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Places We've Been

The Citadel, Halifax

The Citadel is one of the top five things to see in Halifax. It’s a huge fort on top of a hill overlooking Halifax harbor. I’m not really into forts, but if you are, then you should really check this place out. The part I loved the best were the exhibits in the war museum. Mostly […]

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PEI

P.E.I. is magical. I’m so glad we made it over to the island. There was a point when we didn’t think we were going. Didn’t get much more than 20 miles in before we stopped at Victoria by the Sea to eat lunch. A picturesque little town filled with brightly painted houses and buildings, surrounded

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Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

We went to see the famous Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick. We got to see the tide coming in at the rocks. The view was lovely but the mosquitoes were nasty. The next day we saw the tidal bore in downtown Moncton.  

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Louisbourg

Here’s a link to the Parks Canada webpage for the Louisbourg Fortress. The historical re-enactors all did a great job. When we first walked in we were treated to a talk by a young soldier at the guard station. She told us what life was like to be a soldier for the British army.  I

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Halifax

Halifax is nice.  Our bed and breakfast was perfectly situated close to the waterfront, The Citadel, restaurants and many other attractions.  

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Lina Builds a Waterfall with Rene

In July, my neighbor Rene said he would help me build a waterfall if I wanted and who doesn’t want a waterfall in their backyard?!  It took us about three days of digging, arranging and rearranging the rocks to get it right. The next week I planted hostas and ferns around the rocks of the

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Lina’s Drawing Experiments

Took a Zentangle class earlier this year to help me with my quilting. Only one of the drawings below is actually mine. In the middle picture below, mine is on the second row second from the left. Zentangle is lots of fun! Very meditative. I recommend it to anyone who thinks they can’t draw. It’s

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