August 26, 2017. Pleasantfield,, Nova Scotia. Caladonia.

Today was the first time we had driven to Caledonia.   Several hundred years ago, the hardy people who moved there had to be careful.  There were bears and Indians to contend with.  In addition, they were required to clear land to grow food.  Any level piece of land was named a field,  so we live in Pleasantfield.  We drove through Middlefield and if we had turned right we could have driven to Greenfield.  On the way to Caladonia we drive through South Brookfield and then Brookfield.  Those people were on a roll.

The early settlers came to cut down trees and to farm the land.  Caladonia became the largest of the small towns.  It is still a small town but still very cute.  We ate lunch at The Hallow Log Cafe, where $15. will buy a lunch for two.  In town there is an excellent Pharmacy and also a Hardware store.  The population has shrunk since 1950 but the homes are still in excellent condition, even though many homes are old and large.  Our plumber lives in Caladonia.  The small grocery store I am told is expensive but it a perfect size for me.  After lunch I went in for milk and honey and it took me 3 minutes.  When I was  checking out, the lady mentioned that they also have local honey which is cheaper, so I asked her to get me one of the local honeys.  I should have purchased two the first time because we are out of honey at both the cottage and at the ocean.  Pretty good service from this expensive small grocery store.

Ken has been able to make the Internet function.  The cottage seems much more pleasant with the Internet up to speed.  In fact, the cottage is looking good.  The day is beautiful.  When we arrived, Paul, who lives down the road was pulling his boat using our boat ramp.   And shortly after we arrived, our neighbor stopped by to chat when he was about to put his boat into the water using our ramp.  We have the best ramp in Moosehorn Estates and we have no problem having folks use it.  We talked so long with Gary that his wife Joyce came to see what had happened.   Today we feel at home here at the cottage.  And Ken had no trouble driving to Caladonia and then back to the cottage.   We must think hard about selling.