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March 10, 2009

Jelly Bean Row

jelly beans Kelly @ JAX Decor & Design

My hubby and I are addicted to Gourmet Sour Jelly Beans from WalMart. We could polish off a bag of them in one sitting — actually, I think we have!! Seriously, these are the best jelly beans EVER!! Hubby says they remind him of Rockets. Mmmm, Rockets!!

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I have a little sour jelly bean ritual that I follow: I take a handful of sour jelly beans. I eat the orange & purple ones first, then the red & yellow ones, and then the blue & green ones. And I have to eat them two at a time. Preferably not two of the same colour. I think I have a mild case of jelly bean OCD!! ;-)

These particular Gourmet Sour Jelly Beans are made in Mississauga, Ontario and seem to only be sold at WalMart in Canada. We’ve never seen them at WalMart in the US. Imagine that, exclusive Canadian jelly beans!! Gourmet ones, even!! And that’s my clever (or not-so-clever!!) segue to another exclusive Canadian jelly bean…

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Jelly Bean Row is in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s an area with wonderfully colourful houses — colourful like a bag of jelly beans :-) Many of the homes in Jelly Bean Row are Victorian heritage homes.

Let’s go for a little tour of Jelly Bean Row… as you can see, the architecture on this street isn’t fancy. Really, this is just a line of row houses. But don’t the bright colours give them great character?? :-)

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Same houses from the other end of the street… the red car fits into the neighbourhood nicely :-)

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Hard work walking up these hills!!

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There’s a green house next to a yellow house…

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And a green house between a yellow house and a blue house…

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A bright red house beside a bright orange house…

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And a bright blue house with orange trim… (photo by Geoff Meeker)

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There’s the blue & orange house again, along with its colourful neighbours…

There’s a bright blue house with white trim and pretty window detailing…

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Check out the cool Jelly Bean Row mailbox on this blue house :-) (Photo by Geoff Meeker)

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One more street to walk down before the sun sets

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And that’s the end of our tour of Jelly Bean Row. Hope these colourful homes in St. John’s brighten up your Tuesday :-)

For more information on Jelly Bean Row and to see more photos by Geoff Meeker, check out:

Jelly Bean Row

To learn more about St. John’s, check out the city’s web site:

City of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

To see more of Kim Goodyear’s beautiful photography, check out her blog:

Kim Goodyear — Newfoundland photographer