ceee-le-brate good times, c'mon

 i read those words recently in somebodys blog....

now its been stuck in my mind

 this move must be lucky

 i won a giveaway from luiza

 heres a link    if you dont know her, shes awesome

http://luizas-feelings.blogspot.com/2010/10/tackthank-you.html

see all the pretty things she sent?

~ THANK YOU LUIZA ~

now i would like to share my good fortune

i have gathered some things that represent prince edward island

(.....no, im not sending potatoes !!)

if you are interested, just say so in your comment (because im sure not everyone would be)

and i will pick randomly

a tiny anne of green gables, salt water taffy in a lobster cage, a starfish

a few treats from the chocolate shop, and a few other surprises

you dont have to follow or do anything crazy

just say if it interests you

these pics are from the green gables shores coast road just east of cavendish PEI

awesome....

now heres the song    wa hooo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M

ev-ery-one a-round the world c'mon!

~ all for now the pooch xx

ch ch ch changes

im really not sure where to start.

maybe this will help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiDE_Pyca28 

i know .... its not bowie, but trust me i wont forget him.  especially at a time like this. :)

 some people have all the right words and can express exactly what they want to say.  i think i say things  differently but here are some of stars from the link above

"changes, ive never been good with change.  

i hate it when it all stays the same. 

caught between the gold and the gain."

 i have learned that there is a fine line between excitement and fear.
for me the fear is mostly about things staying the same

 i have moved.... off on a new adventure

the house / home that i had, i loved

sadly, it got the best of me...

but then maybe i got the best of it too

an opportunity came my way

some friends asked me to house-sit their place for an undetermined amount of time

in prince edward island, east coast canada

even though it felt a little scary and sad leaving my kids, all my friends and family...

a little voice inside me said "dont you DARE say no!"

so here i am

also i have changed my name to pooch purple reign

i reserve pooch morning glory for a time when "other pooch" returns

in the meantime i continue to fly solo

with that being said, 

i am sad to leave and my heart hurts a bit, 

but i trust in good things to come.

 the pics above are all of the pier at goderich harbour the day before i left.

it was a wild day but warm and fun

the pic below is the backyard of the house looking pretty good

and the pic below is the pumpkin. 

it never did get any bigger but its still cute

also, since this is a celebration

i have collected a few items that represent PEI

where the next chapter of my life will unfold

i would like to share this little package

with someone from my blog group

this is to show my appreciation for the kindness and good fortune that has been bestowed upon me.

i will post a pic in a few days

SO...... back to the business of pooching about

apparently its up to me to report the sights and sounds of this beautiful little island

theres much to explore, things to do and people to see

until next time.....

i end this post with the best part... turn it up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQ0Ryy01yE&ob=av2n

"I still don't know what I was waiting for

And my time was running wild

A million dead-end streets

Every time I thought I'd got it made

It seemed the taste was not so sweet

So I turned myself to face me

But I've never caught a glimpse

Of how the others must see the faker

I'm much too fast to take that test"

 *sigh*

~ pooch purple reign xx

the last pics of haliburton

 this is the last of the photos from the camping trip.

 the first here is a look inside the wall of a straw bale constructed building. 

the description follows

 the next couple of shots are of the road that we took from the camp ground to haliburton each day.

the rocks would be part of the canadian shield

for more info and some more pics look here

 http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/shield/canadianshield.html

 checked out some yoga and qi gong classes here.  she really is an awesome instructor.  she integrated mindfulness and meditation into her sessions.  she rocks.

the next few pics are from the sculpture forest at the haliburton school of the arts.  it was neat.  you just walk thru the forest and find these in random places

we ate here.  excellent soy latte.  

 and we ate in this awesome pizza place near our campground.  i cant remember the name but it sure was memorable pizza!  we went back twice

and last we went to the wolf center.  theres a cool story about this on the website below

 http://www.haliburtonforest.com/wolf.html

when we went, we heard the story of how the center evolved, then walked into the forest and howled.

usually the pack will howl back but likely they were not in close enough vicinity for us to hear them

the guide assured us that they would hear us

it was interesting and fun!

 lastly, above is my little friend.  i call her strawberry shortcake

that pic was taken at the wolf center when we were supposed to be listening....

 so much has happened since this camping trip.

the next post will begin to fill in the gap

all for now...

~the pooch xxoo

moon shadows winery/haliburton part 2

back to the campground.

i have moved inbetween the last post and now, thus the MIA status

more on that later

thats a map of our campground.  the dark line on the right indicates the road.  the pink dot in the middle is the cabin and inbetween is all uphill.

 thats our campfire and marshmallow art

some signs along the way

speaking of moose; thats the local radio station

some beauty along the way

then we find the best sign of all.... moon shadows estate winery.

theres carol.... she is so friendly and she gave special k and i lots of samples.

"Moon Shadows Estate Winery, Ontario's first Maple Winery, specializing in wines made from Haliburton Maple Syrup and Ontario grown tree fruit and berries."

http://www.moonshadowswinery.com/

 im not sure how far they ship, but believe me, it is worth finding out if you love maple and you love wine!!!

 time got away from me or i would have been back for more.

 pretty sure they will ship to where i am :)

 all for now.  part 3 to follow shortly

 ~ the pooch x