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Nanny Ruth’s 90th Birthday Party, Take 2

The festivities at Nanny Ruth’s 90th Birthday Party, Take 2 included a rousing rendition of “When the Saints Go Marching In,” more tea sandwiches than you could shake a stick at, and beaucoup rye and ginger (that would be for me).

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A little pit stop in a free clinic (apparently not so free to non-Canadian residents) to get some medicine to halt my continuing illness in its tracks before I head to Mexico on Monday. Feeling better already!

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Summer Savory is a popular herb in Eastern Canada, but my mom swears it’s almost impossible to find stateside.

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New Moon Creations Contest Winners!

Congrats to winners Amy (Peridot), Lisa Hazen (Sweetgrass), Jeanne (Turquoise), Kim (Lapis), and Krista L. (Carnelian)!

Girls: email your addresses to newmoon@nbnet.nb.ca ASAP, so Trudy can get your pendants out to you! 

P.S. All Ramshackle Glam readers get 30% off of any New Moon Creations product (including tarot readings, which can be done via email) through March 31st. Just mention the site in your order form!

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Canadian graffiti. 

If it wasn’t so cold, I’d consider moving. 

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Joanne’s Baked Beans

Baked beans are another of those tragically unphotogenic yet fabulously delicious dishes, and my Aunt Joanne makes a better version than anyone else (including Mr. Bush, who I’ll admit does quite a job).