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| Blue Rocks Nova Scotia |
Ah .... summer in the Maritimes..... It don't get no better!
Just got back from our first road trip of the summer season. We set off on a wild and wet Friday that eventually gave way to a perfect warm sunny Saturday and Sunday in Nova Scotia. Our first stop was Kingston N.S. to visit my hubby's brother and his wife who always make us feel right at home ..... a few swigs of beer and a tasting of a wee dram of whiskey or two encouraged lots of laughs and reminiscing! The next day we drove to Lunenburg on the south shore to see our son Joel and his wife Alicia
After checking out their new place, which is very spacious with room in the basement, walkout garage for his carpentry and her flower (growing & design) business, we headed for downtown to take part in the Lunenburg Heritage tour.
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| Alicia's flower operation in the basement of their house |
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| Lunenburg Heritage Tour |
On the heritage tour we were able to see inside houses, churches and a school (check the academy, top photo) that are all pre- 1867! The homes we viewed were all well preserved or restored and served as modern day living spaces.
Our tour ended at Blue Rocks on the coast where we enjoyed the scenery and got to explore an 1850's Cape Cod style home once owned by a family of fishermen.
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| Scenery at Blue Rocks |
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| Ross & Joel at the heritage home at Blue Rocks (near Lunenburg) |
Our Saturday ended with a BBQ on Joel and Alicia's sunny deck and an evening of chit chat. The next day I was anxious to see Alicia's new location for her flower farm. Large plots of sodded field had recently been turned over by a tractor and the daunting task of transplanting perennials and preparing the soil to plant annuals lay ahead. First, however there was the dilemma of getting a pump "rigged up" to provide water for thirsty plants from the nearby well. ..... the flower farm business is not for the faint of heart (or the lazy!)
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| one of the fields being prepared for flowers |
Check out Alicia's work at Littlest Flower Farm on Facebook and Instagram:
After spending a little time at "the farm" giving a little help and moral support, we left the "youngins" with all the hard work and headed for the big city of Halifax. I had booked a nice hotel in the downtown area through Hotwire (which I have used before) and thought I had gotten a good deal. However, I failed to notice that the price was in US funds! About fifty bucks more than I thought .. yikes! Anyway we had a nice time enjoying the city before we headed home on Monday.
......... Looking forward to more road trips this summer!
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