The things you see, and the people that you meet

Have you see these places?
Do you know some  faces?
Oh yes, I believe that I know these....let me see.
It's the places that you go and the people that you meet.

In your neighborhood, in your neighborhood.

"In a Disused Graveyard"

The living come with grassy tread
To read the gravestones on the hill;
The graveyard draws the living still,
But never anymore the dead.

The verses in it say:
"The ones who living come today
To read the stones and go away
Tomorrow dead will come to stay."

So sure of death the marbles rhyme,
Yet can't help marking all the time
How no one dead will seem to come.
What is it men are shrinking from?

It would be easy to be clever
And tell the stones: Men hate to die
And have stopped dying now forever.
I think they would believe the lie.

-Robert Frost

'Black Rose' and I love to explore old graveyards.  This was the last to be explored in the St. Martins NB area.  (What a great day yesterday was for doing just that).  We then headed towards the ocean. Please see the side bar for additional photos.

"The Cottage" - as my friend Gwen calls it

Wow where did the time go? Black Rose and the other 'kids' have grown so much before our eyes. Soon she will be driving off to University. If she chooses. Her heart's still set on Forensic Anthropology.  I came across a photo taken of she and another camper a bit ago. I hope to replicate it this summer to celebrate their 10 years of camping friendship. I think that will be really nice.

We almost moved to the community of St. Martins 11 years ago, but because of employment and such we decided to live where we do and spend as much of our summer as we can there instead.  St. Martins is the only place where you can capture two covered bridges in one picture. It's also home of the Fundy Trail Parkway. The Fundy Trail opens up previously unreachable areas of the Bay of Fundy coastline and panoramic views. The 13 km (8 mile) trail begins just outside St. Martins (with more to open this summer).


We are so fortunate to have become friends with a couple of local artists such as 'My Seaside Friend' Gwen and her partner John along with their family. Thank you for sharing your hospitality with us.


Come to St Martins for a day or two. Stay a week (or more) you can stay at one of the two Campgrounds or a cottage/rental  or perhaps stay at an Inn.

Sea Finds Today

We had the opportunity to 'tramp' the beach for a bit today and these are a few of the things we found. As many of you are aware "Black Rose" and I stroll 'our' beach whenever we can. I found this skull today and brought it back to the 'cottage' with me. I felt a bit like my Seaside Friend, Gwen, she has skulls of various animals that she has collected. I smiled when I found it thinking of her and her various finds.



I shall keep this one - unlike the stingray that day. You know, I have kicked myself ever since for not keeping it. I wanted just to share a bit of our day with you.

A humerous perspective on things....

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars...............The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:

The first worm in alcohol - Dead.

The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead

The Third worm in chocolate syrup -Dead

Fourth worm in good clean soil -Alive.

So the Minister asked the congregation "What did you learn from this demonstration"?

Maxine was sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said, 'As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!' That pretty much ended the service.

Maxine cracks me up. Have a great day everyone.

MS Society of Canada

Please help find a cure for MS by sponsoring Kim in the 2010 Walk. https://msofs.mssociety.ca/2010WALK/Sponsor.aspx?PID=1193110&L=2
By following the link, you may choose to sponsor her on-line or you may choose to print a sponsor sheet that you can send to Halifax. (You will need to choose 'yes' in the pop up box to continue).

Kim is the daughter of Brian Kenny of whom I spoke in "Time In a Bottle". http://annutterfruitcake.blogspot.com/2010/03/time-in-bottle_05.html
Kim lives with MS and Brian with Parkinsons. Thank you for your support in helping find an 'end to MS'. The Road is long and starts with you.