Nova Scotia Province House
I had a chance to visit the Nova Scotia Province House. Province House is located in Halifax downtown, about 20 minutes drive from Burgundy Dream B&B. It was open in 1819 and is Canada’s oldest legislative building and home to Canada’s first elected House of Assembly. It was once used as the Supreme Court during […]
Peggy’s Cove
Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse is one of the world famous lighthouse among over 160 historic lighthouses in Nova Scotia. It is about one hour drive to south from our place. The lighthouse where is located in the cute fishing village of Peggy’s Cove along the South Shore was built in 1915. Just sitting on the white […]
Luckett Vineyards
Luckett Vineyards, an Gaspereau Valley winery Pete Luckett started in 2010 is located about 80km west from our place. Pete Luckett is a founder of Pete’s Frootique, the fine grocery stores where we sometimes visit. We like the Luckett wines and when we know about Pete’s story, we decided to visit his winery. There is […]
Rosehip Jam (Hamanasu)
I made three kinds of Homemade Jam. Rosehip jam (Hamanasu), Rhubarb strawberry jam and Rhubarb ginger jam. For Rosehip jam, it took me two hours to remove the seeds and stems from the fruits, and an hour to strain after boiling them. A sweet full of vitamin C. How does it taste like?
