Thursday, July 3, 2008
Canada and the US...Part II
One thing that comes across when looking at some of these figures is that, compared to the US, Canadians are a pretty sinful lot. While that did not come as a surprise to me, I was surprised by the US figures, which show clearly that Americans are paragons of virtue by comparison. Consider the...
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Canada and the US...Part I
On July 1 st, which is Canada’s July 4 th if you know what I mean, and which we call Canada Day, Ciel posted a very nice piece entitled, very appropriately, Canada Day. Thank you, Ciel. And, serendipitously, Maclean’s magazine brought out an issue focussing on a comparison between Canada and our...
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Naut’s Fabulous Watermelon Gazpacho
I got this recipe recently from a friend of mine, who I think got it out of a cookbook, or the web. But, with apologies to the original chef, since I made it, twice actually, that makes it mine as far as I am concerned. (Quite part from the fact that I always make changes, as should you.) It’s...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part VI (Final)
My time in Quebec City was too short, as was my time in Nova Scotia – these times always are. But, with Blogit in mind, I took pictures – something I had actually never done there before. And I re-discovered something that many of us know, but that some of us are apt to forget – a camera helps you...
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part V
I am approaching this part with some trepidation – can I post the pictures I have selected, or will the capricious censor(s) decide that they are not fit for the eyes of innocent Bloggers? Or even the less innocent ones? Will they decide that these pictures, like the others they previously rejected,...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part IV
Of course, it’s not just about Halifax. Whenever I go to the Maritimes, I visit at least some of my other familiar places. I am not even above dropping in at Peggy’s Cove. It never fails to amaze me that, in spite of the fact it has become a bit of a cliché, it has nonetheless managed to retain much...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part III
What Ellis Island is to New York, Pier 21 is to Halifax. In the days when immigrants arrived by ship, this unimposing structure was where they first set foot on Canadian soil. It is actually far more extensive as appears at first sight, stretching for an impressive length along the pier. These days...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part II
Halifax is located on a peninsula, and at the tip of that penisula you find Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Park, 186 acres of old forest and new, with crumbling fortifications and Martello towers, with trails and beautiful vistas of the water. It’s a runner’s paradise, where I logged many miles...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Maritime Impressions...Part I
Before my recent trip to Nova Scotia recedes completely into the past under the pressure of daily events, it is time that I wrote about it and posted some pictures. As those of you who have been reading me for a while know, Nova Scotia is one of my favorite parts of the world. There is little that...
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Monday, June 2, 2008
The Magic of the Seasons...
I thought it might be fun to compare two pictures, taken eight weeks apart... The first dates back to March 27 of this year... The second one I took May 27... Eight short weeks! It went so fast, even my parka and snow boots have not taken up their summer quarters in the basement yet... Not only on...
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