Finally there's definite signs of spring here in Nova Scotia. The temperature is in the double digits (just), and the grass is turning green. The grass turning brown in winter doesn't happen in the UK, but I've had to get used to it since moving here. So seeing that first tinge of green outside ... VIEW POST
Summer Scenes Are In The Past
Well yesterday was eventful with horrendous wind and rain, and we weren't the only ones who lost power for a while. By the end of the day the few remaining leaves on our maple trees had gone and the landscape is looking much sadder. But instead of brooding I'll look back at a summer scene on a ... VIEW POST
How Now Brown Cow
Isn't it funny how memory works. There I was creating my card this morning and all of a sudden a phrase popped into my head. "How now brown cow" was something I remember from my childhood. It was used in elocution lessons originally although I'm pretty sure I never had those. Maybe it came up in ... VIEW POST
Cow’s it going? Could be better…
The fact that my blog post is late being published should give you a clue about my morning. We're currently under an extreme heat warning here in Nova Scotia and it's already 20 degrees C by 9am. Then later today with the humidity it could end up feeling like 40 degrees! As if that wasn't enough, ... VIEW POST
