Eclectic Tastes

This weekend we, in Canada, are celebrating
 our country's 150th birthday as a nation.
I love my country and can't imagine living anywhere else.

I would be remiss not to mention the fact that the Indigenous people
have lived here in what we call Canada much longer than we have.
I believe it is around 12,000 years.
And they deserve the recognition for what they have brought
 and are bringing 'to this table' we call Canada.

Here is Buffy Sainte-Marie (click here to learn more 
about this remarkable woman)

Saturday Morning Post

A busy week celebrating a birthday,

spending time with family at the beach,

and going to the Valley.

My father had his 101st birthday this past week.

It was a much simpler affair compared to last year's 100!

'Poor Jim' is the name the staff on his floor gave him

because he LOVES to tease them about this pain 

and that ache.....all in jest of course.

So, they, and we now, call him 'Poor Jim'.

Here is 'Poor Jim'.....applauding after singing 'Happy Birthday' to him.

A good time was had by all.

Ron, Sophie and I spent the afternoon with my sister, Paula and her two granddaughters,

and our niece-in-law, Erika and her son.

We had a great time at Fisherman's cove and a beach nearby.

Fisherman' s Cove.....a typical fishing village that you can find

all over Nova Scotia.

From my perch at the shop this past Wednesday.....

The other evening we took Sophie to her favourite lake for a few dives/slides

and a good swim.

This is surfing season along the Eastern Shore.....

I waited patiently for this crow to fly away off this wire........from my shop window.

 We went to the Annapolis Valley yesterday.....more specifically

the Gaspereau Valley. It is very near where Ron grew up in the town of Wolfville.

This is what I saw on the way home.....

We took a couple of 'backroads' to get us to the main highway....

free-range chickens.

Around every corner there are these old barns....

A lot of farm animals.....

Told you about all the barns....

Then up on highway 101 which takes us to Halifax.

A lot of people heading to camp grounds/cottages

as this is the Canada Day long weekend.

A ways to go.....

Don't like to stay behind these guys.....just never know!

Contemplative Monday

"The sun of real happiness shines in your life

when you start to cherish others."

.....Lama Zopa Rinpoche (click) 

Eclectic Tastes

This old classic, being 'covered' here by Canadian Michael Buble,
was originally done in English by Dean Martin in 1953.
It was originally a Rumba instrumental song by Mexican
composers Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltran ruiz.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.

Saturday Morning Post

Slim pickins this week as far as 'outdoors' shots go,

I had a 'cold from hades' and a series of 'silent migraines' to boot!

I figure my 'trigger' for these migraines is the barometric pressure

which was oppressive that day at the shop....which I didn't open

due to the 'light show'.

Let's go back to 1976 for this one.

This is Ron and Paulette and they both volunteered

to give me a hand at a provincial camp for kids in the Valley.

I had my very first class there for a few days.

Bought this large framed print for the shop.

It is by Jack Vettriano of Scotland and is called 'The Singing Butler'.

I liked the beach theme which is very appropriate.

On way to work Monday passing 'my tree' on the Salt Marsh Trail.

We do live in a very 'busy' world.

As soon as I got this phone for the shop I dialed my childhood number.

A flood of memories raced back listening to the dial as I dialed each number.

Just the whole 'phone experience' was so different from today.......

not better, just different.

White Rugosa Rosa blossom in the garden.......scent is so wonderful.

In 1960 I was 12 years old and I think I joined the Boy Scouts that year.

I lasted only for one 'session'.

I just didn't fit into the program.....let's leave it at that.

This calendar is in the shop.

This very old photo of a little boy I believe is one of the British princes from that era,

is in the shop and has a mysteriousness about it......maybe even a creepiness.

Again from the shop....these little 'Peg Dolls'.

Giddy-up......this is 'Thunderbolt'....a very popular toy for some

back in the early 60's.

Contemplative Monday

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities,

but in the expert's mind there are few."

.....Shunryu Suzuki (click)

Eclectic Tastes

'Let It Be' is an all-time favourite.
This 'new-to-me' group does a good job 'covering' this classic.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.