Posts Tagged ‘The Cove Journal’
Tide Clock
We’ve recently had some home repairs carried out by a local handyman, and is there anyone more praise-worthy than a competent handyman? Daily life consists of things going wrong and…
Read MoreSleigh ride
I don’t know anyone in the Cove who travels in winter by horse and sleigh, but at one time this was the only way to get around. If a family…
Read MoreSnippets of the past
I’m not very good at New Year’s resolutions but I’ve quit beating myself up about it and plan to keep strolling through 2026 in the same old way. Also I’m…
Read MoreAlways amazed
Is there ever a day when I am not amazed by something down at the shore? It might be a spruce tree’s elaborate root system dangling in midair over the…
Read MoreChristmas memories
Melda is a well-loved matriarch in the Cove. When I stopped in recently to ask her to share some of her Christmas memories, she put down her knitting and told…
Read MoreLast Swim
Have we ever gone swimming in October? October 7 to be exact. I wrote this haiku in honour of the occasion: Unexpected text:“Swim today? Low tide. North wind.Could be cold.”…
Read MoreMusic to my ears
Oh gentle refreshing old-fashioned rain! All night the rain played a steady percussion on the roof, barely audible at first, then a little crescendo—followed by a real drum roll! A…
Read MoreFull moon
The August full moon is called the “Sturgeon Moon” after a time when sturgeon fish were full-grown and ready to harvest in the Great Lakes. Indigenous people in our region…
Read MoreNo. 1 summer visitor
Our first summer visitor has arrived. She has been here before and may I say she is the perfect guest? Self-contained. Needs no entertainment. Helps out in the kitchen. Likes…
Read MoreDahlias and daylilies
Early June. We wake Saturday morning to pouring rain and a solid bank of grey clouds. Not what we had hoped for, but it’s warm and calm and could be…
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