I'm back!

pumpkins at Noggins Farm Market


Kayaking in the tidal marsh



The farm stand just down the road


the morning Awen left for Vancouver

the beans in our garden

Here is a big gigantic list of things I've done since my last blog:

1. Jeff and Yin and Awen came. Jeff said he would make French Toast for 21 days in a row. He almost got his wish.


2. Awen loved it here. He is 4 1/2 and he had never been to Nova Scotia before. So he was having the time of his life! I liked having him follow me around. He was cute when we went down to the beach. He wouldn't go all the way in the water because he thought he would drown even though he was wearing a life vest. He only went up to his waist then he stopped. So I went in for a little while, then I came out and we walked along (waist-deep for Awen) along the shore. Awen was talking my ear off because we found a big clump of seaweed and he was dragging it along by a twig.



3. Yin loved it here because she could do her yoga in the yard. At the end of her stay she fixed up a dance and performed sit for us out in the garden. She also liked the water. And she kayaked for the first time in her life in the Minas Basin.



4. Instead of Jeff getting his breakfast wish he got lots of other breakfasts in there too. We had crepes, fancy omellettes, apple dutch babies, and I don't think I had cereal once when they were staying here! There were lots of fresh blueberries around at the time. So we had blueberries in almost anything we ate! Except for the omellettes... Jeff and Yin together were both wanting to move here, and they had pretty much chosen a house that was for sale!



5. Here'a s list of the things I have not liked here. Most of the things happened on my foot. At the beach I cut my foot on my toe and on the very bottom of my foot. Both of them took a pretty long time to heal. Just when they were both better, I broke my pinky toe. Then I got a bee sting. We found out that I am allergic to bees and I had a huge allergic reaction. I was covered with blistery red spots and had to stay in the hospital for 3/4 of the day and get six needles. The blisters flared up 3 times! After that, mom was being super careful about bees and wasps. It drove me nuts. After that I cut my thumb. And it stung when I touched something.


6. Here are some good things that have happened: I have caught 3 grasshoppers and 3 butterflies. I got to go on a trail ride. I found lots and lots of moonstones (they're shells). I've learned to kayak by myself. I've had 2 sleepovers with Grandma. We've been going down to the beach alot and we've been swimming in the channel when it was hot. Now it has cooled down but we can do lots of other things such as collect red and yellow maple leaves by grandma's house. There are still a few flowers blooming and we have planted daffodil, crocus and tulip bulbs in the garden.

Bye for now!

Emma