Kiwi Kaboodle Dot Com

Boxwood Festival

KiwiKaboodle — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:42:43 +0000

The Boxwood Festival is a hugely popular musical festival (with a huge focus on flute) that takes place in three select areas worldwide: Waipu, New Zealand; Williamsburgs VA, USA; and (you guessed it) Lunenburg, NS, Canada! As mentioned above, the …

Gorgeous Wee Hike in Lunenburg Nova Scotia

KiwiKaboodle — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:39:35 +0000

So if you are thinking of heading to Nova Scotia, or if you live here but feel the urge to explore your province a bit, then you probably know that there is a plethora of tour companies out there. When …

Nova Scotia’s South Shore & Lighthouse Route

KiwiKaboodle — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:21 +0000

So I wondered a bit about why that was. Is it just that the ocean side is That Magical? I have a very special spot in my heart reserved for the ocean and all of its folklore (perhaps stemming from …

Lunenburg’s Bluenose Academy

KiwiKaboodle — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:10:10 +0000

Over the past year things have been pretty darned busy around Lunenburg Nova Scotia. Why? Well, once upon a time there were four schools teaching the children of the Town of Lunenburg and surrounding areas: The very famous Lunenburg Academy …

Wow – Is there anywhere nicer than Spring in Nova Scotia???

KiwiKaboodle — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:20:29 +0000

So it’s hard to believe, but we’re back into the full swing of things and a year has gone by along with a whole lot of non-blogs. The good thing is we have been travelling the province looking for new …

Brier Island … Something you Simply Should Not Miss

KiwiKaboodle — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:49:17 +0000

I know, I know. This was first meant to be a blog about why you should stay with us in our hostel. It then morphed into a blog about why you should stay in Lunenburg County … well, today I’m …

What an Amazing Ride

KiwiKaboodle — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:20:32 +0000

Summer has been such an incredible one. It’s been quite perfect for me, because I’m someone who loves a bit of sunny hot weather to be followed by a bit of cool rain, and then more hot sun. We’ve certainly …

Top 10 Getaway? You BET we are!!!

KiwiKaboodle — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:06:37 +0000

So you think Lunenburg is out in the boonies? Nobody’s heard of it?? Take a look at this website (http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/2011/08/top-ten-getaways-for-parents/) … cheap flights .co.uk have Lunenburg as their second top getaway for parents … and that’s not some namby-pampy Nova …

Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot…

KiwiKaboodle — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:12:49 +0000

we’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not. So it seems I can hardly avoid the weather. It’s sticking its nose into my business every time I turn around, so I feel it is crying …

Books .. Ahhhhhh yes. Books.

KiwiKaboodle — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:38:59 +0000

No vacation, holiday or, indeed, life is complete without books … and a good powerful load of them at that. I am ridiculously addicted to books, and apparently am raising three like-minded children.. particularly the eldest. So maybe you’re visiting …