Molly Kool Centre Inc.

 

Last week, we had relatives visiting

and sightseeing from England.

 

 

We took them to Alma to look at the Molly Kool Centre Inc.

 

 

Here's Gary's brother Ron sitting on the Centre's front porch.

 

 

 

This is the view from the back of the Centre.

 

 

 

The Molly Kool Centre Inc. celebrates

the life and legacy of the woman from Alma (1916-2009)

who became the first registered female sea captain

in North America (1939), and the second in the world.

 

Ron was in the Navy, then worked for years as a shipwright in dockyards in England.  He bought a copy of the biography of Molly Kool at the Cleveland Place Book Shop.

 

It was intriguing to see the Centre with him,

and see it through his eyes.  He noticed much that we didn't 

and added explanations from his own experience.

 

I've written about the Cleveland Place bookshop previously;

you can read that post by clicking on this link:

 http://carolsteel5050.blogspot.ca/2013/09/cleveland-place-bookshop.html

 

If you'd like more information about the Molly Kool Centre Inc, please click on this link:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Molly-Kool-Centre-Inc/435156079850424

 

Cape Enrage, Albert County NB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have relatives visiting from England and did a day tour of the Fundy area yesterday with them.  The weather was co-operative, balmy, great for photo captures of the Cape Enrage area. 

 

Usually, when we're at Cape Enrage the wind is blowing so hard all our photos look like we have starched our hair straight up.  Yesterday was calm.  Our relatives probably think we've been fibbing about the wind.

 

Calm or windy, Cape Enrage is a gorgeous place to spend an afternoon.

Sunday Supper

 

 

 

We were invited out for Sunday supper.  What a wonderful treat it was!  The appetizer was created from cooked and pureed fennel, with Pernod and creme fraiche added to lobster.  The dish was garnished with lobster oil and fresh tarragon with fennel fronds.



 

 

 

Because I am allergic to shell fish, my appetizer followed the same recipe but had salmon and was garnished with tarragon oil.  It was delicious, mouth watering, delicate and decadent.

And then...

 

 



 

 

 

the main dish was a dry brined organic chicken cooked on a bed of root vegetables, subsequently used for the gravy base.  The gravy was extraordinary and will require its own separate post to describe.  We had homemade pesto squash gratin, local potatoes enhanced with roasted garlic brown butter and parmesan, dressing with sage and onion, sausage and miche campagne.  There were carrots and peas and edible flowers.  So beautiful, so utterly delicious.

 

But wait....then we had molten chocolate lava cakes with homemade caramel sauce, candied pecans and whipped cream, accompanied by chilled Warre's Optima 10 port.

 

It was a luxurious evening spent with family who are superb cooks.  Thank you Kyla and Mark.  We enjoyed ourselves so much, we may never need to eat again.

 

My computer is being finicky and will not download the photo of the molten chocolate lava cakes.  They were so good and so pretty, but sorry, no pictures.  Photos and words are copyright Carol Steel.

 

 

 

 

 

 



My House

My House

My house is going to be busy this week.  We are hosting relatives and enjoying their company.  I won't be posting again until the end of the week.

I hope you're enjoying time with someone you love, too.

Carol