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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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long weekend
We went away for the long weekend. Down to Eastern Passage, just outside of Halifax. It was so good to get away. Not that life here isn’t good, or is super stressful. It IS good, and it isn’t overly stressful. … Continue reading
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Happy 145th Birthday Canada!
I’m off to the Mainland for the long weekend. I’ll be back with regular programming on Tuesday. You know, it’s funny, when I was a kid, Canada Day was all about the parade – candy being tossed to us kids … Continue reading
Posted in Work
Tagged Baddeck, Canada Day, Dingwall, Fire Hall Dance, geese, Pierre Trudeau
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Growing hops in Nyanza: The Kilted Moose
Do you remember my first interview, all the way back in February? It was with Jeremy and Melanie White, who had moved here from Vancouver and Montreal (via Nicaragua), bought an old farmhouse and farm property, and were working on … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Food + agriculture, Newcomers
Tagged agriculture, beer, Cape Breton, food, hops, Kilted Moose Farmhouse Brewery, microbrewery, Nyanza
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A North Sydney High School Reunion
Last week I wrote a letter to the 2012 high school graduating class, inspired by the fact that it’s been ten years since I graduated from high school myself. To mark those ten years, some others from my own graduating … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Leah's thoughts
Tagged high school, Memorial High School, North Sydney, Rollie's Wharf
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Q+A with the editors of Third Person Press
Third Person Press‘s newest anthology of short stories launches June 30th, from 3-5 in the afternoon, at the McConnell Library in Sydney. The launch is free, and open to the public. 1. How did you three editors come to know … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business ideas, Q+A
Tagged Cape Breton, Julie Serroul, Nancy Waldman, Sherry D Ramsey, Speculative fiction, Third Person Press, writing
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“elemental light of sun and moon cycles” – art, food and creativity
Earlier this month I let you all know about the opening of an art show in Inverness by my friend George Smith. After the opening, George’s wife Cora-Lee sent along some pictures of the opening night, so I thought I’d … Continue reading
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Frugal Friday with Erika Shea: Banking
Hi Dream Big readers! Goodness, it’s been awhile. Today I want to share one of my favourite thrifty discoveries. First, the back story: I’ve never had a whole lot of patience for banks. I’ve had a bank account since I … Continue reading
