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Nova's Notes


Three Amigos
Nova, Darrell, Butch I left off last time at Momma's arrival in Labrador to pay a visit to my mother. Things must have been too quiet and...
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Oct 26, 20224 min read


Through The Years
The years go by. Jeannette left, Billie was long gone, and we were a package deal for Momma. Most first born children will agree that...
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Oct 19, 20227 min read


Life Goes On
Life does go on. And it did in Lower Rollo Bay in the 1960s. I left off my last chapter alluding to my mother's return to Rollo Bay, but...
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Oct 12, 20224 min read


The Little Things
I assume my parents were average people whose lives were affected by a terrible chain of events. They were both hard workers. My mother...
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Oct 5, 20227 min read


Jeannette
This woman is my mother, and I assume that dark little urchin in the crib is me. My grandmother always said my parents were snappy...
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Sep 28, 20225 min read


BILLIE
Everybody has a story. I've always said it and I believe it. My life is an open book. There's a lot of people out there who probably know...
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Sep 21, 20225 min read


My Memory of Our Beloved Queen
Our beautiful Queen Elizabeth has gone on to her reward, although at times it must have seemed she would live forever. The TV now is...
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Sep 14, 20222 min read


It's Back To School And The Air Is Cool!
Holy Moly it's been a hot and sticky summer. You know how the old ditty goes, it was taught to me when I worked at the CIBC a million...
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Sep 7, 20223 min read


It's Jammin' Time!
And I don't mean the toe-tapping kind, I mean the kind that adds a little zing! to a meal. Take Crabapple jelly. Not just for toast, is...
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Aug 31, 20223 min read


Nova Means "New"
At least that's what I've been told. "Nova Scotia" is actually "New Scotland." "Terra Nova" is "Newfoundland." See where I'm going with this? It seems to be time for me to step up from the constraints of Face Book when I have something to say. It's clumsy and getting increasingly uncertain if anyone can even find me on Face Book anymore. Well, I like expressing myself. I enjoy when readers not only read my rants, but respond to them as well. Feedback is key! So I'd like to
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Aug 29, 20221 min read
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