Home Again... Home Again... Jiggity Jig...

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Sunday's early AM flights back to Calgary were loooong... I slept most of Sunday afternoon and evening... then back to work yesterday... 

The weather is just beautiful outside this evening... I was out and watered the front gardens... all of the plants are really coming to life... I can see a difference in everything just from being away for one week!..

I managed to get a few shots of my finds from back home this evening as well...

Found sea urchin shells...

The colours in these are so subtle and beautiful...

I was thinking of bringing this galvanized tray to the Vintage Chicks Sale as well... but I'm not sure if I could part with it...

These urchin pretties will be coming to the Vintage Chicks Sales next weekend... it starts on Friday June 10...

Back home in Newfoundland I also found two different faux birds nests... I was going to Vintage Chick one of them but they're both so pretty that I can't let either of them go!.. hehehe... they were only $4 a piece!..

In downtown St. Johns... on Water Street... there is an awesome little shop called Home... they don't have a website... or even a blog!.. but the store is absolutely amazing...

This large cast coral piece... was only $22... Similar corals at stores like Pottery Barn are selling for $60+!.. thats nuts!.. 

AAANNND... I also got this huge glass starfish for $22 as well!..  I carried it home in my carryon... 

I also found this sweet vintage deviled egg plate...  back in Newfoundland... not that I like deviled eggs...  well maybe I do?.. I don't know... I don't think I've ever eaten one...

I just LOVE THe colour of this plate... I've googled and found similar plates to this... the two circles in the middle are supposed to hold salt and pepper shakers... but no salt and peppers came with it... JAPAN is stamped onto the back... 

...and I've been looking for one of these for the longest time... for our Christmas Tree!.. a blown glass lighthouse ornament...  Furs loves lighthouses... a reminder of home... 

Yesterday I picked up a few supplies to make my item tags for the Vintage Chicks Sale... ...I'll get those made this weekend coming!..

xo


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The Last Couple Of Days Back In Newfoundland...

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On Friday the drive up the Burin Peninsula and out onto the Avalon Peninsula looked mostly like this:

...we had a bit of sunshine in a few spots but mostly it was pea soup thick fog...

...when we hit town it was over twenty degrees and the sun was out splitting the rocks... the Momma and I roasted as we walked up and down Water Street looking in quite a number of the shops... we dressed for the cold foggy weather... not expecting it to be as nice as it turned out weather wise... we did a bit of shopping downtown...  I'd have some snaps of my purchases but everything has been jammed into my suitcases... pictures of some of my finds when I get home... after I get some sleep...

I was kicking myself for not having brought my telephoto... again... the houses in the Battery are just amazing... but I could only get so close with the lens that I had brought... 

Yesterday evening and today it poured and was cold... but I got a few shots of the downtown houses while the sun was out yesterday afternoon...

I also got a shot of the street sign where Chris and I lived when we were in St. John's... ...before we moved to Calgary...

...I'm going to get this street sign shot printed large for the front living room wall...

Today involved much eating... and more shopping... popped into the mall today and into a couple shops downtown...

...we started with breakfast at Classic Cafe...  we had about a 20 minute wait... but it was worth it...

Their toutons are YUM!..

Om nom nom... touton....

Then once suppertime rolled around we all headed to Velma's... at my request... I couldn't leave without a hot turkey sandwich...

...and pea soup...

...and a hunk of lemon meringue pie...

...and two cups of tea...

...I was stupid full when I stopped eating...  

Now for some sleep before I head home to my Furbear and fur babies!..

Rainy Wednesday...

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Found two shots that I like on my camera from yesterday's trip out to Hare's Ears... these are from our stop at Shoal Cove Beach...

...I took this shell and stuffed it in my pocket...

Oooo... ocean... why can't Calgary be next to an ocean!?.

Today was a rainy day outside... so the Momma and I tackled rearranging her kitchen cupboards... and getting rid of old stuff she doesn't need cluttering up the kitchen...

This evening we took a break from the big kitchen rearranging to have a feed of lobsters!..

Check out the giant one underneath the pile!.. Om nom nom... I ate that one... well most of that one... 

Peachy girl even had a little taste... of course...

What didn't get eaten will get bottled... to come home to Calgary with me... Mmm... bottled lobster makes such good chowder...

Here's hoping for no so much rain tomorrow... I'm hoping to get some pictures of the boats in the harbour...

Tea On The Beach...

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Here is a shot of the cleaned up urchins we gathered up earlier this week... There are over 40 without spines... and about 20 or so shells left with spines to be cleaned up...

Yesterday early in the day the Momma, Poppa and I went out on two quads... first we went out to Hare's Ears... for years I had heard of it called Hazures... I didn't realize it was really Hare's Ears until a few years ago...

I wouldn't drive the quad from out past where I took this picture... the edge of this rock goes straight down to the ocean...

We rode back down to Shoal Cove Beach... it was quite windy though...

This sandy beach is beautiful... Hurricane Igor wrecked the road to the beach so you can only take your car so far... but you can make it easily on a quad...

Then we headed back to Chamber Cove to the rocky beach... for a fire... and a pot of tea... 

It was windy out here too... but some cheesies got the fire going...

...the fire was hot... and the water boiled quickly...

It was a tasty cuppa tea... we brought the water... tea bags... milk... sugar... a spoon... and three cups...

...and of course I brought my Coconut Tea Biscuits from Nourish... if you are in or around St. John's stop by Nourish... I'm not just biased because one of my besties owns this place... their baked goods are delish!..

Our fire was toasty... FYI dry seaweed crackles... it sounds so good... like crackly bark on a fire...

The ocean was roaring  about 10 feet away from the fire...

Today was a low key day... After some treasure hunting back out at Hare's Ears... pictures of our finds tomorrow... after I get them cleaned up... we headed out to a couple shops and get this... I found a JunkFood t-shirt for... brace yourself... $4.66!.. nuts!...

...on the way back to St. Lawrence we stopped for wedges... Mmm... wedges..

Sad Day...

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Today ended with broken hearts... the little stray that my parents cared for was struck by a vehicle and passed away...

Mr. Jingles came home with my parents cat Peaches about two years ago... for the first few months my parents couldn't get near him... but they were persistent and would put food and water under their shed for him to keep his belly full...  

The little guy was missing the tops of his ears... they had been frostbitten off... and he had no whiskers and a cloudy right eye... well with a lot of patience my parents gained his trust... he had two shelters out on their deck... the bundles of blankets inside the shelters were changed and washed regularly and he slept inside one of the huts at night... and he would now come into the house many times during the day for scratches, snuggles and his meals...  I had reports of his progress each time I spoke with my parents on the phone...   

Peaches and Mr. Jingles were good buddies... she would boss him around sometimes... and he followed her around like a puppy...  Jingles and my Dad even had a morning routine...  he would come in from his little hut on the deck every morning for his breakfast...  but he always wanted to get back outside every evening... he never went too far at night though... just out to his cozy hut...  he was the sweetest boy... so chatty... still a little nervous if you moved too quickly around him inside of the house... but he was full of love...

Jingles had come a long way... he had a great set of whiskers now... he had learned to purr... I remember meeting him for the first time two Christmas' ago... he was so much less skittish now than he was a year and a half ago... 

...two nights ago he came in for a bite to eat and some scratches before I headed to bed...  he rubbed his head on me and he rolled over for scratches as I sat on the floor with him...  last night he got a dose of flea medicine... he wasn't very impressed with that and went back outside right away... but shortly after he was back in for another bite to eat and to have a little lie down on his bed by the patio door...

 

I took these pictures just this morning... while the Momma and I were out in the yard... Peaches and Mr. Jingles were out enjoying the sunshine with us... Jingles was laying under the wild rose bush and Peaches was sprawled out under the big tree...

   

Mr. Jingles wouldn't have made it through another winter if it hadn't been for the love and care given to him by my parents...  he loved them too... it was easy to see... this sweet little one will be missed dearly...

Sunshiny Windy Day...

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Today started out as a lazy day... then after Jiggs Dinner at my Grandparents house the Momma and I headed out to Chamber Cove... and up through the rocky coastline...

...the sun was out today... but it was windy... and chilly starting out...

...the rocks have the brightest green algae on them...

...and there are little wrinkle shells all over...

...and sea urchin shells... we came home with about 50 of them!.. the seagulls pick them up when the tide is out and drop them on the mossy bog above the rocky coast to chow down on... and they usually leave the shells intact... much to our luck!.. I think I'll be bringing some of them to the Vintage Chicks sale!..

...the rocks that make up the coastline are magnificent... some are very geometric and look like random steps all over... then others connect to those step like formations and are large areas that are washed and worn and very organic undulating forms...

...today the ocean was roaring... I got out on the rocks close to the water to get a few wave pictures... the salty spray was cold... and smelled soooo good... refreshing...

I laid out flat on my belly to grab a few shots... the waves in the these shots rushed in past both sides of the rock that I was on... 

...I could have sat for hours and watched the waves come and go...

Over at the last beachy area we stopped on the rocks were large round pebbles... and when the tide would go back out it would pull the rocks out with it... the rocks made the most amazing sound... like a giant rainstick... 

I was kicking myself for not having brought my zoom lens... check out this rock's seaweed skirt...

On our walk back we took the trail up above the rocky coastline to save our ankles from further injury... I think I rolled over both ankles at least a dozen times... and this evening my body feels like took a spin in a rock tumbler... what a work out it is to walk the rocky beaches...

On the trail out we found a pile of little ferns coming to life... they're so velvety and sweet!..  Tomorrow we're taking the quad out to the sandy beach...

Ooo... I have to say... I've been getting driving practice in!..  Everyone's said that too me that I just need to practice driving... I know... lame I have some fear of driving... but I'm getting over it!..