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Vol 37 • No 02
Filmmaker Christian Sparkes The Art of Rug Hooking Lighthouse Lore of Point Riche
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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 Dillon Collins Assistant Editor Nicola Ryan Editor Lila Young
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44 Pain & Beauty Inside Kellie Loder’s raw and real new album Transitions. Dillon Collins
58 Loggers Shattered Dreams A tragedy in 1941 involved several Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit (NOFU) members. Lester Green
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70 Tread Softly Here
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A tour of the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Nicola Ryan
90 Todd’s Table BBQ Whole Chicken
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8 Between the Lines A note from the Editor
10 Letters From Our Readers
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14 far east
Memories of Confederation and a Family Tribute
14 Downhome Tours Indonesia 16 Why is That? Why are beer bottles usually made of brown glass? Linda Browne
18 Life’s Funny Got Your Goat Orville Cole
19 Say What? A contest that puts words in someone else’s mouth
20 Lil Charmers Making Waves 22 Pets of the Month Summer Fun 24 Reviewed Denise Flint reviews Rage the Night by Donna Morrissey
26 What Odds Paul Warford’s escapades with Puss
28 Fresh Tracks Wendy Rose reviews Garbage Street by Mick Davis & Thin Love
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30 Adventures Outdoors Hope for the Humber Gord Follett
36 The Labrador Current Discovering The Dreamers Nathan Freake
40 Downhome Expo Recap 4
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features 50 Stitch by Stitch Fibre Artist Michelle Churchill’s creativity is bursting at the seams. Nicola Ryan
50 fibre art
64 Beyond The Tide A look behind the lens with local filmmaker Christian Sparkes. Dillon Collins
explore 78 Lighthouse Reflections at Point Riche Phil Rumbolt recalls his family’s time as lighthouse keepers. Kim Ploughman
78 a family legacy
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94 great for bbq
home and cabin 84 Stuff We Love Get Active Nicola Ryan
86 Ask Marie Anything Interior designer Marie Bishop takes your questions.
94 Downhome Recipes BBQ Must-Haves
102 Down to Earth Rooting for Success Kim Thistle
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114 keel hauled
reminiscing 108 Flashbacks Classic photos of people and places. 109 This Month In History Unveiling the War Memorial
110 Visions & Vignettes About the cover As tranquil and picturesque as it is rugged and imposing, Bonavista Bay is a gem of Newfoundland and Labrador, one that has been embraced by artists looking to promote its brilliance. Scenic outport community Keels – which was recently spotlighted in the Christian Sparkesdirected film The King Tide – is captured in all its splendour on our cover.
Cover Index Pain and Beauty • 44 Tread Softly Here • 70 Filmmaker Christian Sparkes • 64 The Art of Rug Hooking • 50 Lighthouse Lore of Point Riche • 78 www.downhomelife.com
Adventures of two young scallywags in an imaginary outport in days gone by. Harold N. Walters
114 This Month in Downhome History 118 In Your Words Skinny Dippin’ Mike Perkins
124 Puzzles 136 Colouring Page 138 Classifieds 140 Mail Order July 2024
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