On the left is a photo of Middle Cove, Newfoundland. On the right is a photo of Portloe, Cornwall, UK. Now, knowing that many of our Newfoundland ancestors came from places like Cornwall, I wonder if they looked at this coastline and said, "Aye, that'll do nicely. Put t'kettle on, maid."

Can't believe I have to apply for an ETA to enter the UK in June. I'm going to sound like an old fogey, but there was a time when a Canadian passport would let you travel just about anywhere. Not to mention my parents are British citizens (born before 1949, when Newfoundland joined Canada!) 🍁

The SPCA in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, rescued these precious little darlings and their mum, from a makeshift den. It's freezing cold there this time of year. Thank God for these quick-thinking women. #SPCA #Labrador #puppies www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Walkies in the park with the wee ones. Found this cute little tree someone had decorated.

Stale Timbits have negative calories. In fact, the labour expended in chewing them burns calories. So there.

Evening walk with Miss Juniper, with Christmas lights and gently-falling snow, while listening to a Louise Penny audiobook. Winter bliss. 😊 #walking #winter #snowing #dogs #city #christmas #louisepenny

Rest in peace, Sophie Kinsella. You brought joy and laughter to a lot of readers. You can rest now, my love. 😭 #rip #sophiekinsella #author #fuckcancer

I've often liked the look of "real" (i.e. not processed and full of chemicals and sodium) ramen but I've never tried making it at home. Well, this evening I did and OH WOW it is SO GOOD. #homemade #ramen #delicious #hot #tasty #filling #satisfying #sogood #soyummy theyummybowl.com/easy-ramen-n...

Winter took her first… #AmWriting #NoirFiction #WinterNoir #IndieAuthor

Live shot from the NTV webcams. -21C with the wind, and the roads are slick as snot. Drive careful! T'attache! 😊

So I Googled my Inspector Blaise Pascal of the Sûreté du Québec and encountered something that's not even a Google result. It's fan fiction written by a rogue AI in a trench coat:L'« Inspecteur Blaise Pascal »[est] un personnage fictif de roman policier, créé par l'auteur J.S. Cook. 😃

Had a hankering for another great police procedural and heard this was good. It's more than good. It's INCREDIBLE. Set in Belfast, it features amazing acting, well-drawn characters, and great storylines. It's on Amazon Prime if you want to give it a look. #TV #bluelights

If you are in the Austin, TX area, please please please can you help? This is a dire situation. Thank you. ♥️

Sharing this again. If you can help, I know it will be appreciated. Goodnight! 💙🐾

Snowing! Lovely fresh, dry powder: perfect for skiing and snowshoeing. #winter #winterlover #snow #newfoundland #canada

Walkies. 😊

Christmas party at Himself's work tonight: food, food, food, wine, wine, wine and copious dancing. My new flapper dress and silver shoes sure got a workout!!! 😊

Early training for Christmas Eve, maybe? (Photo courtesy of Andrea Barbour, via Instagram) #caribou #reindeer #newfoundland

So Jamie Oliver is on TV pushing meat through a strainer into a pot of boiling slurry with sticks in it, whilst smashing onions with his fists on the side of a mountain but maybe that's a sport in the Alps I don't know... #cooking #cookery #jamieoliver #alps #onions #meat #slurry

Intergenerational trauma is like a game of Pass the Parcel — except the parcel is a leaky bag of shit and it’s on fire. #intergenerational #trauma #abuse #shit #fire

I have just done something so catastrophically stupid that it defies description. Bought pre-cooked chips (French fries) from a local business. Told her I wanted 20 pounds. I have dyscalculia (i.e. number dyslexia) So I thought = 20 pound bag of spuds. No. I now have way too many chips. Idiot! 🤣

Ohnonononono... No... oh sweet Penny, darling girl. Fly high, my love. You're safe at Home but we will miss you so much. Sending love and hugs to your people. ♥️ #rip #petloss #canadianpenny #dogsofbluesky

So tomorrow they are calling for the first winter storm of the season. I am DYING to go snowshoeing with the dogs. However, here on the Avalon Peninsula, we're supposed to get wet, heavy, rain-infused SLOP. Reader, I am disappoint. I don't want rain. I want SNOW. #snowplease #nlwx #winter

I wonder who decided that popcorn should be consumed at the cinema...and did they stop with corn or did they explode other vegetables?

Dasha, Ukrainian drone pilot, hugging her dog. She misses her children, who live in Europe. Fuck you, Putin. (Photo from The Guardian) #warinukraine #fuckputin #dronepilot #dogs

Look at this precious, precious little soul. Please consider giving her a forever home. ❤️

Fitbit, after I've just completed a brisk 75-minute walk: Are you ready to hit your fitness target? Me: Are you ready to fuck right off? 😂 #fitbit #shitbit #exercise #shutup #walking #fitnessafter50

Twenty years to the day since we let you go. My beautiful Elton girl, I love you and miss you. #OTRB #petloss #memories #loveliveshere

Childhood in rural Newfoundland was all fine and good until someone handed you a moose steak the size of a tractor tire. Shut up.

If you have never heard of Kathy Stock, you need to STOP whatever you are doing RIGHT NOW and listen to this woman. She is a fellow Newfoundlander and she is one of the most incredible voices I have ever heard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whqv... #kathystockmusic #kathystock #singersongwriter

Run from them? Oh HELL no! I want to lie down and play with the puppehs. 🥰 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Really, student? Really? You ask me this? Now? Today? I have had insufficient sleep. I am running on caffeine and spite. Just don't. 🤣

New shirt. 🤣

A symbol of remembrance for animals who lost their lives in war, the purple poppy urges us not to forget those who served, but had no choice. #animalsinwar #remembranceday #purplepoppy

Chasing the evidence... when the evidence doesn't add up: a scene from the upcoming mystery series, Pascal & Prudhomme mysteries! #books #writing #writinglife #author #crimefiction #murdermystery #policeprocedural

When you're looking at the evidence but the evidence isn't adding up... Inspector Blaise Pascal (L) and Sergeant Louis Prudhomme (R) from the upcoming Pascal & Prudhomme mystery series. #writing #writerlife #author #crimefiction #newfoundland #quebec #policeprocedural #series #murdermystery

When you've talked it through and through, but the evidence still doesn't make sense... From the upcoming new murder mystery series featuring Inspector Blaise Pascal and Sergeant Louis Prudhomme. #writing #murdermystery #policeprocedural #quebec #newfoundland #comingsoon #books #crimefiction

Walkies in the park. Gets dark early now, so we had to make speed. That's why Riley is wearing a red coat: it makes him go faster. ☺️

MAGABarbie says the BBC is "fake news". 🤣🤣🤣 www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Still further evidence of Israel's wonderful human rights policies. *eye roll* #israel #genocide #gaza #palestinians #prison #humanrightsabuses www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

An interesting article from this year's Booker nominees, talking about the origins of fiction. I found a lot in this article that paralleled my own experiences. #writing #books #authors #writerlife #bookerprize #literature #theguardian #newspaper www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

Better batten down the hatches--and anything else you don't want to fly off into the atmosphere!!! 😂 #nlwx #wind #gusts #newfoundland #november

Somebody needs to 'splain to me why tartar sauce is so fattening because that shit is nothing but horseradish and processed sarcasm. Seriously.

Baking cookies for Hubby's work. Went to check the oven, told self to put on oven gloves. Still burnt my arm. This is bullshit.

So my Halloween costume was supposed to be the giant murder doll from Squid Game but, given my age, it looks more like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? #halloween #costume #squidgame #costumefail #lol

Tonight, we light candles to remember the beloved dead and we say their names, so they know they are not forgotten. #samhain #halloween #ancestors #candles #memory

Halloween. Who wants to play a game? 😊

Hiked around Long Pond with Juniper today (Riley wasn't keen) and saw this tree that totally looks like a butt.

So one of my amazing colleagues, knowing my penchant for all things morbid (and the fact that I make traditional Soul Cakes for everyone in October!) made me this. I'm in love. ♥️

This never gets old. 🤣