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Next stop: Alabama

Written by Judy on 05/09/2014 — Leave a Comment

Well, we’ve been back in NS for some time and signs of spring are starting to appear – the daffs out, azalea buds are just about to burst into bloom, and the air is thick with mate-seeking midges. But let me take you back to our U.S. road trip a few more times before I […]

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Hair

Written by Judy on 05/01/2014 — 2 Comments

….Not the Musical. Yesterday, on my way out of the supermarket, I was standing by the notice pillar reading the ads for country music jam sessions, Mother’s Day lobster dinner take-out, and hand written notes with little tear off tabs advertising housekeeping services, when I was surprised by a little hesitant tap on my arm. I turned to see […]

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Next stop: Washington DC

Written by Judy on 04/29/2014 — Leave a Comment

 Well, actually it was Fall’s Church, Virginia, which is within spitting distance of DC. We took this time to recoup, get a break from driving, do laundry, and hang out with family. Not much sign of spring around the house, with the bare trees and winter lawn. It was cold and we needed a jacket […]

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Steps of Massachusetts

Written by Judy on 04/27/2014 — Leave a Comment

    © Judy Parsons 2014

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Next stop: Boston

Written by Judy on 04/27/2014 — Leave a Comment

On we go to Boston in search of warm weather and spring. We left Maine on icy roads lined by arches of birch saplings bent over and frozen to the ground like they were recognizing and paying respect to our quest. Spring. I think not yet. We didn’t actually stay in Boston but in Waltham. […]

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On the Tracks

Written by Judy on 04/03/2014 — Leave a Comment

We’re heading south in search of heat. Or sunshine at the least. Our first stop was Stockton Springs, Maine, to overnight with friends. No, we didn’t go by train but I did spend some time on the tracks. Back when I used to have real knees, I would always get up and go for a run before […]

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Gone Fishin’

Written by Judy on 02/03/2014 — Leave a Comment

…or How to Stuff a Salmon. Last weekend my neighbour Gail and I went to check out the concrete sculptures at Cosby’s Garden Centre. In the winter they convert the greenhouse to a studio and offer concrete sculpture workshops and we checked that out too. I was pleased to find my friend Deb working diligently […]

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Today’s Costume: woods-woman

Written by Judy on 10/04/2013 — Leave a Comment

   Why does it always take me so long to get around to everything? By the time I get in the habit of using my bicycle every year it is almost time for snowplows. My procrastination in starting anything is evident in my cupboards and boxes full of yarn and fabric; some of it in colours which […]

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Preserves

Written by Judy on 09/16/2013 — 5 Comments

 I come by my canning obsession honestly. When I think back to my childhood I have mostly vague recollections of the things which made my mother happy: a whole fresh halibut, seeing us cleaned and polished and lined up in our Sunday best on the way out the door to church, any one of us (excepting […]

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Today’s Costume; Intrepid Explorer.

Written by Judy on 08/25/2013 — Leave a Comment

Or a leisurely Sunday paddle on the Mersey. For some time I have been keen to carry the kayak down to town and paddle back with the tide. I was a little late getting underway so I caught the tale end of the incoming tide; it helped counteract the current and made for nice paddling until I got […]

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