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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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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
project process // hand-lettering part 2
Back in February of this year I started on an independent project for school, learning some hand-lettering. I’m a huge fan of Mary Kate McDevitt’s work and wanted to learn some of the techniques of the beautiful art of letters, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Design, For Fun, History
Tagged Cape Breton, Education, graphic design, Hand lettering, Project Process
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a walk behind the gaelic college, in springtime
This first picture, above, was taken last week on the MacKillop Road right behind the Gaelic College. Below is the same spot, yesterday: So it’s really great to be able to walk here on my lunch breaks! As you know … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Life, Environment, Health, Leah's thoughts, Outdoors, Uncategorized
Tagged Cape Breton, Gaelic College, spring, walking
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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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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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local food this time of year?
I was cracking open a bulb of garlic last night to use in my and Adam’s supper, a bulb that my Mom grew in her garden, and it got me thinking about local food and wondering what a local-food-eater would be … Continue reading
work term is great, and the time is flying
The last two days have flown by. Seriously, I am not quite sure where they went, so it’s good that I have photographic evidence! Because I’m just not happy when I’m not blogging, I decided to write this quick post just after supper … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Day to Day Life, Design, Education, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Gaelic College, graphic design, NSCC
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