Sunken Lake Falls Trail In true investigative reporting style, our family decided to set out to test the Sunken Lake Falls Trail so we could share with you another hike in the Valley. It turned out to be quite the adventure. About the Hike I had seen someone post some pictures this summer from […]
A Family Visit to the Shag Harbour Incident Interpretive Centre A few years ago, my boys were in a play at the CentreStage Theatre drama camp that featured the Shag Harbour UFO incident of 1967. That was the first time that I had heard about this UFO siting in Nova Scotia. I couldn’t wait to […]
Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Birchtown NS Disclosure: Our family received a pass to visit the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Birchtown, NS in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are our own. Ever since I read the Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, I became captivated by Nova Scotia’s role in the story […]
A Family Visit to the Rossignol Cultural Centre in Liverpool Nova Scotia Disclosure: Our family received tickets to visit the Rossignol Cultural Centre in Liverpool, NS in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are our own. We went in search of toilets, but walked away with so much more! From having done some freelance […]
Where to go in Nova Scotia to learn about Maud Lewis Maud Lewis (born Maud Dowley, March 7, 1903 – July 30, 1970) was a Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia. Living in poverty with her husband in a small house in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, most of her life, she achieved national recognition in 1964 and 1965. Several books, plays […]
Local Litterless Lunch List Submission Guide It’s time to admit that Back-to-School is already here, and with that comes making school lunches! Many schools are now adopting a litterless lunch policy, where students are to bring everything in reusable containers rather than wrappers that will be thrown out, or even containers that will be recycled. […]
Cosby’s Garden Centre and Concrete Creations in Liverpool NS Cosby’s Garden Centre and Concrete Trails is a wonderful place to visit in Liverpool, NS! Over 10 years ago, my mom, sister and I headed to Liverpool to take part in a concrete workshop put on at Cosby’s Garden Centre. I made a turtle and […]
Oulton’s Meats and Martock Glen Farm and Agrizoo in Windsor For the longest time, I had heard that Oulton’s Meats near Martock in Windsor had an agrizoo, but I couldn’t find any more information about. We did some investigative reporting and decided to go check it out. Here’s what it says on Facebook: […]
Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake This old-fashioned applesauce cake is probably one of our all-time go-to recipes of all time. The recipe came from one of my mom’s friends and I’m sure it’s a lot older than that. I always keep jars of applesauce in the freezer and pull it out to make when we have […]
Everything you Need to Know about Puppy Leash Training Disclosure: This is a sponsored post to let you know about puppy leash training. Posts like this provide you with great information and help to offset some of the costs associated with having a website! Leash training can be intimidating to some people, but for experienced […]
