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48 A Party for St. Patrick Even if you must stay home this Paddy’s Day, you can still celebrate Irish culture. Nicola Ryan
60 A Healthy Investment The Qalipu First Nation is looking to an important part of their past to help build a bright future. Linda Browne
78 Rolling Right Along A tour of Bell Island on fat bikes Dennis Flynn
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118 Facing Death on the Ice An incredible story of survival and the power of belief in prayer. Kim Ploughman
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homefront 10 I Dare Say A note from the editor 12 Letters From Our Readers Kindness and common sense, skunks in Newfoundland, and a rhubarb reunion
20 Downhome Update Dennis Flynn follows up on the Avondale Station Museum
24 on the go
24 Downhome Tours Downhome readers explore Ireland
26 Why is That? Why does water expand when it freezes? Linda Browne
28 Life’s Funny Truth Be Told… Sadie Osmond
32 wild times!
29 Say What A contest that puts words in someone else’s mouth 30 Lil Charmers The Wearing of the Green
32 Pets of the Month Call of the Wild
34 Reviewed Denise Flint reviews In Search of Adventure: 70 Years of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Newfoundland and Labrador, and interviews the author, Helen C. Escott 36 What Odds Paul Warford’s new hobby hangs in the balance 38 Submission of the Year The best photo and written submissions of 2020 4
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40 Fresh Tracks Wendy Rose reviews Leaving With Nothing by Rube & Rake 44 In Your Words My Father’s Woodstove Melvina Walter
features 54 Goodness Baked In Kinden’s Bakery & Café in Lewisporte designs good deeds along with sweet treats. Linda Browne 64 A Sweet Family Tradition
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68 Sure Shots Featuring photographer Dave Wheeler
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explore 74 Sam’s Place Created in tragedy, this Fleur de Lys café celebrates life and gratitude. Connie Boland 84 Where History Runs Deep Inside the old cable building in Bay Roberts Dennis Flynn
home and cabin 90 Stuff We Love Book smarts Nicola Ryan
92 Get Creative Marie Bishop on the benefits of creativity 96 Todd’s Table Useful kitchen gadgets Todd Goodyear
100 Everyday Recipes Make your own pub grub 6
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110 a good ol’ time
106 Down to Earth How to choose seeds for greatest success Kim Thistle
reminiscing 110 Flashbacks Classic photos of people and places
112 Visions and Vignettes About the cover Dennis Flynn took this photo of his buddy during their fat bike tour of Bell Island. Fat bikes are the newest trend in off-road exploring. Find out why, beginning on p. 78.
Cover Index Tuck Into a Feed of Pub Grub • 100 Irish Charms • 48 Facing Death on the Ice • 118 Submission of the Year Revealed • 38 Twillingate Mystery Light • 116 Healing Power of Creativity • 92 www.downhomelife.com
Adventures of two young scalawags in an imaginary outport of days gone by Harold N. Walters
116 Bakers Light Can a mysterious light in the sky foretell a storm? John Gillett
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The Wearing of the Green Kiss me, I’m Irish Georgia and Greyson are sweet in matching tartan. Meallacach! Lindsay Rowe Whiteway, NL
Little Leprechaun Avery is the cutest little sprite. Gleoite! Cora Drake Morinville, AB
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Irish for a Day Lilaraye celebrates her first St. Patrick’s Day in style. Banphrionsa! Amanda Janes Stephenville, NL
Irish Princess Little Emma is pretty in green. Álainn! Lacey Vivian Gander, NL
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new music talk with Wendy Rose
Leaving With Nothing Rube & Rake
ST. JOHN’S-BASED FOLK DUO
Rube & Rake’s gorgeous harmonies and musical chemistry make a lasting impression. Josh Sandu and Andrew Laite’s sophomore album, a follow-up to their 2017 awardwinning debut album Back and Forth, was eagerly anticipated and apparently well received locally: since its October 2020 release, Leaving With Nothing garnered the band a whopping six MusicNL award nominations: FACTOR Album of the Year, The Citadel House Folk/Roots Artist of the Year, Yamaha Group of the Year, St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival Music Video of the Year, Ron Hynes SOCAN Songwriter of the Year and The Telegram Fans Choice Entertainer of the Year. It’s easy to see why this second release hits harder. By working with Adam Hogan of Hey Rosetta! fame and local musicians Maria Cherwick, Josh Ward, Andrew Sneddon, Steve Maloney and more, the pair expanded their sound by adding fiddle, organs, dobro and, for the first time, drums. 40
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The album kicks off with “Somewhere,” immediately launching listeners into an adventure with the album’s protagonist, a person on an uncertain journey, seeking out a certain feeling. “There has to be a place to lay my head,” the chorus repeats. The third track, “What Will,” opens by asking, “What will carry us through our days with no work and all play?” This line, 1-888-588-6353
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though written before the pandemic, strikes a few different chords now. Released as a single in March 2020, “Fleeting Moment” marks the entrance of percussion. Leaning more into folk-pop, this song appeals to a huge demographic of music lovers. “Fleeting Moment” would fit in a playlist of newer indie-folk bands like Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, Bon Iver and Iron & Wine just as easily as it would mesh with pieces from Canadian folk legends Gordon Lightfoot, Valdy, Stan Rogers and Ron Hynes. At the album’s midpoint, “10-33” is an immediate toe-tapper. The organ shines in this track, and it’s easy to see why Blue Rodeo’s name keeps coming up in the buzz about Rube & Rake’s latest work. There’s certainly a “Five Days in May” vibe here, but my mind instead wanders to Hawksley Workman as we slow down two minutes in, plinky piano carrying us through softly spoken lyrics and sorrowful violin before returning to the chugging, rhythmic ’90sera country-rock. Rube & Rake explores psychedelic-folk with a dash of experimental noise for “Leaves of Gold” – light and delicate, yet dark and powerful. This was a stand-out track for me. “Waking for No One” ventures into beautiful baroque pop, while “Snowing in July” continues the album’s ongoing introspective journey. The album’s second last song, “Crying,” tells a complex and familiar story of getting bad news and having to deal with the circumstances as well as the emotional pain. Leaving With Nothing ends with “Pick It Up,” a dreamy melodic piece, suitable for a romantic country & western film. It’s a beautiful sign-off for this well-written, well-done album – well worth the wait. www.downhomelife.com
Q&A with the Artist Wendy Rose: You released Leaving With Nothing this past October – but I understand it was ready to go much earlier than that? Rube & Rake: It sure was. We
started pre-production for this record in January of 2019, recording demos throughout the winter months to get ready for the studio. By the time we finished up most of the tracking, we were well into the fall. It was January 2020 before we tied the bow.
WR: How did the songs come together, and who was involved in taking the art from concept to reality? R&R: The initial songwriting
process for most of these songs happened as per usual, with Josh approaching me with an idea and we spend months (in some cases years) fleshing out different directions in which the song might go. Once we brought Adam Hogan on board for pre-production as our producer, the process completely changed. It was so nice to have such a creative, intuitive mind with us who was as dedicated to the project as we were. We had a really fun time introducing so many different colours to these songs that perhaps wouldn’t have been introduced without his guidance. Besides that, if you check out the liner notes, you’ll notice that there are many St. John’s music scene superstars who deserve big credit. March 2021
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WR: Speaking of reality… Due to gathering limitations and travel restrictions, promotional opportunities like shows and tours are indefinitely on hold… How did Rube & Rake ensure this new album still made its way to listeners? R&R: It’s all pretty wild, isn’t it?
Our marketing strategy certainly took a nosedive, as most of it included travel. The record was set to release in May of 2020 on the back end of an extensive tour of western Canada, only to come home to a busy summer before the Atlantic Canadian album release tour in the fall. Of course, none of that happened, so we scrambled to make sense of a new plan. We released in October on the shoulders of online single releases and some video footage that we accumulated over the spring and summer.
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WR: Leaving With Nothing earned you a whopping six MusicNL nominations. What was your reaction to seeing your name on the list so many times? R&R: We’re flattered. Our music scene is
jam-packed with talent, and we’re constantly looking up to so many of these bands who influence us all the time. If we didn’t receive any recognition at all, we would still be very proud of what we accomplished on this album, but it sure is nice to look down through a list of incredible artists and see your name alongside them.
WR: What’s in store for the band and Leaving With Nothing in 2021? R&R: Well, we’ll see. The only thing we can
do now is continue to make touring plans throughout the Atlantic provinces in hopes that the Atlantic bubble reopens, while making plans to visit some of our favourite venues across the island in the meantime. We are able to spend time working on new projects right now, but we’re eager to take this album on the road.
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Local businesses are the heart and soul
of their communities. Besides providing essential goods and services, employment and contributions to the local economy, they act as spaces where friends and neighbours can gather to catch up and socialize, whether it’s the coffee shop or craft store down the road, or the restaurant, grocery store or hair salon. And while there’s been lots of talk lately about the importance of supporting local, many of these entrepreneurs go above and beyond to give back to their communities, even through all the stress and upheaval that the ongoing pandemic has wrought. For local businesses like Kinden’s Bakery & Café in Lewisporte in central Newfoundland, nothing is more important than supporting those who support them.
Recipe for success
You might say that Haley Kinden has baking and business in her blood. In 1969, her paternal grandfather opened a bakery in Etobicoke, Ontario, called Danish Family Bakery (a nod to his homeland), a business where her father worked as a teenager and which he took over in 1982, relocating it nearby and renaming it Little Denmark. Growing up in Ontario, Haley spent many summers travelling back to Newfoundland with her grandmother (Audrey Northcott, who is originally from Lewisporte) to visit her great-grandparents and started to fall in love with the place. So after www.downhomelife.com
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high school graduation, she returned to the Rock to continue her studies, met her husband (coincidentally, their grandparents went to school together as children) and eventually became a paramedic in Lewisporte. It was a rewarding job and one that she loved, she says, but after five years of attending to calls and missing out on birthdays, Christmases, school concerts and other special moments in the lives of her three young sons (ages 3, 8 and 11), it started to take an emotional toll. So at the beginning of 2019, she left the job to start a new chapter. After a brief stint working in healthcare in nearby Gander, she decided to take some time to focus on her own health and wellness, and turned her attention to another passion. For years, Haley had been creating cakes for friends for weddings and other special events as a hobby. But she wasn’t quite sold on the idea of turning it into a business. “My husband always would say to me, ‘Haley, you know you’re gonna have a bakeshop one day.’ And I said, ‘Absolutely not.’ I was so afraid to turn a hobby into a career. I was really scared it would take a lot of the enjoyment out of doing the hobby,” she says. But one day, she noticed a post online discussing the kinds of things that people would like to see in Lewisporte. Several people mentioned the idea of having a place to sit and have a coffee, and it got the wheels turning. Putting her initial worries to rest, Haley located a building down by the Lewisporte Marina (the former home of The Pilot community newspaper), got a business advisor and spent the next three 56
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months writing her business plan. She started renovating in September of 2019 and on December 11, she officially flung open the doors to Kinden’s Bakery & Café. Haley and her small staff were kept busy serving up hot drinks, including their very own Lewisporte Blend (courtesy of Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada’s first fair trade and organic coffee roaster), as well as soups, salads, sandwiches and all manner of mouthwatering sweet treats that are incredible, edible pieces of art.
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Kinden’s Bakery’s “Come From Away” cupcakes. All profits from the sale of the cupcakes go to local charities and non-profits. “It’s really nice because everyone we have that works there brings something new to the table, and they all have a passion for baking as well... I’ve been blessed with really, really good employees, a really good team,” Haley says.
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months… plus you’re hearing all this pandemic stuff. Ontario was getting hit hard and that’s where my family was. My grandmother turned 90 this year, so I missed that. And on top of that, the first week we were closed, our Pop Kinden here in Lewisporte passed away. So just navigating through all that... it was really difficult,” she says. Instead of letting the gravity of the situation weigh her down, Haley started thinking about how to use her sweets to help lighten the load of others and lift up her community. “One of the biggest things I missed from being a paramedic is the community involvement. I knew I wanted that to be a really big [part] of our company,” she says. So last March, Kinden’s began doing regular giveback missions, starting with a donation to the local food bank. Giving back felt so good that they kept going, with each gesture bigger than the last. Since then, they’ve brought care packages (including coffee, cupcakes and other treats) to all of the local pharmacies to say thank you; delivered do-ityourself cookie kits to all the seniors homes in the area; hosted free coffee days for all essential workers; visited a local grocery store to purchase gift cards (which a clerk then randomly distributed throughout the day); baked cupcakes for all the local grads; purchased jerseys for the local hockey team; and delivered cookies to local veterans featuring Remembrance Day artwork by local Grade 6 students. (Kinden’s also made a donation to VETS Canada and the Gander Military Family Resource Centre on the students’ behalf.) For perhaps their biggest giveback March 2021
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The Kinden’s Bakery team (L-R): Kristen Budden, Lily Benson, Elliot Locke, Roxann Rideout, Georgia Stairs, Haley Kinden (owner) and Larry Kinden. Missing from photo: Charlotte Stairs mission yet, Haley located a small, locally owned bakery or café in every province and territory across the country and asked them to create gift boxes, which were paid for by Kinden’s and delivered to first responder units in each region. This past December, Kinden’s kicked off their Come From Away cupcake initiative. Developed with the help of Gander resident Diane Davis (who one of the characters from the musical Come From Away is partially based upon), and with the blessing and approval of the Come From Away creative team, the initiative has seen all the profits from the sale of the cupcakes go towards local charities and non-profits. A different benefactor was chosen each month (January’s and February’s recipients were the Canadian Red Cross in 58
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Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor). Through this project and others, Haley plans for Kinden’s Bakery to give back for years to come. For her and her team, nothing is more important than building genuine connections and being there for the community, through good times and bad. “I think that’s what got me into the paramedic thing, is just feeling like I can make a difference somewhere, to somebody… and I felt like that was one thing I really, really mourned when I left the ambulance. So I knew I had to look for creative ways to do that at the café as well,” she says. “Everyone kind of talks about supporting locally, especially right now during these trying times. But if we want people to support us, we’ve got to support our communities back.” 1-888-588-6353
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a walk in the afternoon. In the evening, Millie Walsh stands in the building dedicated to her daughter and feels the presence of family members who’ve passed away. “I’m happy in my heart. May your hearts be happy, too,” the Fleur de Lys entrepreneur wrote on the Facebook site for Samantha’s Saltwater Joys Museum and Café. “If you have small children, let them figure things out for themselves a little more. When you figure stuff out on your own… you never forget. We learn best by doing.” The story behind Sam’s Place café is tragic. Samantha Bertha Walsh, born May 27, 1986, was murdered on February 6, 2000. Her death left behind broken hearts and lives forever changed. Family and friends called her Sammie. She loved the song “Saltwater Joys.” “George and I wanted to do something special to commemorate the hearts of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, the people from all around the world, and the gestures of love and gratitude given to us during our loss,” Millie says during a recent telephone interview. “I want to leave a legacy of who Sam was. That’s where the building started.” Samantha’s Saltwater Joys building was initially designed by Samantha’s father, George Walsh, with input from Samantha’s brother, Sandy, and Neil Walsh. Residents volunteered time and labour in the early construction phase. Donations were used for site development and construction materials. When George died in 2012, Millie was left with a dream, and a choice. “I walked into the building, which was just a shell at the time,” she recalls. “I said I’m going to do this. I put my heart and soul into it. I scrimped and saved to establish what I felt would represent the dream we both developed.” Fleur de Lys is a small community of less than 300 people at the tip of the Baie Verte Peninsula. Sam’s Place is purple, with bright yellow trim. The inside shines with natural light; warm and vibrant, like its young namesake. The museum has four distinct corners representing the four points of a compass, significant to the 17-day search for Samantha as well as the four corners of the earth. Panels in each corner display messages from people of all ages. Touched by the story, they offered faith, hope, peace and love through cards, letters, poems and drawings. More than 15,000 pieces of mail were received from Russia, France, Norway, the Canadian provinces and all over Newfoundland and Labrador. Random selections decorate the panels. www.downhomelife.com
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Millie Walsh, centre, owner of Sam’s Place, celebrated the 2019 opening of the museum and café with her mother, Josephine Lewis, and sisters Dorothy Barrett and Sheila Drover. Erin Furlong met Samantha in elementary school. She visited the museum and café and examined the school portraits and candid photos: Samantha in a boat; with her dad; her hockey skates and snowshoes; her backpack on the floor upstairs, never unpacked after that last school day before she went missing. A life remembered and celebrated. “We became really good friends,” says Erin, a native of Baie Verte. “Sam’s Place is one of my favourite places. I worried about how I would feel when I first walked in, but I felt an extreme sense of relief and peace. I felt her around me, but not in a sad way.” Sam’s Place opened in 2019. The café in the registered not-for-profit organization was sort of an afterthought. “As we finished construction, I realized I needed something to offset the overhead,” Millie explains. “I want to give back to people and the community that were so good to us.” 76
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Numerous organizations benefit from the proceeds. Local craftspeople, authors and artisans are invited to display their work. “That’s what this is about,” Millie says. “It’s a place to give back. In some small way, I think it signifies what Newfoundland and Labrador stands for. There is no greater place on the planet than our province. Through tragedy, something beautiful and positive was created.” “It’s a very calming place,” Erin adds. “There’s a special feeling, even if you didn’t know Sam. I love bringing my family there. Other times I go by myself, to sit outside with a cup of coffee by the water. It’s a place you feel drawn to. Definitely a little piece of heaven.” Sam’s Place operated under COVID-19 guidelines in 2020. “It was different, but enjoyable,” Millie says. “Our own people are our greatest asset for survival. People walk through our doors, see the beauty and feel the peace. I talk to people 1-888-588-6353
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who have suffered great tragedies and losses. I think in some way it’s helpful.” She adds quietly. “My heart is there; it’s where I finally found peace. I have the heart of Newfoundland and Labrador in my building. It’s the epitome of gratitude.” Erin wasn’t surprised to learn Sam’s Place would give back to the community that helped built it. “That’s pretty much Millie, George and Samantha ever since I’ve known them,” she says. “Millie dedicated her life to making something positive out of what happened to Samantha. For her to start something that gives back to the community is not surprising. I was proud when I learned she fulfilled their dream.” The story of a missing teenager hit the province hard. Police, search and rescue teams, and residents combed the area on snowmobile. A Fleur de Lys teenager was eventually convicted of second-degree murder. “I’ve been given the grace of peace,” Millie says. “Everybody has a choice, and everyone handles things differently. I know life only comes by once on this earth. I’m an outdoors person. My soul is in every flower, every river. I pick berries. I fish. I do it alone, for the most part, and I am okay with my aloneness. I reconnect with Sam when I’m in nature. I believe that’s where her spirit is. It’s with everything that’s beautiful.” The retired teacher’s Facebook posts are another way of connecting with people. “There are people out there who are hurting,” she says. “What I write seems to resonate.” Millie marked the passing of her husband in January, and Samantha www.downhomelife.com
The museum includes photos of Samantha Walsh and some of the 15,000 messages of support sent to the Walsh family from people all over the world. in February. “I miss them,” she says. “I still become unraveled, but I know how to deal with that now. I’m in a much better place, thanks to love. “I enjoy simplicity in life. My mom is 94 years old. My family is supportive and so is my community. I’ll never forget that, and I think that’s what Sam would want. Our building is a saltwater joy,” Millie adds. “Sam appreciated her culture. She didn’t live to make a big contribution to this province, but I think through her eyes, I’m doing something she would have been proud of. “When people walk through the building and say they feel a sense of peace and love, that’s a beautiful feeling.” March 2021
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stuff we love by Nicola Ryan
Book Smarts KOBO E-READER An e-reader allows you to store thousands of titles in a lightweight, portable alternative to printed books. Millions of eBooks – including best sellers, classics and new releases – can be purchased online or downloaded on loan for free from your local library. Kobo e-readers are easy to use and come in a range of prices and models, available where most electronics are sold.
BOOKMARKS If printed books are your thing, mark your page with a beautiful bookmark. We love these colourful sea-themed ones featuring original lino-cut relief prints of starfish, mussels, squid or salt fish by Janet Davis of Norton’s Cove Studio. www.nortonscove.com
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WOODEN PAGE HOLDER This handy book page holder is a simple, clever finger accessory that makes reading more comfortable. Fashioned from light wood and available in a variety of styles, sizes and colours, “thumb things” keep the pages in your book held wide open – useful for folks with arthritis, MS or hand mobility issues. Search online at Etsy.com or make your own with these instructions: www.instructables.com/ Wooden-Page-Holder.
USB RECHARGEABLE READING LAMP Brighten any reading nook with a cute clip-on reading lamp. This one from Lvjing features adjustable brightness settings and colour temperatures to reduce glare and prevent eye fatigue and strain. It has an easy to operate touch control and flexible neck, and it’s rechargeable – no dangling cords or outlet requirement. Available on Amazon.
TOTE BAG Whether it’s library books, textbooks, notebooks or eBooks, tote your favourite reading material in a lightweight carryall. A reusable tote bag is roomy, practical, eco-friendly and stylish. We love this Gone Fishin’ bag from Whink. www.whinkinc.com.
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Downhomer Detective Needs You After more than two decades on the Urban City Police Force, Downhomer Detective has come home to rid Newfoundland and Labrador of a new threat – cunning thief Ragged Rick. A real braggart, the slimy criminal sends DD a blurry photo of his surroundings plus clues to his whereabouts just to prove he’s always a step ahead. DD needs your help to identify where in Newfoundland and Labrador Ragged Rick is hiding out this month.
Use these 5 clues to identify where Ragged Rick is now: • A fishing and logging outport in Bay of Islands • Named for a founding family, rhymes with “fox” • Accepted resettlers from Penguin Arm and Brakes Cove • Used to have a mink farm • Home of the Big Hill Festival
Last Month’s Answer: Wabush
Picturesque Place NameS of Newfoundland and Labrador
by Mel D’Souza Last Month’s Answer: Bridgeport 128
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In Other Words Guess the well-known expression written here in other words.
Last Month’s Clue: The moment has come to slam the bag In Other Words: Time to hit the sack
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This Month’s Clue: Without agony, there is no reward In Other Words: __ ____, __ ____
A Way With Words E L T T A B
Last Month’s Answer: Uphill battle
This Month’s Clue
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Rhyme Time A rhyming word game by Ron Young
1. A stay-at-home rodent is a _____ _____ 2. A half-dozen switches equals ___ ______ 3. Additional mythology is ____ ____ Last Month’s Answers
Answer: _ _____ __ ___ ____
Scrambled Sayings
1. rye guy, 2. heart dart, 3. hexed text
by Ron Young
Place each of the letters in the rectangular box below into one of the white square boxes above them to discover a quotation. Incomplete words that begin on the right side of the diagram continue one line down on the left. The letters may or may not go in the box in the same order that they are in the column. Once a letter is used, cross it off and do not use it again.
’ H O H P O L T R T
D E M I F D S O A R E I L E K E O C E D E E E M I I N U W O R K I N G X E R D I E E H M S N O Y M U S T S H O R O K R S Y U W I T L S
Last month’s answer: The greater the step forward in knowledge, the
greater is the one taken backward in search of wisdom. www.downhomelife.com
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Rhymes 5 Times Each answer rhymes with the other four
1. muscle 2. intelligent 3. wagon 4. pie 5. flatus
____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________
STUCK? Don’t get your knickers in a knot! Puzzle answers can be found online at DownhomeLife.com/puzzles
Last Month’s Answers: 1. vat, 2. hat, 3. mat, 4. cat, 5. rat
Tangled Towns by Lolene Young Condon and Ron Young
Sound out the groups of words below to get a familiar expression.
Unscramble each of the five groups of letters below to get 5 Newfoundland and Labrador place names.
1. TSUOH KOROB
For best results sound the clue words out loud!
2. PEDALRINGS
Hide Hen Tickled Wins _________ _____
3. FECEOF VOCE
Have Thief Honey Skidding Their ____ ___ ___ __ _______ _____ Last Month’s 1st Clue: Lie Sin Sand Dredges Tray Shun Answer: Licence and registration Last Month’s 2nd Clue: Own Lethal Only Answer: Only the lonely
4. ACHEDBISE 5. TELLIT YBA SDISLNA Last Month’s Answers: 1. Jacksons Arm, 2. Pollards Point, 3. Browns Cove, 4. The Beaches, 5. Hampden
A nalogical A nagrams Unscramble the capitalized words to get one word that matches the subtle clue. 1. CARE A BIT ~ Clue: it’s enough to make you sick 2. I DUG ALOE ~ Clue: all talk 3. AMBLED ROOTS ~ Clue: the way to anyone’s heart 4. CAT VAIN ICON ~ Clue: a stab’ll do ya 5. BOAT DUO RUN ~ Clue: had me going in circles Last Month’s Answers: 1. continuous, 2. apartment, 3. supervisor, 4. passenger, 5. therapist 130
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Four-Way Crossword F o re Wo rd s • B a c k Wo rd s • U p Wo rd s • D o w n Wo rd s By Ron Young
Unlike regular crosswords, in Four-Way Crossword each letter is not necessarily related to the letter in the adjacent row or column, but is part of one or more words in some direction.
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93-91: craft 100-10: frequently 100-98: decay Last Month’s Answer
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Out Lamb like a
As the old saying goes, “March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb.” This is Missy, enjoying a day in the sun. Pam Whitten Kilbride, NL
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