The Change of Colours Ceremony
The colours refers to the flags used by the military and our band had an opportunity to provide the music to the ceremony of changing from the Queen’s Colours to the King’s Colours. The regimental flag identified the troops and marked the rallying point for army regiments in the line of battle. It is no […]
Fitness Challenge Mini Triathlon
I completed PO2 Craig Blake Memorial Fitness Challenge. It is a mini triathlon for military and DND personnel, consisting of a 300m swim, a 6.5K mountain bike and a 2K run. It was short, but very tough. It was a perfect day for this event. I didn’t have to wear a wetsuit which takes times […]
Mini Rhubarb Pie and Baked Cheese Cake
I made mini pies with the first harvest of rhubarb I’ve had since a friend of mine gave me a rhubarb plant to share three years ago. I love this sweet and sour rhubarb pie. I love watching the rhubarb grow each summer, and it’s fun to imagine what kind of pie I’ll make next […]
Natal Day Parade
In Nova Scotia, the first Monday in August is Natal Day, a day to celebrate the history of Halifax and the Dartmouth area. Natal” means birth in Latin, and it is said that Natal Day, which started in 1985, was originally intended to celebrate the arrival of the railroad line in Halifax, but due to […]
Burgundy Dream Falls
Thunderstorms brought extreme rainfall to Nova Scotia around Halifax area. Our house was almost hit by the sudden waterfalls from the backyard hill. The water was very fast and in no time we had a pool in the backyard. If we had left it unnoticed, it would have flooded through the front door. We built […]
Prince Edward Island – Confederation Bridge
There are two ways to get to Prince Edward Island (PEI) from Halifax: by car over a bridge or by ferry, and Charlottetown, the capital of PEI, is about a 3-hour drive from our home in New Brunswick. There is a bridge between New Brunswick and PEI called Confederation Bridge, which is 12.9 km long. […]
