It’s the 24th of May and we likes to get away
Up in the woods or going out the bay
There’s all kinds of places but the place we likes to get
Is up on the highway in the gravel pits
Happy May 24th weekend or May 2-4 as some call it around these parts. This is the first long weekend and the beginning of the camping season. This year the weather is great… bright, sunny and warm. That’s a change from last year for sure. It’s common for snow to fall on this weekend. Nothing is as bad as waking up from sleeping in a tent with snow on the ground. I remember being cold and wet but having a great time. I was younger then. Would I do that now…ah no. I am getting soft. I need a bed.
In Newfoundland some do what we call “gravel pit camping”. It’s campers who don’t visit the parks but prefer the sides of roads, along the highways in gravel pits. These pits are left over from road construction. There isn’t grass or trees just a lot of rock and flat ground. We even have our own song about it. Here have a listen, enjoy your weekend wherever you are and remember don’t drink and drive.
Recorded by: Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers
Written by: Wayne Chaulk
Until next time
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No, not a real baby! Geeze I’m forty-three, to old for that stuff. Happy enough with a grand baby. I got a Iphone 4s. Oh she’s pretty! Yes it’s a girl.
I have wanted a Ipad but it’s not very practical seeing how I got a Mac laptop. It’s a want not a need. But when my cell phone died. (add it to the list). I decided to get the Iphone. A cell phone is a need, the kind I got was a want.
Yes, dear friends I am now entering the world of texting, tweeting and all that fun stuff. I just need to learn how. Texting I get but tweeting, well, I am unsure what it is and why I would find it useful. I hear you can follow stars. Is that correct? And what are these people tweeting about? Any way I’ll figure it out.
But texting and tweeting are not really what I had in mind when I got this. I got it because it has a really good camera (8 mega pixels) which is great because I was carrying around a cell phone and small point and click. The camera is super easy to use and I think I can upload my pictures wirelessly. It’s captures quality pictures but you are limited with functions but I really just wanted something to take quick and easy shots. You know stuff for blogs!
I can talk face to face with my sister in Ontario or my Mom in the North West Territories. How cool is that. Actually I can do face to face with anyone with an Iphone, I pad or Mac. I can even watch a TV show. OH oh I have been so behind the times.
So now I can also retire my Ipod touch with my music, podcasts and card games. No, I do have Angry Birds. I can also sync the phone with my KOBO and read my book, a bit small but totally doable. Super duper excited. oh yes excited. So goodbye four gadgets hello one super machine. I think I am going to enjoy getting up to date.
So who wants to text me so I can test this baby out?
Until next time
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We have worked hard on our fire pit area this week. Read part 1 here.
We picked our flag stone from around the yard. I am guessing we have about two pallets worth. They were heavy! Thank goodness we had A for all the lifting.
flag stone collected from around the yard
After some more digging and clearing we started building a wall.
Super handy Todd working on the wall.
I think it looks good so far. We will fill in to the left and continue to build up the wall another half-foot. We need to remove all the flagstone to the right and redo the path so we have two or three stones across.
The path will stop about six feet from the water. In the future we will remove the grass and make a sandy beach. Trucking sand in is expensive so we have to wait until money allows. Story of our lives.
Stay tuned.
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Ah, the beloved guests they have arrived. It’s been a while but they are all back. Remember when I couldn’t wait for them to go. But as spring brings it’s newness we welcome our guests to the yard once again.
Ducks… lots and lots of ducks. Or maybe its the same seven. Either way they are here and I love to watch them land on the water and waddle up the bank to the ever full bird feeders. I really need to curb Todd’s desire to feed all the birds on the north east Avalon. He can go a bit over board.
The squirrels are also back and they seemed to have invited family and friends. Maybe they told friends, ‘lots of food over there’. ‘They keep the buffet well stocked’. And we do! It’s fun to watch them hang upside down on the feeders. Why they don’t just get the stuff on the ground remains a mystery to me. Here’s a little fellow.
Cute isn’t he. He was right up next to the patio. A bit brazen come to think of it. Last summer one ran across the deck rail last and looked me in the eye. I kept thinking about the National Lampoon’s Christmas when the squirrel jumped out of the tree and attacked Chevy’s face. Todd told me this can’t happen. I am still not sure if I believe him.
Until next time
