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Strike Free, Scarecrows and Classic Cars
Sep. 30th, 2007 07:49 pmFirst and foremost, Yay! No transit strike tomorrow! They have been talking all weekend and hammered out a deal that the union is going to recommend to the members. Phew! And i won't have wasted that bus pass for October that i bought last week!
Mom, Laurie and I spent the day in Mahone Bay on Nova Scotia's south shore taking in their annual Scarecrow Festival and antique car show. We didn't get to the antique sale venues! It took long enough to stroll around the Main street area, check out the cars and scarecrow displays, have lunch, shop a little, have cheesecake and tea, shop a little more. By that time we had had enough. The scarecrows were really quite clever, quite a few of them anyway. Lots of individual and pairs in front of the shops, buildings and inns as well as some larger displays such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pirates of the Caribbean, a Cafe Society, Dance of the Seven Veils, a Harry Potter set up (though only Hagrid and Harry were recognizable), and the Royal family in front of the post office. There was also a "robot" couple set up which I really liked.
We had a good lunch in the Mug and Anchor pub, cheesecake in the Cheesecake Gallery which combines art and sweets in a two level interior as well as a deck outside where someone was singing (not that well either) and their shar-pei (i think) dog was wandering about charming people. We also walked a bit off the main street to see some of the lovely homes and a little park. Mahone Bay is full of big, rambling, Victorian homes on quiet leafy streets. Some of the big houses both on the main street and on the side streets are bed and breakfast inns, too. One shop sold every kind of tea you could think of, plus teapots and cups, accessories and they had a few tables for tea and biscuits or scones. They also served coffee as was on the menu on the wall "Coffee..... if you must"
The weather was perfect. Not too hot but it was sunny and warm. We all ended up with pink shiny faces, windblown hair and happy, satisfied smiles.
( a few photos here )
Mom, Laurie and I spent the day in Mahone Bay on Nova Scotia's south shore taking in their annual Scarecrow Festival and antique car show. We didn't get to the antique sale venues! It took long enough to stroll around the Main street area, check out the cars and scarecrow displays, have lunch, shop a little, have cheesecake and tea, shop a little more. By that time we had had enough. The scarecrows were really quite clever, quite a few of them anyway. Lots of individual and pairs in front of the shops, buildings and inns as well as some larger displays such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pirates of the Caribbean, a Cafe Society, Dance of the Seven Veils, a Harry Potter set up (though only Hagrid and Harry were recognizable), and the Royal family in front of the post office. There was also a "robot" couple set up which I really liked.
We had a good lunch in the Mug and Anchor pub, cheesecake in the Cheesecake Gallery which combines art and sweets in a two level interior as well as a deck outside where someone was singing (not that well either) and their shar-pei (i think) dog was wandering about charming people. We also walked a bit off the main street to see some of the lovely homes and a little park. Mahone Bay is full of big, rambling, Victorian homes on quiet leafy streets. Some of the big houses both on the main street and on the side streets are bed and breakfast inns, too. One shop sold every kind of tea you could think of, plus teapots and cups, accessories and they had a few tables for tea and biscuits or scones. They also served coffee as was on the menu on the wall "Coffee..... if you must"
The weather was perfect. Not too hot but it was sunny and warm. We all ended up with pink shiny faces, windblown hair and happy, satisfied smiles.
( a few photos here )
