Cailin took this shot in Cape Breton 2013-10-09
We love the Nova Scotia seasons. The change from summer to Fall is such a wonderful procession as the changing colours march across the valley outside our house. Blessedly, there have been beautiful sunny days, cool clear nights and very little wind to blow the leaves down!
We are happy to announce some fun gigs coming up too! We are doing a small showcase at a new music venue called Ceilidh’s Pub in Dartmouth, Tuesday Oct 15. Always great supporting a new live music venue and this one has good food and is licensed so you can enjoy a beverage… or two.
Our next evening at ROCA House is on Nov. 1st with Ivan Boudreau playing his great songs and we’ll join him on some and add a couple of songs ourselves. Ivan has released several CDs including a few under the band name “Tusket” on which Robert played keys on some of the tunes. We’re looking forward to hearing his new stories and tunes. Check out these samples!
In a few days, we’ll be catching Mo Kenny in a special concert at Government House here in Halifax. Robert won tickets via ‘Halifax Pop Explosion’ folks. Very cool!
Then, provided we don’t get a gig like the last couple shows, we’ll be attending Bluebird North Halifax with Carmel Mikol, Carmen Townsend, Jim Dorie, Kev Corbett and host Mel Farrimond which should be a whole bunch of fun!
Other than that it’s back to working around the house, walking the dogs, finding more gigs, and most important of all it’s time to get song writing again.
Had Ivan join us at the Haney Farmers’ Market in September. Gracious person, wonderful entertainer. He was also one of those instrumental in organizing a benefit concert for Roll0 who is recovering from colon cancer. To have Ivan as a friend is a “wonderful thing”.
Kathy and I have been talking about taking a long trip across Canada in either our 5th Wheel or a larger motor home. This should take 4 to 6 months, depending on serendipity. It is in the early stages, but our whole idea is to see as much of this wonderful country first hand as we can. No major highways, just meandering on secondary and back roads (hmm, I wonder where this goes?).
We have never been ones to have others dictate what we do. An organized itinerary sort of grates the wrong way.
Time frame? Just a dream at the moment, but one that is definitely attainable. Even the outside number of 6 months may be too short. Who knows?
The friends we have made over the past 10 years or so (you two included, Cailin and Robert) have helped us understand that the only things that stand in the way of doing what we want to do are the walls we have constructed ourselves. Time to take off the grown-up pants and put on the childrens’ pants and look at the world with that open-eyed wonder, while tapping into the knowledge earned by visiting the world of grown-ups.
Happy Thanksgiving.
John and Kathy
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Yes, Ivan is a wonderful man and fabulous writer/performer. We are so looking forward to playing with him here at our house!
You’re right about “…the only things that stand in the way of doing what we want to do are the walls we have constructed…”
While our move included selling our home and all that entails it was a small thing in the big picture. Your trip sounds fabulous. You could even lease out your home for a year to offset costs. What have you got to lose? That was, and still is, the question we ask frequently…