Category: Travels
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In lieu of a post, here are some of my fave pics along with some of the best quotes I’ve overheard here on the island. “When you’re throwing dirt, you’re losing ground.” “I feel like someone dragged me through a bag o’ nails.” “Maple Leafs? Might as well just let a bunch o’ goats out…
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After our 5 day haul (including a hard trek across the island in 10.5 hours on Tuesday) Rayna, Tito, Kayleigh and I arrived in St. John’s Newfoundland yesterday evening. Rayna’s father is my kindred spirit. He’s a photographer, adventurer and he loves Paul Simon (with special emphasis on the Graceland album). When we arrived I…
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We are almost to St. John’s on what has been one marathon of a drive! Day 1 – Toronto, ON to Quebec City, QC Day 2 – Quebec City, QC to Moncton, NB Day 3 – Moncton, NB to North Sydney, NS Day 4 – North Sydney, NS to port Aux Basques, NF So in…
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So now I get to reveal something that is both very sad and kinda exciting. Rayna, my fibre buddy, confidant, bridesmaid, craft companion in spinning, dyeing, weaving, designing… in other words one of the most important people in my world, is moving home to Newfoundland. Permanently. In a lot of ways this sucks, and I’m…
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Last weekend, Tito and I took a quick (and desperately needed) getaway trip to visit my cousins in New York City. We needed a break, for the end of the summer, and also I really needed to step away from the book. My editor had it for the weekend, so that seemed like the right…
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San Francisco is very awesome. We were sorry that we only had one day to explore it – and we decided (we’re not sorry about this bit) to leave the big cameras checked at the hotel rather than carry them with us. I couldn’t resist having a bit of fun with the hills. Everything we…
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It wasn’t easy for us to make time to visit this little spot, but I couldn’t resist. Yarnia is, to quote their website, “the only yarn shop where you can design your very own custom yarn blend, and buy it by the pound. You choose the fiber, color, thickness, and amount, and we’ll create your…
The Blue Brick 