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Hi there! I'm Leah Noble, and from 2012 to 2014 this was my blog, "Dream Big Cape Breton." I used this space to share my thoughts, my photographs, and my take on life in Cape Breton.
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Beautiful weather for a drive!
Yesterday I was on the road a fair bit. I started the morning in Sydney at a meeting, then drove over Boularderie, over Kelly’s Mountain and then across the Englishtown Ferry, then turned towards St. Ann’s and stopped in North … Continue reading
Posted in Leah's thoughts, Towns + communities
Tagged Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, graphic design, NSCC, roads, spring, St. Ann's Bay
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“I write this for you!”- The Project So Far – March 2012
So we’re two months into the “Dream Big” journey. I started the blog in January and it’s now March. Time for another update! When I started this blog, I used that word – “journey” – with the thought that the … Continue reading
Beer Tasting – a Bitter Ale and a Stout
For my first interview on Dream Big Cape Breton, I spoke with Jeremy White and his partner Melanie about how they came to move to Cape Breton, and about their dreams to open a microbrewery. The next time I ran … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Food + agriculture
Tagged agriculture, beer, Cape Breton, economic development, hops, microbrewery
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Erin the Librarian: Useful Gardening Books at Your Local Library
By Erin Phillips I’ll start off this week’s post by admitting I am not an expert gardener. In fact, the first year Brian and I had a garden I had absolutely no interest in it – until harvest time, then … Continue reading
Posted in Food + agriculture, Guest posts, Libraries
Tagged agriculture, books, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Regional Library, community, Erin Phillips, gardens, libraries, organic
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Weekly Link Round-up
This week the Dream Big Facebook group was fairly active, with group members sharing links to various things happening in Cape Breton. Once a week I try and round up these links in a list here on the blog. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Markets, Mi'kmaq communities, Towns + communities
Tagged Cape Breton, Facebook, links, music, Northend, parks, Unamaki
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International Women’s Day Open House – Baddeck – March 8th, 2012
Last Thursday was International Women’s Day! I was inspired a few months ago to do something to celebrate this international event. I heard a voice in my head – while in yoga class, how “new age” is that? – to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Towns + communities, Women + kids
Tagged art, Baddeck, Cape Breton, celebrations, children, community, community halls, creativity, events, food, parties, women
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Facebook Links – Weekly Round-up
Before I bought the domain name “dreambigcapebreton.com” this past January, and started this blog, I created a group with the same name, on Facebook, to connect with other young people in Cape Breton. My original purpose for it was just to have a … Continue reading
