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Canoe Cove Plant Sale

Posted May 17, 2013 by Marguerite

Muriel, I tried to email you but the address just wouldn’t work?  So this post is for you!

It’s that time of year again.  The sun is shining, the ground is warm and there are plants to buy and fill our gardens with.

Come join us in Canoe…

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Events

Canoe Cove Plant Sale

Posted May 17, 2013 by Marguerite

Muriel, I tried to email you but the address just wouldn’t work?  So this post is for you!

It’s that time of year again.  The sun is shining, the ground is warm and there are plants to buy and fill our gardens with.

Come join us in Canoe…

Full Story »

 
Alberta

Poor Young Things Announce Tour Dates

Posted May 15, 2013 by Andrew_Horan

Toronto’s Poor Young Things have unveiled the details of their forthcoming tour in support of their forthcoming album The Heart. The Head. The End, out on May 21 via Bumstead Productions. The winners of the 2013 SiriusXM Emerging Artist of the Year awa…

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General

Making Hay While the Sun Shines

Posted March 24, 2013 by Marguerite

After a false start to spring we’ve had two storm days this past week.  I’ve spent a lot of time cooped up in the house wishing for spring.

Fresh fallen snow is pretty but it means it’s STILL winter

Finally on Saturday I decided enough was e…

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General

Making Hay While the Sun Shines

Posted March 24, 2013 by Marguerite

After a false start to spring we’ve had two storm days this past week.  I’ve spent a lot of time cooped up in the house wishing for spring.

Fresh fallen snow is pretty but it means it’s STILL winter

Finally on Saturday I decided enough was e…

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Cats

Don’t Say That!

Posted March 16, 2013 by Marguerite

Several weeks back Jody said something about ain’t it great that the cats haven’t had to go the vet recently.

Why in the world would you say that?

Me and my boy

On cue, several days later, Funnyface got in a fight and had his ear punctured by an…

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Cats

Don’t Say That!

Posted March 16, 2013 by Marguerite

Several weeks back Jody said something about ain’t it great that the cats haven’t had to go the vet recently.

Why in the world would you say that?

Me and my boy

On cue, several days later, Funnyface got in a fight and had his ear punctured by an…

Full Story »

 
General

Feels Like Spring

Posted March 12, 2013 by Marguerite

There are signs I look for each year to indicate the change of season.  Some of them more reliable than others.

The disappearance of the ice from the Northumberland Strait.

The ice that covers the sea water between PEI and Nova Scotia each…

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General

Feels Like Spring

Posted March 12, 2013 by Marguerite

There are signs I look for each year to indicate the change of season.  Some of them more reliable than others.

The disappearance of the ice from the Northumberland Strait.

The ice that covers the sea water between PEI and Nova Scotia each…

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General

Writer’s Block

Posted March 3, 2013 by Marguerite

I’ve got plenty to say.  Half written posts lined up in my drafts folder taunting me.  But I seem to be distinctly lacking the energy to say anything these days.

Instead I would rather be out doing.  We are enjoying what remains of t…

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General

Writer’s Block

Posted March 3, 2013 by Marguerite

I’ve got plenty to say.  Half written posts lined up in my drafts folder taunting me.  But I seem to be distinctly lacking the energy to say anything these days.

Instead I would rather be out doing.  We are enjoying what remains of t…

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General

Mike Duffy does not want to be a distraction

Posted February 22, 2013 by Aaron Wherry

The Senator will repay those living expenses

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General

Wind Sculptures

Posted February 11, 2013 by Marguerite

I was reminded by readers that not everyone is familiar with the effects of wind where they live.  Indeed when we first moved to PEI the wind surprised me.  Our first visit I didn’t think too much of it but the second time we visited the isla…

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General

Wind Sculptures

Posted February 11, 2013 by Marguerite

I was reminded by readers that not everyone is familiar with the effects of wind where they live.  Indeed when we first moved to PEI the wind surprised me.  Our first visit I didn’t think too much of it but the second time we visited the isla…

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Canada

Celebrating 25 years of no law on abortion

Posted February 9, 2013 by redeye

February 9, 2013

At the end of January 1988, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling that decriminalized abortion. The Morgentaler decision, as it is known…

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Events

Obligatory Mid-Winter Weather Report

Posted February 9, 2013 by Marguerite

What would winter be if we couldn’t talk about the weather?  Over a week ago it felt like spring had come, plus 10 degrees, rain and I could see not only my lawn but all my garden beds exposed.  It was tempting to pick up a shovel and start …

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Events

Obligatory Mid-Winter Weather Report

Posted February 9, 2013 by Marguerite

What would winter be if we couldn’t talk about the weather?  Over a week ago it felt like spring had come, plus 10 degrees, rain and I could see not only my lawn but all my garden beds exposed.  It was tempting to pick up a shovel and start …

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General

The search for Mike Duffy’s home

Posted February 8, 2013 by Aaron Wherry

The Senator defends his ties to PEI

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Canadian Politics

The Ranting Canadian: Mike Duffy: pig in the city Canadian senator Mike Duffy, the…

Posted February 7, 2013 by The Ranting Canadian

Mike Duffy: pig in the city Canadian senator Mike Duffy, the porcine Conservative from Ottawa, has been caught in yet another scandal, this time for falsely claiming Prince Edward Island as his primary residence and subsequently billing the Canadian t…

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General

Where does Mike Duffy live?

Posted February 6, 2013 by Aaron Wherry

Aaron Wherry on the question of the hour

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