Lunenburg Legion Breakfast Review

A little belated, so I better post it before I forget what happened....

I hadn't attended a Lun. Legion brekkie in a while, but there were few options last weekend. When we got there, it was packed. After a brief change emergency at the door we met up with some new friends and started to scope out the tables.

Before too long, a cute grannie with white, white hair led Kat down the crowded aisle to her seat. Too call her 'touchie feelie' would be an understatement. She had both of her hands on Kat's hips as they made their way conga style to her seat. Every time the same lady came by the table, one hand was always on your shoulder (or both, right Lisa?). Don't get me wrong, it was very sweet, just not the kind of thing that would happen in say.....Toronto, or more than likely anywhere outside of Lunenburg County.

The wait for our food was long, which only heightened the anticipation. A fellow surfer and his son sat down beside me and we chatted about the morning's surf conditions and the previous night's KISS and AC/DC tribute band concert at the Apple Blossom Festival in the valley.

While we were waiting, Lisa and I moved down the table so we could sit closer to Kat and Kristy. Trouble brewing! Every place setting has a number in front of it on the vinyl table cloth. The staff use these numbers when filling out the breakfast orders (they're pretty organized!). The legion breakfast regulars exclaimed:

"Oh, you don't change seats!"
"We know, we know", we said, "we've got our story ready...."

Sure enough, when our plates of grease finally arrived, there were confused looks on the servers' faces as we tried to explain that those were indeed our plates of food.

The Legion breakfast isn't my favourite food per se, frozen hash browns and weak, weak coffee...but the friendly staff, wood panelling, boisterous diners, the smiling Queen Elizabeth poster on the wall all make it a fun event. And hey, no dishes.

My pics all turned out blurry, but I still want to post this one of our cute sugar bowl. Note to self...next time, slow down and be still:

My nose is blue

I finally manged to capture some shots of Lunenburg's waterfront, complete with the Bluenose II, Picton Castle and some fishing boats, enjoy!:


The Chockle Cap is one of the last wooden fishing vessels on the East Coast. Owned and operated by Adams & Knickle Limited of Lunenburg. She is one of the company’s scallop draggers and has been plying the waters of George’s Bank and Southwest Nova Scotia for 22 years. *cue Stan Rogers music*


Bluenose II, golf course in background


Some Bluenose II crew doing some rope splicing on the pier...


As a last resort, use your teeth (mothers everywhere are now shouting at their monitors, "don't use your teeth!")


Short pant legs: check. Deck shoes: check. Rope 'ladder' knot firmly snugged: check.


Bluenose II crew member working on...something.


Time to stretch the 'ole back and mend a sail...




If it weren't for the modern boats in the shot, you could almost imagine this shot was taken a hundred years ago...


I like all the rigging in this shot

Springtime Elmwood Blossoms

My pals in Elmwood put me to shame with their awesome blooms, lasagna compost and ding repair skills. Keep up the good work!

I didn't do any adjustments to the pics, please let me know if you think I should, your opinions matter to me, readers! (^_^)

What's on This Weekend?

If you hurry, you can catch that salad plate luncheon today. Perennial favourite, the Lunenburg Legion Breakfast is back...and a lobster supper on Sunday!

Breakfasts

May 30,
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

May 30,
St. John's Hall, New Germany,
7-10:30 a.m.
Bacon, eggs, toast, hashbrowns, tea, coffee, juice.
Adults $6; 5-11 $3; 4 and under free. Proceeds for church.

Teas/Luncheons

May 29,
Salad plate luncheon,
St. Paul's Lutheran hall, Phoenix St.,
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Turkey and variety of salads, choice of dessert, sale table.
$8. Take-out available.

Saturday, May 30,
Coffee Party, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Rose Bay,
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Adults $7; under 12 $3; under 5 free.
Take out local area only. Call Janet Walker, 766-4718 before May 29.

Saturday, May 30.
Springtime Buffet Coffee Party,
Bridgewater United Church C.E. Centre,
10 a.m. - 12 noon.
Craft table, trinkets and treasures table, nursery school cookie table,
Adults $5, children $3.50

Suppers

Lobster Supper, Sunday May 31,
Fort Point Museum, 100 Fort Point Rd., LaHave.
1-1/2 lb lobster, potato salad, cole slaw, apple crisp. Cash beer & wine bar.
Seatings at 4:30, 5:00, 6:00 and 6:30.
To reserve call Donna at 688-1670 or e-mail dbm@eastlink.ca.
Enjoy the last-of-the-season South Shore lobster.
Sponsored by Lunenburg County Historical Society - Benefits the Fort Point Museum.

Plover lover

Went in search of waves yesterday morning, but no luck....instead I got this cute shot of some Piping Plovers.


Awww, what a pair of cuties!

Thanks for the views!

All Good! has surpassed five thousand total pageloads since I started tracking 'em!!!

For those curious about these #'s, here's the breakdown:

Total page loads: 5,022
Total unique visitors: 3,578
Total first time visitors: 2,856
Total returning visitors: 722

Thanks to all you returning visitors for coming back. I know the numbers don't reflect people like myself who use NoScript, but even still, I'm pretty stoked!

Lovin' Lahave Life

You would be too if you had a sweet boat like this guy!

Spotted during a ferry crossing of the Lahave River. You can 'just' see the Lahave Bakery in the background: