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Scenes that Scream NL Back in the Gravel Pits
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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 Nicola Ryan Editor Lila Young
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Art and Production Art Director Vince Marsh Illustrator Mel D’Souza Illustrator Snowden Walters
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Advertising Sales Account Manager Barbara Young Account Manager Ashley O’Keefe Marketing Director Tiffany Brett Finance and Administration Accountant Marlena Grant Accountant Sandra Gosse Operations Manager, Twillingate Nicole Mehaney
Organ, Erin McCarthy, Kim Tucker, Heather Stuckless, Katrina Hynes, Destinee Rogers, Amy Young, Emily Snelgrove, Brandy Rideout, Alexandria Skinner, Emily Power, Colleen Giovannini
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To subscribe, renew or change address use the contact information above. Subscriptions 1-Year term total inc. taxes, postage and handling: for residents in NL, NS, NB, PE $49.44; ON $48.58; QC, SK, MB, AB, BC, NU, NT, YT $45.14. US $54.99; International $59.99
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Contents
JUNE 2023
58 Diggin’ It Vibrant community gardens contribute to food security and community building. Nicola Ryan
64 Amelia Earhart’s Hat Nearly a century after she famously wore it, this aviator’s helmet is back in the limelight. Dennis Flynn
68 Only in Newfoundland
64 sky-high price www.downhomelife.com
There are some truly unique places to book a stay in this province. Denise Flint
102 Down to Earth Growing Your Own Jiggs Kim Thistle June 2023
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JUNE 2023
homefront 8 I Dare Say A note from the Editor 10 Letters From Our Readers Albert’s lighthouse, a flea market mystery and love for The Singing Newfoundlander
16 Downhome Tours Our readers explore The Caribbean
18 Why is That? Why is June a historically popular month for weddings? Linda Browne
20 Life’s Funny Veteran Employee Pat Day
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21 Say What? A contest that puts words in someone else’s mouth
22 Lil Charmers Top of the Pops 24 Pets of the Month Party Animals 26 Reviewed Denise Flint reviews The Raw Light of Morning by Shelly Kawaja
28 What Odds Paul Warford pays
24 party time!
tribute to a friend
30 Fresh Tracks Wendy Rose reviews On the Plus Side by Corner Brook rockers The Proper Things 34 Adventures Outdoors The Mighty Char Gord Follett
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40 no place like home
52 looking for solutions
40 Scenes that Scream Newfoundland and Labrador Our Facebook friends show us their best downhome photos
features 46 Mr. Tely’s Milestone Runner Joe Ryan prepares to run his record-setting 50th Tely 10 this month. Dennis Flynn 52 Is Seaweed the Solution? A local scientist is testing a new way to help build a more sustainable province and planet. Linda Browne
explore 74 What’s in a Name Admirable Admirals Dale Jarvis
76 Downhome 35 Years Flashback: Pit Stops Revisiting a Downhome article about a topic that never gets old. www.downhomelife.com
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feeling shellfish
home and cabin 84 Stuff We Love Let’s Roll Nicola Ryan
86 Ask Marie Anything Interior designer Marie Bishop takes your questions.
90 Everyday Gourmet Iced Tea Concentrate Andrea Maunder
96 Downhome Recipes Shellfish Celebration
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112 survivor’s tale
reminiscing 108 Flashbacks Classic photos of people and places.
110 This Month in Downhome History 112 Esther’s 48 Days Adrift
About the cover This timeless symbol of outport life is intrinsic to Downhome’s identity as a magazine that preserves and promotes the NL lifestyle, past and present. Taken by Robert Carter, it’s the perfect image to cover our 35th anniversary issue.
Cover Index Our Favourite Shellfish Recipes • 96 Grow Your Own Jiggs • 102 Quirky Quarters • 68 Scenes That Scream NL • 40 Back In The Gravel Pits • 76 www.downhomelife.com
She was the sole woman on board a schooner blown off course in a November gale. Marie-Beth Wright
118 Downhome 35 Years: A Cover Story 124 Puzzles 136 Colouring Page 138 Classifieds 140 Mail Order 144 Photo Finish June 2023
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i dare say If you were to unearth a time capsule from June 1988, what would be in it?
Dennis Flynn photo
If it were based on my tastes at the time, it would contain a hair crimper, U2’s Rattle and Hum on cassette, my Walkman, a poster of John Stamos and a pair of KangaRoos sneaker boots. Imagine! For any expatriate Newfoundlanders and Labradorians living in southern Ontario at the time, they might have put the first edition of The Downhomer in their time capsule. For homesick expats, this newsletter was a much needed taste of home. It had familiar sounding names and places, words and phrases rarely heard or spoken on the mainland, news from back home and invitations to meet up with other expats in their area. Remember, this was long before Facebook, cellphones or even cheap long-distance calling. Folks were sometimes starved for connection and The Downhomer filled hungry hearts. Fast forward 35 years to today. Everyone’s constantly connected through social media, and it’s no trouble to see a friendly face, no matter the distance, with FaceTime. But still Downhome means “home” to tens of thousands of people. We still connect in print, though we’ve changed our look over the years to stay fashionable. And now we also connect online and on social media. Where we used to have bags upon bags of mail, we now have servers filled with emails. Yet where so much changes, so much stays the same. We’re still a magazine run by a small, dedicated group with the mission to promote the best of Newfoundland and Labrador and keep the “home” fires burning. And at the centre of it all is the readership. Without your support and contributions, we simply wouldn’t be. Thanks for reading,
Janice Stuckless, Editor-in-chief janice@downhomelife.com
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Submission Guidelines and Prize Rules
You could WIN $100! Every reader whose PHOTO, STORY, JOKE or POEM appears next to this yellow “from our readers” stamp in a current issue receives $10 and a chance at being drawn for the monthly prize: $100 for one photo submission and $100 for one written submission. Prizes are awarded in Downhome Dollars certificates, which can be spent like cash in our retail stores and online at shopDownhome.com.*
Submit Today! Send your photo, story, joke or poem to
Downhome, 43 James Lane, St. John’s, NL, A1E 3H3 or submit online at: www.downhomelife.com *Only 1 prize per submitter per month. To receive their prize, submitters must provide with their submission COMPLETE contact information: full name, mailing address, phone number and email address (if you have one). Mailed submissions will only be returned to those who include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Downhome Inc. reserves the right to publish submissions in future print and/or electronic media campaigns. Downhome Inc. is not responsible for unsolicited material.
Hidden somewhere in this issue is Corky Sly Conner.
Can you find him? Look carefully at all the photographs and in the text of the stories. If you spot Corky, send us your name, address and phone number, along with a note telling us where he’s located. Your name will be entered in a draw and the winner will receive a coupon worth 25 Downhome Dollars redeemable at our store, or through our website.
Send your replies to: Corky Contest 43 James Lane St. John’s, NL, A1E 3H3
mail@downhomelife.com www.downhomelife.com Deadline for replies is the 25th of each month.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Carew of Burnt Cove, NL who found Corky on page 51 of the April issue!
*No Phone Calls Please. One entry per person
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homefront pets of the month
Pampered Pooch
Sweet Bailey gets all the treats on her 14th birthday. Susan Furey Carbonear, NL
Party Animals No Bones About It Good boy Jack had a paw-some time on his first birthday. Peggy Burton Massey Drive, NL
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Let’s Pawty! Pretty Lexi turns four with a cute crown and a tasty treat. Jenna Pretty Chapel Arm, NL
The Cat’s Meow Fabulous feline Bluey’s all dressed up to get down. Jerrie George Mount Pearl, NL
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Tell us about the pet that “changed my life.”
We’re looking for heartwarming stories of all kinds: heroic pets that saved a life, emotional support animals, and furry (or not furry, or feathery) friends that make your life better for whatever reason. The pet whose influence impresses us the most will be featured in an upcoming issue of Downhome and declared Pet of the Year. Your beloved buddy will have their life story told and become a magazine star.
How to Enter
Write a story (500 words max.) and include a photo (must be about a current, living pet). Submit one of these ways:
Email: editorial@downhomelife.com (Subject: Pet of the Year) Mail: Downhome Pet of the Year 43 James Lane, St. John’s, NL, A1E 3H3
Deadline is June 30, 2023
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homefront Steve Woolfrey
RECENTLY WE ASKED our Facebook friends to show us the most “Newfoundland and Labrador” photo on their cellphone. We got more than 600 replies! There was freshly made bread, clothes on the line, fresh caught fish, boil-ups, big sticks of bologna, cans of Vienna sausages, pineapple Crush, icebergs, whales, puffins, stages, boats, beachfires, saltbox houses, fishcakes, splitting tables, row houses, Signal Hill, northern lights, rubber boots, moose, bears, seagulls, rugged cliffs, breaking waves – everything your heart desires about this province was blowing up our Facebook page. It was glorious! While we couldn’t print them all, here’s a selection that’ll make your heart skip a beat and put a smile on your face.
Beulah Drake
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Amanda Pike
Allison Nippard
Penney Wheaton
Lillian Patey
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Tonya Kewell
Ashley Head
Vera Ryan
Rod Smith Diane Hart-Mouland
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Brad Poole
Danielle Brady
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Corey Bulgin
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Kathy Crewe
Spencer Fudge Bernice Goudie
Lori Browne
Linda Wilkoff
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Roger Lewis
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Wanda Chappell
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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. This is your chance to get in on our most popular reader contest and try to woo the judges into choosing your photo for the 2024 Downhome Calendar. These calendars are seen by tens of thousands of subscribers and displayed all year long.
What are you waiting for? Submit today, using one of these ways:
by mail: Downhome Calendar Contest 43 James Lane St. John’s, NL A1E 3H3 online: www.downhomelife.com/calendar Must be original photos or high quality copies. Digital photos must be at least 300 dpi, files sizes of about 1MB. We can’t accept photocopies or photos that are blurry, too dark or washed out. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you want your photos returned.
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life is better Iceberg in Heart’s Content, NL Gordon Winsor Paradise, NL
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reminiscing This issue you are reading is our 35th June magazine. We thought it’d be interesting to mark this milestone with a look back at every June cover we’ve ever published.
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As soon as we saw this photo, taken by Julie on her birthday in her happy place, we knew it was the perfect picture to close out our 35th anniversary issue! Julie Baggs Burgeo, NL
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