The Common - Back To Normal?

Now that the two big o'l concerts on The Common have wrapped up they are finally taking down all of the gear - let me remind you, it's been up for over two weeks blocking off much of the green space meant for public use.

I was walking home from the market on Saturday and was happy to see that things were being dismantled and hoping that life on The Common would be returning soon. 

                   

It was strange to see a truck zooming around the grass, my fingers are crossed for minimal amounts of damage!

I was also fortunate enough to pass by the long line of port-a-potties on my walk home and noticed the lovely mark they leave behind on the grass:

Tisk Tisk, I hope there will be some grass seed thrown this way soon!

I did read in the Metro (the most reliable piece of media) that they will start construction of the speed skating track just as soon as all of the concert gear comes down. It will be in the north east side of the Common closest to the Armory.

I'm pretty excited to see how that construction feat is going to happen, but I'm much happier that it only takes up a small portion of the fields rather than its entirety!

Pole Poster of the Day

This was posted just outside of Long & McQuaid MusicStop on Cunard:

SappyFest 2010 - Photo Journal

I'm not sure how other SappyFest's have stacked up, but as my first experience with this festival things were fantastic! In it's 5th year of providing music, crafts, culture and the quaintness of Sackville NB I was amazed with all aspects of the festival. Even the stay in residence (at Mount A) was great, we came home feeling rested which is impossible rare for a 3 day music festival.

I took many, many photos. And as usual I will share them with you, whoever you are. Based on my only real experience with a community called Sackville I was taken by mega-surprise by everything in Sackville NB - it's a far cry from Sackville NS.

SO much more after the jump, like really...I hope your in a comfy chair.

To Mongolie Grill I Went

Last week we had a staff dinner at Mongolie Grill, I saw a few things I liked on my way there:

A house on a street between North Park and Gottingen, I can't remember it's name. But I really like this door:

Old timey parking meter on Brunswick Street, just hanging out with all of the new looking meters:

This is the logo for a flower shop on Granville (I think) Street. It was closed or I would have wandered in, it looked very welcoming and of course had a cute logo:

A look up at a few of the buildings on Barrington Street. This is the complex with Freak Lunchbox in it. I really like the combination of the cracking oatmeal-coloured wall, red faced wall, the green ivy and the port mural (which is hard to see):

PS. Although the company at Mongolie Grill was top notch, my selection for stir fry was not!

Long Weekend Updates

Are on their way.

Lots and lots of photos were taken to share, just for you!