Our schedule has settled back into its usual rhythm these last few weeks. With no more company to keep us busy (or give us excuses to sneak into Fredericton for dinner and drinks!), it’s back to tackling all the homesteading chores that
The seasons are shifting here in the Maritimes, and you can really feel the change in the air. After such a dry spell, the rain has been a welcome sight—it feels like everything is finally getting a good drink. We’ve been spotting
What a great couple of weeks it’s been! I’m going to share the highlights a little out of order, starting with my vacation week. As many of you know, we moved to New Brunswick in 2023, driving all the way across Canada
We always say it’s been a BUSY couple of weeks… but really, when ARE we NOT busy?! Let’s recap some of the things we’ve been up to—in no particular order: Huey, Dewey, and Louie finally got processed (don’t worry, we won’t share
When Al and Constance told us about Beer on the Bridge in New Brunswick, this is what we pictured: Naturally, being first-timers, we didn’t really know what to expect—aside from that mental image, just multiplied by a few hundred people. To our
The last two weeks on the homestead have been a whirlwind of projects, progress, and a few bittersweet goodbyes. As the weather has warmed up (finally!), we’ve been doing our best to take advantage of every hour of daylight—and trying not to
The past couple of weeks started off busy and ended just as full, but in the best way. We had our fair share of April and May showers, but the warm temperatures made up for it. We wrapped it all up with
AEX Fredericton (Anime Entertainment Expo) It was a last-minute decision, but we gathered our heroes and headed out for the Sunday of AEX. Despite the rain, the day was fantastic—luckily, everything was indoors at the Fredericton Convention Centre. We had a blast
Officially SPRING! Buuuuut… Mother Nature doesn’t always agree. The snow melted, revealing the ground, and then—NOPE! More snow! We ended up with about fifteen centimeters and are now bracing for another week of snow systems. This freeze-and-thaw cycle is pretty typical. The
The last couple of weeks on the homestead have been all about tackling “False Spring.” We had a stretch of warmer days where the temperature crept above zero, only to be hit by two days of heavy rain. The water poured down