It was difficult to refer to it as a storm. It was so quiet. No roaring winds or angry-looking trees. It fell slowly over a twenty-hour period. Sometimes large lazy flakes gently drifting downwards. Other times smaller more determined flakes taking a straighter, more direct route…
January is all about watching the weather, avoiding bad weather and recovering from any bad weather when it happens. It's all about before, during and after.
A visit to the Beaty Centre For Marine Biodiversity.
I am very fortunate to live in such a beautiful province. People come here all year round. Although I prefer to be a bit warmer, I have to admire these guys. They surf just down the road from me. youtube.com/watch Thanks for reading Photo: Screenshot of CBC Land and Sea Video
A reposting of a blog from five years ago. Still very relevant. The way I see it, Christmas comes down to the two Mr. C's. These two people, whether one believes in them or not, have had more influence on the month of December than any other people, real or invented, past or present. There … Continue reading The Two Mr. C’s Of Christmas
For the past three years we have attended the annual Christmas concert of The Stadacona Band, the Halifax-based band of The Royal Canadian Navy. And for the past three years we have come away so impressed and awed by their talent and the talent of their special guests. The band tours cities in the Atlantic … Continue reading Sleighbells in the Sun
Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas. Halifax Nova Scotia.
It was just short of a month ago that I posted about some rain finally arriving to help end the weeks and weeks long drought that dried wells and woods in our area. A drought long enough to remind us how precious water really is. Well now I am happy to attest that this drought … Continue reading Lows And Highs
My bucket list includes the Northern Lights.
Who decided that seniors like to get up early? It seems to be the general consensus on the subject of senior sleep habits. I will admit that a whole lot of them do. My mother used to love to call me and tell me all she accomplished before 9:AM; and all I wanted to do … Continue reading Those Damn Dings
I heard the noise when I woke up. It might have been what woke me. Either that or my full bladder, or both. I lay there, half asleep, trying to identify the noise. It had been weeks and weeks and weeks, so many weeks that I couldn't put a number on them, since I had … Continue reading What A Beautiful Noise
Since returning from our getaway a couple of weeks ago, I have been snapping a few fall garden pictures. All the things that appear in late September and early October. At least all the things that actually look like they should. Some things were too stressed from our lack of rain to do their fall … Continue reading The Fall Garden
The adventures were over, and we were getting close to the end of our getaway. There was one more important thing to accomplish before we headed home. Head north to visit family Day 5 - Family On Sunday JT picked us up and we headed north to Newmarket. We used to live just north of there … Continue reading The End Of The Getaway
Getaway Day 4 began with breakfast sandwiches made by JT. The plan for the day was movement, munchies and music. We were staying pretty local, but there was a whole lot of good stuff to enjoy in and around JT's neighbourhood. Movement on Ossington Avenue The last time I walked on Ossington Avenue was in … Continue reading Ossington, Trinity Bellwoods & The Rex
Still Bitchy After 60 Blog 