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Camping in Mount Pearl Testing the 5-second rule Port au Choix caribou
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life is better Published monthly in St. John’s by Downhome Publishing Inc. 43 James Lane, St. John’s, NL, A1E 3H3 Tel: 709-726-5113 • Fax: 709-726-2135 • Toll Free: 1-888-588-6353 E-mail: mail@downhomelife.com Website: www.downhomelife.com Editorial Editor-in-Chief Janice Stuckless Assistant Editor Katherine Saunders Art and Production Art Director Vince Marsh Graphic and Web Designer Cory Way Illustrator Mel D’Souza Illustrator Snowden Walters Advertising Sales Senior Account Manager Robert Saunders Account Manager Barbara Young Marketing Director Tiffany Brett Finance and Administration Junior Accountant Marlena Grant Accounting Assistant Sandra Gosse Operations Manager, Twillingate Nicole Mehaney
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32 Great Big Sea of Change Denise Flint speaks with Séan McCann and Andrea Aragon about their book, One Good Reason: A memoir of addiction and recovery, music and love.
62 Vacation in the Valley A new urban campground is inviting visitors to get away – to Mount Pearl. Katherine Saunders
92 Add Some Spring to Your Space
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110 Everyday Recipes Gluten-free goodness
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homefront 10 I Dare Say A note from the editor 11 Contributors Meet the people behind the magazine
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12 Letters From Our Readers Meeting Ron Young, memories of Harrington Harbour, and more questions about James Pearl
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22 Downhome Tours Downhome readers explore Curaçao
24 Why is That? Why do we call royalty “blue bloods” and can we trust the five-second rule? Linda Browne 26 Life’s Funny Rocking It Out Sadie Osmond
27 Say What A contest that puts words in someone else’s mouth
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28 Lil Charmers We Likes to Get Away
30 Pets of the Month Smell the Flowers
38 What Odds Paul Warford knows we can make it through COVID-19
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40 Stage to Stable Well-known theatre actor shares his passion for ponies Ashley Miller
46 Connecting the Clarkes Hundreds of descendants of one Victoria, NL couple are reuniting on Facebook Katherine Saunders
52 Sure Shots Featuring photographer Jim Desautels
explore 66 Nature’s Show Stealers The beloved caribou of Port au Choix Kim Ploughman
70 Travel Diary Running with the caribou Angela Boudreau
74 Travel Diary The French islands on foot G. Tod Slone
84 off the grid
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96 The ’20s are Roaring Back! Art Deco is having a revival Charli Junker
102 crafting a life
100 Budgeting for Your Dream Kitchen Krista Pippy 102 Shaping a Way of Life They came from away and made a life here through their craft Katherine Saunders
106 Todd’s Table Bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin Todd Goodyear 118 Down to Earth Growing tender crops on the Rock Kim Thistle 6
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reminiscing 124 Flashbacks Classic photos of people and places
125 This Month in History The first Newfoundlander killed in the Korean War 126 Downhome Memories The Blubbery School Teacher Alice Vater Hulan
About the cover Downhome reader Lori LeDrew captioned this photo “Change Islands Staycation.” It’s just the relaxing image we needed to help us through these stressful times, and a reminder to put our feet up and give ourselves a break.
Cover Index 8 Gluten-Free Recipes • 110 Of Music and Love • 32 How to Spruce Up… • 92 Camping in Mount Pearl • 62 Testing the 5-Second Rule • 24 Port au Choix Caribou • 66
128 Castor Oil Babies Born on the edge of a new era, in what some might call the nick of time Phil Riggs 132 The Skiff That Couldn’t Sail Confederation and the American connection Neil Earle
138 Newfoundlandia Tales from the first colony Chad Bennett
142 Marketplace 144 Mail Order 148 Puzzles 160 Photo Finish
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You don’t have to visit the North Pole to meet these reindeer. p.66
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Rocking It Out One day when my son Adam was two years old, he was sick and I was rocking him in the old rocking chair. As his little head rested on my shoulder, I began to sing him a lullaby to soothe him. Shortly afterwards, he lifted his head and put his little hand over my mouth and said, “Don’t sing, Mommy, please don’t sing.” That’s the day I found out I couldn’t carry a tune. Sadie Osmond Fredericton, NB
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We Likes to Get Away Pop’s Stompin’ Grounds Jack, 6 months, visits Baker’s Brook, NL, where his great-grandpa used to fish with his pop. Jack Decker Rocky Harbour, NL
A Trip Out East Wesley visits Cape Spear on his first trip to Newfoundland and Labrador to see Nan, all the way from Ontario. Jason Pollard Ottawa, ON
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Blown Away The submitter’s granddaughters from Saskatchewan visited Signal Hill in St. John’s, NL, and felt the sea breeze for the first time. Angie Sullivan Saskatchewan
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Hunting for Bugs Little Red inspects the flowers on the front porch. Michele Lawlor Prince Edward Island
Smell the Flowers Morning Glory Kai enjoys the sunshine and flowers on an early Sunday morning. Elaine Southwell CBS, NL
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Big into Blooms Trooper has a grand old time playing in the lupins. Judy King NL
It’s the Simple Things Emma, 16, loves to spend her days relaxing in the garden. Debby Pinto St. John’s, NL
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While the ferry from Fortune, NL
to St-Pierre is finally transporting cars, it doesn’t mean you need one to tour the French islands. I visited last June and found that if one were in reasonably good shape (hell, I’m 71), one didn’t need a car at all. Visiting everything on foot and/or bicycle was definitely possible. And that’s what I did.
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Saint Pierre
I disembarked in St-Pierre in the late afternoon, just me and my backpack. I walked down one of St-Pierre’s streets, then up a hill to the last house, La Pension Marie-Jo, where I’d booked a room for three nights. The room was good, equipped with TV and internet. I had brought my European converter to keep my camera charged. Next day I walked down the hill to the tourist office, which suggested I visit les Salines (a group of old fishing stages). Then I went for a sevenkilometre walk to the south of the island because on Google Earth I
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could see it was populated; most of the island wasn’t. I encountered a couple of guys standing by the old Centre Commercial. They suggested I walk along the ocean rather than on the Route du Cap aux Basques. So I took their advice. Soon enough I could see houses in the distance. I walked around the Etang de Savoyard, a beautiful vast open area dotted with wild grazing horses. Eventually, I arrived at the end of the island, spotted a couple of old shacks on a hill and walked up to them at Anse à Brossard. Somewhat beat after the
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trek, I headed back on the shorter Route Cléopâtre. There I decided to hitchhike, something I hadn’t done in decades. To my relief, the first passing car stopped! The driver was from the Métropole, as the islanders call mainland France, and on a two-month training stint in St-Pierre. He was on his lunch break, so he kindly took me on a tour of the other side of the island, where there was a very large abandoned cod fish plant. Then he dropped me off at les Salines. Next day, I took the early ferry to Langlade, paying 8 Euros for the round trip. The ride over took about an hour. A Zodiac took us from the ferry to the shore because there was no wharf. There I walked around the small settlement, which was no longer permanent. I walked and
walked until an old shack in the dunes attracted my attention, then some lone horses in the distance on the great 27-km isthmus that led to Miquelon. I walked over the stones and wood rubble, arriving at the first of the three little communities. I trudged onwards, finally reaching the second one: a small trailer park. The third community was a larger trailer park. Heading back, I stuck out my thumb and again the first passing car stopped. The driver brought me back to where I could get the Zodiac to the ferry, saving me about 5 km. It was only 3:00 and I had four more hours to kill before the Zodiac came. I walked into Chez Janot and ordered a small cup of coffee. Nice gal, but a tiny coffee. I sat and sipped a bit. The place was selling mostly beer and
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chips... piles and piles of both stood before the counter. Then I walked over to the other side of town, past one capstan after the next. Langlade has more capstans than I’d ever seen, and a few were even solar powered. I continued onwards, finally reaching the end of the long, wooded trail. Many of the houses were hidden in the trees, each with its own wooded trail. Lots of “doris,” as they call them here. “Un doris, c’est un petit bateau,” one of the residents had said, explaining that a doris was a
small boat. I returned to the ferry office and checked in. When the black Zodiac came to shore, all the waiting passengers put on the orange life vests we were handed and boarded one by one for the ferry back to St-Pierre. At breakfast the next morning, I talked with owners Ludovic and Marie Jo, then with a couple of Parisians visiting for a week for their jobs. I enjoyed practising my French with them as I sipped coffee and chomped on a croissant, and then a brioche with blueberry jelly. Next I
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walked down to the Île aux Marins ferry, which departed at 10:00 and cost 8 Euros for the round trip, a 20minute ride each way. On Île aux Marins, I walked from one side of the small island to the other. It is a UNESCO site because of its long history of fishing. Each house used to have its own grave, or gravels, used for drying out the cod they caught, and many of them still had the graves. It was very windy, but sunny and quite mild. I laid down not far from the lighthouse and just relaxed in the sun. After taking the
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ferry back to St-Pierre, I went to Chez Josephine, where I sat and sipped a 2-Euro Americano, which was a tiny coffee. I liked the Edith Piaf music and ambiance. Next, I walked over to the main ferry office and bought a ticket for Miquelon: 13 Euros round trip. It was a nice, calm ride. In Miquelon, I hunted for L’Angélie, the B&B I had booked for only 50 Euros a night, and eventually found it. Sylvie, the owner, was a great talker and as friendly as it got. She dragged a bike out of the basement so I could use it
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the next day. Her husband Philippe was also quite friendly. He showed me the cod he’d caught, smoked and salted, then gave me a little piece to taste. It was drizzling a bit when I arrived, but when it stopped, I walked down the road to the beach. It was a beautiful coast. Quite isolated, Miquelon was the best of the islands. Up at 5:30 the next the morning, I stepped out with my camera to take photos of the sunrise. I walked on the beach and all the way down to the bridge that crossed le goulet (barachois). I then walked around the town perimeter up to an old wharf and shack, then around the small airport field and through a pasture. Miquelon has vast farmlands. Then off I went on the old bicycle towards the Grand Barachois, the great isthmus. I biked 12 km all the
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way to Buttes Dégarnies – just me, the sound of the waves, the breeze and the endless road. Heading back, the wind got so strong that it was easier for me to walk with the bike. Back at the B&B, Sylvie’s brother drove me up a long hill and dropped me off to begin yet another trek, without the bike this time, in search of La Cormorandière. Up and down steep hills I trudged on and on, past gorgeous views of the mountains and ocean, and even Newfoundland in the distance. The next day, after breakfast, Philippe kindly drove me down to the ferry wharf. Later, back in St-Pierre, I walked down to the épicerie at the Centre Commercial and looked for something to buy with the 5€50 I had left. At 2:30, I was on the ferry heading back to Fortune. I will definitely return to this archipelago.
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life is better Dungeon Road in Bonavista, NL Mark Gray, Bonavista, NL
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HOME and Cabin
a Kitchen fit for a family A 21st-century upgrade for a traditional downtown home By Katherine Saunders
Photos by StĂŠphane Dandeneau
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This small downtown home was perfect for a young family of three –
a couple and their school-aged son. It had a nice backyard in a historic St. John’s neighbourhood, near shops, schools and parks. Inside, it had a timeless charm with classic features, including a brick fireplace. But the kitchen needed an update: it was small, with a counter along one wall and a little less than the perfect amount of space for a family to cook and eat together. A kitchen that is too small makes cooking more stressful than it needs to be.
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The homeowners enlisted the help of Doug Allen of Ulu Cabinetry. Doug walks Downhome through this reno. “The first thing I do when I work with a new client is have them make a Pinterest board with inspiration for the reno,� he explains. The couple wanted a modern upgrade that would give them the space they needed and improve the functionality of the kitchen, while maintaining the historic feel of the home. They favoured a simple, yet elegant design that would make their kitchen a comfortable place for family gatherings. 88
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This renovation required a structural overhaul. The first step to creating this dream kitchen was to knock out a wall to make a bigger space. The challenge was planning and building around the stone chimney, which the homeowners understandably wanted to keep. With careful calculations and meticulous planning, Doug was able to significantly increase the area of the room.
The next step was to build the perfect cooking space. The increased size of the kitchen allowed for the extension of the counter space to cover three walls instead of just one, while leaving plenty of space in the middle for a large kitchen table. The homeowners opted for a concrete countertop, a material Doug says has gained popularity over the past five or 10 years. Still, he knew it would be difficult to find a contractor in this province willing to take on this relatively small job. “There are very few that I trust to do this kind of work,� he admits with a chuckle. However, he was soon able to secure a reputable company to build a sleek concrete countertop. www.downhomelife.com
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With the counter ready to go, the next item on the design list was storage. To complement the stark concrete and the brick chimney, the homeowners opted for white 18-inch upper cabinets along the walls, with lower cabinets and flooring made of light hardwood. To finish off the look, they installed recessed white lighting for an unobtrusive, bright and welcoming glow.
The homeowners are extremely happy with their new kitchen, which is a modern space within their historic home. Doug says, “The space is much more functional now, with plenty of room for two people to move around the kitchen, cook, clean, and a space for their son to colour or work on homework.� Now, instead of cooking being a chore, the family can relax in their kitchen and enjoy the time spent together preparing and eating meals, sitting around the table playing board games, and hosting get-togethers in their beautiful home. 90
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Jellybean Row St John’s Newfoundland Ladies’ T-Shirt - Black (S-XXL) #76486 | $19.99
(S-XXXL)
Newfoundland Moose 1497 T-Shirt - Navy (S-XXXL)
NL Home Decor Starfish - 7" #76710 | $6.99 Ship Wheel -16" #76611 | $24.99 Life Ring - Welcome on Board #76613 | $18.99 Wooden Anchor 12.5" #78008 | $21.99
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Cooking Up a Scoff New Edition #79297 | $14.95
Ordinary Saints - Bonnie Morgan #78942 | $37.95
Poppies to Remember: British Students care for Graves of 18 Newfoundlanders from World War One - Jean Edwards Stacey #79146 | $12.95
The Moon King Cara Kansala #79121 | $14.99
Honest to Goodness: Everyday Recipes for the Home Cook -  Christine Tizzard #79147 | $29.95
Pea Soup for the Newfoundland Soul - Grandpa Pike #79315 | $19.95
Into The Deep: An ExploChasing A Dream: The ration of Our Oceans NL Snowmageddon 2020 - Carl English Story - Carl Nick Cranford English with Blake Murphy Annika Siems & Wolfgang Dreyer - Hard Cover #79312 | $22.95 #78620 | $19.95 #78210 | $34.00
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GREAT GIFT IDEAS!
Newfoundland Labrador Wristlets NL Flag zipper tag - Black #60571 Puffin zipper tag - Puffins Navy and Black - #75193
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Magnet Bottle Opener
Key Chain Bottle Opener Magnet 4”
Fisherman 4” #58220 Moose 4.5” #44236
Lobster #44240 Fisherman #75190
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Key Chain Wooden Knife - Newfoundland - 5" #44180 | $10.99
Key Chain Newfoundland - 4.5" #59819 | $6.99
Neoprene Can Insulator Newfoundland Icons #60307 Postcard #44229
$6.49 each
Candoms Can Cover Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink or Beige #44231
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Newfoundland Dog with Map Licence Plate #49330 | $9.99
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In His
Own World
The photographer took this self-portrait with a 360-degree camera, while on a solo hike. In this image he is all of us, inside our physical-distancing bubble while trying to stay connected. Dennis Flynn Colliers, NL
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