Chalk up another witty remark for PW. How's your summer going Parson? We just got back from Vancouver Island nd it is a gorgeous place.

How much rain did you get, pixi? Haven't been out that way, yet! But hope to sooner than later. Been east, got as far as Prince Edward Island. Newfoundland is a ferry ride away on the water but it takes a full day! That's one doozy of ride. You even get a bunk to sleep on with the ferry.

We went to Nova Sctia many years ago but didn't get to PEI or even the north island of NS. We just circled the Bay of Fundy but it was thoroughly wonderful.
For Vancouver Island I picked the sunniest time of year and (PTL) got two weeks of sun. It rained one night a little but had stopped by morning. At Tofino we got clouded in two half days but that was the only gloom, and when the clouds lifted they drifted across the mountain islets in the bay and made the place look like Neverneverland. It was magical.

We drove from Ontario, through Quebec, then New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI. We stayed in each of those places and played tourist. Our longest stays were in Nova Scotia and PEI. New Brunswick was to be our whale watching stop but the fog socked us in so we got to have some wonderful seafood stew instead. With fresh bread. Yumm! I had lobster rolls for the first time in NS. And PEI was all about Ann of Green Gables, of course! But then, I'm a reader. And yes, it was all magical and squashed into two weeks. Never to be forgotten.

My husband is a big fan of Ann. No doubt we'll get to PEI someday for that reason...maybe in conjunction with Newfoundland which I'd love to see.

Taffi, Whale I am sorry that your socks kept you inside so you could not watch those magnificent creatures.
Pixipixil, the summer has been very unusual, but I know you are not dying to hear about all the funerals we have had. The tomatoes have started ripening, and I had to convince Bugs Bunny to stop nibbling on them until they are fully ripe. I would prefer that he ate the whole thing rather than nibble on several tomatoes, though. And Mrs. Robin and I have had several arguments about the blackberries when she does the same thing - nibbling on the juiciest ones, but just a few bites on a dozen or more. berries. She squawks at me every morning when I pick the berries she intended to eat that day. I have made one cobbler. Today I will be making some blackberry jam and strawberry preserves and some apple sauce.

Add an apple to your blackberries. Makes a wonderful cobbler. And yeah, I was sorry to miss the whales too! PW, the punster!

Hi Parson. I had deer troubles and used bonide hot pepper wax. It's expensive but it worked. The deer hated the taste enough they remembered and stopped coming for dinner. Maybe it'll help you get the jump on Peter rabbit.

Aussie-do they have classes in the place you volunteer? That way you could double your pleasure all in one spot. You know I send you hugs & now that you have a plan....remember one step at a time. We need you!

Hi BayGrannie, not in the place where I am volunteering, but we have U3A, or University of the third age on the island where most subjects are covered, so will look into it when I can. Thanks for the nice words. Hugs.