nova scotia

Her Majesty, The CBC and me

O.K, Here’s the scoop. On Tuesday I got an e-mail from Colleen Jones at the CBC. The queen is visiting Canada on June 28th. She will begin her tour here in Nova Scotia. In honour of her visit the National news is going to do a little piece on hats. So, Colleen googled hats and…

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A Perfect Weekend

I was a bit panicked that Dusty had no school for 4 days in a row, I had no plans to speak of and Tony really needed the time to work on our house, but the very long weekend turned out to be completely perfect. On Thursday afternoon Dusty had a little class show of…

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Cutting Edge Stencils To The Rescue

So, I finally got the floors in my studio painted. I have this very pretty soft green on the wall. I thought I’d try one shade darker for the floors. Well, little did I know that The high gloss of the floor paint would turn the apple green into a neon safety green. Combined with…

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It Never Gets Old

Yesterday this guy was right outside my window. Yes, I do spend a lot of time staring out the window. By the time I got my camera he was a little further away. I know , deer are everywhere and they are a menace to all backyard vegetation, but I can’t help it I think…

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Getting Out

Only nine more days left of winter vacation. Not that I’m counting or anything like that. For some reason the french school has an extra two days of break. Well, maybe I do have a bit of cabin fever. It looks similar to PMS. On Sunday I realized I had not been outdoors in 48…

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Gingerbread houses and other frivolities

My days have been filled with joyful uselessness. I had big plans of painting our new house, but every time I was just about to head over there it seemed crucial that I make a felted pumpkin or something like that. Dusty and I and my friend Katja with her daughter Lilly spent a day…

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Hubbards Market

If you happen to live in the area or feel like hopping on a plane, please come visit me this Saturday from 8-12 at the Hubbard’s Christmas Market at the Hubbards Barn. On December 5th I’ll be at the Lunenburg Christmas market at the laughing whale cafe on Lincoln street and then on the 12th…

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The Outside

The house is coming along great (other than the shock of the price of faucets). Thought you might like to see some photos of the outside. The condition of the paint is a little scary and because we have decided that the inside comes first it might look like this for a while. We have…

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A Little Fun

With a sick child (who is much better by the way) and after finishing what felt like a gazillion wholesale orders (no complaints here) a girl needs to do something just plain fun. That’s what felting is for me. Yesterday I made a new fascinator/cocktail hat. I’m off to post it on etsy. The next…

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Down Come the Walls

Tony has been very busy with his sledge hammer.B oy, take down a couple of walls and it makes all the difference in the world. Now we get to look at our beautiful staircase from the living room and the living room just got a whole lot bigger. Don’t I look ready to work hard…

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