Tag Archives: food

a meal at The Bite House

Posted on September 17, 2014 by

Back in August I was invited to a birthday party for my rad friend Adele LeBlanc, to be held at the Bite House Restaurant. The Bite House is the new venture of chef Bryan Picard. (Read here where I interviewed … Continue reading →

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seniors’ lunch in St. Ann’s Bay

Posted on February 3, 2014 by

So almost three weeks ago I went to read my short story “Night Swimmer” at a Seniors’ Lunch. There is a community hall and church in St. Ann’s Bay that holds weekly lunches for seniors in the area, and they … Continue reading →

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fifty percent

Posted on August 30, 2013 by

  Well here goes nothin! My friend Alicia is on her third year of eating 100% local for the month of September. This year a bunch of people have pledged to join her in eating 50% local. Including me. Yikes! … Continue reading →

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englishtown

Posted on August 29, 2013 by

  Good things: kittens friends bare feet in grass beautiful light swimming in the ocean impending rain old apple trees fresh berries staining my hands

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Q+A with David Williams & Faith Dodd

Posted on August 21, 2013 by

Name: David Williams and Faith Dodd Age: 36 and 37 Hometown: Dave – born in Newfoundland and grew up in Clarenville, now calls Sydney (Westmount) home. Faith – born in Baddeck and grew up all over the place and now calls Sydney (Westmount) … Continue reading →

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swing of things

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

The day after I got home from New Jersey, which was yesterday, I had the day off. I had originally thought I would go straight back to work after the trip, but I’m so glad I didn’t. I’m so glad … Continue reading →

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“Food is not a product but a process.”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

  From one of my very favourite books (and authors): “Who can decide? A sucker for seed-catalog prose, I ordered six varieties and planted about a dozen cloves of each. Buried under the soil with a blanket of straw mulch … Continue reading →

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