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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
July 26, 2011
I totally did not plan to blog my Dad's birthday but when I saw the photos and the story they told I just couldn't help myself. When my parents first moved to Nova Scotia four summers ago they knew no one. Having lived their whole adult lives (and in my ...
July 17, 2011
We actually don't call ourselves vegan, though we choose to eat mostly eat plants on a regular basis. And we're pretty "strict" about processed foods, refined foods, sweetners, etc... in our daily life. Just ask my mom, who no doubt does some inner eye rolling (lovingly of course) at our ...