Here’s a video from Vic Young, former chairman of Nalcor and Fishery products, and a colleague who recently came out and had a tour of The Doctor’s House and lunch at the Shag It Cafe. They then went golfing at the fantastic, nearby Pitcher’s Pond Golf Course, and then got this great video of dolphins nearby. Clearly, these dolphins were racing to make their reservations at the Shag It! We’re very happy that Vic captured the moment and shared!
Remember that Ditch?
Do you remember that ugly ditch we had on our property last year? Thankfully it was off to the side of our parking, but it was still an eye sore, and I could not let an eye sore stand! So we put in a lot of love and care, some landscaping, and some swing sets we got in Belize last winter. I’m really proud of it! So when John and his son, Matthew, played on the swings after an evening at the Shag It Cafe, I was thrilled to see someone using it just like I had hoped. Doesn’t it look inviting?
Artist in the Garden
I love this photo. It is ‘Bernice in the Garden,’ making beautiful drawings of our beautiful gardens at The Doctor’s House. Bernice and her daughter Cathy were there for lunch and a spa treatment, and she took advantage of our grounds to make art. She is a sweet lady and and Clifford knows her well. In fact, he came down to say hello.
So if you’re so inclined and coming to The Doctor’s House, don’t forget your sketchbook!
Tuesdays with Murphy: Me and Daniel
Some days are fun at Ocean Delight, and some days at out of this world. This young family came to the Shag It Cafe on what would have been the birthday of their own late, beloved Golden Retriever, Riley. I never got to meet Riley, but after spending time with them I know he must have been very loved! Of course my favourite part of the evening? Playtime with Daniel!
Shag It Ladies
We have lots of fun guests coming to the Shag It and I’ve enjoyed playing host (and sometimes waiter). I particularly enjoyed these women, Betty, Pam, Joan, Gladys and Vangie, from CBS. Gladys emailed us that “We loved everything there. What a place! We have been braging about it ever
since.”
That’s the kind of feedback we’re working so hard for, and we hope to have them back for a night at the cottages. Gladys is also an artist, so I told her next time she needs to bring her brush!
Budding Saturday: 3 Little Lambs!
Another incredibly sweet one from fantastic photographer Bud Vincent. He captured these three lambs on Random Island. He says he did not bother them, and they did not bother about him. Too cute! And just goes to show – you never know what you’ll find in Newfoundland!
Clifford’s Likeness
Yet another example of the outstanding artistic talent in this province. Clifford’s wife Shirley sent me this piece – here’s what she said about it: “This is a sketch of Clifford that Angie Green did when we were at the art show in Botwood. Angie was exhibiting there as well and she is from Carbonear. Clifford said she is very talented.”
I would say she is very talented, too!
Little Boat Across the Harbour
I just saw a little boat go across the harbour on a rainy, foggy morning, and I was drawn to yesteryear. At least for the time being, we here ‘around the bay’ are living in the past, present, and future – a rare trinity. It seems so fitting to live in Trinity Bay: an hour from St. John’s – a million miles from everywhere.
I lived long and gone far and seen my fair share of the world. Now I live in the trinity of my life right here in Trinity Bay. In the quiet of a rainy, foggy morning – it doesn’t get much better than this!
Young People and Phone Etiquette (and, Thank You, Students!)
A few days ago we had a farewell lunch for three student workers who are leaving to go back to school. Kaitlyn (a.k.a Kapelin as we was called by her peers when much younger), Katie and Nick were all great additions to our team and we couldn’t wish them more well in their studies. They will be missed!
We had a nice lunch, and I learned something profound from these young people, in addition to the reinforcement that you can learn a lot from young people. With our phones these days, everyone (OK, including me) spends half the meal nose in screen instead of interacting. Kapelin had the cure.
We all had to surrender our phones, put them on vibrate, turn them upside down, and put them in the middle of the table. Anyone who answered their phone had to pay for lunch.
I even had Joe make some calls to them to test them (but they didn’t fall for it!). After we put the phones on the table – we had a very inclusive and fun lunch. But I had to pay because they didn’t answer the phones!
What a great idea to enforce proper etiquette. Thanks Kapelin. And thanks to all for joining us this summer and putting up with us!
So we had wonderful students and they learned a lot, I learned a lot, we learned a lot. Life is good.
Licensed at Last!
Murphy agreed to forgo blogging duties today so that I could announce what for us is a long time coming, and the result of a lot of work and patience: we are now licensed to serve alcohol at the Shag It Cafe! We’re nearing the end of tourist season, but we’re still excited to now be able to serve beer and wine to our guests. So get your DD and come on down! 