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Learning from Maud Lewis
Yesterday Tony and I went to see the movie, Maudie, about Maud Lewis’ life. For those of you who are not familiar with Maud Lewis, she was a very well known Folk Artist who worked from her tiny home in Nova Scotia before tiny homes were trendy and before folk art was cool. This morning I…
Heidi Jirotka, BP (Brilliant Photographer)
Every year or two I get together with my favourite photographer, Heidi Jirotka, and we spend the day frolicking. It has been a time honoured ritual since 2012. Heidi’s website is being updated right now, but you can find her on Facebook by clicking HERE. The photo below is from our very first photo shoot.…
Mom’s Buy and Sell in Lunenburg
Nova Scotia is a bit of a snowy place right now and what with endless school cancellations and general shack wackiness, you might be looking to hop on a plane and head south. But if that option is not available to you, there is another cure. Come take a day trip to Lunenburg. I’d be…
Lunenburg Winter
Lunenburg in the winter is really a pretty good place to be. When the leaves and flowers are gone, the sky and the colourful buildings will sustain you until spring. Pretty much every morning starts with a walk through the cemetary. I love these two trees. I think of them as an old married couple.…
Sewing with a Syrian Refugee
Oh, I just can’t help myself. I’ve got to tell you a bit about my few hours sewing with Rezan, one third of Mahone Bay’s Syrian refugee family. I was a little worried about communication because they just arrived here in September and they are just beginning to learn English. But it really wasn’t a…
You Drive Me Crazy. Happy 14th Anniversary.
“You drive me crazy, with all the things you do and do not do. But, I love you so much, Baby, I’m going to drive you crazy, too.” Greg Brown This photo is from mine and Tony’s wedding day, August 23rd. 2002. Yes, we also have photos of adoring stares and passionate kisses, but this…
Littlest Flower Farm
It was many moons ago when I first discovered that farmers markets were my favourite places to be. It’s not just that they are filled with local produce, baked goods and crafts, but, when done well, they are the hub of a community. They are also hot beds of entrepreneurship and local business. As much…
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.