Yesterday was The Berry’s birthday, so Happy Birthday to her! Laurelyn is the mastermind of just about everything that goes on around here, and we couldn’t do any of it without her. Her birthday gift from Clifford George was this beautiful painting of The Doctor’s House, which she adores. You might remember that Cliff painted this at our recent Alice’s Tea Party. We can’t wait to find the perfect place to hang it.
Santa’s Coming to … the Cupids Legacy Centre!
Anyone else thinking about Christmas shopping? If so, here’s an idea that’s fun AND supports the Cupids Legacy Centre, a great spot on the Baccalieu Trail which we love. They’re currently running a Christmas fundraiser, selling tickets to win the beautiful Gerald Squires painting you see above. Find more details here, and you can purchase your tickets at the Centre or from a staff member (and their email address is info@cupidslegacycentre.ca). And let me know if you buy any tickets – good luck!
Whiteway Reflections
I hope everyone is enjoying Whiteway Days – and if you’d like to know what’s coming up this weekend, find out here. Here’s two of my favourite things about this community – Clifford George, and Shag Rock!
And yes, this painting is a Clifford George original. He painted it, picked out the best spot in our place for it, and even helped hang it. Now, if I sit at the table and glance just to the right, it’s Cliff’s painting. If I glance to the left, there’s the real Shag Rock. I can’t lose! And I know I’ll especially love it this winter, when it starts to get dark early and I can’t see my muse at night anymore!
Two Berries
Our goal of ripening our Whiteway cottage The Partridgeberry from green to this lovely red colour got put off this weekend, due to some stormy weather. But thankfully we didn’t get hit with a snowstorm yesterday (yes, that was a subtle dig at you St. John’s townies!) so we were back at it. Here’s The Berry (Laurelyn) ripening the Berry – quite the pretty picture!