Category Archives: Outdoors

making me happy // the water

So often I take for granted something that I love so much about living on Cape Breton: the water. Like the harbour, pictured here on two different days on my way home from school, or lakes, or the ocean. This … Continue reading

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the young woman and the wave (of snow)

These photos are from yesterday, in the early morning when we ventured outside to clear the snow. While Adam was on snowblower + driveway duty, I was responsible to clear the deck and steps. I felt kind of protective of … Continue reading

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snow spirals

Last week my friend Denise posted this photo (above) on Facebook. She said that a woman named Karen Coleman had made these spirals on her lawn. I posted it onto the Facebook group for this blog (which is here in … Continue reading

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the laziest of the lazies

The snow is starting to pile up. I mean, technically it started to pile up when it started to fall, and when the plow came by the first time and made a small fortification across the foot of our driveway. … Continue reading

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shovel, sleep, repeat: the holidays continue

Although I love the program I’m in at NSCC, I am also loving having a break from it for three solid weeks. Even though much of that time I am shovelling – we’ve easily had a few feet of snow … Continue reading

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making me happy // the walking track

This time of year, I know I need to walk as often as I can, to maintain sanity and happiness. But, walking around my neighbourhood feels lonely. Sometimes you see people, but sometimes you don’t, you just see houses and … Continue reading

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this week

I’ve been in “the cave” a week now. It’s good. Less Facebook (although, yes, you’ll still see me post some things, and pop up here and there – due to the fact that I run the “Dream Big” group on … Continue reading

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