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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…
Live on CTV
Well, that was really fun. Today I was interviewed on The CTV morning show. I could get used to this. Here’s the link. Enjoy. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO
I Love My Job
There are days when I just can’t believe how lucky I am to get to make hats for beautiful ladies. This Is Kelly. I don’t think she will mind me telling you that she has just gone through some aggressive cancer treatment. She is a local mom and some friends of hers from The South…
Once Upon a Time
–> Tomorrow I will be the guest of honour at The Bozzy Book club at The Boscawen Inn here in Lunenburg. It is hat day. So very exciting. This means I get to hang out with many children, read one of my favourite stories, Caps For Sale, make paper hats and tell a little tale…