Church Cupcakes

What can I say... not as much as Crystal Ross, who, created these culinary delights. Crystal, and her childhood friend, Kelly Day, are passionate about fine desserts and decadent baked sweets, and have started Gateaux Rose, a business that makes "desserts that are flavourful, rich and memorable; a decadent experience to enhance and complement your special day."

See more at:

Gateaux Rose: The Challenge: Ulgedook Cottage: "I have to say, this has to be one of my favorite requests yet... Turn Ulgedook cottage into a cupcake? You've got it! I decided some research..."

Lovely hosts

We send our sincere thanks to our new friends, Susan and Cathy from Toronto, for their genuine hospitality, a scrumptious dinner, and an evening of engaging conversation, at their century old summer home in Volgers Cove. We met Susan and Cathy only a week earlier, and are happy to meet such pleasant people, but regret that they only visit for a few weeks a year. We look forward to seeing them again next year, and sharing other enjoyable experiences.

You can view and learn more about their gorgeous home at:
http://www.sprucepoint.ca/

Ground cover for the p@#p chamber

We finally caved in and decided that we should do at least a little landscaping this summer, so we bought many (and many) ground cover plants to cover the septic tank. Shown here is Susan hard at work.

Ulgedook pronunciation

Our thanks go to Jill Jill Francis, Community Health Representative of the Acadia First Nation, for helping us with the pronunciation of Ulgedook. She pointed us to an Online Mi'kmaq dictionary with sound recordings, and searched for the word "mushroom," which is ulgedoo (without the "k"). The dictionary came up with the mi'kmaq word as "lgetu" (the spelling is based on a different orthography), but it sounds much as we expected it to. Listen for yourself at:

http://www.mikmaqonline.org/servlet/dictionaryFrameSet.html?arg0=mushroom&method=searchFromEnglish

Click here for a Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians (1888).

Click here for A First Book of Reading in the MicMac Language (1875).

Yard Sales & Auctions

Do you ever go to an auction or yard sale and say, "if I only had a cottage, I'd buy that... (such-a-such)." Well... WE DO!! So we can buy old, mismatched items that may enhance the aesthetics of the church, but that we'd never buy for home. The dishes pictured below are a case in point.

Vacationing Visitors

While vacationing in Nova Scotia, my relatives from New Brunswick made a stop to see Ulgedook Cottage. Shown below are my Aunt Joanne and Uncle Norm, and my cousin Tim and wife Cindy. They all liked the church turned cottage, and I hope that they will come again for a longer stay.

Privateer Days

We took in some of the many festivities of Privateer Days this weekend, including the Acadia First Nations Kepabskitk Gathering, a free concert by renowned country performer Carol Baker, and a re-enactment of the "Defense of the Crown" by the King's Orange Rangers. All in all, a great festival commemorating Liverpool's colourful privateer heritage.