Newfoundland Mi’kmaq Family History & Genealogy
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Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 27/11)
Red Dress Redux My “aahh” moment was Hayley opening the gift from Roy when it wasn’t even her birthday. When Roy fumbled and bumbled his way into the Windass home…
Coronation Street: A (cat) star is born!
Wednesday we saw the new title sequence, done in honour of the show’s 50th anniversary and the move to high-definition. There’s a new cat, a new rendition of the theme…
Snow Day
Our backyard late last night. All the snow had gone, even the mud had started to dry up. Then bang, last night, a snowstorm. A mixture of rain, freezing rain…
Caesar Salad
Years ago, a friend and I used to go the Newfoundland Hotel’s main dining room, the fancy one, for one thing. Caesar salad. The waiter would come with a trolley…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 20/11)
Red Hot Hayley Hayley, delighted with her dress purchase. Roy saying “I find it hard to see you in it.” The hurt you feel when you’re all excited by something…
Lake Erie, North Shore
A few years ago we went east along Lake Erie, as far as Port Dover. We started in St. Thomas. It took us four days. Coming back, we took larger…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 13/11)
Baby Tigers A few weeks ago, we had the grown-up tigresses going at it. Rita and Audrey over Lewis and Alf and many years of shared history. This Wednesday it…
Detailing
Several years ago, I bought a two-year old car from a newspaper ad. When I took it for a test drive, I couldn’t believe how clean and nice the inside…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Mar. 6/11)
A funeral, a fight & free food They did Blanche – and Maggie - proud. The funeral was lovely, heartfelt and funny. So many beautiful moments. Starting before the funeral,…