold:
The corned beef was cooked perfectly, not salty at all. The mashed pototoes and sauerkraut were also delicious! The brown bread was just how I like it, a little sweet...My only wish was some mustard on the table, or mustard pickles. After we had finished our meal, we noticed a big 'ole bottle of yellow mustard on a nearby table. Oh well, we should've asked....
Dessert consisted of a familiar offering of pies. Luckily for me, I tried the coconut cream pie this time:
Several cups of tea later, and we were out of there. Lisa's cold was starting to win the next round...We left satisfied, bellies full of home cooked love, and all before 6 pm!(>_<)
This cold that is going around is a killer and my partner in crime was looking like she could use a home cooked meal. We settled upon the Lunenburg United Church's Sauerkraut Supper, a first for us to try out.
It was a chilly Sunday as we scoured Lunenburg for the United Church. As luck would have it, we found the Anglican, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches before we eventually found our destination.
The hall was expansive, about 2/3 of the tables were filled which made it easy to find a place to sit and rest. The male servers were all dressed formally, most wearing white shirts and ties. Before too long, a gentleman approached us and only asked:
"One scoop of potatoes, or two?"
I guess it's assumed you want everything else? At any rate, we quickly got our plates. It was a feast for the eyes and a welcome meal for those afflicted by a cold:
The corned beef was cooked perfectly, not salty at all. The mashed pototoes and sauerkraut were also delicious! The brown bread was just how I like it, a little sweet...My only wish was some mustard on the table, or mustard pickles. After we had finished our meal, we noticed a big 'ole bottle of yellow mustard on a nearby table. Oh well, we should've asked....
Dessert consisted of a familiar offering of pies. Luckily for me, I tried the coconut cream pie this time:
Several cups of tea later, and we were out of there. Lisa's cold was starting to win the next round...We left satisfied, bellies full of home cooked love, and all before 6 pm!(>_<)
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