Posts Tagged ‘blogs’
SPOONFUL
Our sister in law Lori McCarthy is hosting a ‘Cod Sounds’ spoon carving course on the 22nd of March. We were confused when she first told us, asking; “What is spoon carving?” She provided a quick demonstration and its exactly what it sounds like – whittling a spoon from a piece of wood. We watched…
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As we often explain to guests on our McCarthy’s Party Tours, much of Newfoundland’s cultural mosaic can often be attributed to the simplest of factors; including a shortage of fresh meat. To truly appreciate this phenomenon, one must realize that Newfoundland was once located at the southern most extension of the ‘Canadian Shield’. During the…
Read MoreKEEPING IT REAL
We take some criticism for not “Tuning” the photographs we use in our McCarthy’s Party social media posts. My cousin David tells me we live in a digital age and the human eye has come to expect vivid displays of colour on our electronic screens. In order to find and maintain an audience, he insists…
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We left Newfoundland on July 1, 2005, and on our very first day in Vancouver I landed a job as a “Genny” truck driver with a television / movie production company. It was a bizarre set of circumstances that made for a great story. So entertaining, I wrote a “Pilot” for ‘Skerry Boy Television’; a…
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