Yearly Archives: 2008

I got back to Victoria just in time for Canada Day, last Tuesday, which is a happy time on the Gorge, as they block the road off and throw a big party, starting with a parade and featuring music (Morris) … Continue reading →

Saturday morning’s mission was shopping. We started at the Hubbards Farmers’ Market, which, luckily, was in a barn, as it drizzled all morning. We found just about everything you could want on a Saturday morning: coffee bread jam and lots … Continue reading →

Nova Scotia rocks. On Thursday, I stayed over in Digby where there is an excellent used/rare book shop called Crooked Timber, packed to the rafters with all kinds of everything. The B&B; owners sent me in the welcome direction of … Continue reading →

I arrived at St Margaret’s Bay to fair weather on Tuesday evening. Wild poodles roam the woods, looking for crows to bark at or bounce around with Geoff, noted local poodle herder who made the spécialité de la maison, what … Continue reading →

Had a last supper in St John’s on Monday night from the Afghan Restaurant on Duckworth Street. A tiny place where granny literally cooks homestyle, on a home-sized stove in the back of a place that would be stretched to … Continue reading →