BBQing Corn

Have you ever done your corn on the cob on the BBQ?! I highly recommend it if you haven’t. I find it to be a lot less work and requires no water as the husks are full of their own natural moisture.

Peel a few layers off and cook just like you would anything else on the BBQ. Once the outer husks have dried up and have some grill marks you are going to be all set.

We prefer the charcoal grill over gas but any grill will do!

My Nova Scotia Book Tour: Stop Three- ABC Books and Antiques

I'm excited to talk about my new summer project that is currently in progress. I’m calling it My Nova Scotia Book tour- my goal is to hit up as many independent book stores as possible this summer (and probably into fall)

There is only one rule: Purchase at least one book at each location.

My third stop was a SALE- ABC Books and Antiques had recently bought some lots from another book store closing up shop so they had an outdoor $2 sale.

The selection was mainly non-fiction but I was able to snag quite a few gems.

After collecting a few books I also checked out the physical store, lots of antiques and a selection of fiction and non-fiction books. It’s a great place to check out if you want some classic trinkets.

The cashier was not a chatty one- we exchanged required pleasantries and that was about it. No problem, it’s not for everyone.

For books I came home with;

• Historical Maps of Canada. The artwork is beautiful and I really enjoyed the progress of borders as you got through the book.

• Comedies by William Shakespeare. Another good smelling old book for the shelf.

• A Book of Fireside Poems (which I will most likely never read fireside)

• 1812- A Book on the War of 1812. I really only bought this one because the first page stated it was a copy not intended to be distributed to the public and if a member of the general public finds it not to read it (so naturally I laughed out loud and bought it.

• A book set on Japanese aircrafts. One is in English, the other in Japanese.

• Top Secret Tales of WWII (it’s sealed in plastic wrap still, how cool is that!)

• Ghosts of Cape Sable (this one may get read fireside)

I saw a really great quote the other day (sadly author unknown) that really spoke to me.

“Buy Books from People who want to Sell Books, Not Colonize the Moon”

I decided to do this project for multiple reasons, #1 was to support local businesses of course (and it not be food related- I really don’t want to buy new pants..)

Given light to current events it shows how important supporting local is and not giving your money to someone who is so rich he could fix most of the worlds problems… But simply chooses not to.

That local book store owner will appreciate your $20 way more then him and it’ll most likely go to much better places.