CAPLIN COVE IS APTLY NAMED 'CAUSE IN 'DA SPRING YOU WOULD 'AVE SCHOOLS OF CAPLIN SWARMIN' 'DA SHORE. AS KIDS WE USED TO GO OUT 'AN CATCH 'EM IN NETS 'AN DRY 'EM ON "FLAKES". NUTIN' LIKE A GOOD DRIED CAPLIN TA CHEW ON!!!
'DIS IS VIEW OF HERMITAGE TAKEN FROM MINNIE'S COVE. IT'S 'ARD TA SEE BUT ME OLD 'OME WHERE I GREW UP IS DA TINY GREEN ONE ON 'DA RIGHT.
GAULTOIS IS A LITTLE FISHIN' VILLAGE 'DAT IS ACCESSABLE ONLY BY BOAT. ME 'UDDER BRUDDER, JACK, 'AN 'E'S WIFE, LORRAINE, LIVED 'DER MANY MOONS AGO. I SPENT MANY A SUMMER AT 'DER 'OUSE! THEY NOW LIVE IN HERMITAGE.
MINNIE'S COVE WAS WHERE 'DA MIDWIFE LIVED 'AN MANY A BABY WAS BORN IN 'DIS LITTLE COVE. DERE IS A WATERFALL IN DA BACK BE'IND DA BEACH 'AN WHEN WE WERE KIDS, ME PARENTS TOLD US DAT WAS WHERE DA BABIES CAME FROM!!! LIKELY STORY!!! KIDS NOW ADAYS KNOW IT ALL!!
'DERE IS ALOT OF BEAUTIFUL SPOTS A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM ME DOORSTEP. WE 'AD A LOT OF FUN GROWIN' UP 'AN REAL NEAT PLACES TO EXPLORE. 'DERE WERE TIMES WHEN A WHALE WOULD WASH UP ON SHORE 'AN WE WOULD GO OUT 'AN STARE AT IN AWE.
ME SON, SHAUN 'AD A BALL 'DAT SUMMER CLIMBING "MOUNTAINS" 'AN FISHIN' OFF 'DA WHARF BELOW OUR 'OUSE. SO MANY MEMORIES!!! IN BE'IND SHAUN 'AN PETE IS A LITTLE ISLAND CALLED LITTLE FOX ISLAND. NUTIN' 'DER BUT SEAGULLS!! BEAUTIFUL ALL 'DA SAME!
'DIS PIC WAS TAKEN ABOARD DA FERRY BOAT 'DAT GOES FROM HERMITAGE TA GAULTOIS. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT!! I CAN STILL SMELL 'DA 'OCEAN!! NUTIN' LIKE IT!!
'DIS PIC WAS TAKEN IN 1985 WHEN WE ALL WENT 'OME FER A REUNION. SHAUN 'AN RICK WERE DRESSED AS BAY'BYS TO GO TO A NEWFIE SQUARE DANCE.
AT THE CONSERVATION AREA IS A MARSH WITH A BOARDWALK,SURROUNDED BY BULL RUSHES. 'DA KIDS 'AD A BALL RUNNING UP 'AN DOWN! WE LIKE TO GO 'DERE 'AN FEED 'DA BIRDS. LOTS OF CANADIAN GEESE!
'DIS IS CANDICE 'AN TAYLOR 'AVING A BREAK UNDER A TREE. 'DEY WERE ALL POOPED OUT!
ME DAUGHTER SURE CAN BE A TOMBOY SOMETIMES! 'DOS SHOES WERE'NT MADE FER CLIMBIN' TREES!!
'DIS IS ME BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, SUSAN, 'AN 'ER 'UBBY, SHANE. 'ES LIKE ME UDDER son.
'DIS IS ME WITH ME SON-IN-LAW. 'E'S A GREAT GUY! ME DAUGHTER IS ONE LUCKY WOMAN! 'E'S DEFINETELY A KEEPER!
CANDICE WAS FLOWERGIRL AT SUSAN'S WEDDIN' TWO YEARS AGO. SHE WANTED TA BE A SMALL REPLICA OF 'ER BIG SIS. 'AN SHE WAS! RIGHT DOWN TO 'ER EARRINGS!! I LOVE DIS PICTURE!!
'ERE'S ME TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS!! 'DIS PICTURE SPEAKS VOLUMES!! 'ER WEDDIN' WAS AT TRAFALGAR CASTLE IN WHITBY. IT WAS BREATHTAKING!! 'DERE WAS NOT A DRY EYE IN 'DA CHURCH 'DAT DAY!!!
I'AVE A GOOD FRIEND OF MANY YEARS 'DAT JUST 'AD 'ER FIRST GRANDCHILD.
SHE LOOKS YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE 'DA MOM!!
A GOOD ONLINE FRIEND SENT ME 'DESE GORGEOUS PICS! THANKS HARLEAN!
Me pictures 'ave ben seen times.
HERMITAGE,NFLD
CAPLIN COVE
HERMITAGE,NFLD
GAULTOIS,NFLD
MINNIE'S COVE
SHAUN,ME SON AT AGE 7
SHAUN AND ME NEPHEW PETER IN 1985
ME BRUDDER,LLOYD AND 'ES WIFE,MAUDE.WHAT A GORGEOUS SUNSET!!
ME SON,SHAUN AND ME NEPHEW,RICK
ME AND ME DAUGHTER,CANDICE (1998)
CANDICE AND TAYLOR
CANDICE LOVES TO CLIMB TREES!!
ME DAUGHTER, SUSAN AND 'ER 'UBBY, SHANE
ME 'AN ME SON-IN-LAW!!
CANDICE. ISN'T SHE GORGEOUS!!
ME TWO GIRLS ON SUSAN'S WEDDING DAY. I COULD CRY ALL OVER AGAIN!
DA GORGEOUS BLONDE ON DA RIGHT IS ME FRIEND PATTI AN' 'DIS IS 'ER FIRST GRANDCHILD!
'ARD TO BELIEVE!!
SIGNAL HILL, ST. JOHN'S, NFLD
