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A Shade of Ash # 55 – Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

Hey everyone,

You know how I’m always promoting Newfoundland and Labrador in some way, shape, or form, right? Well, I just thought why not share more given it is St. Patty’s Day. It’s a big deal around here, so allow me to showcase some traditional Newfoundland and Labrador music for you. A taste of the music that’s likely being played in every local pub and bar around the island on a day like today. There is no scarcity of people singing at the top of their lungs, playing traditional instruments including the ugly stick(*see below), getting three sheets to the wind and toasting each other with a few too many green beers. I hope you enjoy these traditional tunes, and they should give you a good sense of how deep our Irish roots are. Let me know your favourite and CHEERS!!!

A Shade of Ash # 54 – Still Mountains of Hope

Is it a wish? Is it a dream? Is it a prayer? Is it a gift? To a father at Christmas, she’s all four. – Dad






A Shade of Ash # 53 – I Literary Need Your Help

Folks, I think I might need your help. Let me tell you why. During the last week or so. And, I blame Christmas as it’s only a few weeks from now. But, people have not stopped bringing up in festive conversations that I should publish a children’s book. One very special project of mine in particular with a theme of the before said Christmas.

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A Shade of Ash # 52 – Seek, and you Shall Pine

When I wander, I wonder. When I take the long way, I think the whole day. When I touch the earth, it makes it all worth. – Ash

A Shade of Ash # 51 – Life Poetic

The purpose of my soul is to share it. – Ash






A Shade of Ash # 50 – Just the Tip

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There is more to someone than what’s on the surface. That’s why I never judge based only on what I see. Because when I look deep down, I usually find what makes them great. – Ash






A Shade of Ash # 49 – Where Memories Are Mermaid

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Ah, mermaids…

I remember being a small boy fighting pirates on the hillside where I played. My friends, my seamen, brave as we sailed the high seas by way of a large stone in the middle of an open field. Arr, she be like the grandest sail a pirate could ever command. We set course in the wind of our imaginations. Three of us slaying and saving mermaids in the hot sun with a mountain backdrop. Our bounty of a summer’s day with the ladies of the ocean made us fight with passion, with heart. We were promised a wet kiss. We told those types of stories. Our own stories because we were kids and that’s where stories start.

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A Shade of Ash # 48 – Ain’t Life a Burch

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There are certain things I pass along the way that remind me of certain people, of certain places, and of certain times. All of which makes me smile both inside and out. Giving me those thoughts, feelings, and emotions once again. The photo above is why I love those very certainties of life. – Ash 






A Shade of Ash # 47 – As I Drift Ashore

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Realizing age adds character has proven to be quite a grounding experience. – Ash






A Shade of Ash # 46 – The Longest Yarn

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I only have a portion of your whole life. But because I gorged, it is enough to sustain me for the remainder of my own. Your stories like ripened fruit that were picked just for me. In the garden, we grew together. They remain sweet to this very day. You taught me there’s no spoil in a deep-rooted yarn. A good yield will last forever when you remember where they’re planted. – Ash