I would like to take this time to give a big shout out to all those who have graduated this past month. It was an unprecedented time for all of you and a year you will never forget. Congratulations on all your hard work!
I’m feeling the positive impact we are having by staying home. We all have a little more freedom now but please remember to follow the rules. A great many businesses have opened but things are going to look a lot different. Please check in before that haircut, massage or dentist appointment with the new government rules and regulations at https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/
- We can now gather in groups of 10 as long as we are 6 feet away
- Beaches and trails are open. Find some pretty rocks and decorate them for others to enjoy.
- Fishing and boating are now allowed, so get out and enjoy with your family or friends in your bubble
- Have a green thumb? Garden Centers and nurseries are open, let’s start those backyard gardens
- Step inside some famous museums for some fun and learning on those not so sunny days at https://artsandculture.google.com/project/street-view
- Need to keep the kiddies busy? Try these 10 easy origami projects https://origami.guide/10-easy-origami-projects-quarantine/
- Download the Google Arts & Culture Activity Book! A wonderful art adventure awaits you, from ancient Egypt to outer space. Pick your travel companions: a pencil, a paint brush, your favorite colour and imagination! https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/googleartsandculture_activitybook.pdf
- Check out the world’s largest open-air gallery for some inspiring work! https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-largest-open-air-gallery-painted-by-people-with-learning-disabilities/
- Learn more about the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet and his beautiful artwork https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/claude-monet/m01xnj?categoryid=artist
- Live Story Time with Mastermind Toys – We’ve got all the time in the world for story time right now! Join them on Instagram each day as they share a new favourite book with their audience. Visit them at https://www.instagram.com/mastermindtoys/
- Do you still have a few house chores to complete? Check out The Painted Attic in Bayers Lake and Downtown Dartmouth. It’s locally owned and operated and they can help you pick the proper paint for that headboard or dresser you have been meaning to do over. They also have paint to renew that patio furniture that has been looking drab. Check out http://thepaintedattic.ca
- Here are some great options for take out/delivery-I like to try fun things that I wouldn’t make at home:
- The Canteen – https://www.thecanteen.ca
- Lemon Tree Restaurant – https://lemontreerestaurants.ca/
- CHKN CHOP – https://www.chknchop.com
- Esquire Restaurant – https://www.esquirerestaurant.ca
- The Mercantile Social – http://www.themercantilesocial.ca
- The Wooden Monkey – http://www.thewoodenmonkey.ca
- Sushi Nami Royale – http://www.sushinami.ca
- Rasa: Flavours of India – https://rasarestaurant.ca/
- Booza Emessa Ice-cream! – Check it out on Facebook
Let’s not forget Fathers’s Day is Sunday, June 21st
- Make a homemade Father’s Day card
- How about a golf pass to one of our local courses?
- Does your Dad love cars? Take him on a virtual trip to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17896551259393661/
- How about some craft beer taste testing, our city has many local brewers to discover such as:
- Good Robot http://www.goodrobotbrewing.ca
- Nine Locks http://www.ninelocksbrewing.ca
- Off Track Brewing Ltd http://www.offtrackbrewing.ca
- Spindrift Brewing http://www.spindriftbrewing.com
- New Scotland Brewing Co. http://www.newscotlandbrewing.ca
- We have included a link on the Real Estate Market from our President at Royal LePage Atlantic. The many questions you may have as a buyer or seller are answered in this video. If you have any further questions, I’d be happy to chat with you
If you have any info you would like included in the June newsletter,
please call Rosie at 902-209-7073 or email rosemary@royallepage.ca