Thanks to my dad for inspiring me to change this post's title, he's quite the wordsmith, after all..
Congrats to Pam Birdsall and the 3 other NDP candidates who SWEPT the South Shore in last night's provincial election!!!!I have waited all my life to see the NDP win in Lun. West, let alone win provincially! I think it's incredible that the voters of the South Shore not only elected 4 NDP candidates, but that 3 of those 4 MLA's are women!Is this the start of a Nova Scotian renaissance? One can only hope...For a little back story on the "sink the boat man" poster, check out this Chronicle Herald article.
Again, congrats to all NDP candidates and a big thank you for all the voters who took a leap of faith and elected Atlantic Canada's FIRST NDP government!!!
...surfers delight!
I didn't do any adjustments to these shots taken in Rose Bay last night, let me know if you think I should...
No, not like those annoying "first!" threads on public forums....first cut of hay! This farmer in Northwest cut this hay earlier this weekend. From what I've seen around the area, this is the only early hay cutting action. Perfect drying weather, good timing!
Wow, 6 am start in Italy Cross? Good for you early risers, I guess....I'm tempted to call Elroy about the lobster supper, if only to say the word "Elroy" in a phone conversation.BreakfastsJune 6,Country Breakfast. 7:30 - 10:30 a.m., Chester Basin Fire Hall. Various menu selections.June 6, Saturday. Italy Cross, Middlewood and District Fire Hall, 6- 11 a.m. Everyone welcomeSaturday, June 6,Pinehurst Hall, 7 to 11 a.m. Proceeds for hall.SupperSaturday, June 6. St. Paul's United Church 5th annual Lobster Supper at church hall, Blue Rocks, Serving 1 1/4 lb. lobster, potato salad, cabbage salad, roll, pie, tea/coffee. Take-outs/deliveries starting 3:30. Eat-in 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30. Craft table. Advance tickets only $20. Audrey, 634-4775; Marion, 634-9208; Judy, 634-8545; Elroy, 634-4817Saturday, June 6. Roast Beef Supper, Blandford Community Centre, 4:30-6 p.m. Adults $10, children $5, under 5 free. Proceeds to St. Barnabas Guild
Taken a couple weeks back:
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:
