Holla

Check this bad boy out, again, in Brooklyn. Thought about trading the Impreza for it.

Brooklyn ain't got nothin' on Brooklyn

We just got back from a 2 night stay in Brooklyn, NS. We stayed at my prof's 240 year old summer home (built in 1769). Here are the highlights:

-The new world grew up around this old house (the highway is LITERALLY 2 feet from the front door, so it sounds as though semi trailers and gravel trucks are driving through your living room at all hours).
-No running water, but there is a pump (which didn't work until Jeff plugged the seal with a piece of Trident gum).
-There is plumbing and if you pour well water down the toilet, it is semi-civilized.
-River in the backyard, along with colourful adarondacks, and a chimenea.
-The house is mostly dilapidated, which gives it an eery charm (it's a long-term project for my prof and her partner).
-The house is packed full of antiques and relics of Nova Scotian history - hooked rugs, china, old maps, ornate gilded frames displaying spooky old art, wooden folk art ducks, ancient cameras, and more and more and more. It is brimming.
-the BEST beach we have been to in NS yet (this weekend Lyds finally figured out how to traverse the waves like a real surf dog). And, the water was once seething with eels, back when the area was 1st settled by Europeans.
-Historic homes at every turn.
-p.s. this is the birth place of Hank Snow.

It was a slice. Probably the best NS treat we could ask for before starting to wrap our heads around the pilgrimage home.

Merry Christmas

Although it would have been ideal to be with our family for Christmas, Irwin Lake was a cozy retreat that filled the void beautifully. Irwin Lake Chalets may be one of the most relaxing places we've ever been! The wood stove emitted the most wonderful heat and smell! Christmas eve was a picture perfect winter wonderland, white and still. Christmas day was sunny and plus six - perfect for hiking and geo-caching. The holiday consisted of movies, reading, napping, wine, wilderness, seclusion, Lydia off leash in the bush, geo caching, snowman building, jacuzzi, presents, cheese, log fires, and good food. Jeff made a traditional Christmas dinner, including Yorkshire pudding.

Merry Christmas and happy new year! xo

The Obama Song

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The 2nd Biggest Dump of the Day - click here to see a video

Mr. Lahey

Mr. Lahey loaned me a dollar at the market on Saturday to buy a peice of cheese. I didn't need the dollar, but he lent it to me anyway. I'm not lying.

Natto

Jeff has been searching for natto ever since we left Japan 18 months ago. Today is a good day!