Nova Scotia

Wow! It's been over 3 weeks since I last posted!
We had a safe and interesting trip to the east coast....literally!

This picture shows us arriving in Cole Harbour, NS....Sept. 9...Jim & Anna live in the little yellow house on the top right side of the picture....they have a beautiful view of Cole Harbour....once a bustling little village with it's own store, school and church.






Now there are only a few all year residents....the

nearest village/store is Larry's River, about a 15 minute drive.

This is a picture of their local supermarket!!!! The back end is the trailer of a truck! You'd be surprised at the merchandise he carries......he even had Buckley's mixture when I needed it.










Heavy winds from an earlier hurricane toppled a lot of trees
and caused a lot of erosion. The family owns land on what they call
"the headland"....right on the ocean. It's high and rugged!
We took a ride down on the 4-wheeler....they have a cabin that Jim built a few years ago....no hydro etc though. It's very rustic!! A tree came very close to knocking the roof down....many of them are dead, but there's too many to keep them all cleaned up.



The water off the "head" is known as Torr Bay....it's huge and there's a Provincial Park not far from us. The hurricane damaged the boardwalk again, but it's still beautiful......the beach has sand....not common in this area!!!!














The causeway to Cape Breton is only about an hour north of Cole Harbour....we decided to go to Cheticamp...the rug-hooking capital of the world......known for their fine yarn hooking techniques. It's a nice day trip...up the Cabot Trail on the west coast of CB.
It was a beautiful sunny day in CB and about the only one where the sun shone more than an hour or two.....found the museum/store/restaurant we were looking for. I enjoyed sharing with the local artisan who showed me the technique involved and then I did some shopping and ate lunch in the Acadian restaurant. I enjoyed a fish soup.



Another hobby.......just about finished....think I'll frame it.


We took our time going to NS, but decided to drive home in a couple of days. They have completed the new highway through NB now and it's the most boring drive you've ever seen.....double lane highway and trees!!! The main highway used to be through pretty rural countryside....not now. It poured rain on the way there and we were both rather giddy when we finally reached the NS border.

Liza and Mackenzie came to visit the day after we returned.....such a cutie and a little imp!

Known around here as the "bag" lady, she had a great time shopping in her new cowboy boots and fancy dress!



Wonder woman showed up a bit later!
















Yesterday I gathered the goods to make beet pickles.....always a big mess, but my kids love them and it's nice to have a few here to have with dinner once in a while....especially when we have company.

Beets are expensive....I thought I had lots!!!! Oh well..I'll be picky about using them. Every time I see them on the table I think about Mom & Dad.....we always had them with meals....just took them for granted! I wonder what will remind my kids of me in future years??????.....I'm sure it won't be pickles!


Thanksgiving is just around the corner....a beautiful time of the year. My horn of plenty is overflowing!

I hope everyone is healthy and enjoying the day! Salsa is bubbling away on the stove as I write....yummy and it smells soooooo good!