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.

It's a Good Day for Taking Pics of Dahlias

When we heard it was supposed to snow in Regina today, we thought it was fitting (albeit cheeky) to post some falls pics of Hali (including the horse stables, only a few blocks from our house, at the base of Citadel Hill). Miss you all. Happy Thanksgiving.

Laura & Dakota's June Visit

This is a ridiculously belated post. Here are some pics and videos of the shinnannigans we had when Laura and Dakota came to visit in June - we had a blast.



Laura and Dakota were thrilled (huge understatement) to discover vegan beavertails on the harbor




Fine family dining at Mother Tuckers



Betty in Training: to set the stage for this clip, you should probably know that it took quite a bit of convincing and coaxing to get an apprehensive Laura on the longboard. Make sure your volume is on.



Dakota on the mouth harp and Jeff flipping the camera the bird





Although Laura was suspicious of the longboard, she was a natural on the scooter!

My Winnipeg

The Atlantic Film Fest is on in Halifax right now. This Guy Maddin docu-fantasia is the best film Jeff and I have seen in years (best movie EVER according to Jeff). Check it out in your city, whatever city that may be.

Bouctouche, New Brunswick

Not so long ago, we went camping with some friends in Bouctouche NB. Bouctouche lies at the heart of the Acadian Coast. As far as we can tell, Bouctouche means something about goats and touching. The water here belongs to the Northumberland Strait, which explains why it is the warmest oceanic water north of Georgia (luke warm bath water and mini islands all over the place, neat).

Reclaim you city ... one lamp post at a time

Some vigilante has made John St a little bit greener - a great idea indeed (one I think Pumpkin should stealthily instigate in Regina).