Nova Scotia
Soap Making Supplies & Where to Find Them
October 19, 2011
This is post two of a four part soapmaking series. Posts one, three and four are linked below: Some People Bake ~ I Make Soap A Soapmaking Journey Soap Making Q&A ~ An Invitation When I first learned how to make soap over four years ago I was living in ...
A Summer of Hiking
September 28, 2011
I'm still in denial about the end of summer. It doesn't help when fall is such a gorgeous season here in Nova Scotia (it makes up for the cold, wet, miserable spring). There are some days still hot enough for the beach. Who can think about autumn and the inevitable ...
Sweet Breaks
September 25, 2011
We took a little break this week from our usual school routine (I'll be talking more about that in my next video). Wanting to make the most of the very, very last bit of summer and nearing the end of our time in Nova Scotia we did more out and ...
The Beach (Some Kid's Books Too)
September 22, 2011
I know we are days away, perhaps even hours (I don't know fall's official arrival - I'm in denial) from the start of autumn. But I'm not ready to let go of summer. There are berries still to pick, in fact we're headed out this morning as soon as I ...
Season of Change
September 3, 2011
It might officially be September but we are still very much living in the moment, in this glorious season of summer. There are days hot enough for swimming at a friend's pool, or cooling off in a wilderness lake after a hot hike. There's blueberries and beaches, the market stalls ...
Blueberries & Beaches
August 28, 2011
It's the weekend friends, and we are living summer to its fullest. Anticipating the tail end of Irene hitting the Canadian Maritimes sometime tomorrow we made the most of a gorgeous day outdoors. A morning of berry picking followed by an afternoon at the beach. Berry picking is in my ...
Life by The Water
August 19, 2011
Water is a big part of our lives here in Nova Scotia. Each time we leave the house we drive along the river to pretty much get anywhere. The town where we go the market and the library is one of the most historic seaports in all of Canada. And ...
