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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: Love
street art as opposed to vandalism
So yesterday’s post sparked some comments, which is great, because that’s when I know what I’m doing is working! On Twitter, Matthew Ingraham and I had a bit of a back-and-forth. To my initial tweet sharing the blog post, he … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community, Day to Day Life, Design, Leah's thoughts, Love, Towns + communities, Women + kids
Tagged business, Cape Breton, community, downtowns, street art, vandalism
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glory in the green-ness
Well! It was quite the weekend! Nothing crazy and dramatic, really, but just some much-needed time at home. Saturday I spent a good six hours outside in the garden. Adam’s folks came over and they helped us save a limb … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Day to Day Life, Environment, Leah's thoughts, Love, Outdoors
Tagged Cape Breton, gardening, outdoors, spring, walking
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links loved / may 17
Oh man, another week gone by, it’s just crazy! This long weekend ahead is a dream. All last week I had been thinking ahead to it and thinking, “Oh man, I want to go for a hike! And a drive around … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Day to Day Life, Food + agriculture, For Fun, Leah's thoughts, Love
Tagged Cape Breton, Links Loved
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Colin’s painting
Colin Elliott, my boyfriend’s dad, worked as a mechanical engineer his whole working life, starting in England and then coming over to Canada, and then working as a salesperson in machinery. He’s also a talented carpenter, and in his retirement years … Continue reading
on abundance
So yesterday was a pretty darn abundant day! The main thing was that I was on the front of the Chronicle Herald! This is the provincial paper in Nova Scotia, which has recently started a Cape Breton Edition, which is the edition … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts, Love, Writing
Tagged Abundance, Cape Breton, Press
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links loved / mar 15
It’s that time of the week again, time to share some love! I want this as a print on my wall, and possibly a tattoo on my body. I don’t understand the language she’s singing in, but I loved every … Continue reading
a cape breton valentine
With a post title like that, I bet you were expecting tartan or fiddles, weren’t you?! LOL. My dear friend Adèle LeBlanc of Margaree sent me a sweet Valentine (above) and I thought I’d share it with you all. This … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts, Love, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, friends, Holidays, Valentine's Day
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