"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.

A collection

POSTCARDS - I have collected since I was in Brownies. Some of you were in Brownies when you were 5 or 6 and earned badges. I started collecting postcards then. (Of course, this is not a fraction of what I have). I earned my collectors badge and just kept collecting. I have had numerous people give/send me postcards after they have traveled. I work in the Contact Centre Industry and many of my co-workers travel.
I have OLD ones (black and white) that have come from 'box lots' and from folks who are 'downsizing' and moving into apartments and such. To ones I just received this week.
I can't wait to see what Black Rose brings back from her trip to England, Ireland and Wales. She is going on a class trip in 2011. What an opportunity! I am so excited for her!!!! Her best friend (since kindergarten) is going as well. I hope they get to be room-mates (wink wink).

Life's like that

"A farmer in Waterloo County once showed me a peculiar phenomenon. We were standing in his barnyard near a cow and her new calf. He walked over and stood between them, edging the calf away from it's mother. The cow became visibly anxious as the distance increased, and in spite of being weary she came truding forward in her calf's direction. The farmer lifted the calf off the ground, cradling it with one arm under it's rump and the other under it's neck. He lifted it maybe six inches. The cow suddenly stopped and gazed around in bewilderment. She could no longer recognize her own calf, she had lost it. As soon as the farmer set the calf's feet on the ground, she saw it again even though it was still in the farmer's embrace". **Taken from 'Still Waters' by John Moss**
While reading this passage it struck me that we so often think of cows as being stupid. For example, how many times have you had to stop and wait for a cow to get out of the road or to move at all for that matter? My Great Uncle Jimmy had cattle when I was a kid - man they were stubborn! 'course so were he and I.
Where I was going with this is this... although we think of cows as being confused easily aren't we as humans the same in a lot of ways? How many times have you been looking for a particular item only to find it right there in front of you? All you may have done was moved an object beside it. Sometimes, we lose our way even when there appears to be 'signs' and definite direction. Life's like that.