Oromocto the Model Town

Check out www.oromocto.ca and see the website of the town. Prior to the Base of Gagetown residing here it was pretty much a gas station. Unlike the town of Gagetown which is up the road. So if you are in Fredricton heading south to Nova Scotia you will first hit Oromocto it is only 15 minutes south. That is where the base begins. About forty kilometers south and you will hit the end of the base and the town of Gagetown. The army base asked the town of Gagetown if they could build their base entrance and facilities and housing in their town and they said no. They felt the Boys on the base would be too rowdy, and all this sort of stuff. So they settled in Oromocto but kept the name Gagetown, which makes no sense, maybe the business cards and letterheads were already made. It is the second largest base in the commonweath and its vastness is 1100 square kilometer, giving great opportunities to run into bears. The population of the town is around 10,000 people and 70% are family and members of the military. I think it is better that the base is in Oromocto because Fredricton is so close. Well closer than Gagetown.
We have been doing a lot of cooking. We made Pad Thai, mind you it took weeks to get all the exact ingredients. Trying to find peanut oil was hell. Halifax is not that equipped and nor is Fredricton or Oromocto. I also made Bulgogi, and Tukbokki a rice cake hot sauce dish, Japanese garden rolls ( why didn't you say they were that easy), and scones. I never realized how important fresh coriander really was. We went for a run on the trails on base yesterday (which are beautiful) being that the weather was so beautiful with not a drop of snow anywhere. However, today there is a blanket of snow. So I am glad I was able to run before the weather finally changed to winter. Today I am going to work on two paintings. One is an orange version of my very popular Dusk painting and a triptic blue painting of bamboo.