Parade Breakfast

One of my fondest memories of the Christmas season took place in the eighties when I was a leader with the Fortune Girl Guides. We were planning to decorate a float for our Santa Claus parade. Some of the work needed to be done last minute – and the parade was 10 a.m. I thought…

The Pitcher Plant as Newfoundland’s Flower

I think the pitcher plant should remain as the official plant of our province. It is not an attractive plant, generally growing low to the ground, and producing few flowers that are simply not as pretty as many of the other wildflowers found in our province. However, it is a tough, hardy plant, surviving, and…