Tag Archives: Cape Breton

hack it!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

I’m going to Build Something Awesome! At least, I’m going to try. I’m absolutely not a developer, but I am a designer, and I’ve been dipping my toes in the development “pool” lately, at work, learning some PHP for a database project. … Continue reading →

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Scoggie

Posted on October 7, 2014 by

Maurice “Scoggie” Watson was 27 when Cynthia Scott made a film about him. It was 1975. https://www.nfb.ca/film/scoggie (Film runs about 25 minutes.) This film is almost 40 years old. Yet, the stories in it, and the truths they reveal, still ring stingingly … Continue reading →

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on making adjustments as you go

Posted on October 4, 2014 by

I’m taking a break from posting Links Loved — and anything else — on the weekend. The thought came to me as I was taking a walk this morning, down in Munro Park, along the shore of North Sydney Harbour. … Continue reading →

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Fall-ing

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

Yesterday I went out to Big Baddeck after work, with Mary Jane (my boyfriend’s mum, who, despite the fact that I’m not actually married to her son, I call my mother-in-law), and met my own mum, for a meal at … Continue reading →

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love what you love

Posted on October 2, 2014 by

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this phrase: “Love what you love.” I’ve been thinking about how it’s something I’ve really learned as a result of putting myself out there, both in writing this blog, and in following my … Continue reading →

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Q+A with Emily Chafe and Steve Rankin

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

1. Name, age, where you live? Emily Chafe, 27, Glencoe. Steve Rankin, 30, Glencoe. 2. CB born and raised? Or recent transplants? (And however much biographical info you feel like giving.) I (Emily) was raised in Port Hawkesbury and Steve … Continue reading →

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multitude monday / sep 29

Posted on September 29, 2014 by

My friend and former design classmate Katie MacLennan writes a great blog called Polka Dot Soup. On it she writes a post some Mondays called “Multitude Monday.” She writes, “Mondays are about documenting the little (or big!) things in life that make me oh-so-happy. Let’s … Continue reading →

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