Friday, October 28, 2011

A Tree, Flowers & the Sky

This is my neighbour's tree that I enjoy from my front window. The leaves  are just now turning colour & will continue to drop for weeks to come.

These petunias are still producing blooms.
This is what the sky looked like in the late afternoon.

Looks just a little too much like snow.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Three Quilts Finished

Finished these 3 baby quilts this week.
For this one I used some of the fabric that I showed you last week that I bought at Fabricland. A bright quilt!

This one I made mostly from fabric left over from previous projects.

Also from my fabric purchase last week & I used a mixture of blues for the 4 patch blocks & used the multi-coloured for the binding.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Learning Curve

I love my Canon Point & Shoot  but realized on our trip when I was taking lots of pictures that I would like to upgrade to to a camera that would capture landscapes in clearer detail.  I found this camera on Pembina Valley Online at a price that I could afford & the seller also happened to someone I know. So it will be a bit of a learning curve & a bit of a challenge and I'll be posting the results here as I learn. I've also noticed that when I post from my IPad that the pictures aren't as sharp as I would like them to be when I enlarge them alittle. Will work on that too.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Back to Sewing

I visited the local Fabricland a few days ago & this fabric was just calling my name!! I plan to sew it into some bright baby quilts.


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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Places to Worship


Every small village and town in the Maritimes had one or more churches. The tall steeples made them very easy to spot & there was always room to pull over & take a picture.



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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Where's the Beef?







The past two weeks we enjoyed seafood once & sometimes twice a day. Yesterday while we were traveling & discussing our highlights of our trip, Albert said that he had enjoyed the seafood but now was ready to sink his teeth into a steak. So tonight we had roast beef. Steak night will be very soon.





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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Almost Home





Thought this is a suitable picture for the end of our trip. I'll probably be posting pictures for awhile yet as I have many more to share. Internet connections in the east were plentiful & free in Halifax & Toronto airports. Many restaurants & fast food places also advertised free WiFi. Also I was very impressed by the recycling effort that was very evident in hotels, Tim Hortons & many places.
If all goes according to schedule, we should be landing in Winnipeg by 6:30 PM & then pick up our truck, stop in to see our kids in Wpg for a few minutes & then home. Will be great to sleep in our own bed tonight. One of the best things about going on holidays for me is to come home again!!




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Monday, October 17, 2011

The Last Day







Today was the last day of our vacation here on the Maritimes. And it rained quite heavily though out the morning & early afternoon. We did go for a drive along the south shore of the Minas Basin. This lighthouse is at Walton.





Because of the heavy rain, we decided to check into a hotel early in the afternoon to organize our luggage for our flight home tomorrow. In the middle of the afternoon, the skies cleared & the sun came out. For supper tonight, we enjoyed our last Maritime seafood dish of scallops.






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Sunday, October 16, 2011

The Color of Fall




The many colours of the leaves here is more than amazing.


I kept saying that this is what I came to see & it certainly was everything I hoped it would be.



The contrast of colours is beyond words. I was thinking to myself that the hillsides looked like a multicoloured quilt.



I was also thinking about God creating such a beautiful world for us to enjoy.



Pictures just don't do justice to the beauty here in the Maritimes. Today I'm doing 2 blogs as the little motel we were at yesterday was having Internet problems.




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Exploring the Cabot Trail




We took a costal drive around the Cape Breton Highlands.




We enjoyed amazing scenery along the way.



The ocean was so blue.


I very much enjoyed the brilliant colour of the leaves.



Saw these boats in a small fishing village at Bay St. Lawrence.


Meat cove


This is where the road ends at the northern tip of Cape Breton.


One of many brooks & streams that flow down from the highlands & flow down to the ocean.



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Friday, October 14, 2011

Back to the Mainland




Today we caught to ferry back to North Sidney, Nova Scotia. This shot is taken of the back of the ferry, which is the "stern" side, I'm told. The ferry wasn't quite full as a semi or two could have fit in there.


It was rainy & foggy the whole trip. I could hear the ferry sounding its' fog horn on a regular basis. Also it wasn't quite as smooth as our trip down but I didn't get seasick! I just made sure I was close to the railing when I took a walk around the ship.



There were lots of comfortable seats in many places & TVs to watch. The ferry also had Internet service except today there was no service for a few hours in the middle of the crossing. The crossing takes about 6 hours.



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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Visiting Newfoundland








Today we drove along the TransCanada Highway to Corner Brook, NL. This picture was taken at a provincial park along the way.


Colorful leaves in Corner Brook.



Some of the scenery oolong the highway on the way back to Port Aux Basques.


Saw this flock of sheep on one of side roads we explored.



Don't know what kind of berries these are & there were lots of them



Edna - you didn't know that there is a road in Newfoundland named after you!



A view of Port Aux Basques from our hotel room.



The ferry from Nova Scotia came into port around 6 PM. This is the one that we travelled on to NL. It will leave port at 11:30 & go back to NS.
Another ferry will arrive at 11:30 PM & that is the one that we will catch for our trip back to Nova Scotia.


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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

On the Ferry to Newfoundland




Driving up to the ferry ramp in North Sidney, NB.



This is where we entered to ferry for the approx. 6 hour ride to Port Aux Basques, NFL.



There were numerous places for us to sit, relax, sleep, watch TV & surf the Internet & of course, have coffee.


It was a beautiful sunny day & the ocean was so blue.



Leaving the ferry at 7 PM & then we drove to Stephenville. Looking forward to exploring this corner of Newfoundland.



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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Leaving the Island













Today we said good bye to the beautiful island of PEI & took the ferry from Wood Islands to Caribou, NS.














Here we are driving onto the ferry.












The ferry crossing took about 70 minutes & we spent most of the time on the top deck. It was quite calm there but it got windy & cool as we approached land.












We found a wonderful place to have supper at the Linwood Inn in Badeck. It was beautifully furnished & this is the view from "the seat" in the ladies restroom!!












This is the view looking to my right.













And then, finally after being in the Maritimes for a week, we got our lobster supper! We have tried several places along the way, but it always seemed to be lobster season on the opposite side of the province. Good thing the restaurant was dimly lit as these two Prairie people were wrestling with their lobsters trying to figure out how to get every morsel of meat out of the claws!!