Tag Archives: North Sydney

making their mark: on downtown graffiti

Posted on May 21, 2014 by

On Saturday I was walking along the sidewalk in North Sydney, heading to the little office supply store that I buy from, Buffetts Office Pro. The main door is inset a little bit, and just off to the side there … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Community, Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts, Towns + communities, Women + kids | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

making me happy // doing yoga again

Posted on February 13, 2014 by

A few years ago my co-worker at the time, Flossie, walked in the door of the marina and said she had been to a yoga class the night before, that it had been incredible, and I should go try it … Continue reading →

Posted in Active living, Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

life lately

Posted on December 10, 2013 by

A meal at the NSCC cafeteria yesterday: turkey pot pie, salad, and pecan pie for dessert. Total: $9.75. I take an empty Tupperware with me now to school so I can take the inevitable leftovers home or eat them later … Continue reading →

Posted in Active living, Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

making me happy // the figure skaters

Posted on December 7, 2013 by

Last night at the Emera Center, the figure skaters were practicing. When I walk there and the hockey teams are practicing, it’s interesting, but the figure skaters! Especially the older pairs, watching them fluidly skate in tandem, holding hands and … Continue reading →

Posted in Active living, Community, Day to Day Life, Health, Leah's thoughts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

morning routine

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

  Now that I’m back in North Sydney full time, and back to school, which doesn’t start til 9:30, I have a new morning routine. I love it. I wake up when Adam does (6 am), then make us both … Continue reading →

Posted in Day to Day Life, Health, Leah's thoughts | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

What remains

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Last week one of my classmates very kindly offered to let me use her Canon Rebel digital SLR camera from now until April, as she’s not in the Photography class and isn’t using her camera much. As I’m still waiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Leah's thoughts | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

“Food is not a product but a process.”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

  From one of my very favourite books (and authors): “Who can decide? A sucker for seed-catalog prose, I ordered six varieties and planted about a dozen cloves of each. Buried under the soil with a blanket of straw mulch … Continue reading →

Posted in Day to Day Life, Food + agriculture | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment