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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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Category Archives: Art
Q+A with Kate Beaton
Kate Beaton hardly needs introduction, but in case you’ve been living under a rock lately, she’s a brilliant and witty Canadian cartoonist who recently won a Doug Wright Award for her book “Hark! A Vagrant,” which is based on her … Continue reading
Inspiration every day
Inspiration is not just the currency of rich or old people, of tourists staring out over Cape Breton’s look-offs, or of academia. It is real. It belongs to everyone, even those on welfare or EI, even those surrounded by concrete … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Leah's thoughts
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Sydney Poet Jesse Ferguson – “Ovation”
April is National Poetry Month. You can read more about it here at the website of The Academy of American Poets, but what you need to know, basically, is that it is a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged Cape Breton, Cape Breton University, Jesse Ferguson, National Poetry Month, poetry, Sydney, writer, youth
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Q+A with Carmel Mikol
Q+A is a regular feature now on Dream Big Cape Breton. These are interviews done over the Internet, via email or Facebook. I send someone 10 questions, then they write back their responses! It’s quicker than an in-person interview, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Women + kids
Tagged Cape Breton, Carmel Mikol, creativity, John Lennon Songwriting Contest, music, North River, writer
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Dream Big Cape Breton and FINDERS KEEPERS Easter Contest!
Laura Moore of the FINDERS KEEPERS shop and I both love Easter, and springtime in general. So we teamed up to have a fun contest here on the Dream Big Cape Breton blog! To enter: snap a picture of an … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged art, business, Cape Breton, community, contests, Easter, spring
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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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