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What Doesn’t Kill You makes you Happier
You know what they say, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. This past year I went through something of a struggle. On the outside it was the story of a woman fighting red tape in Nova Scotia, but on the inside the struggle was more complicated and personal. I’m happy to say that it…
Playing Hat Hooky – A Ride to Corkum’s Island
When you have a sixty hat wholesale order to ship out in two days and you still need to make ten, label them, write an invoice and box them up, there is only one thing to do…go for a bike ride. I just really don’t have the personality for missing out on summer. Today I…
When I’m not Making Hats….
There are certain times of the year when life feels perfect. This seems to be one of them. Hope you come visit this summer. This photo was taken on Second Peninsula, which is about 2km. from the town of Lunenburg. Follow this glorious road to the end and you come to a beautiful little beach.
Affordable Studio Space With a View
No, I am not becoming a realtor on the side and I have no plans to move out of my beautiful home-based business. I just happened to be taking my morning walk when Lego saw a young woman doing some construction on Lincoln st and he insisted that there would be no moving forward until…
The Port Grocer in Port Medway
Looks like we have a beautiful spring weekend in front of us. A perfect weekend for a little road trip. Here’s where you should go. Port Medway, NS. Just follow the coast on rt. 331 towards Liverpool (that is if you are coming from Halifax or Bridgewater) Don’t take the 103, you’ll just miss way…
The Happiest Hat
Life is filled with moments worth celebrating. I have just had the unique privilege of understanding that joy reaches new heights when followed by an extended period of sadness.Since receiving THIS happy news, I find myself dancing around the house and my son begs me repeatedly to please stop singing.Sorry kid, Mama’s happy. Whenever I…
A Breath of Fresh Air
When I most need to look at and experience beauty it walks in my door. This is Donna. She came to visit a couple of weeks back from the Annapolis Valley and walked away with a new garden hat, but she also ordered a hand dyed, organic jersey cloche from me. My challenge was to…
Fancy Pants Cafe – Oh, Hello Bridgewater.
Last week a friend needed a ride to Bridgewater, so while she was at her appointment I decided to go see what was happening on King st. Bridgewater is your classic story of a town that lost its main street to big box stores. Somewhere along the road, some really poor planning choices were made…
When Elegance Walks In
Yesterday I got a call from this lovely lady in Granville Ferry, NS, which is about 2 hours from Lunenburg. She said she had an old hat that she just loved and asked if I could reproduce it. I explained that this is something I rarely do, but the answer was maybe. Sometimes I do…
Married to The Lunenburg Furniture Co.
I do tend to talk about myself quite a bit and no one will attest to that fact more than my talented husband, Tony. So, today it is all about the man. It is no small coincidence that my spirit of generosity coincides with Tony’s announcement that it is time to build some beautiful doors…