Though the first show seemed like a long time ago we were both sad that tonight would be the last of this great lil adventure. We relaxed on Sunday after providing the anthem (dance if you want to ) in church. After a community brunch in New London, I took Jill on a lil tour of the farm and then dad took us to see the harvest up close. Of course a quick trip to the shore. The show was at my home town church in Kensington and mum made lil biscuits and cider for intermission. It was great to play to the people who watched me grow up and to sing for my family.

A dry sky over us, we drove onward to PEI, luckily the car waited to start to crap out till we got to the bridge and after a quick vehicle change we were off in traffic to the Trailside Cafe in Mount Stewart. A nice meal saved us as we set up and some tea and a lil rest were welcome. We played to a lovely audience and were well taken care of by Doug who generously donated post gig snackage. Only one more show left…

We headed to Moncton to hang out for a day and had the pleasure and hospitality of the Mullane family, here’s me with Bill ( he put us to work around the place!). We had a lovely interview with Matt Rainnie from CBC in PEI on the phone and listened to it later in my car. Friday we headed to Rothesay , NB and arrived at lovely Sessions Cafe. Jim and Toni took great care of our bellies and big thanks to Jeff Liberty (his wife Cindy makes great jewelry which she sells in cafe – check it out).

backstage, libation , on stage , smellin halloween

After the show we headed to the Barnwood, local tavern and place where my good friend Steve Zaat was playing some rock N roll. There were some dancers, I gave them a slow tune on Steve’s electric and then Jill and I helped out with a little back up “ride sally ride”. Thanks to Colleen & Lisa, music enthusiasts,for hanging out! Also thanks to Carole Linda & friends Bruin & Tunses for a place to stay.

Off to Sackville NB for the 2nd leg of the tour the highway was appealing and though it was a little wet that evening we had a lovely crowd at the Struts Gallery. Sackville is a pretty little town and Joey’s Pizza is good, even cold. And by the way..if you need to make a connection stronger when your cables are loose, tinfoil work.

jill struts her stuff

rose struts too

In the pouring rain we headed off to St. Margaret’s Bay via Lunenburg. The perfect day for a lovely house concert at the home of Paula and Michael Fredericks, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Their home suited the occasion just fine and we were pleased to meet many new people. A big thanks to Paula and Michael for their hospitality, cheesy biscuits and twisty breads.

songs

pose

duet

end of day 5

In a reliable rental “allure” we headed to Liverpool..and the Cricket’s Harp Inn, home of the world’s largest to scale ukelele, and where the locals were easy to get to know. Thanks to our gracious front row. After the show we visited with new local, Andrew White who graced us with a tune or two and some dessert (this visit didn’t last long). Andrew’s hat made the rounds before the night was through. Thanks to Michael for your kind hospitality, great food and company!

jill croons

rose rocks out

team

After some car trouble…we joined a lovely community group in Mahone Bay for a potluck dinner and they joined us afterwards for a bit of purely acoustic music. We played at the Mahone Bay Centre, an old school house and magnificent building. We ate supper in the Home Economics classroom. Thanks to Carol for hosting us at the Centre and for everyone who lent us their ears…and to the kids for inserting refreshing youth and a good ol game of hide & seek! Some pics for you..

live & acoustic

lil hamsters

cool down at Mug & Anchor

Wolfville… what a great crowd – thanks everyone for coming out and to Bob for being such a great host to us. Also thanks to Adam B for feeding us after everything closed in town!! Here are a few pics ..

sound booth view

jill starts the show

sweet harmonies

take a bow

Here we go… a tour update from the road…

Our show in Moncton was at a lovely little theatre called the Empress and we met a gaggle of new folks, some who ended up just seeing our poster and taking a chance – thanks for that! Here are a couple of pictures from that show..

name in lights

jill sings

stage set

So much to be thankful for this year at Thanksgiving…

1. Good Decisions – being an entrepreneur….self -employed and on my own. This is a very satisfying feeling with slight pangs of unsuredness which then turn again into excitement at the thought of filling time with what I choose.

2. Food – seems that nothing can beat the fun chaos of a large number of people around an almost big enough table with a pile of food, lots of cross chatter, full bellies topped with tea.

3. Pumpkin Pie – deserving of its own category, I was pleased to take on the mission to make this year’s feed using my mother’s recipe for filling and gramma’s for the pastry = success!

4. Family and Friends – heck yes! It’s so great to have my sister nearer home and to see the way my parents spend time with each other in this big house we all grew up in. Thankful still for Gramma who has an incredible knack for remembering everyone’s maiden name and every single student she taught in her 30 years of teaching. She learned to paint and swim after she retired from teaching…..she has never ceased to amaze me.

I’m thankful for opportunities that present themselves when I am finally ready to take them. I’m thankful for anticipation and always working on having something to look forward to. For finding neat things when you stop to look a little deeper.

Thanks to you for reading this, for your support and encouragement along the way or for finding me if this is your first visit. I’m thankful for there being a time of year we set aside for being thankful but that most of all….that there’s a chance to feel this everyday.

Here’s to gratitude as I look forward to a wicked weekend in Beantown and a Maritime Tour with my amazing friend Jill Barber…check out the “shows” section!

In my player: Andrew White, Sherry Ryan

rose