Tag Archives: North River

What I saw: Cabot Trail Writers Festival 2013

Posted on October 8, 2013 by

In one word: yeah!!! In two words: love it. In three words: so much goodness. That picture above is from heading over the Englishtown ferry on my way to North River on Friday. The gala Friday night, featuring a collaboration … Continue reading →

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Q+A: Angelo Spinazzola

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

I’ve known Angelo for over ten years now, ever since I used to work for Deanie Cox when she ran her shop “Shape Shift” in North River. My best friends Will and Claire and my brother Mat worked for Angelo … Continue reading →

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Writers’ Festival – the morning after

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Whew!! What a weekend. Later on this week, I’ll be sharing a longer post about how the 2012 Cabot Trail Writers Festival went, with lots of pictures and description. For now, it’s Monday morning, I’m back at school (driving out … Continue reading →

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Cabot Trail Writers Festival is this weekend!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

I am so frigging excited for this weekend, you guys. The Cabot Trail Writers Festival – get your tickets here! – is something I’ve been working on, along with Gary, Jeannette, Mary Ann and Loreto, all year. And this weekend … Continue reading →

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where is the summer going?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

That’s what I wanna know. It’s nearly the end of August! Time does indeed march on. I got myself some new shoes on the occasion of a friend getting married (which is where I’m off to, today – Lunenburg!) The … Continue reading →

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Q+A with Carmel Mikol

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Q+A is a regular feature now on Dream Big Cape Breton. These are interviews done over the Internet, via email or Facebook. I send someone 10 questions, then they write back their responses! It’s quicker than an in-person interview, and … Continue reading →

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