Fruit n' Nuts

Good morning everyone! It's a beautiful day here on the Island and the weather man is calling for a 20 degree temperature today. It's Capri's and tee-shirt weather! Lots of gardening will get done today around our fair Isle!

A while back, Hubby had a lot of problems with kidney stones and then at his last checkup, they discovered he also had high blood pressure. Turns out that was a false alarm and his B/P was normal after all! He doesn't have a weight problem and he works out at the gym so he is in very good shape, physically!
Still it got us to thinking about our diet and the changes that needed to be made. We're at that age now, you know.....
He had always pigged out on potato chips and after his last kidney stone, he cut the chips out. Very good will power on his part, considering he could put away a large bag of chips in one sitting!
I thought that we needed something nutritious to fill his snacking so, I got the bright idea to have a large container of trail mix sitting on the counter where he could grab a handful whenever he felt the urge for something salty.

I went to our local Bulk Barn and bought some dried fruit and nuts. Apple rings, banana chips, blueberries, cranberries, and raisins were the fruit I chose. Among the nuts I chose were: Brazil nuts, cashews, macadamias, and peanuts. I also threw in some white chocolate for my chocolate fix! Now we have a wonderful concoction of fruit and nuts to appease our salty-sweet tastes!
What do you have on hand for snacking?

I also wanted to mention the sweet award that my friend Cielo from The House in the Roses gave me. Cielo http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/ has a delightful blog and in case you haven't visited her before, why not stop by her garden and drink in the sights and sounds of it? You will be pleasantly surprised!

Enjoy your day, Friends!

Blue Monday

Hello everyone~ Blue Monday is here again and we want to thank Sally for hosting this fun event.

Today I would like to share a few unique pictures from our fair Isle. Some of you are curious about the Island so I thought this would be a good topic to regale you with. This bridge which I'm about to show you was the subject of great controversy a few years back! Up until the bridge was built, we had to take the ferry across the Strait to get to the mainland.
It was thought by many that a bridge linking the Island to the mainland would pave the way for a lot of riff-raff; the smuggling of illegal drugs, contraband, etc. Some also thought that we would lose our simple way of life here. Farmers, fishermen, tourist operators, and many Islanders weren't happy about a bridge being built. The Island finally settled it at the polls and the bridge went under construction to the tune of one billion dollars! It took four years to build and opened to traffic in 1997. It endures as one of Canada's top engineering achievements of the twentieth century.
Anyway, a little more than ten years later, we are still an Island enjoying a slower pace of living, and we enjoy the convenience of a faster trip across the Strait. What often used to take anywhere from thirty-five minutes to an hour, depending on the weather, now only takes about ten to fifteen minutes to cross.
This is the Confederation Bridge which links Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. It is a curved 12.9 kilometre {8 miles} long bridge and it is the longest bridge in the world, crossing ice-covered water.

The blue is fabulous, don't you think?

This photo was taken in the winter with the ice in the Strait.

This aerial shot is my favourite! I can't take credit for any of the photos but aren't the blues wonderful?

Now wander on over to see Sally and all the other Blue Monday participants by clicking on the link http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/ or the Blue Monday button on my sidebar. Have a lovely day everyone!