Category Archives: Active living

Scoggie

Posted on October 7, 2014 by

Maurice “Scoggie” Watson was 27 when Cynthia Scott made a film about him. It was 1975. https://www.nfb.ca/film/scoggie (Film runs about 25 minutes.) This film is almost 40 years old. Yet, the stories in it, and the truths they reveal, still ring stingingly … Continue reading →

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Q+A with Emily Chafe and Steve Rankin

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

1. Name, age, where you live? Emily Chafe, 27, Glencoe. Steve Rankin, 30, Glencoe. 2. CB born and raised? Or recent transplants? (And however much biographical info you feel like giving.) I (Emily) was raised in Port Hawkesbury and Steve … Continue reading →

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Sacred Sundays: getting off my butt and out of my comfort zone

Posted on September 18, 2014 by

OK, so I’ve talked before here about how my Sundays are sacred. (And also here, about the hiking aspect of Sacred Sundays.) They’re my and Adam’s day. They’re the one day a week that is just out. I don’t do stuff outside … Continue reading →

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a gals’ wine-tasting trip in the Annapolis Valley

Posted on September 12, 2014 by

Seriously, how is it Friday again already!? Answer: because life is good, and busy, and full. But not in an “over-stuffed” way, just in a “filling it out in all the right places” way. There has been time for gardening. … Continue reading →

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at yoga last night

Posted on September 9, 2014 by

My mind: Why why why why why why why? My body: Because, oh because, because, because this. This feeling. ++++ Photo taken this morning.

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links loved / aug 30

Posted on August 30, 2014 by

I just love this shot above from the wedding I went to yesterday. The bride’s friends decorated the getaway car, and wrote all over it! This little detail is cute: “Love is much closer than it appears.” So here we … Continue reading →

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links loved / aug 23

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

This is a sneak peek picture: from when I went to The Bite House last month. (I’ll be sharing all the pictures here on the blog soon!) Happppyy Weekend! Woot! I’ve got a good mix of nice laid-back plans and … Continue reading →

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