Hi all,
Traveling to Nova Scotia in late August (I'm from Ohio). Will be
visiting Lee Valley in Halifax for sure, but wondering if there's
other woodworking stuff of interest in the area. Will be traveling
all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
of interest.
I also welcome non-WW sightseeing recommendations in that area.
TIA,
Paul Franklin
[email protected]
(you know what to leave out)
Seen on a plaque on a coworker's desk:
"I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them!"
> Bob, if you have vivid memories from 1938, you've got even more of my respect
> than you had before!
>
> I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday..lol
>
> mac
Mac
For some reasons my long ago memory is good but where I just put my
glasses down is a mystery. The first place I do check is my nose. But
at 75 it is no biggie. The biggies right now are how to consolidate my
errands so I just drive my PU 5 times a week to save gas. I went 39
miles today. 4 gallons at $4.00 and I am out $16.00. I could use the
$16.00 for better things like some parts for my compressor, more
tools. I am sure you get the picture.
Bob AZ
On Jul 11, 2:37=A0pm, Tanus <[email protected]> wrote:
> Joe Makowiec wrote:
> > On 10 Jul 2008 in rec.woodworking, Paul Franklin wrote:
>
> >> Hmmn, beaver, tail, and beer...that will make the trip worthwhile!
> >> Oh, wait, I have one too many commas in there =A0 :-)
>
> > Most style manuals suggest that you not use a comma before the 'and' in=
a
> > list; thus your list should be 'beaver, tail and beer'...
>
> Ok, I give up. What's the difference between beaver and tail?
>
Ask yourself if you'd rather have a piece of beaver or a piece of tail.
=EF=BF=BDWill be traveling
> all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
> of interest.
>
> I also welcome non-WW sightseeing recommendations in that area.
>
> TIA,
>
Paul
We spent a summer, in 1938 I think it was, camped with a travel
trailer on the parade grounds of Fort Louisburg. My siblings and I had
the run of the place. Did lots of neat things there and in the
neighborhing area. One of the most vivid things I remember is watching
them clean swordfish with a small shovel and then sell the fish to
tourists and others. As a 5 year old I thought the fish were humongus.
Bob AZ
On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:15:36 -0700 (PDT), Bob AZ <[email protected]> wrote:
>?Will be traveling
>> all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
>> of interest.
>>
>> I also welcome non-WW sightseeing recommendations in that area.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>Paul
>
>We spent a summer, in 1938 I think it was, camped with a travel
>trailer on the parade grounds of Fort Louisburg. My siblings and I had
>the run of the place. Did lots of neat things there and in the
>neighborhing area. One of the most vivid things I remember is watching
>them clean swordfish with a small shovel and then sell the fish to
>tourists and others. As a 5 year old I thought the fish were humongus.
>
>Bob AZ
Bob, if you have vivid memories from 1938, you've got even more of my respect
than you had before!
I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday..lol
mac
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:08:35 -0700 (PDT), Bob AZ <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mac
>
>For some reasons my long ago memory is good but where I just put my
>glasses down is a mystery. The first place I do check is my nose. But
>at 75 it is no biggie. The biggies right now are how to consolidate my
>errands so I just drive my PU 5 times a week to save gas. I went 39
>miles today. 4 gallons at $4.00 and I am out $16.00. I could use the
>$16.00 for better things like some parts for my compressor, more
>tools. I am sure you get the picture.
>
>Bob AZ
Oh yeah.. I feel your pain..
We went to the States yesterday on a shopping trip... Calexico, El Centro and
Yuma..
We saw unleaded at between $4 and $4.50 a gallon and were SO glad that we'd
filled up before we crossed the border..
Folks down here are bitching about paying $2.25 for unleaded and $2 for diesel
and get hit by major culture shock when they visit the States..
mac
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I was in Halifax and area last fall. Depending upon your interests and
desires I would suggest the following (in no particular order)
1) Annapolis Valley - about 1.5 hours west of Halifax. In recent years a
lot of the apple orchards have been dug up and vinyards planted. There is a
burgeoning wine industry in the area that was a total surprise.
2) Lunenberg, a world heritage site and home of the Bluenose II
3) Digby - reportedly the best scallops in the world
4) Maritime museum in Halifax
5) HMCS Sackville - The Second World War convoy escort corvette has been
restored as a floating naval museum and a memorial to the courage and
sacrifice of all who served in Canada's navy
6) The Citadel
7) Pier 21 - Canada's equivalent of Ellis Island
8) Peggy's Cove and Swiss Air memorial
9) Bay of Fundy - highest tides in the world
(that should get you started :).)
"Paul Franklin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all,
>
> Traveling to Nova Scotia in late August (I'm from Ohio). Will be
> visiting Lee Valley in Halifax for sure, but wondering if there's
> other woodworking stuff of interest in the area. Will be traveling
> all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
> of interest.
>
> I also welcome non-WW sightseeing recommendations in that area.
>
> TIA,
>
> Paul Franklin
> [email protected]
>
> (you know what to leave out)
>
> Seen on a plaque on a coworker's desk:
> "I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them!"
>
>
On 10 Jul 2008 in rec.woodworking, Paul Franklin wrote:
> Hmmn, beaver, tail, and beer...that will make the trip worthwhile!
> Oh, wait, I have one too many commas in there :-)
Most style manuals suggest that you not use a comma before the 'and' in a
list; thus your list should be 'beaver, tail and beer'...
> Thanks Doug and Rob for the suggestions and info. Gives me some good
> ideas.
There's a recreated 19th century village at Sherbrooke, which includes a
sawmill and a woodturner shop. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/sv/
--
Joe Makowiec
http://makowiec.org/
Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe
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On Jul 9, 9:00=A0pm, "Doug Brown" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was in Halifax and area last fall. =A0Depending upon your interests and
> desires I would suggest the following (in no particular order)
> 1) =A0Annapolis Valley - about 1.5 hours west of Halifax. =A0In recent ye=
ars a
> lot of the apple orchards have been dug up and vinyards planted. =A0There=
is a
> burgeoning wine industry in the area that was a total surprise.
> 2) =A0Lunenberg, a world heritage site and home of the Bluenose II
> 3) =A0Digby - reportedly the best scallops in the world
> 4) =A0Maritime museum in Halifax
> 5) =A0HMCS Sackville - The Second World War convoy escort corvette has be=
en
> restored as a floating naval museum and a memorial to the courage and
> sacrifice of all who served in Canada's navy
> 6) =A0The Citadel
> 7) =A0Pier 21 - Canada's equivalent of Ellis Island
> 8) =A0Peggy's Cove and Swiss Air memorial
> 9) =A0Bay of Fundy - highest tides in the world
> (that should get you started :).)"Paul Franklin" <pffranklin.nos...@hotma=
il.com> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > Traveling to Nova Scotia in late August (I'm from Ohio). =A0Will be
> > visiting Lee Valley in Halifax for sure, but wondering if there's
> > other woodworking stuff of interest in the area. =A0Will be traveling
> > all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
> > of interest.
>
> > I also welcome non-WW sightseeing recommendations in that area.
>
> > TIA,
>
> > Paul Franklin
> > [email protected]
>
> > (you know what to leave out)
>
> > Seen on a plaque on a coworker's desk:
> > "I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them!"
While in Halifax, check out the waterfront and wander over to The
Lower Deck. If you can stay for a while in the evening, there's always
a good East Coast band.
AND, have a Beaver Tail on the waterfront. Get the one with maplen
sugar on it.
Also, visit Alexander Keith's brewery.
Joe Makowiec wrote:
> On 10 Jul 2008 in rec.woodworking, Paul Franklin wrote:
>
>> Hmmn, beaver, tail, and beer...that will make the trip worthwhile!
>> Oh, wait, I have one too many commas in there :-)
>
> Most style manuals suggest that you not use a comma before the 'and' in a
> list; thus your list should be 'beaver, tail and beer'...
>
Ok, I give up. What's the difference between beaver and tail?
--
Tanus
http://www.home.mycybernet.net/~waugh/shop/
Robatoy wrote:
> On Jul 11, 2:37 pm, Tanus <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Joe Makowiec wrote:
>>> On 10 Jul 2008 in rec.woodworking, Paul Franklin wrote:
>>>> Hmmn, beaver, tail, and beer...that will make the trip worthwhile!
>>>> Oh, wait, I have one too many commas in there :-)
>>> Most style manuals suggest that you not use a comma before the 'and' in a
>>> list; thus your list should be 'beaver, tail and beer'...
>> Ok, I give up. What's the difference between beaver and tail?
>>
>
> Ask yourself if you'd rather have a piece of beaver or a piece of tail.
Exactly my point!
--
Tanus
http://www.home.mycybernet.net/~waugh/shop/
Paul Franklin <[email protected]> wrote:
: Hi all,
: Traveling to Nova Scotia in late August (I'm from Ohio). Will be
: visiting Lee Valley in Halifax for sure, but wondering if there's
: other woodworking stuff of interest in the area. Will be traveling
: all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
: of interest.
There's a really terrific woodturner in Nova Scotia -- his
website is here:
http://www.stevenkennard.com/
I think he and his gallery are up near Digby.
Your best bet is find some web sites of galleries --
-- Andy Barss
On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:41:55 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Barss
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Paul Franklin <[email protected]> wrote:
>: Hi all,
>
>: Traveling to Nova Scotia in late August (I'm from Ohio). Will be
>: visiting Lee Valley in Halifax for sure, but wondering if there's
>: other woodworking stuff of interest in the area. Will be traveling
>: all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
>: of interest.
>
>There's a really terrific woodturner in Nova Scotia -- his
>website is here:
>
>http://www.stevenkennard.com/
>
>
>I think he and his gallery are up near Digby.
>
>Your best bet is find some web sites of galleries --
>
> -- Andy Barss
Thanks Andy! He does nice work, and not a bad web site too.
The book that the NS tourism group sent me has lots of arts and crafts
listings; I'll be sifting through them before we head up looking for
other gems.
Paul F.
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:26:35 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Jul 9, 9:00 pm, "Doug Brown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I was in Halifax and area last fall. Depending upon your interests and
>> desires I would suggest the following (in no particular order)
>> 1) Annapolis Valley - about 1.5 hours west of Halifax. In recent years a
>> lot of the apple orchards have been dug up and vinyards planted. There is a
>> burgeoning wine industry in the area that was a total surprise.
>> 2) Lunenberg, a world heritage site and home of the Bluenose II
>> 3) Digby - reportedly the best scallops in the world
>> 4) Maritime museum in Halifax
>> 5) HMCS Sackville - The Second World War convoy escort corvette has been
>> restored as a floating naval museum and a memorial to the courage and
>> sacrifice of all who served in Canada's navy
>> 6) The Citadel
>> 7) Pier 21 - Canada's equivalent of Ellis Island
>> 8) Peggy's Cove and Swiss Air memorial
>> 9) Bay of Fundy - highest tides in the world
>> (that should get you started :).)"Paul Franklin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
>> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> > Hi all,
>>
>> > Traveling to Nova Scotia in late August (I'm from Ohio). Will be
>> > visiting Lee Valley in Halifax for sure, but wondering if there's
>> > other woodworking stuff of interest in the area. Will be traveling
>> > all around NS including Cape Breton Island, so anywhere in the area is
>> > of interest.
>>
>> > I also welcome non-WW sightseeing recommendations in that area.
>>
>> > TIA,
>>
>> > Paul Franklin
>> > [email protected]
>>
>> > (you know what to leave out)
>>
>> > Seen on a plaque on a coworker's desk:
>> > "I have flying monkeys and I'm not afraid to use them!"
>
>
> While in Halifax, check out the waterfront and wander over to The
>Lower Deck. If you can stay for a while in the evening, there's always
>a good East Coast band.
>AND, have a Beaver Tail on the waterfront. Get the one with maplen
>sugar on it.
>Also, visit Alexander Keith's brewery.
Hmmn, beaver, tail, and beer...that will make the trip worthwhile!
Oh, wait, I have one too many commas in there :-)
Thanks Doug and Rob for the suggestions and info. Gives me some good
ideas.
Paul F.
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:51:06 GMT, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"mac davis" wrote:
>
>> Folks down here are bitching about paying $2.25 for unleaded and $2 for
>> diesel
>> and get hit by major culture shock when they visit the States..
>
>They still pay the difference, except the gov't buries in in other forms of
>taxaction.
>
>Lew
>
That works for me, since I only pay US tax..
Of course, the price of gas includes the 10% that the Government adds to
everything..
Between fuel and electricity, we're paying about $300 a month less than we were
in California, back when gas was $3 a gallon... (which, IMO, is still too high)
mac
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