Dear Sir: Readers may remember a song entitled “A Few of My Favourite Things”, from the Broadway musical, “The Sound of Music.” This song has been recorded in over 100 different versions, and it has inspired me to write about a number of things in my own experience which make my life meaningful and uplifting,…
Hi folks, On Thursday November 21 2024 my wife and I (Phil Craig) went to visit a friend in St. George, ON, who I haven’t seen since 1964,(60 years ago). My friend’s name is Calvin Power. We grew up together on Bell Island, Newfoundland. Then the mines closed down in the 60s. Then we forced to move. We…
Our Mom was a huge fan of the Downhome magazine and was an avid reader for years. She read it from cover to cover and even saved her issues to read a second, or even a third time. One morning at her cabin with her daughter Anne Marie, Harley pulled out the chair with his…
On September 28th, 2024, Jasmine Anstey and Warren Lushman got married. Both newly weds know that the Sea of Life is not always calm, but those two being together as each other life-perservers, they’ll weather any storm. Plus everyone knows that a Newfoundland Wedding always have a few fun photos. Image Upload: Location, Place ,…
In 1967, as a young man, Patrick Whyte applied and accepted the position as the Mail Carrier for the isolated community of South East Bight. Up until the early 80’s Pat retrieved the mail from the coastal boat moored in the harbour via a punt and brought it ashore. In later years he used an…
Bought a helmet for my GSP puppy. Picture is us out for a ride on my quad – both of us with helmets 🙂 Thought it was worth a share. Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: Chapels Cove, NL
For Rick and Judy Grooms of Ottumwa, Iowa, USA, the trip to Newfoundland in September 2024 was on a long awaited bucket list! After meeting friends from Ontario in St John’s, the trip to Bonavista, amongst other spectacular spots on the Avalon Peninsula, began. The stay at the Harbourview Bed and Breakfast in Bonavista was…
By Amal Sadka In April 2018, when my son got a job in St. John’s and told me he had to move to NL from Montreal, I was very upset. I felt that was such a far trip to a desolate place. So my husband and I flew in with him to help set him…
I am not a Newfoundlander, I am from Montreal of a long line of French Canadians. I first heard of the Old Hag when reading a friend’s Downhome magazine and realized that I used to get visits from her all the time as a child. I never saw her but I always felt like someone…
Greetings from Southern Ontario – Sept. 2024. While visiting extended family in Red Bay, ON, Sharon Nisbet (nee Sooley) was surprised to discover a tribute to her generational home of Heart’s Delight – Trinity Bay. The signpost, erected in September 2024, followed a 2022 tour of Eastern Newfoundland that impressed the entire extended family. Sharon…
