What's on This Weekend?

Chowder abounds this weekend!

Breakfasts

Saturday, January 30,
Breakfast at Royal Canadian Legion #23, Lunenburg,
7:30-11:30 a.m.
Adults $6; ages 5-12, $3.
Takeout available for pick-up $6.50. 634-4215

Sunday,January 31.
Sunday Brunch.
Royal Canadian Legion, Mahone Bay Branch #49.

Suppers

Saturday, January 30,
Seafood Chowder Supper in support of the Red Cross Haitian Relief Fund,
United Communities Fire Hall, Cherry Hill.
Alternate choice: Chicken stew.
4- 6 p.m.
$8 adults, $5 children 5- 12 years.
For details call Matthew 677-2166
Authorized receipts issued for donations

Saturday, January 30 (storm date January 31)
Trinity United Church Hall, Rose Bay,
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Second Annual Sharing Soup Project.
Enjoy a soup luncheon with crackers, tea biscuits, cookies in exchange for gently used items of warm clothing and blankets, food and money.
Clothing and money for Brunswick Street Mission; food for Lunenburg Food Bank.
Info contact Sally Gerhardt 766-4752

I heart snow..

The woods of Lunenburg County looked like Santa's Village last weekend!

Sure made for some glorious XC skiing conditions!










Long live skiing!!!!

Pics kindly provided by Jeff Doran

Smitten kitten

I like what I like.

Winter window

Shot last March

In honour of the big swell rolling through this week....

...I give you this pic of my buddy getting dwarfed by a big wall 'o' white.

Dec. 28th
Photo by Caroline

The Dread, Jon McKiel & COUSINS House Show - Jan. 23, 2010

The Dread, Jon McKiel & COUSINS House Show
Petite Riviere, NS
Jan. 23, 2010

An otherwise chilly January evening was warmed up in Petite Riviere this weekend by three bands, who graced the living room of a palatial home down an icy side road.

The bay windows were buzzing to the beat of The Dread as I arrived. Smokers, banished from the interior, bundled up and inhaled on the porch. Outdoor shoes were a no-no indoors, and the mound of footwear grew by two with my addition to the mud room pile.

Inside it was boisterous and friendly, all manner of entertainment flowed freely while The Dread blasted away. Someone had kindly left a bag of ear plugs on a table for one and all. Thanks, someone!

A guided tour of the house revealed floor upon floor, room upon room and all manner of interesting nooks and crannies in between. Someone exclaimed "this could be a church!" when they entered the basement, with its vaulted ceilings and granite foundation stones.

Later, Jon McKiel started playing delicious songs, close songs, dancing songs, my kind of songs. Klarka inspired on bass. The crowd revelled.


L -> R Jon McKiel, Klarka Weinwurm, Aaron Mangle. Photo by Kat Frick Miller


L -> R Jon McKiel, Klarka Weinwurm, Aaron Mangle
Photo by Kat Frick Miller

JON MCKIEL - Fist Fight from Mitch Fillion on Vimeo.

COUSINS came in waves, ebbing and flowing, shrieking and cooing. Dreamy vocals had me floating on waves, basking in a sunny blueberry field, sitting in a quiet corner. Sweater vests must make for good fills, the drummer had the former and the latter.


Photo by Kat Frick Miller


Pat Ryan, Andy March
Photo by Kat Frick Miller


Aaron Mangle, Pat Ryan
Photo by Kat Frick Miller





The evening devolved into hangouts, make outs, hookups and of course, more jamming.

It never did warm up that evening, and the windows were still buzzing when I left.

Still chilly?

Come and cozy up by the 'ole stove with me...

That easy chair is the hot seat, mmm, warmth...dryth...

Come and warm up by the fire...

I have my easy chair set up in front of this stove at home.

Best___idea___ever.

One more ticket...

Still a bargain at $1.25 per crossing!

...if you are still paying $5 to take the ferry instead of buying a book of 20 tickets for $25, well, do the math...

Look out for the closeout!

My buddy and I caught some waves on Dec. 28th, an unusually warm day for December!

Here he his just before the wave closed out on him...

why we buggy...

Great video put together by a fellow kite buggy enthusiast...shot at our local spot. Amazing.

Be sure to click the 'HD' version and watch it full screen for best effect! Great work, Trav!

What's on This Weekend?

Sadly....nottasomuch.

Saturday,January 16

Riverport and District Firemen's Breakfast

7:30- 11:30 a.m.

The usual menu, (if you're lucky, you'll get some delicious baked beans!)

$6.00 adults; $3.00 children 6- 12; children 5 and under free.

Also upcoming in Riverport:

Crib Tournament January 30th, starting 7 pm. Contact 766-4327 or 766-4476.

Why we surf...now in HD

I know it's basically an ad for the Go Pro HD Hero camera, but this video still gives me the shivers...gorgeous waves!

Not terribly exciting...more ice...

As the Ian's Automotive radio ad says...

"brrr...it's winter...it's cold outside" (best if spoken aloud in a Lun. County accent)

Actually, it's nice out today, I could feel the sun's warmth on my legs during my lunchtime XC ski..

More icy river...

..hey, it's winter and all

Hankerin' for some grub this weekend?

You have but one option this weekend:

Breakfast

Saturday, January 9
Hebbs Cross fire department,
7 to 11 a.m.
Adults $6; children $3

If memory serves me correctly, this used to be an 'all you can eat' affair...

Lahave ferry...err....ice breaker?

Did I mention I love the ferry?

Hope you've eaten lunch....

....If not, this shot of mom's yorkshire pudding(s) might be too much to bear. They were delectable!

Crossing the icy Lahave

The tide was extra high on Sunday, so sayeth the ferry operator....lots of ice in the river, caught some neat reflections in the water, it was so still that morning....

They weren't kidding about the storm surge..

Lots of seaweed and the odd rock got washed up on the road after Saturday's storm surge, I wasn't sure what I was driving through!