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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: Women + kids
Risk Takers / Denise Arsenault
I’ve started a new interview series here on the blog, called “Risk Takers.” The reason is that I’m feeling “poised” these days, on the edge of whatever will come after I graduate in June from my two-year design program at NSCC. (I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Jobs, Q+A, Towns + communities, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Cheticamp, Denise Arsenault, Q+A, Risk Takers, volunteering
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i get tired too!
Last night I was heating up leftovers for our supper. I said to Adam, “Sometimes I want us to have kids, but other times I’m really, really glad we don’t. This is one of those times.” “Why?” He said, likely … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, time management
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a visit to Big Hill Pottery
When I was a kid, my family was close friends with another ‘come from away’ family in the area, the Hendersons. Over my childhood and teenage years I spent a lot of time at Big Hill, with one of their … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Community, Day to Day Life, Newcomers, Outdoors, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Baddeck, Big Hill, Cape Breton, pottery, winter
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gold + honey: international women’s day
Yesterday I stayed at school until 5, then went across the road to Flavor 19, where the Cape Breton Small Business Development Centre was hosting a Women in Business dinner and trade show, for International Women’s Day. As part of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Day to Day Life, Towns + communities, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Bees, Cape Breton, International Women's Day, women
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risk takers: Hailey Isadore
I’ve started a new interview series on the blog, called “Risk Takers.” The reason is that I’m feeling “poised” these days, on the edge of whatever will come after I graduate in the spring from my two-year design program at NSCC. (Will … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community, Day to Day Life, Design, Q+A, Towns + communities, Women + kids
Tagged Cape Breton, graphic design, Hailey Isadore, Mi'kmaq communities, Risk Takers, Wagmatcook
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risk takers: jenni welsh
I’m starting a new interview series on the blog. I’m feeling “poised” these days, on the edge of whatever will come after I graduate in the spring from my two-year design program at NSCC. (A job? Where? My own business? … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community, Q+A, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Jenni Welsh, photography, Q+A, Risk Takers, videography
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the important thing
Yesterday I was standing in line at the Super Store. It was a long line so I resisted the urge to take out my phone (because really, I don’t need to check Facebook and Twitter a hundred times a day, … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts, Women + kids, Work, Writing
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