Karen R

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🍁 Canadian. Innkeeper in beautiful Newfoundland. Love beaches, seaglass, covid-conscious people, ♿️ accessibility, helping refugees. Looking for a fun place to stay in Newfoundland? We have 16 cool theme rooms - see our website for Round Da Bay Inn.

A white bowl with red strawberries and rhubarb and the oatmeal crisp topping. There's a dollop of whipped coconut cream with a chocolate decoration on top.
Two soft pink peonie blooms amid lots of green leaves.
Above the treeline the sky is bright orange-pink. Purple-grey clouds are above, with some pink clouds through them.
Big leaves of rhubarb with bright red stems in the garden,
The entry sign to the area is a large wooden sign on a concrete and rock base with the words Welcome, Bienvenue - Discovery Global Geopark.
6 adults standing on top of a rock wall, each holding a hand or two in the air. The rock wall has about 20 circular holes - known as Devil's Footprints.
Two storey shop with a blue railing along the ramp, and a white picket fence outside that. Above the door is a round sign with the logo for Kind Seas.
Two ceramic mugs, one with butterflies and flowers and the other with one big blue flower.
4 carved wooden bowls of different sizes and shapes.
2 dozen eggs which are different colors - white, brown, light blue and light green.
a field with green grass and beyond it the ocean as far as you can see, There are a few small waves cresting as they near the shore.
3 houses and the top of a 4th on a hilly, grassy field facing the ocean
A sweet potato in a large water glass with over a dozen stalks growing out of the top of the potato
the bottom of celery stalks in a dish of water, with new sprigs of celery growing from the center.
Small pieces of blue seaglass arranged into the shape of a heart.
The eave of a maroon-sided house is lined with small icicles.
The grill of a truck with the oval Ford emblem in the middle. The headlights are covered in glass the the grill is lined with many little icicles.
Evergreen trees among ice-covered birch and alders which are heavy with ice, their branches bowed over.
A white lighthouse on top of a rocky hill, with 4 steps leading up to the door. The path is lined with evergreen trees on both sides. There's a lookout area at the top with a 360 degree view.
Big Land Lodge has a single bed with pillows along the wall, across from the queen bed which you see a peek of at the bottom left. The shelves with dishes, toaster etc are low. The floor is laminate and the white door near the entry door is to the washroom. There is a coffee maker and kettle on the shelf by the sink.
15 clear plastic glasses filled with soil with new squash plants growing - thin green stems with 4 oval leaves on the top of each.
Snow-covered table and chair
Rocky, grass-covered hills by the ocean dotted with houses and sheds scattered on the hill, facing the sea.
tall rocks, both red and grey, standing vertically in the ocean.
The walls on each side of the small hall are white clapvboard with red trim. The wall on the left has a window with lace curtains, while the wall on the right has a door framed in red with a big clock beside it. Under the clock is historical information about it, and above it is a sign saying K Monks - Watch Repairer.. Beside it is one of the double beds with a print of King's Cove on the wall above the white headboard.
A colorful selection of seaglass sitting on a red colored rock which is wet from the waves. The light blue seaglass in the front centre has a top on it that makes us think it's a bottle stopper. Other colors are green, royal blue, light purple, white.
The branches of the evergreen trees are heavy with snow. The ground in front is snow covered.
Bottom layer of the cake is peanut butter with a thick frosting, topped by a rectangle of chocolate cake topped with candied pecans and walnuts, drizzled with syrup
The cover of this book has multi colored blocks along the top and the bottom. In the center is the author's name - Jodi Picoult. #1 New York Times Bestseller - Small Great Things - A Novel
The hills are draped with ice, with lots of snow at the base of the cliff. There's an evergreen tree at the top of the hill.
Maroon sided motel with a 2nd floor apartment in the center. There's a big deck at the entry and a wheel chair ramp on the left of the deck. A large garage is to the left, at the back of a big field. Yellow benches are in front of each unit.
A tall white cup with the words Merry and Bright, which is filled with hot water and Rosemary leaves.
Two rectangles of wood joined to make a small stand, big enough for phones, recipes, etc., decorated with intricately carved wooden pieces and stained.
On the left of the path to the beach is a white shed and straight ahead is the ocean, stretching for miles to hills in the distance. The sunlight shines a path across the ocean to the beach.
Huge trees covered in yellow leaves among the houses - grey and red - with a wooden gazebo in the front, by the ocean. The red peak of a roof and a steeple peek out above the trees.
Three big trees covered in yellow leaves with some evergreen in front behind 3 houses - a white one, a red one and a grey one, at different levels on the hill. Across the water is a mountain covered with evergreen trees and in the far distance is the ocean.
Green and yellow-leafed trees are reflected on a still pond. A red garage is on the right
The rocky hills are covered with low-lying green bushes, with red blueberry bushes among them. Beyond that are grassy fields leading to the ocean beyond.
In a grassy field, part of a cluster of maple trees has red leaves, and the rest are still green
The ground around the bushes is covered in white lacey lichen. The leaves on the bush are mostly green, but a few have turned red.
The hilly ground in the forest is covered in moss.
A small vase of a girl's head with a hole in the top where flowers go. There is an assortment of wild flowers in it - yellow, purple, pink clover.
A roadway sign mounted above a wooden planter with a few plants, with a picture of a huge red rock in the ocean with an Arch hole through it. The sign reads Welcome to beautiful & scenic Tickle Cove.
The sky is bright pink on the horizon, fades to swirly purple clouds, and topped with more pink clouds
Book cover has a light blue background with red flowers and green leaves. The title in yellow: Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance" - a novel - Alison Espach. On the side is a comment: "Riveting" - People
A large white piece of styrofoam (about 4 feet tall) with a diamond shaped head on top, two black eyes and a nose.
an old house with the exterior painted with the patterns from wallpaper and linoleum from years ago. The artwork wasn't complete at the time of the photo.
A small vase in the shape of a girl's head with a hole in the top for flowers. Today there's a big light-pink peony bud there.
A small Canadian flag and sign saying Happy Canada Day on the mantle.
Theme room Big Land Lodge has a large wooden cutout of an Innuksuk over the queen bed, and above the single bed are 3 Inuit prints and a print of a Newfoundland fishing community.
A little vase in the shape of a girls head with a hole in the top for flowers. There are pink lilacs, daisies, buttercups and a little purple flower.
A leafy garden of peonies that are still tightly wrapped pinkish buds, not opened yet.
A vase in the shape of a girls head with a hole in the top for flowers - this time purple and pink lupines with green, leafy branches.
A little vase in the shape of a girls head with eyes closed and a little smile, with a hole in the top where you put flowers - white tiny flowers and buttercups.
Colorful pieces of smooth seaglass - turquoise, liight blue, pink, gold, acqua, green, white, purple.
A seafoam green fused glass pendant on a black rope. It's on a card saying "Northside Designs" at the top.
Purple and pink pansies with lines, bright yellow daisy-like flowers and little bright pink flowers among lots of healthy green leaves.
A grassy path along the ocean, with a small brown fence along the cliff.
A sign by the edge of the ocean in red, yellow and acqua letters saying Plate Cove West. Leaning against it is a red anchor and beside it a red picnic bench.