I admit that I never understood the allure of ice fishing—until I tried it. “I love ice fishing. It’s meditative,” says Bernard Bourgeois as we sit in the dark in his ice shack. “An hour can go by so fast. You have no stress. It’s like being in a spa.”
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Reconnecting with a childhood of babies, bread and faith-of Newfoundland life in the '50s and 60s-through paint and canvas.
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Despite Nova Scotia's diminutive size, the waters surrounding the province have some 3,800 islands—the mainland itself would be an island if not for a narrow isthmus linking it to NB. A misty aura cloaks islands in mystique, stirring imagination.
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Ben Whalen kneels in the long grass by a clear-running creek, alongside five-year-old Ava Miller. Ava is disappointed she hasn’t caught a fish, so Ben, project manager with the Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee, shares his grandfather’s advice.
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So often in genealogy, as with other disciplines, things are not quite as they appear. Genealogy is full of words that have shifted meaning over time— in ways that can lead to confusion.
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SPRING IS the season of renewal; a time to refresh and revive. Your garden may not be bursting with colourful blooms yet, but with a bit of fabric, some paint and a few accessories, you can easily bring some sunny spring energy into your home.
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We're programmed to respond to colours a certain way, yet our individuality also plays a part in interpreting the meaning of certain shades. It's a question some of us fear and others embrace: what colour to paint the dining room?
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As a resident of Boston and Cape Cod in the early 1970s, Judith Merrill was deeply into the alternative scene: natural foods, meditation, acupressure, astrology. But she left all that behind and moved to PEI.
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JAMES HOLMAN is known as the “Father of Tourism” on Prince Edward Island. A Saint John, NB, native, he went to the Island in 1851, and like many other visitors, was smitten by its laid-back lifestyle, rural charm, and sea vistas.
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We’ve come a long way in assuring good care for domestic animals. Why are municipal bylaws so very far behind?
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“It’s the beer most likely to incite riots at beer festivals.” Jeremy White of Big Spruce Brewing is talking about a pink, fizzy drink he has set before me. I’m in his tasting room on a hillside in Nyanza, Cape Breton, sampling what is supposed to be beer.
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No other fish so common in Eastern Canadian waters inspires such a range of emotional reactions. Eels may be reviled, as some kind of slimy creature from the deep, or revered, as God-like.
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Walking into the Saltbox Brewing Company in Mahone Bay Nova Scotia makes me incredibly happy. The brightly coloured cans adorned with stunning artwork and cool names speak to me.
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Since boyhood, Alexander Graham Bell had been fascinated by the concept of flight; by 1890, he was ready to do something about it. He started with unmanned kite flights in 1891, much to the amusement of the locals near his home in Baddeck, Cape Breton.
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So often in genealogy, as with other disciplines, things are not quite as they appear. Genealogy is full of words that have shifted meaning over time— in ways that can lead to confusion.
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Rabbits are one of the most popular pets in North America, but Honey feels they are the most misunderstood.
“People understand cats and they understand dogs,” she says. “They think they understand bunnies, but they don’t.”
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There’s some interpretation over the term free-range. In some cases, it constitutes a bird that’s allowed up to 15 minutes of “yard time” a day. 15 minutes is not enough time for a bird to do what it does best: scratching and foraging.
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Just because the Beaton brothers liked horses, didn’t mean they all expected to have life-long connections to harness racing. Life, and the sport itself, however, seemed to have other ideas for John William, Donald Francis, and Anthony.
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April and May bring special opportunities for outdoor encounters with newly arrived, migrating birds. Weary after long flights, and easier to see before buds unfold to become leaves, these little feather balls arrive from their wintering grounds.
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Food Culture Place is a delicious read and candy for the eyes. This 302-page book is also a deep dive into the heart of Newfoundland. The authors organized the book according to the four seasons, with stories, photos (both new and old) and recipes.
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