Okay, so six words in English is not necessarily six words in French but after returning from a week in Canada it seems appropriate to use some French anyway. Our free time in the week or two leading up to vacation was spent picking blueberries for packaging and selling. Maggie returned from Cape Cod the day before we left so she assumed the blueberry duties.
Canada was (is!) beautiful. Il est très beau! The weather was really nice and warm (actually hot for the area). Most people in the part of New Brunswick we were in speak a mixture of English and French. I remember a little French from high school so I can throw out a few words here and there. Dan's mom seemed very pleased when I greeted her one day with "Bonjour, comment cava?"
We spent a day on Prince Edward Island and I sent out a few postcards, but that was pretty much the extent of our tourist activities. The spot where Dan's parents' cottage is, is so relaxing I was content to sit on the porchswing with a book and let the world go by. The island across the bay from the cottage is a nesting ground for the Blue Heron so on any given day the Heron come over to fish directly in front of the cottage. They keep a safe distance but don't seem too bothered by activity on shore. They weren't even bothered by Jak out in the yard and he could have cared less about them. Actually the most stressed out Jak got all week was when he had to seek shade under the porch from the sun. It's a relaxing place for everyone.
The calmness is contagious in Cocagne. Le calme est contagieuse à Cocagne.
(Hey, not only is that six words, it could be a slogan for Cocagne!)
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Wish I could get a hold of a bowl or two of those blue berries!
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