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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 …

Woah – Slow Down There, Horsey

KiwiKaboodle — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:25:47 +0000

There are still lots of festivals that I’m going to be writing about, but I’m really getting way ahead of myself, and this coming weekend is such a big one with the Pirates & Mermaids it really doesn’t feel right …

numerus quattuor: Zee Beeg Exe

KiwiKaboodle — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:02:56 +0000

… less of a festival, and more of a right of passage, the South Shore Exhibition is something I have heard people talk about since I was a child. I went to Camp Mush-A-Mush for a week each summer, and …

nummar tríggir — Pirates Arrrrrr!

KiwiKaboodle — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:42:00 +0000

So it’s been ages. I had this great blog done all about the most awesome Pirate Festival coming up in Mahone Bay .. and then I had to rush off with the kids and my husband deleted it all! Arrrrgh! …

Idadi Mbili

KiwiKaboodle — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:03:09 +0000

So, Festivals hey? There are one or two happening here. If I take 25 seconds to think I’ll come up with a dozen or so. For many, many years Mahone Bay hosted the Wooden Boat Festival. In 2006 they decided …

Folkart Festival (not to be confused with Folk Festival!)

KiwiKaboodle — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:10:51 +0000

So there are a huge number of festivals and events coming up in the near future, and I intend to chat a wee bit about each one. In no particular order … except that I’ll do my darndest to chat …