Continuing on the whole fake farm theme, the ones that make me giggle the most are those that don’t try very hard in the ambience department. When my friend Elizabeth and I went to PEI together, our whole trip was centered around our childhood (and adult!) love of Anne of Green Gables. But even we… More
Category: Great White North
Animal, Vegetable, PolymerGreen Gables Heritage Place, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Reflecting poolBlue Rocks, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
I really should have a bumper sticker that says something like “I brake for tiny fishing villages.” I know I’m not the only one, either. I figured Blue Rocks would be another Peggys Cove in terms of number of fellow tourists—but I was so happy to be mistaken. That morning, at least, it was just… More
Travel companionSummerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Usually when I travel, I’m hurrying around everywhere, frantically sketching as many things as humanly possible (since I often travel alone, I can get away with this!). But when I travel with a friend, sometimes it’s nice to just sit for a spell and capture the moment. Because for me, that’s the best thing about… More
Silent wharfLunenburg, NS, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Pinstripe parapluieMontreal, QC, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Toddler tugHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Water taxiBlue Rocks, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Now, Texas might be home to an outlandish vehicle or two, it’s true, but at least it was in keeping with the whole Texas theme. In Nova Scotia’s fishing villages, you’re more likely to see boats “parked” behind houses than cars. Since it took me three times as long to drive to this spot as… More
Chop chopWorld's Largest Axe, Nackawic, NB, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
CheckmateMontreal, QC, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
Fish talesKenora, ON, Canada
Posted 10 years ago
When I lived in Minnesota, people used to tell me hair-raising stories of going fishing “Up Nort’” for muskellunge, and catching specimens that measured in feet, rather than inches. It’s no surprise the muskie is the stuff of legends—but imagine my delight when, without even stepping foot in a boat, the Tailor and I “caught”… More