TASTEE FREEZE is OPEN!!!!

You heard right, the Hebbville Tastee Freeze is open once again for their FOURTY THIRD season.

It is time to drive past Auto Row in Bridgewater for some delicious burgers, all manner of fried goodies, the best bacon cheese dog you will ever taste...and, of course, a Boston Shake.

Do it. Get off the couch, get into your car and drive there, now.

...and get me a small twist while you're at it, kay?

Enjoy!

What's on This Weekend?

If you haven't been to the NSCAD residency at the fire hall, be sure to check out their Spring open house this Saturday:
http://lunenburgstudios.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring-open-house.html

In other events, this weekend is the battle of the teas! I'm a huge fan of all the suppers and teas that happen in Maitland, so that's my pick for this weekend. Sorry, Italy Cross....

Be sure to sample some of their fine tea at the Maitland event, because, as the suspendered tea server always says: "we make the best tea in Maitland!" And, he ain't kiddin'.

Oh, and I bet that ham/scalloped potato supper in Mahone Bay on Sunday will be scrumptious..

Breakfasts

May 1,
Pinehurst Hall,
7-11 a.m.
Proceeds for the hall

May 1,
Italy Cross, Middlewood and District fire hall,
7-11 a.m.
Everyone welcome

Teas/Luncheons

Sunday, May 2,
Spring Tea,
Maitland community hall,
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Salad plate (chicken or ham), sweets, tea/ coffee.
Adults $8; children $4.
Tables with baked goods, fudge, crafts, books and miscellaneous items.
Tickets on grocery box.
Everyone welcome.
For information 624-9416. Proceeds for hall improvements.

Sunday, May 2,
Cold plate Supper,
Italy Cross, Middlewood and District fire hall,
3-6 p.m.
Menu: ham, baked beans, potato salad, rolls, brown bread and cakes.
Adults $8; children (5-12) $4

Suppers

Sunday, May 2,
Baked Ham & Scalloped Potato Supper,
4 - 6 p.m.,
Charity Lodge, Masonic Hall, 66 Clairmont St., Mahone Bay.
Adults $10, children $6.
All welcome!

The straighest path between two points...

...isn't nearly as pretty as a curve-y one.

Shot last weekend at Keji, on the Hemlocks and Hardwoods trail.

Splash!

No, not the Darryl Hannah "Splash!".

Shot last night...some of the boys, out at the spot, trying to catch the shoulder, and avoid the big seal that was lurking in that area. Word is, the ocean is warming up, almost time to shed the winter suit and don the 4/3's!

I am happy I captured the seaweed getting tossed up in the air in this shot. I missed a bunch of other opportunities, so I'm glad at least one turned out. ^_^

Wrasslin' lives and breathes in Loonieburg!

I am so bummed I missed this, it looks like it was awesomely awful!


7 ft. Grimez vs. Josef Von Schmidt, engaged in a 'casket match'



"Hailing from Blue Rocks, weighing in at $2.25 a pound, MR. CRAAAAAB!" Don't worry folks, the ref checked all the spikes on his costume to make sure it was legal. Phew!



Bee Machine!!!

Thanks to Kevin and Ariel for the pics!

Check Mainstream Wrestling's site for upcoming events in your neck of the woods...next stop:

Dave Doolittle's Sports Bar & Grill, 90 Tacoma Drive, Dartmouth | 8:30 pm
Tickets available now on location

What's on This Weekend? And, a picture!

Another weekend packed with community food offerings!

Take your pick of breakfasts on Saturday, or try the 'newfie brunch' in Mahone Bay on Sunday.

The soup/sandwich luncheon in Conquerall Mills is always a good feed.

I wish I was around for the roast beef supper in Mahone Bay on Saturday, so good...the fish fry in Hubbards might be worth checking out too...

Breakfasts
April 24,
7:30-10:30
Newfie Breakfast,
Chester Basin Legion.
Various menu selections. Take-outs available.

April 24,
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

April 24,
Firemen's Breakfast,
United Communities Fire Hall, Cherry Hill,
8-11 a.m.
Adults $6; 5-12 years $3.25; under 5 free.

April 25,
"NEWFIE" Brunch.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #49, Mahone Bay,
10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Adults $6, children over 5 $3

Teas/Luncheons

April 24,
Delicious all you can eat Daffodil soup and sandwich luncheon and sale.
Conquerall Mills Community Hall,
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Adults $7.50, 6-12 $3.50, 5 and under free.
For Lutheran Ladies Aid.

Suppers

April 24
Casserole & Salad Supper
Springfield Fire Hall
4:30 - 6pm.
Adults - $ 8.; ages 6-12 - $ 4.; age 5 & under - free.
Proceeds for Springfield United Baptist Church.

April 24,
Roast Beef Supper
4:30- 6:30 p.m.
St. James Anglican Parish Hall, Mahone Bay.
Adults $10, children 5- 12 $5, under 5 free.
Takeouts available.

April 24,
Baked ham and Variety Supper,
North Brookfield Hall,
4:30- 6:30 p.m.
Free will offering. Takeout service available.

April 25
FISH FRY: pan fried haddock supper Hubbards Area Lions Club at the clubhouse in Fox Pt
4-6 pm,
Pan fried haddock with all the trimmings, dessert and tea/coffee.
$10.
Please call 857-9845 after 12 noon daily or 857-1559 for information.

A picture of sign, spotted at the Lunenburg Save Easy. Can you spot the two errors in this advert?

Trinity United Spring Luncheon Review

April 14, 2010
Trinity United Spring Luncheon

It's officially Spring, when you get tiny sarnies and squares delivered to your place of work! One of the advantages of living and working in Lunenburg. ^_^

I love getting these luncheons delivered to me at work, what a treat! Here's a rundown of what was in this year's Spring Luncheon:



Top Row (L-> R):

Chicken Salad: Made from what tasted like a 'real' oven roasted chicken, and of course, prodigious amounts of mayo....perfect.
Turkey Salad: This one was basically a turkey dinner, in sammie format. Complete with cranberries and what tasted like stuffing?
Ham 'n' Cheese: Classic, 'nuff said.\
Pickled Asparagus & Cream Cheese Roll: So cute, how could you dislike it?
Egg Salad: Another classic, yummers!
Carrots & Cream Cheese: A different take on the cherry and cream cheese concoction. A nice splash of colour!
Cherries & Cream Cheese: Perennial favourite, and usually the sandwich most people ask about (no doubt due to its very pink nature).

Second Row (L->R):

Shortbread: Excellent.
Lemon Loaf: Lemon'y and sugar'y, like the good lord intended.
Zucchini bread/loaf: Moist and delicious, complete with walnuts inside!
Buttered Raisin Bread: Probably my least favourite item, kinda dry.
Brownie: If you don't like brownies, you are probably dead inside.
Lemon Square: Even sugar'ier and lemon'ier than the loaf, also excellent.
Coconut cookie: Loooove coconut!
Ginger Snap cookie: My fave since childhood, probably the standout sweet of the lot.

A quick survey of the folks who ordered this it work had the chicken and egg salad sandwiches and asparagus roll as faves, as well as the lemon loaf, oatmeal cookie and of course; the ginger snap.

Lots of good community food events this weekend, stay tuned for my 'What's on this weekend' roundup post on Friday for more details...