oceandelight – Page 23 – Ocean Delight Cottages

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015

Welcome, Lindsay!

Here’s a hearty ‘hello’ and ‘welcome to the Ocean Delight family,’ to the lovely and talented Lindsay! Lindsay arrived last week from Mexico, where she worked steadfastly in the tourism industry – she brings a lot to the table and we can’t wait to see her in action. She says she was getting tired of the heat, but really, we think she had just heard lots of wonderful things about the Wonderful World of Whiteway!

We’re thrilled to have Lindsay on board. She is replacing wonderful Dana while she’s on maternity leave (mom and baby are doing great!). So she has big shoes to fill – but we’re sure she’s up to the task. And if you’re a bride or groom working with The Doctor’s House, or interested in our corporate events, you might be hearing a lot more from her soon!

May 3, 2015May 2, 2015

A Day for Family

If you’re like us, Sunday is for family. My daughters all live away, so that means this is the day I always make sure to call and check in on their lives. And luckily for The Berry, both her children – and her only, beautiful granddaughter – all live in town – so she gets to see them quite regularly (remember, we’re only an hour’s drive outside St. John’s here at the cottages).

Of course, now that the summer season is full on (this is our first weekend with the Guest House open!), we often have to work full days on Sundays. So I hope your Sunday is a little more relaxing than I suspect ours will be – and regardless I’m sure we’ll get to pause and spend a few minutes with the ones who matter most to us. Enjoy!

May 2, 2015May 1, 2015

Queens of the Castle

‘I’m the Queen of the castle!’ says Rosie the Goat! Unconvinced she’s the dirty rascal, Bonnie objects – and claims queen status a few minutes later. These girls aren’t used to not being the only goats around, now that these cute momma and babies have joined us. But they’ve taken it in stride, and are sticking to their old games. Make sure to visit pop over for a little visit if you’re one of our guests enjoying our inn, spa, or Fine Dining (you don’t need to be an overnight guest to enjoy the latter!) this weekend!

May 1, 2015April 30, 2015

A Face Only Everybody Could Love

So just about everyone has fallen in love with these little faces. Momma Goat Mel, and babies Jack and Jill have been settling in nicely, since joining us last weekend. They’re getting along well with Rosie and Bonnie, our other goats, and the whole menagerie for that matter. All our guests, be they of the inn, the spa, our new opened Dining at The Doctor’s House (open tonight and tomorrow!) are welcome to come say hi. Just be prepared to leave a little piece of your heart in the barn when you leave!

April 30, 2015April 29, 2015

Spring is Springing

Here’s proof that despite a long and dreary winter, Spring has arrived at The Doctor’s House – and summer can’t be far behind. Before you know it, we’ll be in full bloom, our English gardens bursting with colour and beauty. And if you’d like a reminder of just what that looks like, here you go:

April 29, 2015April 28, 2015

Days Away and Almost Ready

Here’s a mid-project shot from Randy, who painting the bathroom at The Guest House. This was the last room to be done – we’re now focusing on final touches and populating the house with furniture and equipment. We’re opening it this weekend and intend to delight our first guests!

The Guest House of course is our latest addition to The Doctor’s House offerings. Guests will enjoy 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, a private lounge area – and an amazing view. It’s all steps away from the spa and Dining at The Doctor’s House, and from the new babies in the barn. We can’t wait to share it (and don’t miss our Ladies Retreat Special if you’d like to see it for yourself!)

April 28, 2015April 27, 2015

What’s All the Fuss About?

This weekend was all about the new arrivals, and don’t think our resident four-leggeds weren’t curious about what all the fuss was about! Here’s Beauty, Shamrock and Monty, our Newfoundland ponies, all turning a curious eye and ear towards the new goats and lambs. We’re happy to report that all are getting along quite nicely, making us even more confidant that growing our barnyard family was the right thing to do!

April 27, 2015April 26, 2015

We Deliver

It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to cuddle the baby goats! When I say ‘we deliver,’ I mean that we got to deliver the cutest ‘package’ to The Doctor’s House this weekend.

Due to very unfortunate circumstances, a little family of four-leggeds in Heart’s Content found themselves in need of a new home. Never in a million years, when my business used to keep me in a suit and tie, did I think part of my job description would involve carrying baby sheep and goats from one barn to another. It’s a blessing.

barn yard life in Newfoundland — Special Delivery!

So, this weekend’s special delivery was Mama Goat, Mel, her babies Jack and Jill, Mama Sheep, Nan, and her little lamb. You’ll notice that that little lamb is nameless – stay tuned, as we’ll be having a contest to name her!

So far, our newly extended family is getting along great. You can find more pictures on Facebook, and expect lots of barn blogging in the days ahead!

April 26, 2015April 24, 2015

Sunset Sunday: Don’t Adjust Your Screen

Don’t adjust your computer screen – colours like this really do exist in the Wonderful World of Whiteway! We’re blessed – and so are our guests – to be right on the ocean, with front row tickets to the best show in the universe, every night. It never disappoints. And sometimes, like this evening I captured, it’s almost life-changing in all it’s pastel glory. Here’s to Shag Rock and the Setting Sun!

April 25, 2015April 24, 2015

Budding Saturday: A Classic

Such a beautiful picture to share on this Saturday morning. If you’ve followed my blog for awhile then you know that I often like to share photography from all over the island on Saturdays (yes, we love the Wonderful World of Whiteway, but we always encourage our guests to see as much of this beautiful province as possible).

More often than not, our Saturday photos come to us from friend and Newfoundland extraordinaire, Bud Vincent. This photo of his is an oldie but goodie, of what would have been a quite common scene in Newfoundland just a generation or two ago. I still love a little salt cod now and then. Although I’m also happy to report that we have Herb Crusted Newfoundland Cod with Green Pea Risotto, Saffron & Leak Sauce and Apple Gastrique available tonight at The Doctor’s House (all welcome!).