(Hometown Limericks) Thunder Bay

I grew up in a town called Thunder Bay On a farm l spent all of my days Till a chance meeting in town That Newfie had my head spinning round Soon l will live out Burgoynes Cove way   Submitted By: Jean Way

The Perfect Evening

I was recently lucky enough to be at a live show of “This hour has 22 mins.” I was travelling to Lower Sackville where my daughter lives to babysit for her on her birthday. She informed me that the second night l would be there we would be going to the show. She had been…

Return to Pope’s Harbour

Last summer’s trip to Newfoundland for a wedding took myself, my husband and the grandchildren to different parts of the island we had never seen before. However, the most beautiful new spot we got to see was the resettled community of Pope’s Harbour. The newlyweds, Andrew and Heidi Sceviour, drove back to Clifton (Andrew’s hometown)…

Return to Pope’s Harbour

Last summer’s trip to Newfoundland for another wedding. Took my husband, our grandchildren and myself to different parts of the island we had never seen before. The wedding was in Burlington and the reception was in Middle Cove. Middle Cove has a beautiful beach and we took the grandchildren down to run off energy after…

Debit card let down

On smaller holidays l find it easier to send the grandchildren gift cards from Nan and Pop, for their favorite restaurants. One afternoon my daughter in B.C. gave her daughter Gwen a card that had come in the mail for Valentines Day. She opened it and looked inside and said ” pphhff!”. My daughter confused…

Caught in the act.

My Cousin Phyllis lives next to my daughter Dawn in Kelowna, B.C. During Christmas she took Dawn’s two children to a special evening at their church while Dawn and her husband Laird went Christmas shopping. At the church there was a small Nativity scene for children. She told Gwen and Barrett to go ahead and…

Debit card let down

On smaller holidays l find it easier to send the grandchildren gift cards from Nan and Pop, for their favorite restaurants. One afternoon my daughter in B.C. gave her daughter Gwen a card that had come in the mail for Valentines Day. She opened it and looked inside and said ” pphhff!”. My daughter confused…

Caught in the act.

My Cousin Phyllis lives next to my daughter Dawn in Kelowna, B.C. During Christmas she took Dawn’s two children to a special evening at their church while Dawn and her husband Laird went Christmas shopping. At the church there was a small Nativity scene for children. She told Gwen and Barrett to go ahead and…