Kate's Cove
4097 Cape Bear Rd. C0A1W0 White Sands, PE, Canada

As we brace for another winter storm, we thought you could use this reminder that summer on P.E.I. will eventually arrive! (Drone footage by Shane Hennessey)

Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy Holidays & Best Wishes for a Joyful, Healthy & Prosperous New Year 2022! Feeling grateful to all of you always. Maya Angelo, one of my favourite poets, in this excerpt from her poem Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem, seems to say what this day is truly about...... It is Christmas time, a halting of hate time.... On this platform of peace, we can create a language To translate ourselves to ourselves and to each other. At this Holy Instant, we celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ Into the great religions of the world. We jubilate the precious advent of trust. We shout with glorious tongues at the coming of hope. All the earth’s tribes loosen their voices To celebrate the promise of Peace. We, Angels and Mortal’s, Believers and Non-Believers, Look heavenward and speak the word aloud. Peace. We look at our world and speak the word aloud. Peace. We look at each other, then into ourselves And we say without shyness or apology or hesitation. Peace, My Brother. Peace, My Sister. Peace, My Soul. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy Hanukkah! Seasons Greetings! Happy Kwanzaa! Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noel!

One of PEI’s most famous medicinal mushrooms isn’t really a mushroom at all. This is Chaga (Inonotus obliquus). Chaga is a fungus, but what you see is a ster...ile mass called a sclerotium. Unlike a mushroom - which is the reproductive fruiting body of a fungus - a sclerotium is part of the fungus that stores food and helps protect it from extreme conditions. All mushrooms are fungi, but not all fungi are mushrooms! Chaga is parasitic on Birch trees (Betula spp.) and is common on the Island. You may have passed it without noticing: it looks like a piece of burned wood or charcoal (photo 1). Inside, it’s a beautiful golden colour, with a corky texture (photo 2). Chaga invades a tree through a wound in the bark, such as where a limb has broken off. Within a year or two, the sclerotium appears, and it’s generally large enough to harvest within about five years. Chaga is fatal to its host tree, but it will take about 20 years to kill it. In the meantime, you can repeatedly harvest Chaga from the same tree every few years. Once harvested, Chaga can be broken into chunks (photo 3) and either air-dried, or dried in an oven or dehydrator. Properly dried Chaga is rock-hard and can be stored for years. It can then be ground for use or you can just steep the chunks to make tea; each chunk can be re-used many times. So, why use it? Chaga has been shown to have many benefits including boosting the immune system, lowering blood sugar, and lowering cholesterol. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and potentially anti-cancer properties. It is also high in oxalates and so shouldn’t be used by those with kidney stones. As with any medicinal product, if you are on other medication it’s best to consult your health care provider before using Chaga. As a final note, there are lots of myths around Chaga. You can harvest it any time of year, not just in winter. It’s sterile, so leaving some on the tree isn’t needed for sustainability (it’s also harming the tree, not helping it). And it’s virtually impossible to overharvest Chaga; a great explanation of why is found here: http://www.nomiforager.com///11/1/myths-and-legends-chaga On your next walk in the woods, keep your eye out for Chaga. Another cool PEI fungus .

Mussel Fishermen breaking harbour Ice in Georgetown PEI with their boats, step by step, one vessel runs up on the ice and then the second adding it's weight to break through. repeating

Here's a repost from back at the end of June. Hope this guy comes back to see us next year.

Sunrise n Seals this time of year.

Putting PEI on the map once again! Congratulations!

What a night here at Kate’s Cove

So Cool, Thanks Jim!

Now This Is The place To Be!

The Bluenose ll as it made its way past Cape Bear

Calling All Foodies!!!

Believe...that all things are possible, with ourselves, and in this world! Happy New Year 2021!

In memory of our precious boy Ben. Merry Christmas Everyone, And Best Wishes In The New Year! Remember to spread Love and Kindness wherever you go.

Merry Christmas Everyone! You may want to consider the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), if you’re looking for a place to donate to this Christmas!

Let there be Peace on Earth , and may we show good will to all we meet . I made this symbol of Peace one day on the beach .It took me about 4 hours to get it ju...st the way I wanted it. There are hundreds of feathers in this peace circle.It took me weeks to collect them. Each feather symbolizes someone you love or care for.As you can see they form a Circle . A circle has no end . May the Love , Peace and Happiness we have for each other, follow us with no end, all the days of our lives . See more

Remembering Families Lost, and Families Lost at Sea.

Sunday at Kate’s Cove

Sunset last night...

The Murray Harbour Lobster Trap Tree was a great success. All of the many buoys that were placed reminded us of all we had loved and lost. A big shout out to all of the amazing volunteers!! #lobstertraptree #memorialtree #cbcpei #noisepei #pei_igers #efe_snapshots_daily #atagwithnoname #christmas2020

Thanks for sharing!

Great Gifts From PEI!

Great Video Jim...And Very Talented!

Thanks for sharing Robert! (My friend up the road, owner of the famous Cliffside Inn.