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Newfoundland Trip – Whale Watching at Bonavista

Posted 05 July 2011 § MemoryLane § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Newfoundland Trip – Music Monday – “To wake in the early morn/To the sound of the old fog horn/And wait for the men to return/With their boats in the bay”

Last Monday, I wrote about the musical cultures of the various provinces.  Now that I’m here in Newfoundland, the musicality of this province is overwhelming.  I couldn’t name a single folk song that unifies the people of Saskatchewan (does “Last Saskatchewan Pirate” count?) whereas I’ve heard the song below probably half a dozen times in […]

Posted 04 July 2011 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

Newfoundland Trip – Ferryland Picnic

And how’s your day going? 😉

Posted 03 July 2011 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Newfoundland Trip – Saturday Snap – St. John’s Street

Posted 02 July 2011 § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Happy Canada Day!

The perfect song for both Canada Day and also for a couple of flatlander farmers hanging out with the fishermen in Newfoundland…

Posted 01 July 2011 § FridayFunLink ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Kudos to Air Canada

Made it to St. John’s after a 3:30am wake-up call, a 6am departure and two three hour flights – first to Toronto and then another one to St. John’s.  When I fly, it tends to be WestJet or on a charter taking me to sunny climes so this was the first time I’ve been on […]

Posted 30 June 2011 § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “But now we’re bound for ol’ St. John’s/Where all the girls are dancing/Heave away, me jolly boys/We’re all bound away!”

Hmm, do other provinces have a distinctive musical sound in the same way that the Maritime provinces do?  In a very stereotypical way, I’d say that the music of Quebec is probably linked by the fact that it’s…sung in French.  For the prairies (well, Alberta at least) I think of traditional country & wesetern music […]

Posted 27 June 2011 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

What Really Makes A Vacation Seem Real…

…is when you can look up the long-range forecast for your destination and get a sense of what the weather might be like for your trip.  One week until we’re in St. John’s – hope the sunny weather forecast holds!

Posted 23 June 2011 § Family § Randomness § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “So serene/The world turns blue/Heads are spinning/It feels so good”

One of my favourite British bands (I consider them Britpop but not sure everyone defines them that way) does a piss-take version of the typical Ibizia club anthem (love the refrain!)

Posted 20 June 2011 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: