Did you know carousels, aka merry-go-rounds, can be traced back to a skill-testing competition for knights and cavalry soldiers? A small ring would be suspended by a ribbon…
In the old children’s chanting game, players stand in a circle holding their hands in fists to represent potatoes. The rhyme “One potato, two potato, three potato, four. …
“A few minutes in any fishing harbour will confirm that the great majority of the boats bear names.” wrote Trevor Kenchington in his research paper titled The Names…
The New England States may get all the press but the fall foliage colors in Atlantic Canada are equally outstanding. Please join me for a little leaf peeping…
Beachcombing is defined as searching for and collecting items of value, interest or utility along the seashore. This past week I spent several days beachcombing but, instead of…