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Hello Newfoundland - All About Canada's Best Kept Secret
Living in Toronto, one doesn't come across hurricanes. You may get thunderstorms galore, and the occasional tornado (sometimes deadly, my heart goes out to Durham, Ontario) but the ocean is way too far away for hurricanes. But here in my new home, I am living by the sea. And the sea brings different weather patterns than the cities in the centre of the universe - er- country. The news is all … [Read more...]
One of the reasons I moved to Newfoundland is because I have a strong romantic notion based on an idealized version of Paris in the twenties - one where artists run amok from salon to salon, breaking boundaries, blowing minds and spreading ideas of freedom with wild and productive abandon. I even moved to Prague during the summer of '95 looking for it, as the rumour was at the time that it was the … [Read more...]
I got a lovely letter from some fellow Ontarians who are hearing the call of the puffins - you know the one that says "you must move out east" - and so decided to break from my round-the-clock job of creating Newfoundland's latest great export, book trailers, to write back and post a blog post all at the same time. Dear Patti, this is for you. Yes, I must say when I had "the calling" to … [Read more...]
A call out to all ye who have experienced a cross-province move, or a move of any kind once you have acquired years of house junk. I am looking for the best way to move from Toronto to St. John's. On the cheap - because I don't have a company giving me a 10k move allowance. I asked and I said no back. Here's the thing. I do not know how to move. I have never done it permanently. I've just … [Read more...]
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