By Daphne Belbin Tumlin Houston, TX In 1952, Christmas crept into New Chelsea, NL, in the dead of winter when nothing was moving but the rabbits. The short, narrow path from our house to Adelaide and Bill Mansfield’s house looked like a canyon with its tall, white side walls. But the snow and bone-stabbing cold…
Recently we asked Downhome readers to tell us about the foods they look forward to every holiday season and share the recipe. Everyone who responded with a recipe and story were entered into a draw for a special stocking stuffed with Newfoundland and Labrador goodies. Congratulations to the winner, Shane McKay of Mississauga, ON. Here…
The planning and precision paid off on this patio project Story and photos by Tobias Romaniuk “I wanted everything to be perfect from the ground up,” says Garrett Murphy, owner of Perlicade Construction. We’re standing in a Mount Pearl backyard, looking at the latest Perlicade deck project as Garrett explains the build process for this…
Does eating turkey really make us feel sleepy? By Linda Browne (Photo: Madison O’Brien having her first Thanksgiving turkey. Valerie O’Brien photo) It’s that time of year again, when we gather around the table with our loved ones to enjoy good company, conversation, and lots and lots of tasty Thanksgiving treats. And for many folks here…
Tales of ghostly appearances, premonitions, unsettling dreams and death tokens from old Conception Bay By Dennis Flynn (Jenny Chynn photo) Moving along the beaches in Colliers, NL, surveying the aftermath of the monstrous January 17, 2020 winter storm, I spot remnants of old wharves and fences, and even debris from a derelict dory that was…
One of a dozen berry recipes featured in the October issue! Partridgeberry Spice Cake 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 tsp cloves 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped 1 cup raisins, plumped in warm water, then…
Poem by Curt Budden Art by Christine Hennebury Newfoundland’s history sticks. It does not fade, drain or slough. Especially when discussing those places once defined as “cut off.” For it was those tucked away outports that got our fishery started. It’s what drew Europeans and then got our land charted. Long before runways, or highways…
Dale Jarvis recounts some “striking” events in Newfoundland and Labrador involving extreme and mysterious lightning. (Photo by Ben Callahan photo taken at Pilley’s Island, NL) In early June 1932, Carl F. Hammerstrom left Portland, Maine, on the George B. Cluett with Captain Iversen, as Master. He was bound for St. Anthony to spend a year working for the…
By Dennis Flynn With a throaty rumble, the engine springs to life. The beautifully restored 1958 Land Rover shakes off inertia and rolls out of the garage into the sunlight on a stellar July 2020 day in Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador. Cruising past the landmark 1875 Cupids United Church, a gigantic 7×14-metre Union Jack Flag…
Interior designer Marie Bishop takes us on a tour of the backyard fairy garden she created to delight her grandchildren. Fairies… enchanted, mystical, magical creatures. With a history dating back to the 13th century it’s no wonder we still revere their presence in the garden. Whether you have young children, grandchildren or want to revisit your…
