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Cape Bruce on the Fleur-de-lis Highway It was this time of the year when I visited my friend Donald Murdoch Angus MacQueen who was visiting his mother at Upper Framboise NS, just after graduation. It could have been a long night at the old farm house, but excitement was in the air. There would be a full moon and the caplin would be running. We headed down to Cape Bruce in what amounted to a Cape Breton traffic jam. Everyone was there, buckets in hand, scooping up the little silver fish as they came in the shallow waters towards the shore. Some had fires, were cooking and eating them on the spot. Others were salting them to take home for future feasts. It happens all along the Atlantic coast, said Don. A local favorite that you really don't want to miss.

OAT CAKES AND HEARTACHES - Stories from Scotland March 26th, 2018, at 7:30 at 1831 Fern St. Admission $15 at the door   Kathie Kompass and Mary Wiggin Proudly Presented by the Victoria Storytellers' Guild What listeners are saying about Oatcakes and Heartaches... "Beautiful stories, beautifully told." (Audience member, Ottawa) Would not have missed this for the world. We loved it! (Audience members, Ottawa) "Och! I approve!" (A listener who emigrated to Canada from Scotland) "This is amazing!" (Young teen listener, February 2018) "How do you do that? I could see pictures inside my head when you were talking." (Grade 6 student, February 2018) Our Storytellers Kathie Kompass A storyteller since 1983, Kathie enjoys the language  and images of older stories as well as the brevity and  punchiness of a modern tale. The adventure, the  mischief and the countryside found in t...

Join with the Victoria Storytellers Guild  on  March 19 2018 as they celebrate  World  Storytelling Day.  This year's theme is "Wise Fools." Host for the evening will be Lee Porteous. 1831 Fern St, Victoria BC  Doors open at 7:15 The public is always welcome.