I spent the long weekend over on Prince Edward Island, went over all by myself with The Dawg -- Kate was one of the 2,200 kids in the Youth Run of the Blue Nose Marathon, and she and Hal had planned a father-daughter weekend. At the last minute, Colin opted to stay behind because of the lamentable weather forecast and a friend's invite. So off I
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But ... but ... but then how can you *live* ?
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I will have to find out where the season is open in August -- you only get Really Really Fresh Lobster when they are actually fishing. The season rotates through the region -- right now, for example, the season is open on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia and all around PEI.
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Think you might come hear Judy talk tomorrow?
p.s. Reading sentences like "we hadn't shared a strictly *adult* supper without a kid around for at least 13 years" makes me go "AIEEEE" and want to book Mark for his vasectomy STAT :)
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Certainly going to try, and did my bit distributing invites today :-)
Reading sentences like "we hadn't shared a strictly *adult* supper without a kid around for at least 13 years"
LOL. Tis true, at least for that particular couple. We were camping in a field at their summer place when I established I was pregnant with Colin. They came out from Charlottetown the next day, with their then 3.5 year old in tow. The wretched child got up early the next morning and ate most of the smoked salmon.
We realized last night that every meal we've had since -- and there have been many -- there have been at least one, if not two, three, or more children present. It was nice to break that tradition :-)
Now, we've had lots of meals just by ourselves, or with other friends, but for some reason the dynamic with O and K has been firmly Family Time :-)
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It's about time you were back, then :-)
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What an absolutely wonderful weekend. I'd have traded places with you in a second. I almost feel refreshed just reading about it. Ahh..the Maritimes.
How did things go on Thursday???
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Thanks for checking :-). Well, I think, but I doubt I'll be # 1 star, if ya get my drift.
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