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40 Don’t Get Scammed! Seniors are regular targets of mail, phone and internet scams. Here are some tips to help folks avoid the traps. Dave Long
56 Lessons Learned on the Trails Fourteen days, 17 trails, 222 kilometres, countless amazing views and one dog bite Connie Boland
104 Down To Earth Interested in “Repeaters”? Learn how to plan and plant a perennial garden. Kim Thistle
114 The Toll of Tuberculosis While the world grapples with the COVID-19 threat, a generation remembers an earlier virus that led to social isolation, hospitalization and death. Daphne Belbin Tumlin www.downhomelife.com
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homefront 10 I Dare Say A note from the editor 12 Letters From Our Readers Fond memories of streetcars, picking up painting, and wondering what a visit to NL is like these days
20 Downhome Tours Downhome readers explore Newfoundland and Labrador
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22 Why is That? Why do we sometimes see “floaters” in our eyes, and why do bees have stripes? Linda Browne 24 Yes, B’y A thumbs up to local people and organizations doing good things 26 Life’s Funny Accent? What accent? Cal Lander
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27 Say What A contest that puts words in someone else’s mouth 28 Lil Charmers Summer of Bubbles 30 Pets of the Month Out & About 32 Reviewed Denise Flint interviews author Heidi Wicks and reviews her new novel, Melt. 34 What Odds Paul Warford makes himself at home 4
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36 Sealed with a Kiss How Downhome played into this couple’s unique love story Ashley Miller
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38 Why There’s No Place Like Home Alec Bruce
features 44 Saltwater Joys When the pandemic put the brakes on his tile business, he turned to crafting driftwood treasures that must be seen to be believed. Linda Browne 50 Hex Marks the Spot Kim Ploughman explores the folk art tradition of hex signs on outbuildings.
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Adventurer Dennis Flynn’s solo cycling journey to the four corners of the island of Newfoundland
68 Travel Diary Search for a resting place: the Sabena Airlines crash site Doug Follett August 2020
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72 Boil Ups on the Beach Readers share their favourite coastline cookout spots. Janice Stuckless
home and cabin 80 Stuff We Love Patio party essentials Tobias Romaniuk 82 Room to Be Together Removing walls and installing happiness, a renovation story Tobias Romaniuk and Holly Costello
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88 Nan’s Fairy Garden Interior designer Marie Bishop takes us on a tour of the backyard fairy garden she created to delight her grandchildren.
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92 The Everyday Gourmet Cedar Plank BBQ Cod Andrea Maunder
96 Everyday Recipes Picnic Picks
reminiscing 108 Flashbacks Classic photos of people and places
109 This Month in History The oldest living man in the Commonwealth About the cover This white sandy beach in Burgeo is one example of the paradise found right here in this province, and has us dreaming of how wonderful a “Stay Home Year” vacation could be. Donna Warren photo
Cover Index Homemade Stuffed Crust Pizza • 92 Top 10 Summer Reads • 30 Isolated & Loving It • 44 Stay Home Year • 66 Q&A with MUN’s New President • 38 Gardening Tips for Newbies • 100 Legend of Trapper Tom • 76
110 Visions & Vignettes Adventures with two young scalawags in an imaginary outport of days gone by Harold N. Walters 118 Newfoundlandia Johnny Burke: The Life Between The Notes Chad Bennett 124 Marketplace 128 Mail Order 132 Puzzles 144 Photo Finish
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Caught in a Bubble Sophie Smith gets right into bubble-blowing during a visit to Adams Cove, NL. Mike (Sophie’s dad) Via email
Bubble Blast This is five-year-old Hunter Gollop, having some good, clean fun with soap bubbles in his great-aunt’s yard. Jackie Rice Paradise, NL 28
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Own Little Bubble Michael Oram of Hare Bay, NL, eyes his bubble, willing it not to pop! Cindy Keats Carbonear, NL
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Thanks to Downhome, this NL couple’s romance was signed, sealed and delivered 20 years ago.
“We love telling our story,” begins Lisa Cakes over the phone from her home in Noggin Cove, NL. “I’m getting emotional just thinking back on it.” With this year marking two decades since Lisa met her husband, Jeremy, they’re reminiscing about the start of their sweet love story, set in motion by Downhome. Then in their early 20s, both Jeremy and Lisa had made letter writing somewhat of a hobby. In April 2000, Lisa responded to Jeremy’s request for a pen pal in “New Friends Across the Miles,” a monthly page in what was then called the Downhomer. “Every time I’d get a letter from him I’d be so excited,” beams Lisa. Her experience receiving and replying to Jeremy’s letters was a little different than you might imagine, however. “Lisa is totally blind,” says Jeremy, a fact she revealed to him in her very first letter. Lisa recalls hanging on every word as a loved one read each of 36
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Jeremy’s letters aloud to her. She’d then type her replies, print them and have someone help with mailing. Through their letters, they quickly discovered they had much in common. She loved his sense of humour and caring nature; he loved her upbeat personality and perpetual positivity. “We bonded right away, just through the mail,” says Jeremy, who was living in his hometown of King’s Point at that time, a three-hour drive from Lisa’s Noggin Cove home. Eventually, the pen pals connected by phone. “We used to talk for hours. I’d say we drove his mother off of her head,” laughs Lisa. “I was just comfortable talking to him from the beginning.” Five months after her first letter to Jeremy was postmarked, they 1-888-588-6353
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arranged to meet in person. Lisa’s parents accompanied her to Gander, only an hour away, where Jeremy had begun attending the College of the North Atlantic. They met in September 2000, just outside the Country Kitchen restaurant. “As soon as I saw her, the first thing that came in my mind was how beautiful she was,” says Jeremy. Lisa recalls being struck by Jeremy’s voice, so sweet sounding, during that first meeting. A few days later, during a stroll around Cobb’s Pond Park, they shared their first kiss. “When he told me that I was the first person he had met that was blind, I was surprised… it’s almost like he knew exactly what to do, how to guide me,” says Lisa. “He actually said to me, ‘Which do you prefer: The elbow or the hand?’ He wanted to know how I wanted to be guided, if I wanted to hold his hand or his arm.” For Jeremy, Lisa’s blindness is just another aspect of the woman he loves more and more each day. “Even though she’d been dealing with this disability – for lack of a better term, even though we really don’t like using that word – her whole life she was very optimistic, very outgoing; a very positive, uplifting person,” says Jeremy, who credits his wife with helping him, once a shy introvert, come out of his shell. Less than a year after they became pen pals, Jeremy proposed, and on August 17, 2002, they were married. Their only child, a daughter, arrived in 2004. The Cakes, as sweet as their name, are still living out their happily ever after in Noggin Cove with their teenaged daughter, Hannah; their cat, Twister; and Lisa’s guide dog-turned www.downhomelife.com
pet, Carmen (now enjoying retirement after eight years of loyal service). The couple loves going for walks and enjoying movies together. Lisa is an avid sports enthusiast, playing everything from shotput to basketball and bowling, and sometimes travels to participate in competitions hosted by the Canadian Council of the Blind. Of course her sweetheart, Jeremy, is always by her side to cheer her on.
Lisa, Jeremy and their daughter, Hannah As they prepare to mark their 18th wedding anniversary this month, and 20 years as a couple in September, they’re enjoying looking back on the remarkable circumstances that led to their meeting. “I believe it was God, along with the Downhomer, that brought us together,” says Lisa. “I’m a firm believer in that.” Did Downhome play a part in your love story? Tell us about it! Email editorial@downhomelife.com or write to Downhome, 43 James Lane, St. John’s, NL, A1E 3H3. August 2020
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into the blue sky on a nice day and picked out shapes of dancing butterflies, or perhaps dragons, angels or birds in flight among the puffy white clouds? Or perhaps you’ve seen the weathered visage of an old man in a granite cliff face staring back at you while on a hike. There are so many cool shapes, figures, colours and contours to discover when you head out into the great wide open. You just have to open your eyes. Mike Batten sees shapes in driftwood. And his incredible creations are truly something to behold.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed Mike more time for beachcombing with his family, finding new materials and inspiration for his creations.
Do You See What I See? Mike has always been a beachcomber at heart, and growing up right next to the saltwater in Foxtrap, Conception Bay South, there was no shortage of coastline to explore. “My childhood home was right next to the beach, literally a 30-second walk. My whole life, me and my buddies were always hanging out on the beach, having fires. And beachcombing was always something that I was fascinated with because there’d be days I’d find, like, it could be a basketball, it could be an old lobster pot, just any old relics that were washed up,” he says. “So, I’ve always been on the beach and every time I see something neat or anything somewhat attractive, I’ll always take it and put it in a book bag and take it home, and just kind of collect it.” 46
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Over the past year or so, Mike began picking up pieces of driftwood from the beach in Topsail (where he now lives) and the surrounding area, bringing them back to his workshop with the intention of doing something with them later. Eventually, he amassed about 15 storage tubs filled with pieces of various sizes, shapes and colours.
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A tile installer with his own business, Mike’s work came to a screeching halt when the COVID-19 pandemic reached local shores. All of a sudden, he found himself with more time to explore, and it wasn’t long before inspiration came calling. From the pieces of driftwood that previously lay scattered along the beach like piles of old bones, his lively creations started to take shape, in jigsaw puzzle fashion. “It all started off with finding pieces that look like a particular object. I was walking on the beach one day and I found a piece that looked just like the side of a seagull. I
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don’t know if everybody would see the same thing that I’m seeing, but as soon as I saw it, I was just like, wow, that kind of looks like a feather,” Mike says. “So if one particular piece, and by piece I mean a full object, has 50 pieces of driftwood, it was pretty much inspired by one or two pieces… So, it could be something as simple as a wing, and then I’ll find another piece that looks like a neck and I’ll just fasten it together.”
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Driftwood Delights The very first piece that Mike crafted was a two-dimensional moose head from a piece of brown, weathered driftwood. “It kind of looked like fur, the grains of the wood were kind of lifted off the wood. And there was a knot in the wood that was poked out. So as soon as I’d seen it, I said, ‘That looks just like the eye of a moose,’” Mike recalls. He posted a picture of his creation on Facebook and it wasn’t long before the comments, and enquiries as to what else he could make, came rolling in. He ended up selling the driftwood moose head to a woman in Vancouver, BC, and he’s since received many requests from others to create particular pieces. “The response I got was overwhelming... and I was kind of like, okay, well, maybe I’m onto something here,” says Mike, who now sells his pieces under the name Topsail Driftwood. Mike’s driftwood sculptures have taken many forms, including a humpback whale, a lobster, an octopus, a fish jumping out of the water, a feeding pelican, a mare head (constructed from driftwood and a large, 48
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rusty nail that Mike discovered on Fogo Island), and the famous codfish that’s so closely tied to Newfoundland and Labrador’s history and culture. He also lovingly crafted a lifesized driftwood tribute to his old dog, Blue, a black Lab that passed away in November. All his pieces exude an energy, despite their static forms, that flows from shape to shape in a dance that imbues them with life. The thought process and creativity he harnesses to make them, he says, isn’t so different from what he draws on for tile installation, when he creates backsplashes and tile work with particular patterns. Mike estimates he’s made about 30 driftwood sculptures between March and June of this year. It takes him anywhere from a couple of hours to a couple of weeks to create a piece, depending on its complexity. The codfish turned out to be the most challenging piece he’s worked on. “It was the first three-dimensional object that I made. So the challenge of creating something that has to be perfect on all sides... I found that was very difficult,” he says. “Sometimes when you’re trying to 1-888-588-6353
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make something and it isn’t really coming together, it can be a bit frustrating. So when it gets to that point, I’ll just walk away from it and the next day is a new day.” While things have been slowly getting back to business as usual, including Mike’s day job, he doesn’t plan on pausing his driftwood art. In fact, he hopes to hit up some craft fairs in the future and, eventually, work up to creating even bigger pieces. What he’s done so far, he suspects, “is only the tip of the iceberg of what I’m going to do.” For Mike, nothing beats walking along the beach, breathing in the salty sea air (sometimes with his new four-legged friend, Moose, a yellow Lab) and picking up the pieces just waiting to be brought to life.
“There’s something fulfilling about finding something that most people would literally walk over, or just kick, or just throw it in a beach fire. To turn something that’s literally garbage into something that could potentially end up in someone’s living room or cottage, to me that’s very rewarding,” he says. “Especially when you look at pieces of wood that you might see, like, a rusty nail sticking out of it, you’re just like, where did this come from? Was that a piece of a lobster pot? Or was it a piece of someone’s boat? Who knows...? Because that piece of wood definitely has a much longer story.” To see more of Mike’s work, visit him on Facebook or Instagram @TopsailDriftwood.
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If you grew up in a place with a nice beach where you could gather around a warm fire, sharing food, drinks and laughs, you’re pretty lucky. I grew up in Twillingate – boy, was I blessed! Brownie Beach, French Beach and Spillar’s Cove; Robin’s Cove, Ragged Point and Fifield’s Cove (my personal favourite); Salem’s Cove (a.k.a. Solomon’s Cove or other names depending on pronunciation), Back Harbour, Wild Cove and the old Spencer’s Park – and these are just the few that I frequented and can name. And what constitutes a boil-up depends on the person and the foodstuffs you brought. When we had beach fires as teenagers, it was more likely a lunch of chips and pop (or “wobbly pops” as we got older). It could be as simple as classic wieners and marshmallows; as genuine as freshly caught trout, mussels or periwinkles; or as complete as a Jiggs dinner, pease pudding and all. We asked our Facebook friends to recommend their favourite boil-up beach, and we scrolled through DownhomeLife.com looking for readers’ beach boil-up photos. Here are some of the best ones we found from all over Newfoundland.
Topsail Beach This is a favourite spot for residents of Conception Bay South and visitors from “town.” There are firepits and picnic tables, and an unbeatable sunset view over the islands of Conception Bay. Olga Carpenter photo www.downhomelife.com
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McKay’s Beach Located in beautiful Bay St. George, McKay’s is between Robinsons and Jeffrey’s. Iris Woodworth-Watson photo
Cape Ray From sand dunes to big beach rocks, the Cape Ray seashore has something for everyone. For instance, it’s a good place to cook up toutons and tea on the rocks. Wayne Osmond photo
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Searston Beach This sandy stretch of beach in Codroy Valley is a natural habitat for the endangered piping plover, so watch where you walk and set up your fire. Sherry Jones photo
Clam Cove This cove near Cape Race marks one of the deadliest spots in Canadian shipping history. In 1863, the SS Anglo Saxon ran aground here in heavy fog. She broke apart on the rocks and sank, killing 237 of the 445 people aboard. Amy Clark photo
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Britannia Beach Britannia is one of several communities on Random Island, in Trinity Bay near Clarenville. This is a popular area for recreational boating, especially sail boats. Lori Janes photo
Jersey Harbour Where there may have been plenty of fires on this beach in its heyday, you’re more likely to have this place to yourself now, as Jersey Harbour (near Harbour Breton in Fortune Bay) was resettled in the 1960s. Bonnie Goguen photo
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Middle Cove Beach When the capelin roll on the northeast Avalon Peninsula, this is one place they’re likely to come in. For some, there’s nothing like a freshly caught capelin cooked on the fire. Roy Snow photo
Sally’s Cove Local legend has it that Sally’s Cove was named after a woman, Sally Short, who was escaping her husband with her children and they were shipwrecked here. It is located within the boundaries of Gros Morne National Park. Johanne Barefoot photo
Crescent Lake Keep an eye out on the water while enjoying a beach boil-up here in Robert’s Arm. An elusive monster named Cressie is rumoured to lurk beneath the surface. Pansy Snow Roberts photo
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room to be together Removing walls and installing happiness, a renovation story
Story by Tobias Romaniuk and Holly Costello Photos by Candace Kennedy
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not so long ago, when homes were built with separate rooms for separate uses. Then open concept floor plans came along and disrupted all that, with the main floor of a house being mostly one large room. No longer would a family cook in one room, eat in another, then relax in yet another. Removing walls allowed for more social interaction – you could chat with the person on the couch while you puttered about in the kitchen – and has been credited with bringing families closer together. With homes tending to last for several decades, of course these compartmentalized main floor layouts are still common, especially in more established neighbourhoods. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone likes them. Take, for instance, the owners of this Corner Brook home, who have lived here since 2007. Prior to the renovation, it was an average-sized split-level house with separate kitchen, dining and living rooms, plus hallways connecting the rooms and the main floor bedrooms. All those walls and hallways meant a lot of wasted space. There had to be a better way. www.downhomelife.com
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The homeowners, having made the decision to renovate rather than move into an open concept home, called in designer Holly Costello relatively early in the process. “Which was great,” says Holly, “because it gave us lots of time to plan the design out properly and look at all the options, so we didn’t have to rush anything.” After two years of planning, owners Todd and Marlo Doman had a good idea, conceptually, of what they wanted. Marlo says their main objective was to get more of an open feel to the space. 84
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The home now has an open concept living area with clearly delineated spaces for cooking, dining and lounging. By removing the walls, Holly gave the homeowners a layout that worked well for both entertaining and having some quality family time, while also giving the homeowners a new kitchen with all the storage they needed and a functional layout that works well for this family of four.
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The entryway of this split level home also got an upgrade, with patterned floor tile and walls wrapped in white shiplap. To create a sense of continuity, the tile pattern is repeated in the kitchen’s coffee nook.
A custom made, solid wood, farmhouse style dining table anchors the dining space, while also providing separation between the kitchen and living areas. By using a custom made table, Holly found a dining solution that felt proportional to the space, while also fitting in with the home’s new look and feel without being overbearing. Speaking of the kitchen, it was completely gutted, redesigned and rebuilt, and the focus on functionality makes for an enjoyable cooking experience. With Shaker-style cabinetry and subway tile backsplash, it’s
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also a pleasure to look at. Having the kitchen open to the dining and living areas also makes it better for entertaining, “which is what we wanted,” says Marlo, “to be able to view our children from the kitchen area and to be able to converse with friends no matter where they were upstairs.” The kitchen has become the family’s new favourite feature of the home, with the butcher block top to the island being especially loved. For Marlo, an avid coffee drinker, the coffee nook is also a favourite. But the best part of the new kitchen layout is the ability for the family to now all be in the kitchen at the same time without tripping over each other. “Because it extends into our dining room and living room,” says Marlo, “I love that we can all be together doing what we want as a family, and still feel connected but not crowded.”
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CONTEST ENDS August 31, 2020 Submit your favourite photos of scenery, activities and icons that best illustrate the down-home lifestyle. We’re looking for a variety of colourful subjects – outports, wildlife, laundry lines, historic sites, seascapes, hilltop views, and so much more – and photos from all four seasons. In addition to free calendars and a one-year subscription to Downhome for all those chosen for the calendar, one lucky winner will receive a free trip for four aboard O’Brien’s famous whale and bird boat tours!
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Downhome Real Estate Ad prices start at $50 for a 1 column x 1 inch colour advertisement. This size fits approximately 20 words. The smallest size of advertisement with a picture is $100 for a 1 column x 2 inch advertisement.
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GREAT GIFT IDEAS!
NL Whale, Seagull, Puffin, Sailboat T-Shirt (S - XXXL) Navy #45193 Maroon #45200 $19.99
Bayman T-Shirt (S - XXL)
#79057 | $19.99
Ladies’ V-Neck NL Moose (S - XXL) #61373 | $19.99
Ladies’ NL Map Sweatshirt (S - XXL) Blue #79093 Rose #79087 $44.99
Stud Puffin Bib
Kids’ Let’s Go Wild T-Shirt
One size
(2,4,6,8)
#47821 | $11.99
#79245 | $13.99
Townie T-Shirt (S - XXL)
#79063 | $19.99
Ladies’ St. John’s Rowhouses T-Shirt (S - XXL) #76486 | $19.99
Kids’ Earthquake Moose T-Shirt (S - L) #79036 | $15.99
ORDER ONLINE: www.shopdownhome.com
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NL Distressed Ballcap #77621 | $24.99
NL Checkered Flag Map Ballcap #43452 | $19.99
NL Moose Plaid Ballcap #75546 | $19.99
NL Moose in Forest Ballcap #56753 | $19.99
Ladies’ NL Cap Mesh Back #79346 | $19.99
Ladies’ NL Cap #77619 | $24.99
Adult Salt ‘N’ Pepper Cap
Large #23903 Medium #23904
$26.99
Infant Salt ‘N’ Pepper Cap Grey #28067 Pink #49655 $17.99
TO ORDER CALL: 1-888-588-6353
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GREAT GIFT IDEAS!
Newfoundland Tea Towels • $6.99 ea Puffin #65131 Moose #65083
Plush Puffin #78675 | $17.99 ON SALE $9.99
Rowhouse Handpainted Coasters #59827 | $24.99
Lighthouse #48612 Sailboat #48614
Plush NL Dog #43618 | $19.99
Rowhouse Handpainted Mailbox #47594 | $99.99
Rowhouse Handpainted Keyrack #59826 | $24.99
Kitchen Sayings #65130 Lobster #48613
Plush Moose with Pal #59174 | $19.99 ON SALE $9.99
Rowhouse Handpainted Napkin Holder #59832 | $23.99
Rowhouse Handpainted Wineglass #72979 | $16.99
ORDER ONLINE: www.shopdownhome.com
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Numbers in NL Bonnie Jean Hicks #75941 | $9.95
Rhymes from the Rock Bonnie Jean Hicks #58304 | $9.95
Atlantic Puffin: Little Brother of the North Kristin Bieber Domm #31799 | $9.95
Down By Jim Long’s Stage: Rhymes for Children and Young Fish - Al Pittman #78212 | $12.95
You’re Some Crooked Necie #56489 | $12.95
Saku’s Great Newfoundland Adventure - MarieBeth Wright #78024 | $16.95
Our Best Seafood Recipes: From the Readers of Downhome #58362 | $10.99
Our Best Berry Recipes: From the Readers of Downhome #55888 | $10.99
TO ORDER CALL: 1-888-588-6353
Newfoundland Desserts Galore #17117 | $8.95
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You Can Take the Girl Out of the Bay…
This is August Willcott, 8, in High Prairie, Alberta. “You can take the Newfie out of Newfoundland, but she will find the Alberta bog/mud hole,” the submitter writes. Leah Willcott High Prairie, AB
Do you have an amazing or funny photo to share? Turn to page 9 to find out how to submit. 144
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