Karen's Screechin Dec. 31

Hi there:

Well, what would New Year's be at the Stacey's without a Screechin! And 2011 was no exception as this year Cheryl's good friend Nicole and her mother, Karen came to visit us as well as to ring in the New Year in Marystown. As part of the celebration for a first time visitor to our fair province we perform a little ceremony called a Screechin whereby one gets to partake in some of our favourite foods and pastimes. By the time the ceremony was over Karen could talk and sing like a Newfie as well as partaking of some Newfie steak, bologna and downing a shot of Newfie Screech.

Below are a few photos of the ceremony and gift presentation at the end.

Enjoy.

Barry

Stacey Christmas Photos

Hi there:

Well, I have my first photos of the Christmas season and they come from Tracey and Leo in Medicine Hat, AB. They also include their two children Josh and Emma. We will get to see them all here in Marystown as they are coming for a visit on Dec. 27.

I look forward to hearing from all of you in the next few days. Merry Christmas.

Cheers,

Barry

Therese and fiance Neil taken in Marystown, NL.

Karen and Nicole from Toronto taken in Marystown.

Josh, Emma, Leo and Tracey of Medicine Hat taken in Marystown.

Mom and Lucy taken in Marystown, NL.

Terry King, Gayanne and Robert from Bolton, ON taken in Marystown.

Boyd Andrews in Marystown dressed as a Mummer.

Gerard and Kathy from Dartmouth, NS taken at Kevin's in Moncton.

Diane and Kevin from Moncton, NB.

Randy, Evelyn and Pat in Bradford, ON.

Barry, Gladys, Cheryl and Greg at Christmas Dinner in Marystown, NL.

Leo, Tracey, Emma and Josh in Medicine Hat, AB.

First Snow Storm of the Season in Marystown

Hi all:

How would you have liked to wake up this on November 24? Well, we got hit with between 20 and 30 cm of snow overnight and from the photos below you can see there was quite a mess with daylight came today. It is the first time I remember having to use my snowblower before Christmas. There was just too much to use the shovel today so I got out my trusty Toro and it took me about 2.5 hours to get it all cleared away. Totals later showed that 39cm of the white stuff fell in Winterland. Apparently it was the most snow that fell in Newfoundland in November since 1972. As well it was a record for snowfall for November 24.

Pat you should have come back to clear snow again. Maybe we wouldn't have this if you had been here. I think we had our first snowfall near the end of January last year. The forecast has temperatures warming up over the next week with plus temperatures everyday and up to 10C for next Friday. Hopefully it will be all gone again by then. I am not ready to start humming, "It's Starting to Look a Lot Like Christmas" just yet.

Enjoy the photos and I'm sure you are jealous of us having so much of the white stuff.

Cheers,

Barry

P.S. The outside photos were taken by me showing the snow around our house as well as a couple of the parking lot next door and in front of Mrs. Brennan's house. There are three that Gladys took from inside showing the snow on the trees and steps.

Colin and Hope

Hi there:

Just a quick note to show you several photos of Colin and his 4 year old daughter, Hope who recently visited Marystown for a couple of days while Pat was visiting. As you can see from the photos, she is a beautiful little girl who loves her daddy. She has lots of energy, loves playing and is very sociable. She even sang Happy Birthday to myself and Joan while visiting. As you can also see, Colin and his father put their carpentry skills to good use fixing up the back step at Joan's.

Enjoy the photos.
Barry