Monthly Archives: October 2012

“Food is not a product but a process.”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

  From one of my very favourite books (and authors): “Who can decide? A sucker for seed-catalog prose, I ordered six varieties and planted about a dozen cloves of each. Buried under the soil with a blanket of straw mulch … Continue reading →

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a leaf and some needles

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

I’m in Baddeck for the weekend, back at my mother’s for a bit. It’s a nice mix of – things to do and people to see. And also going through old things. That takes so long! Oh my goodness. You’d … Continue reading →

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Eat Local, Buy Local, Build Local: Dinner and Auction supporting Habitat for Humanity

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

A local non-profit organization that does amazing work is having a fundraising event next week, and I’d like to help spread the word. When: Thursday, October 25th, Cocktails from 6:30 to 7pm. Dinner at 7 pm. Where: Flavor 19 at the Lingan … Continue reading →

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Zombie Walk – pictures by Jay McNeil

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Just in case you need inspiration for a Halloween costume! I just love these shots. I especially love that the Cape Breton Zombies were so polite that they used the sidewalk! This event was on October 6th. Thanks to Jay McNeil … Continue reading →

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Great Maritime Fiction: Nicole Dixon

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

I have the great pleasure of sharing a short excerpt from a just-released book of short stories by Nicole Dixon. Nicole lives in New Waterford, and is the electronic resources librarian at Cape Breton University. She launches this book tomorrow … Continue reading →

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municipal election 2012

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

So I’ve been putting off a post about the municipal election, mostly because I haven’t really had the time (or made the time, I guess it depends on your perspective) to think about the municipal election. I find myself wishing … Continue reading →

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“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” – Shakespeare in the Park

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

The Bandshell Players are a group of volunteer thespians who put on “Shakespeare in the Park After Dark.” Their first production was A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in June, and their second production is running this weekend: Macbeth, the spooky play … Continue reading →

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