bigger chair for two more to curl up in

Barbie Q

After 5 hours of assembly time (likely longer than that required for manufacturing, packing, and shipping), we are proud to present Barbie Q… she’s a hottie and a Cool Man (COLEMAN).

Barbie is the Coleman Even Heat™ Barbecue with 4 burners, and is focused on the features that matter most:  Even Heat, Power, and Durability.  She offers 4 stainless steel EVEN HEAT™ burners, INSTASTART™ Ignition Technology, 50,000 BTU Main Burner, 13,000 BTU Side Burner, and 680 sq. in. Grilling Area. 

We look forward to grilling the moose steak that was generously given to us by neighbour Mike.  Yummm!

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Opening Weekend

Our four-day Victoria Day long weekend allowed two days to prepare the Ulgedook Cottage for another season of use and enjoyment, and two days of leisure in our favorite part of the province.  Activities included lazing on the beach, yard sales (much to Heather's delight... NOT), exploring new parks and trails (including those at the Lunenburg Municipal Activity and Recreation Complex (MARC) and Miller Point Peace Park), dining at Best Cove Coffee Gallery and being enthusiastically greeted by Wendy (owner/operator and now dear friend), visiting neighbours who we haven't seen for months, and simply relaxing in the solitude and silence of the cottage.

Next weekend will be Hike Green Bay-Broad Cove Trail and Greenfield Drag Races.

Yippee, summer is here!

It's a new year

Yup, a new year... 2015. And what happened to 2014, you ask?  Well, I say, I'll have to catch up later.  As for now though, I want to post a photo of my new sunflowers, destined to adorn Ulgedook Cottage.  These flowers were custom crafted by Blair Brown of Be Steel My Art.  Thanks Blair!

It's Official

It's official... 2013 Cottage Season has commenced.

Ulgedook Cottage os ready for another season of enjoyment.  Water turned on (thanks to a $40 visit from the plumber to resolve an mystery - another story); furniture dusted; floors swept; beds made; towels hung; mouse traps baited; mouse traps emptied and re-baited; mass mouse trap baited; lawn fertilized and limed; and more.  Next steps... load the liquor cabinet.

the Christmas Mouse

Joel’s Poem

from the Christmas Mouse

Now Joel we hear you’ve been naughty not nice
You’ve been torturing and slaughtering the Christmas mice
Cheese and peanut butter you have used as bait
Hoping to seal our deadly fate
Your last invention of walking the plank
Was mass extermination of the lowest rank

The church is a refuge a place of peace
Love and Joy and hope for violence to cease
We mean you no harm we want you to know
But you’re gone now and we need a place to go

Yes, while the cats away the mice will play
We’ve moved in for the season and we’re here to stay
But there’s lots to do, we must make haste
Christmas is coming there’s not a moment to waste
At last it’s here and it’s party time
Lots of food and the communal wine
The tree is up, decorating done
All that’s left is to start the fun
We’ll go up to the belfry and ring the bell
To summon the neighborhood mice as well

Oh there will be music tonight you can be sure
Laughing and dancing on the vestry floor
Tails all a quiver, eyes aglow
Little pink feet, swaying to and fro

We are eternally grateful, with one thing in mind
To wish you both a Merry Christmas

                                 ...from all of mousekind.

-by Maureen Phillips

Nuptials

Over the last 100 years or so, the quaint country church in East Port Medway has seen many couples pledge their love in marriage. Today was a special day in the church turned cottage, when Andre and Pete shared their wedding vows and started their life together. We wish the couple a century of prosperity and enjoyment to come.

Yummy... Dixie Lee

If you like Chicken... You'll Love Dixie Lee!

Dixie Lee has returned to Liverpool after a 20-year absence, and the family that ran the original store are the ones who brought it back. David and Diane Bursey opened the Dixie Lee in Liverpool on September 7, 1972.   Now thier son, Andrew, has opened a new Dixie Lee Family Restaurant on Main Street.

Dixie Lee offers a variety of chicken and seafood dinners, and its popular coleslaw, to dine in or take out.

The original grand opening ad from 1972.

An Honour

We continue to be amazed and appreciative of how the community has welcomed us so warmly.

In this case, we extend heartfelt and humble gratitude for the generous gift from Mary and Chris Brown... a hooked rug of Ulgedook Cottage. As Susan says, the rug is truly stunning, and is a testament to Mary’s talent as a fibre artist. We are honoured to have one of Mary’s creations.

The rug will hang proudly in the church, and we will treasure it always. Thanks again Mary and Chris!

Mass Mouse Trap

The mouse population in East Port Medway is on the rise, and people are taking up arms in a counter-attack. I have opted for a “Mass Mouse Trap” (no pun intended) in an attempt to capture multiple mice without re-baiting. The concept is simple… partly fill a bucket with water, and lure the mice to fall in and drown. As pictured below, the bucket of water has two spindles secured above it, the top one with a canister of peanut butter, and the bottom one with a slippery container for the mouse to fall off and drop into the water below.

The trap looks and sounds good, but whether it is effective is yet to be tested.

Post Script (November 10, 2012): Mickey and Mighty Mouse were caught lounging poolside, while Minnie, Speedy Gonzales, and Jerry Mouse were found floating belly-up in the pool.

NEWS! Andrea & Pete are getting married... here!!

Here's the church

click on the image to see...

No holds barred!

There seems to be no holds barred pertaining to preparations for Andrea and Pete’s wedding. Somehow, they have influenced the NS Department of Highways to re-pave the road to Ulgedook Cottage. Now that’s political clout!

Pre-work

After announcing that their upcoming nuptials will take place at Ulgedook Cottage, Andrea and Pete embarked on sprucing up the place with new paint in the vestibule.  Here they are pictured hard at work.  Thanks you two!