halifax is home

our first trip home since moving. a lovely wedding on the pier, starbucks in hand

 missed the waterfront in hali. my sister and personal stylist.

hali feels like home to us.

collecting

i can't stop collecting. every time we drive by a beach, i have to get out and collect a few things. love the patterned porcelain. maybe someday i can make a tile mosaic with my finds. these are from Twillingate.

wild berry muffins

it's so nice to bake with berries that you have picked yourself

wild blueberry partridgeberry muffins: adapted from this recipe. i always use half the sugar, spelt flour instead of white, almond milk instead of cow's milk. and i always sub half the butter or oil for applesauce. and extra berries.

very excited

I came home from work the other night and noticed these on the fridge. can't wait. 

things to do on Fogo Island

we visited Fogo island on the weekend, and loved it. it is definitely the off season, so there are a lot of businesses closed, but we still found lots to do:

1. take the ferry: you actually have to take the ferry to get to Fogo, so this is a given, but is was pretty fun. i recommend bringing snacks and games. it takes around an hour. it was around $25.

2. go see a film: this is a pretty new thing in Fogo. it was free and they served popcorn. they show a lot of documentaries. we watched one about what Fogo was like in the sixties. i really enjoyed it

3. check out the beach: there is this really beautiful sandy white beach called Sandy Cove. it was cold, but we still enjoyed the beauty of it. and we could see an iceberg, which was a plus.

4. visit the town of Tilting: it is this tiny town of mostly Irish decent. there are awesome trails you can walk on among the many sheep.

5. check out the artist's residences: this is really new to Fogo too. there are a few really cool residences for artists to create in. they look so incredible against the landscape of Fogo. we checked out a few, and i think there are more.

6. bike around: there are lots of bike friendly trails, and the main roads are paved. there was not much traffic this time of year.

7. Nicole's Cafe: this was such a great restaurant. we went there for 3 meals in 24 hours. the servers were so friendly. the food was pretty fancy, but reasonably priced. my favourite was the pork tenderloin with fancy potatoes, and the marinated turbot fish. i think our bill was around $75 for supper with desserts and an appetizer.

other things: it was raining for a lot of our visit, so we missed out on a few things we had planned to do, like hiking brimstone head, and picking partridgeberries.