~Framboise Manor~: frost, cranberries and gravel

Sunday, November 25, 2012

frost, cranberries and gravel

jambaloney here... first off, sky pic for helga - this am was a stunner!

5 days ago i was on a mission to get some cranberries and gravel/stones at the beach, the cranberries were for thanksgiving dinner, the stones were to line the trench before i laid the sewer pipes...

when i got up, it was foooooossstttyyyyy!!!

but beautiful!!

the extra wet air from the ocean breeze covers everything in white!

sun's starting to come up!!

it will thaw all this soon..

good thing because i need these - lol!

hey, is that a new plastic roof on the porch? why yes it is! more on that in another post..

we are off to the beach on crooked lake road!

passing by crooked lake..

there is the ocean up ahead..

stunning late morning on the atlantic ocean - i have to climb the top of that cliff to the right for the cranberries, so i am told..

LOOK at these beauties........

BURN!!!! they are rose hips, they are everywhere but not a cranberry to be seen!

(^&()&*()_&&*%$%^#$%#$%^#*#@&^# !!!!!!

i stopped at several places on the way home, not one!!! i have been told the coyotes eat them, no kidding!!

might as well enjoy the view - you can see Portugal on the horizon!

to my right - nice cliffs!!

to my left, morrison's beach, the arrow is where the framboise river empties into the ocean, locally referred to as the framboise gut..

time to walk down the trail.. hey, is that truckdura?

why yes, yeas it is in all his glory!

this is my quarry... at the quarry, no, at the beach, wait, i'm confused ??!!??

no matter, toss some in the back of the truck - heavy stuff to shovel this!

on the way home now, this is a country road..

avoid the sinkholes marked by friendly strangers!!!

pass by another small lake on the road called MacKinnon's lake - lots of cottages on this one - it is pretty!

back home and later greeted with a fine sunset, helga approved!

home you enjoyed a little trip - cheers all!

29 comments:

AnonymousNovember 25, 2012 at 2:32 PM
that is why they grow them in bogs where coyotes (two and four legged) don't care to wade in

looks like your truck needs some body work

Wildflower
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1st ManNovember 25, 2012 at 2:41 PM
What a wonderful and beautiful trip. How awesome that you are near lakes AND rivers AND an ocean! Too cool.

Sorry you didn't find the cranberries. Can't you eat rose hips? Or use them for something? It's so rare to see them I think that's awesome.

Thanks for letting me go on the trip with you!
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Practical ParsimonyNovember 25, 2012 at 2:46 PM
And, I cannot find one rose hip! Did you collect any for your own use? They are full of Vitamin C.
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HelgaNovember 25, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Hey J - Wow, what a nice way to start the day ! Your pictures are amazing and you sure know how to capture the right shots. Of course you have Mother Nature as your canvas right there.

I'm sorry there were no cranberries, but you did get to shovel free rocks. And you got to burn off calories from all your festive meals !
Bahahahahaha ! The sky pics are beautiful.

Great post! Enjoy the rest of your day and Hugs to both ! xoxoxox
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AnonymousNovember 25, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Been practicing the backing up I see, LMHO

No doubt Framboise Gut was there for express informational purposes. You are SOOOOOooo subtle Jambe, HAHAHAHAHA

I think you need more rocks to shovel!

Winston
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JaneofVirginiaNovember 25, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Thanks for taking us on this little jaunt. I loved it all, but I don't think I am up to the rock shoveling ! LOL
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lotta joyNovember 25, 2012 at 5:13 PM
That is damn fantastic country. A beautiful place to bug in, bug out, or run around nekkid.
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Sandy LivesayNovember 25, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Great pictures of the beautiful outdoors up there. Sorry to hear you didn't get any cranberries.

Give a hug to Kymber for me.

Your Friend,
Sandy
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MaxNovember 25, 2012 at 9:19 PM
That must have been an awesome workout, how many trips to fill the trench?
Rose Hips looked nice. I have more child bearing hips growing around here....
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Mystic MudNovember 26, 2012 at 2:13 AM
Aw, what a great trip through some beautiful country! I couldn't help but to feel a little bad for you shoveling rock by yourself....you need some mountaintop boys to come visit and do some heavy work with you!
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jambaloneyNovember 26, 2012 at 10:55 AM
thanks donna - we feel pretty lucky!

cheers!!
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GMVNovember 26, 2012 at 6:31 PM
What a great posting! I enjoyed every picture and comment. You and Kimberly are the best blog I follow. I know it is all hard work but you manage to make it sound fun.
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PhelanDecember 1, 2012 at 1:42 PM
There are so many wonderful dishes to be made with rose hips, and not just tea.

Things look great!
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jambaloneyDecember 1, 2012 at 2:26 PM
hey phelan!

rose hips are yummy!

thanks for stopping by, hope you are well - cheers!
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kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.
he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!! most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature - she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!

(and she can be reached at kymberzmail@gmail.com)