Heustis Beach, Annapolis Valley I have lived in the Valley for pretty much my entire life and had never heard of Heustis Beach! Some people call it Heustis, others call it Houston. No one seems to know which one, as it isn’t signposted. We all agree that it’s a great beach! Many of my […]
The Tattle Book “Mom! He pushed me over!” “Mom! She’s not playing fairly!” “Mon! They are cheating!” And the list goes on. Do you ever get tired of the constant tattling? Having to referee arguments? I don’t know how many times I’ve had this conversation: Tattling is to get someone into trouble. Telling is […]
Alberta Family Fun: Packing the most in to our family vacation This summer my husband’s nephew was getting married in Edmonton. Our boys were thrilled to be asked to be the ring bearers! So, we decided to make a family vacation out of the trip and see as much as we could in Alberta […]
Building a Community Library It all started a few months ago when I attended a provincial conference where participants were encouraged to do something for their communities. I just couldn’t think of anything at the time that I could take on! Then, on a family trip to Prince Edward Island, on the boardwalk in […]
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg **Disclosure: our family received a NS Museum pass for free so that we could tour about the province and talk about our experiences** When I told the kids that we were going to the museum at Lunenburg, first they thought I meant Louisbourg (where we visited last summer) Once […]
Healing with Boiron **I received a sample of these products in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are my own.** It couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Two days earlier I popped my foot out of the socket. Again. It happens a lot, but hadn’t happened in 6 years, so I thought […]
Huntington Point – Land of the Fairy Cottages When I suggested that we have a bonfire at Huntington Point (near Halls Harbour), I was shocked at the number of people who have lived in the Valley all their lives and had never heard of Huntington Point and it’s Fairy Cottages! As a child, we […]
How to Host a Pokemon Party for Older Kids I must admit that I groaned when Daniel said that he wanted a Pokemon-themed party for his birthday. I don’t know the first thing about Pokemon. I tune out when they talk about it and really don’t want to learn anything. How was I going […]
Ways to Learn about Endangered Chimney Swifts Chimney swifts are a threatened species in Canada and an endangered species in Nova Scotia. Fewer than 1000 individual birds live in the Maritime Provinces. The population in Nova Scotia is declining rapidly. So says the Species at Risk website. Historically, chimney swifts built their nests in […]
Randall House Museum, Wolfville Our family spent a wonderful afternoon at the Randall House Museum in Wolfville. The Randall House Museum is operated by the Wolfville Historical Society. It is referred to as Wolfville’s Community Museum. According to the Town of Wolfville’s website, the Randall House is a historic Horton farmhouse (circa 1800) and […]
