Maggie's Journal

Tags: Adventures Being Neighborly Culture & Traditions Entertainment Life In Cape Breton Local Business Local News Music And Entertainment Nature and Technology New Ways Of Working In The New Millennium Travel
Enhance your holiday with a private tour guide in the comfort of your vehicle. Supported by a professionally recorded tour played through your car stereo in English, French or German, our GPS unit will pin-point directions to many places on your itinerary and guide you through with short well-researched presentations. We offer multi-language custom tours for various vacation locations in Canada.

Blending regional music with brief and cogent descriptions of places and events, Ask GPS offers a more authentic vacation experience. Each tour has been carefully crafted to bring you numerous points of interest and will alert you to the best accommodations, restaurants and cafes, artisan studios, live music and dance, local festivals, museums, and attractions that Cape Breton Island has to offer.

It will also lead you to locations off the beaten path - hiking trails and whale tours, wildlife attractions and hidden beaches.

This unique new travel aid will enrich your vacation experience, eliminating the headache of planning, locating and navigating to your destination choices. Your GPS Tour Guide will likely be the best decision of your entire vacation. User friendly and effective, in less than five minutes you are on your way!

Posted by Maggie Davis At 3:42 PM Location Cape Breton Island | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Health Quality Of Life In Canada Quality Of Life In The U.S.A.
Canadians live about three years longer and are healthier than Americans, and the lack of universal health care in the United States may be a factor, researchers say.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 12:25 PM Location Canada | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Education Inspirational Proverb Life
Read, every day, something no one else is reading.

Think, every day, something no one else is thinking.

Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do.

It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.

~ Christopher Morley

Posted by Maggie Davis At 1:10 PM Location Everywhere | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Being Neighborly Entertainment News In Marble Mountain Life on Marble Mountain Local News
Bake sale, crafts. Rent a table $10. Kathleen Olsen 756-2022. Margeurite Olsen 756-2798.

Saturday, May 1, 11:00 - 1:00

Posted by Maggie Davis At 9:27 AM Location Orangedale | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Food
Blueberry lemon pancakes with maple syrup

mixed fruit dish

sauteed bananas

bacon

We could rebuild Rome after this breakfast. Now to fit in the yoga and hundredpushups.com program.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 7:51 AM Location Kitchen | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: shaking things up
A Hoosier woman has started a facebook page called Boobquake in response to an offhand comment in her blog, blaghag.com, about a Muslim cleric who claims that immodestly dressed women cause earthquakes. She is encouraging women to show cleavage or dress otherwise immodestly on Monday.

I might wear low-slung hiphuggers just to make sure I show enough cleavage.

I have provided the link to her original blog comment and the Facebook page.

Boobquake website

Boobquake on Facebook

Posted by Maggie Davis At 6:22 AM Location ;-) | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Life on Marble Mountain Local News
Let's do the annual roadside cleanup the first weekend in May, before the foliage fills out and makes it difficult to retrieve trash from the ditches. We will do the stretch from our house eastward to Pat & Johnny's.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 5:07 PM Location Marble Mountain Roadside | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Life on Marble Mountain Local News
The North Mountain communities will be holding a community craft & bake sale and flea market on Saturday, May 22nd, from 10am to 2pm at the Marble Mountain Community Hall.

Donations of baked goods for sale on behalf of the North Mountain Cultural and Recreation Association would be appreciated.

To participate, or for more information, contact Alice at 756-2013 or Lynn at 756-2872.

Tables or spots for the craft and flea market can be reserved for a $5 donation.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 9:46 AM Location Marble Mountain Community Hall | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Life In General
What Mamas and Papas song has the lyrics that went "say a little prayer for me"?

Posted by Maggie Davis At 6:33 PM Location Songs | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bogus Technology
If you get an email about Budweiser Frogs, delete it and do not share it. The message is the virus.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 4:42 PM Location Internet | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Local Business
There is a brand-new business in Port Hawkesbury and it will be having its Grand Opening tomorrow!

Beauty Case, Ltd. 811 Reeves Street, Unit 6, Port Hawkesbury. Tel: 738-3088

Beauty Case will be providing aesthetics services such as bio tattoos, permanent and temporary makeup, nails, bridal makeup and healthy spray-on body tanner that is good for your skin. Also offered, botox-free wrinkle injections that are made of hyaluronic acid.

A selection of items such as jewelry, hats and sunglasses is being sold in the shop. Much more will be offered, go and see for yourself.

Drop in and introduce yourself to Simone, I think you will enjoy meeting her. Tell her Maggie sent you.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 12:39 PM Location 811 Reeves Street, Unit 6, Port Hawkesbury | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Life In Cape Breton
"The Atlantic Path is the largest cancer research project ever undertaken in Atlantic Canada. We collect lifestyle information, biological samples and physical measurements from men and women aged 35 to 69 who volunteer to take part in the landmark study into how genetics, environment and lifestyle contribute to the development of cancer. We also track participants’ health for 30 years through cancer registries, hospital records and other health-related databases.

“The information obtained through this study will provide an enormous bank of information which researchers will be able to draw upon to help identify the causes of cancer and, in turn, develop better detection, treatment and prevention methods,” says Dr. Louise Parker, principal investigator for The Atlantic Path.

The Atlantic Path is about the health of our children and grandchildren. "

From me - Click on the link for further info and call or email to participate in this study. New participants are being accepted for another week.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 11:12 AM Location Home | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Life In Cape Breton Travel
"If they're interested in traditional music, they should go to Cape Breton," she said. "Maritime music is dominant there. They can learn to step dance, play the fiddle. . . . There's usually a dance of some sort going on every night."

Posted by Maggie Davis At 2:09 PM Location Cape Breton Island, NS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Gaelic TIP
Gaelic Weekend at The Gaelic College, St. Ann's May 1-2 , 2010

• TIP/ GAB Immersion Classes - Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced/Fluent Levels

• Song Workshops - Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced Levels.

• The Story-Telling Session will be conducted with English translation. An opportunity for everyone to relax and enjoy one of the favourite entertainments of Gaels everywhere.

• Evening Milling Frolic brings together singers from many communities. To help everyone enjoy the experience, the evening will begin with a Milling Song workshop where we’ll learn and practice choruses to some of the more popular songs.

• The Ceilidh following the Milling Frolic follows the Tradition Of The Gaelic House-Ceilidh wherein people provide their own entertainment. Everyone is encouraged to contribute to the evening’s enjoyment, whether that be by playing an instrument, singing a song, telling a story, taking part in the dance, or by sitting back and being an appreciative audience.

• Participants can choose to live in for the weekend or attend as a day student. Students traveling from a distance can also arrange to stay over Friday evening. Additional fees will apply. Please consult price list.

Instructors: TBA Price List:

Arriving Saturday Morning:

Dormitory accommodations - $100.00 (max. 4 people per room)

Double Occupancy - $115.00

Single Occupancy - $140.00

Early Arrival Friday Night:

Dormitory Accommodation - $125.00

Double Occupancy - $146.00

Single Occupancy - $176.00

Day Student

Saturday and Sunday $85.00

Saturday only - $70.00

Milling Frolic only: $6.00

If you play a musical instrument, please bring it along.

Please note: Due to liquor control board regulations, no alcohol may be brought into any public area in MacKenzie hall. We will have a cash bar available for Saturday evening.

Deposit of $30 due by Friday, April 23 Online, In Person, Telephone, By Mail: The Gaelic College

Box 80, Englishtown

NS, Canada

B0C 1H0

Phone: (902) 295-3411

Fax: (902) 295-2912

http://www.gaeliccollege.edu

hector@gaeliccollege.edu

Posted by Maggie Davis At 7:10 AM Location The Gaelic College, St. Ann's | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Gaelic TIP
This event is always a good time. The hall is about a half hour drive from Sydney.

Gaelic Day in Grand Mira

Saturday, May 8, 2010 at St. Margaret Community Hall

1-4 pm Gaelic TIP class

4-5 pm Supper

5-7 pm Milling Frolic (All Gaelic singers welcome)

$20 for the day or $5 for the Milling Frolic

Come and enjoy a day of language and culture

Posted by Maggie Davis At 7:08 AM Location St. Margaret Community Hall | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Life
As per usual, a day late - and a dollar short. It seems yesterday was Tartan Day and I missed it. Oh well, I wore a plaid skirt by coincidence so maybe I fooled some folks.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 11:21 AM Location Everywhere | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Life In Cape Breton
On the site: The Cape Breton’s Magazine website is FREE and will remain absolutely free. We ask you to register so that we can measure the worldwide Cape Breton community and keep you up to date with new items added to this site. Good wishes, Ronald Caplan

Posted by Maggie Davis At 6:22 AM Location Internet | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Blasted Technology
The internet is miserably slow, to the point of hampering my work. What's the point of being connected in your home to telecommute if the connection is too slow to get anything accomplished? Maybe it's time to replace Seaside.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 4:49 PM Location Internet | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Easter Weekend on Marble Mountain
This is one of the loveliest Easter mornings ever. Just as the sunrise service at the look-off was finishing, the sun rose over the far shore. Perfect!

The potluck was a huge success, there must have been 60 people. There was no shortage of food. There were a number of egg dishes such as quiches and stratas. There was fruit salad and breakfast meats. Toast and more. At the end, when all the leftovers were scraped from the plates, Lynn's crows got an Easter feast. Riley the black Lab got his share of sausages and Flyn & Lily each got a piece of leftover strata. Let all of God's creatures celebrate this day - by eating.

Last night we heard owls and the first of the spring peepers. We heard them again this morning.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 8:27 AM Location Marble Mountain | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Holiday
There's no story in the Bible about a long-eared, cotton-tailed creature known as the Easter Bunny. Neither is there a passage about young children painting eggs or hunting for baskets overflowing with scrumptious Easter goodies. And real rabbits certainly don't lay eggs.

So why are these traditions so ingrained in Easter Sunday? And what do they have to do with the resurrection of Jesus? Well, nothing.

Bunnies, eggs, Easter gifts and fluffy, yellow chicks in gardening hats all stem from pagan roots. They were incorporated into the celebration of Easter separately from the Christian tradition of honoring the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

According to University of Florida's Center for Children's Literature and Culture, the origin of the celebration — and the Easter bunny — can be traced back to 13th century, pre-Christian Germany, when people worshiped several gods and goddesses. The Teutonic deity Eostra was the goddess of spring and fertility, and feasts were held in her honor on the Vernal Equinox. Her symbol was the rabbit because of the animal’s high reproduction rate.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36149164/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Posted by Maggie Davis At 7:15 AM Location Everywhere | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Easter Weekend on Marble Mountain
We are having the most lovely Easter weekend imaginable. Sunny, warm, spring. This is a far cry from Easters for the last few years that were cold, icy, snowy sleety, too dangerous and miserable to go out.
There will be a sunrise service at the look-off at 6:30 a.m. that is open to the public. A brunch will follow in the hall for service attendees.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 6:30 PM Location Marble Mountain | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Life
I'm out and I'm strait and I want the people around me to know. There, I've said it. I feel much better now, not having to keep that secret.

Ok, you are wondering what this is all about. Yesterday I found out that a family member is planning to "out" herself and I wonder why she feels this is necessary. It's as murky as mud to me. For the record, we've all know this about her for years, not that it matters much or changes how we feel about her. We all think she rocks!

I decided to announce my orientation, too, so I could understand how it feels. I have done it and I still don't understand it. What's the big deal with announcing it? Why should people around me care anyway? This is so confusing.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 6:12 AM Location Out There | Permalink | Comments (0)