RoseSea Bed and Breakfast in Newfoundland
22 & 24 Tunnel Road A0M 1P0 Rose Blanche, NL, Canada

This is a photo taken from RoseSea Guest House sitting area window. It was kind of Janet MacLean to let me use the photo. Such lovely weather down here right now.

Today is our Canada Day. It is also an important day here in Newfoundland because the food fishery opens for this weekend. It is a time whenever you can catch five cod for your own purposes. It is a time when Newfoundlander's can go back to their heritage roots and do what they want to do most. Fishing was so prevelent before the politicans killed the South West Coast of Newfoundland by selling Newfoundland off to foreign fish factory ships. If there ever was a place of tenacity, resilience and all those positive qualities that built CANada, it is Newfoundland. No

It is one of those perfect days down here at RoseSea Bed and Breakfast in Rose Blanche on the harbour. We had Norman's special coffee out on the bridge with Ramea cookbook's recipe for oatmeal cookies. Big Herbie the seagull who is King of the Harbour was nearby waiting for his kickback. When it was not forth coming, he started his angry dialogue and flying nearer to us . At this point I shook my fist at him and yelled " don't you dare to try to get even." It is soon time for food fishery to open and the harbour will be filled with the little boats of Newfoundland doing what they like best and want to do most. Of course every seagull will be their best friend as they catch and fillet cod. Big Herbie will be ruling this harbour front and centre to get more than his share.

Sunny foggy morning right now, but when the fog burns off it should be a glorious day. Soon off to meet the La Poille ferry to deliver The Little Locket of Petites books for Sandra Vautier Neil. Always enjoy watching boats coming and going about their business. Guess it is that Maritime blood. Then it is Norman's special coffee on the bridge.(see Wayne BRIDGE not deck) with the last of the Ramea Island recipe cookbook bickies. Still reading Around the Rock In A Bad Mood by Bernie Howgate. It is a real good read about a free spirit but a lot braver than I would ever be. Then I think that I will try to paint out on The Bridge.

Wonderful to be back in Rose Blanche where the sea makes me feel whole and the various vibes of creativity thump thump to escape. People who ordered my children's book The Little Locket of Petites are dropping into Madolyn's Studio to pick them up. Others who did not order but have seen friends copy also are dropping buy to buy one too. There are so many human stories about their Petite roots and also the deep connection to Bethany Church, no wonder the pen is churning at the bit. To do justice to both the love of a way of life and to history is worthy of a great writer and is probably more than I can be. To fail would be cruel.