Karen R

@kricketts

🍁 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.

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Karen R@kricketts· 6d

Nourish Bakery has gluten-free, vegan treats that taste amazing. It can be done! #ParadiseNL #NewfoundlandBakery #vegan

A cinnamon roll drizzled with white icing.

Two pieces of Maple Walnut Cake with creamy icing swirled on top

Karen R@kricketts· 6d

Fields in summertime #Newfoundland

Tall grass and reeds, pink wildflowers and white ones.

Karen R@kricketts· 10d

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp made with strawberries from a local farm, and Rhubarb from a friend's garden. Deeeelicious!

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.

Karen R@kricketts· 18d

The peonies are in full, beautiful bloom. #BonavistaPeninsula #flowers

Two soft pink peonie blooms amid lots of green leaves.

Karen R@kricketts· 19d

A spectacular sky on the Bonavista Bay tonight. #Newfoundland #Sunsets

Above the treeline the sky is bright orange-pink. Purple-grey clouds are above, with some pink clouds through them.

Karen R@kricketts· Jul 3

From the garden to the muffin tin this morning! #Gardening

Big leaves of rhubarb with bright red stems in the garden,

A muffin in a paper wrapper, and half a muffin showing the moist texture, small red pieces of rhubarb and pecan pieces. The (organic) sugar and cinnamon topping gives the top a nice toasted color.

Karen R@kricketts· Jul 1

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 30

Come explore our UNESCO Geopark this summer - so many amazing things to see! There's lot of great info on their website www.discoverygeopark. com #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland @discoverygeoparknl.bsky.social

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 28

There's nothing like the unique terrain in Keels. It's magical there - one of our favorite places. #Keels #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 28

Visiting beautiful Bonavista Peninsula? Visit Jeweller Claire MacDonald at her shop and studio to see her beautiful creations, inspired by the sea and nature. She has beautiful things from other artists too. Her shop is cheery, roomy and wheelchair accessible! #Newfoundland #WheelchairAccessible

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 27

Artist Wendy Shirran makes beautiful pottery. She explained the process, which starts with etching the design with a fine knife in the clay. There are a lot of steps in making one of these beauties! #ShopLocal #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland

Two ceramic mugs, one with butterflies and flowers and the other with one big blue flower.

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 27

We have so many talented artists in Newfoundland. We love the creations of Jeremy at Rugged Coast Woodwork. #ShopLocal #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland

4 carved wooden bowls of different sizes and shapes.

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 14

Our local chickens produce colorful eggs. #Newfoundland #ShopLocal

2 dozen eggs which are different colors - white, brown, light blue and light green.

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 6

Visiting Bonavista Peninsula? Take Route 235 for the scenic route, with lots of ocean views. #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland #VisitNL #Route235NL

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Jun 5

Newfoundland has beautiful little communities tucked along the coast, like Keels. A few movies have been filmed in this magical place. #Newfoundland #BoavistaPeninsula #Keels

3 houses and the top of a 4th on a hilly, grassy field facing the ocean

Karen R@kricketts· May 22

The sweet potatoes sprouted like mad after having one end in water for 3 or 4 weeks. #GrowFood #Garden

A sweet potato in a large water glass with over a dozen stalks growing out of the top of the potato

Karen R@kricketts· May 22

We've had good luck so far growing celery from the stalk. When the stalk was in water about 2 weeks it started to grow from the center - we put it in soil after about 4 weeks. #GrowFood #Garden

the bottom of celery stalks in a dish of water, with new sprigs of celery growing from the center.

Karen R@kricketts· May 5

Love seaglass? We have lots of small beaches all around the Peninsula and lots of them have seaglass treasures. Come for a stay at Round Da Bay Inn this summer. #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland #Canada #seaglass

Small pieces of blue seaglass arranged into the shape of a heart.

Karen R@kricketts· Apr 23

Icy eaves in April - come on sunshine. #Newfoundland

The eave of a maroon-sided house is lined with small icicles.

Karen R@kricketts· Apr 23

We counted over 100 little icicles on our grill - I've never seen so much ice in my life. #Newfoundland #NewfoundlandWinter #Ice

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Apr 23

Yesterday's freezing rain has our trees bowed over with the weight of the ice. Come on Spring ... we are more than ready for you. #Newfoundland #Ice

Evergreen trees among ice-covered birch and alders which are heavy with ice, their branches bowed over.

Karen R@kricketts· Apr 19

The King's Cove Lighthouse Trail takes you to a beautiful lookout spot by the ocean. We have a lot of hiking trails on our Peninsula - perfect for an outdoorsy vacation. #Newfoundland #HikingTrails #BonavistaPenisula #RoundDaBayInn

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Apr 15

If you're looking for wheel-chair accessible accommodations in Newfoundland this summer, check out Round Da Bay Inn in Plate Cove West on the beautiful Bonavista Peninsula. #Newfoundland #WheelchairAccessible #AccessibleAccommodations

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Apr 15

The last squash we had (a butternut squash) was so delicious that we saved the seeds. We planted them in soil in cups and in a couple weeks they were growing. Now if only it would stop snowing here, we could plant them outside! #Newfoundland #Gardening

15 clear plastic glasses filled with soil with new squash plants growing - thin green stems with 4 oval leaves on the top of each.

Karen R@kricketts· Apr 14

I guess putting out the lawn chair yesterday was a bit premature. #Newfoundland #Winter

Karen R@kricketts· Mar 22

Bonavista Peninsula is a great place to escape to the beauty of our wild and amazing coast. We have so many geological wonders that we achieved UNESCO Geopark status in 2020. Come stay at Round Da Bay Inn while you explore. #Newfoundland #DiscoveryUnescoGeopark @unesco.bsky.social

tall rocks, both red and grey, standing vertically in the ocean.

Karen R@kricketts· Mar 20

Winter's a busy time for renos at our Inn! We changed one of our previous theme rooms to King's Cove Room. The feature wall is based on the oldest house in the town, The Clock House. Explore our beautiful Peninsula this summer! Opening May 15/26 #Newfoundland #BonavistaPeninsula #RoundDaBayInn

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Feb 23

There are lots of little beaches around our Peninsula where you can find seaglass treasures. #BonavistaPeninsula #Newfoundland #Seaglass @rounddabayinn.bsky.social

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.

Karen R@kricketts· Feb 22

it's been a snowy winter in Newfoundland! #BonavistaPeninsula #Winter

The branches of the evergreen trees are heavy with snow. The ground in front is snow covered.

Karen R@kricketts· Feb 22

Chocolate Sheet cake with chocolate glaze on top of peanut butter cake with thick peanut butter frosting, drizzeld with maple syrup, turned out to be a delicious experiment. #foodsky #dessert