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

Go here to download Michael Franti's new tribute to Obama song for FREE: www.iLike.com/franti

Or listen to it for free on the Spearhead website: http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/index2.php

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!

Pumpkin for my Birthday

In classically spontaneous form, Pumpkin showed up in Hali with little less than a weeks notice, just in time for my 29th bday. As a point of interest, I have known Pumpy for 15 years now, which is more than 1/2 my life.

As expected, she took Halifax by storm! We tried to squeeze as much as possible into 2 days (3 sleeps). Lyds missed her so much after she left that it was 2 days until she ate again.





























Pumpkin vs the Oyster



"But I went to a Big Street"

A Day in the Valley

Thanksgiving Sunday at 1:30pm we spontaneously rented a car and made our way to the Annapolis Valley for the day. The day consisted of picking a 27lb "pungkin" from a u-pick pumpkin patch, fish and chips under grape vines, honey crisp apples, a pumpkin regatta, 400 year old towns with cannons, farmers markets, coffee, miniature horses, a village of pumpkin people and lots of driving. It was grand.