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Friday musings - live tweeting, the superbowl and a few other things
Submitted by Subtlety Enthused blog on 02.3.12 at 8:56am.
I have been super slack this week and I am sorry. I know that I dropped the ball and missed the chance to talk about how one of those awful girls on the Bachelor was running around Panama with her tits out.
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More Snow Today
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County blog on 02.3.12 at 8:33am.
Yesterday was a bona fide snow storm; the ten-minute drive home from work took twenty minutes and my hands were cramped by the time I pulled into our driveway. So, to the guy in the large red pickup truck that came barrelling up behind me, what were you thinking?
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Fifty Flowers
Submitted by Dream Big on 02.3.12 at 8:07am.
A friend, who shall remain nameless, had a milestone birthday yesterday...the big 5-0. I feel free to tease her, because I've been there, done that!
I created this window for her special day. It has fifty flowers, with this phrase engraved into the window:
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CAREER COUNSELLING
Submitted by The Newcomer on 02.3.12 at 8:05am.
The princess was considering jobs before she even knew there was such a thing. Her earliest jobs were: flight attendant, pediatrician, nurse. Yes, she always liked having the job of the person standing in front of her. Her love of playing “Teacher” has not passed.
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Port Bickerton Lighthouse: Points of View
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 02.3.12 at 7:35am.
Earlier in the week I hiked in the Port Bickerton area. One of the highlights here is the lighthouse (I’m going to use house instead of houses) which I photographed first from far away.
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{ this moment }
Submitted by Kirsten's Kitchen on 02.3.12 at 7:29am.
A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
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Let's Party: Painting
Submitted by HRM Parent on 02.3.12 at 6:48am.
"Let's Paint! " my daughter cheered as the plan for her 5th birthday a few weeks ago. She's always been a big fan of the Clay Café so it was a pretty easy choice to have it there, despite all the fun ideas I had for hosting it at home.
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Renovated Three Bedroom Home In Crichton Park: $359.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 02.3.12 at 3:18am.
This three-bedroom, one and half bathroom, 1,160 sq. ft house at 93 Crichton Ave in the Crichton Park area of Dartmouth is just up from Sullivan's pond. The c.1927 house has been completely renovated with French doors added, radiators, dormers, fine trim work and much more. The main level has a c...
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plans
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 02.2.12 at 9:04am.
I'm happy to share that our house is now listed with Modern Realty - our real estate agent (and friend) Louisette has started her own business, and we're her first listing (and her first sale, I hope!)
Eggs are beautiful. Not to mention delicious.
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surprises
Submitted by The Cheeky Goat on 02.2.12 at 9:02am.
I was not much of a “baby” child. I played with Barbies as much as I did Lego, I had a favourite doll but she was for snuggling not caring for in a psuedo motherhood role. As a teenager I kind of figured I wouldn’t have children, I simply didn’t picture them in my future.
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The start of something new: Always Getting Better
Submitted by The Start of Something New blog on 02.2.12 at 8:28am.
Here's a funny story that isn't that funny at all but I'll say funny because of the timing:
Fifteen minutes ago, I heard someone call one of their friends (? I use this word loosely) a 'skitzo' because she is "fake" and "pretends to be a different person around different people."
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I Was Home – Faces of a Family
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 02.2.12 at 8:20am.
I was so excited about this past weekend. I was finally going to meet my new niece Ella. And although this brand new baby was the primary purpose of our trip, I was mostly excited to bring together my entire family in its current form. My parents, two sisters, one brother-in-law, my husband, one ...
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flowers for you
Submitted by Dream Big on 02.2.12 at 8:01am.
To brighten up your winter day.
Today is my one year follow up visit with the oncologist...one year cancer free! After that, we'll be celebrating a friend's birthday. Two wonderful milestones to cheer about!
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Port Shoreham: Squalls Across the Bay
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 02.2.12 at 7:35am.
The cliche about Nova Scotia weather which suggests change each time you blink was very nearly true yesterday. I left home under a brilliant blue sky with conditions looking ideal. My plan was to spend a few hours outside though I departed with no destination in mind. I had a vague intention to g...
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I'm Hungry: Groundhog Day Fun!
Submitted by HRM Parent on 02.2.12 at 7:04am.
Happy Groundhog Day!! We love any reason to celebrate and found these fun groundhog inspired recipes and food ideas that we just had to share.
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For Your Valentine: A Box of Love
Submitted by Crooked House on 02.2.12 at 6:55am.
As seen on TV! A box of 100% pure love. You can purchase this as a print or as a set of valentines. Wouldn't it be perfect as an actual box?
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My Favourite Minecrafters
Submitted by Angelamaphone on 02.1.12 at 8:48am.
I have to admit: I watch a lot of Minecraft videos on YouTube. I especially like the series videos, like Let’s Play-style or long challenge survival maps. Here are some of my favourites!
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A What Day?
Submitted by Little Homestead in the Valley on 02.1.12 at 8:51am.
The school boards in Annapolis and King's county declared it a snow day yesterday. Last week we had a rain day.
Here's what a snow day looks like in NS. Try not to laugh.
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The Great Escape!
Submitted by Spring Peeper Farm blog on 02.1.12 at 8:39am.
Dave is so proud of his mink proof chicken coop. What he didn't realize that if a mink can't get in, then nothing can get out! Including his claustrophobic wife!
J. has had it drilled in his head, lock the chicken door behind you...lock the chicken door behind you!
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A Perfect Morning For Hand Made Socks
Submitted by Ask Rosie Beaucoup blog on 02.1.12 at 8:38am.
This was one of the few perfect winter mornings we have had this year. Every time we get a beautiful, fresh layer of snow, the temperature rises quickly, and it is followed almost immediately by driving rain, and the landscape becomes drab again.
But today was a day for fair isle mittens, hand ...
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simple stress facts
Submitted by Simple Balance on 02.1.12 at 8:36am.
Are you a stressed out mama or papa struggling to avoid that next cold that burns its way through your family? Maybe you are doing everything to lose a few pounds but the scale won’t budge?
You may not know that proper stress management can be key to both successful weight loss and a strong immu...
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Wordless Wednesday
One of those days.....It's snowing outside so what better way to spend it?
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In Conversation With...Frank McQueen
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County blog on 02.1.12 at 8:09am.
Frank McQueen married late in life, at the age of 57, once he was introduced to the right woman: Etta Wilson Montrose of Wallace. They met in Ontario but settled in Pugwash after their wedding and will celebrate their 12th anniversary this summer. Those vows – In sickness and in health, Till deat...
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Pinterest
Submitted by Gathers No Moss blog on 02.1.12 at 8:03am.
Ok, it's official - I jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon. It seems like everyone and their dog has been talking about this site lately and I am not normally one to jump on bandwagons right away, but I thought it couldn't hurt to check it out and see if I liked it.
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Smell ya later, January
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 02.1.12 at 7:36am.
Did you guys say "rabbits, rabbits, rabbits" on the first day of every new month? No? Just a bodunk Maritime custom? I'm so happy to see the ass end of January. It's my least favourite month of the year. This year was no exception. February isn't awesome by any means, but at least it's short, and...
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Sunset Seekers
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 02.1.12 at 7:17am.
“Where can I go for a sunset?” she asked.
“Green Barren is nice,” I said, “There’s a little orange marker where you turn left off the main trail.” She missed this turn on a previous visit.
“I don’t have boots.”
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I'm number five!!!!
Submitted by Curtains Are Open blog on 02.1.12 at 7:15am.
There's a saying in the sailing world that goes... "Second Place is the First Loser!" Or is it third place... fourth? Good Lord, maybe it's fifth!
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Bringing Balance: Understanding Stress
Submitted by HRM Parent on 02.1.12 at 6:37am.
Are you a stressed out HRM mama or papa struggling to avoid that next cold that burns its way through your family? Maybe you are doing everything to lose a few pounds but the scale won't budge?
You may not know that proper stress management can be key to both successful weight loss and a stro...
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The Layering Process
Submitted by Ask Rosie Beaucoup blog on 01.31.12 at 8:28am.
Well, the basement room is finished and the layering process has begun.
Some of the new furniture has been assembled but is not permanently in place.
Accessories are being added slowly - one piece at a time.
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schooling mom: sacrifices
Submitted by The Cheeky Goat on 01.31.12 at 8:24am.
Monday is my long day at school. It follows after a day of frantically finishing those last nagging tidbits of homework while the boy plays and bathes away the stink of being an active 4 year old. Last week, it was a bit of a bust on the parenting front.
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Infestation
Submitted by Little Homestead in the Valley on 01.31.12 at 8:33am.
Last week, I spotted a wee little mouse on a shelf in my pantry. When it noticed me watching, it darted off into a hole in the wall, next to the shelf.
When we did the dining room reno in 2010 there were a bunch of mice nests in the ceiling. We set traps then and haven't seen a mouse since.
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las vacaciones
Submitted by Gathers No Moss blog on 01.31.12 at 8:05am.
A couple of weeks ago, the boy and I attended a travel expo here in Halifax - we had heard about it from friends and had been thinking about booking a trip down south for March, so we thought we would check it out. We weren't expecting to find a deal, but you never know (that's pretty much my mot...
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Embracing Monday
Submitted by Always Something blog on 01.31.12 at 8:04am.
Some people find winter depressing, but I get more and more enthused. About silly things. Like socks. Because I HAVE to have something to be happy about! So although I giggled at the jokes told at the NDP leadership debate yesterday, and shrieked over the ugly but awesome printed dress that I pic...
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out of season
Submitted by Days Go By on 01.31.12 at 7:35am.
The quince bush is confused by the harum-scarum winter we've been having ( or maybe not having would be more truthful) and is putting out tender new buds.
Buds. In late January. And they were pretty and new and breathtakingly sweet and a lovely harbinger of spring-yet-to-come and it snowed this ...
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What's Old Becomes New Again When The Roof Is Raised
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.31.12 at 3:27am.
This house at 37 Thistle St. was converted from a 1.5 storey home to a two storey home and other than the dry foundation and first floor walls, everything else is new. In the flower streets area of old Dartmouth, the 1,693 sqft house has three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, a main floor laun...
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Relax.
Submitted by Angelamaphone on 01.30.12 at 9:23am.
It seems that 2012 is the year of “choosing a word”. So many of the blogs that I read have people choosing their one word for 2012, explaining that it’s the one thing they’ll focus on instead of a New Year’s resolution.
For example, Goddess Leonie is focusing on “fun”. Anna of Curvy Yoga is focu...
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taking a self portrait
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.30.12 at 8:08am.
Every meeting, our photo club has a couple of "competitions" where anyone who is interested can enter some photos into competition under certain themes. This week, one of the themes was "Portrait".
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i am lucky
Submitted by Days Go By blog on 01.30.12 at 8:07am.
I am lucky to have this Sunday.
Sunday around here means hot coffee, something yummy for breakfast - today, cheese eggs and bacon - long deep draughts of fresh air and sunshine.
The woodstove roars as we plan walks and adventures for after church, our kitten-filled laps warm and purry and full...
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99 cheap tricks
Submitted by Rouge on 01.30.12 at 8:04am.
Seriously. Ninety Nine.
From our friends at style at home…check out this fabulous online article!
http://www.styleathome.com/decorating-an..
There are tons of great, cheap décor ideas for your home. Ninety Nine, in fact.
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Half Marathon Training - Week 1 Recap
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.30.12 at 8:03am.
Saying "I'm training for a half marathon" sounds scary, but the first week wasn't bad at all. I'm following the Hal Higdon Novice 2 plan, which incorporates five workouts into week one: four runs and one cross-training workout.
Monday - rest
Tuesday - 3 mile run
Wednesday - 3 mile run
Thursda...
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What? No Knitting?
Submitted by Stitchery and Such on 01.30.12 at 8:00am.
Does it ever feel as you're racing the clock? There's so much to do at home and precious little time--or energy--left for the fun stuff (i.e. crafting).
Other than the finished amigurumi from earlier this week, there's been little knitting this week.
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A Different Way of Looking at Things
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 01.30.12 at 7:40am.
Anyone want a pair of snowshoes? They’re going cheap. Actually I’m just kidding, but they have not been any use to me so far this year. With half of winter now in the history books I’m beginning to wonder if any snow accumulation will occur? A very small amount of snow fell Friday night with the ...
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I made it!
Submitted by Curtains Are Open blog on 01.30.12 at 7:23am.
I made it!
After missing three days of school last week and finding myself in a position of having a massive amount of catch-up and an exhausted body... I made it through the week... in one piece.
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Tides
Submitted by Richard Levangie's blog on 01.30.12 at 7:20am.
This is Halls Harbor, about 90 minutes from Halifax. The Bay of Fundy* is home to the world highest tides, and it’s rough and ready, a place that makes you feel humble.
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Snow Days
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 01.30.12 at 7:11am.
Ha ha, the good old days when kids could have a bit of fun. This is Scheveningen, in the Netherlands. Below, Drifting ice near Urk. "Ok kids, I'll call you when lunch is ready"
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But Mommm: Power Struggle
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.30.12 at 6:46am.
"I want what I want and I'm going to get what I want." The words hit me like a ton of bricks as I looked across the counter at my five year old. With arms crossed and an angry look on her face she continued, "You know what else, I'm going to cry until you give it to me."
And so began our first m...
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Brian MacKay-Lyons' Messenger House II in Upper Kingsburg: $925K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.30.12 at 3:25am.
The award winning Messenger House II, sited on a drumlin hill overlooking the LaHave Estuary and the Atlantic, has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, in 2,932 sqft at 36 Net Yard Lane in Upper Kingsburg. Designed by Nova Scotian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons, it has elegant clean lines, is ecologica...
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Friday Favourites
Submitted by Angelamaphone on 01.27.12 at 9:40am.
Our cat Lilo is pretty funny. She acts mean, but she’s a softie. In fact, most of the time, if she and Stitch (our other cat) are playing, she’s the one who instigated it! It’s moments like these that really warm my heart though – she had no idea I’d wander in and see them cuddling.
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An Invitation
Submitted by Always Something blog on 01.27.12 at 9:28am.
I'm not the only one whose first love was the Internet. Long before I had discovered any kind of person crush, the Internet gained my trust with Audrey Hepburn & people who understood not liking Aaron Carter, which was a big, stick out deal at the time. The Internet subsequently broke my heart wh...
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Four Bedrooms And Amenities in Armcrescent
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.27.12 at 9:13am.
This four bedroom, two bathroom, 2,867 sqft house at 2259 MacDonald St. in Armcrescent is centrally located near all the amenities of Quinpool Rd. and the West End Mall. Recently renovated, the kitchen looks onto a private backyard and opens into a formal dining room. There's a large family room,...
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an un-storm day
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 01.27.12 at 8:17am.
I'm up before the boys, but still groggy. There's some nasty snowy/ice-pellety/freezing rain-y weather coming today, and I was hoping that it would be a snow day and I wouldn't need to go to work. But it's not. (The ice pellet stage is supposed to happen when the kids are safely at school and the...
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The Happiness Quotient
Submitted by Life By The Sea blog on 01.27.12 at 8:13am.
Passion is defined as “a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept”.
There are things we encounter in our lives that we are inexplicably drawn to – that we seek because in doing so they provide us with an overwhelming sense of fulfillment and joy or a perceived...
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Before and After
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 01.27.12 at 7:24am.
Here is a shot taken in June when I was in Little Dover – the original effort was a disaster. The re-worked shot looks nice. It’s the product of nine captures.
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It's Creativity Thursday!!!
Submitted by Suzie Ridler: Creative Spirit on 01.26.12 at 8:49am.
Remember how I made cinnamon and lavender oils for the full wolf moon? Well it has been two weeks and they have sat in the dark long enough. I strained them and they are ready to go and it is Creativity Thursday! I don't know if I will get around to working with them today and incorporating them ...
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A new home
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 01.26.12 at 8:18am.
Today was not a bad day weather wise..it was dry a bit chilly but overall nice.
We started the day getting Winchester ready to make a little journey to his new home.
Win was born here May 21 2010 to Jessie and Lucas.
He was a looker from day one and had a few unique qualities such as a white s...
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Health is a Team Effort
Submitted by Healthy Hfx on 01.26.12 at 8:17am.
We are really excited about 2012! So many things are happening. We are having our first child together (a girl), we are working with some great groups on health and wellness and my son is close to finishing University. I mention my son because I know that he is going to do amazing things and I ca...
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Yoga - 30 days is a long time
Submitted by Subtlety Enthused blog on 01.26.12 at 8:11am.
I have done the occasional yoga class over the past three years but was never a regular, until a few months ago. I started attending classes at least five times a week and I have just signed up for my first 30 day challenge. But before we get into that, let's back up. I assume at this point many ...
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Not So Long Now
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.26.12 at 7:51am.
April seems impossibly far away in the dead of winter.
As I spend my days walking to and from work in negative temperatures, trying to avoid slushy puddles and giant snowbanks while complaining about this city’s complete inability to make the roads passable, I can’t imagine that in a few short m...
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Atlantic Snapshots: Halifax’s hidden gem
Submitted by Spacing Atlantic on 01.26.12 at 7:48am.
You've probably never seen the most important mid-19th century building in town.
In the 1850s, it must have seemed like today’s “Ship Start Here” contract. A huge government building project that at one stage employed 300 men: so large it required the contractor to build a modern brickyard in Ea...
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Cleaning up my act
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.26.12 at 7:34am.
I have never been the type to worry too much about what I eat in terms of where it comes from or what it contains. Aside from calories and fat grams, I pay very little attention to the labels on my food. I rarely look at ingredient lists or give too much thought to things like where my food origi...
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A Day In The Life
Submitted by The Hat Junkie on 01.26.12 at 7:31am.
I confess that I have been having too much fun lately. Aside from filling an order for one of the most wonderful hat shops anywhere, Beauchapeau Hat Shop in Niagara on the Lake, I have been in design mode. It is a time of many half made hats being hurled out the window, but also a time of wanton ...
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Stroll Along the Lakeshore
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 01.26.12 at 7:10am.
Donahue Lake is frozen. I’m not 100% confident in the ice just yet but I noticed ski tracks which meant that if it was strong enough for someone else it would be strong enough for me. I did not venture very far from shore as I walked. I could have skied but there wasn’t enough snow, in my opinion...
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New Year, New Blog
Submitted by Life By The Sea blog on 01.25.12 at 8:58am.
I find it hard to believe that I’ve been writing blog entries for ten years. Ten!
Over the years my musings have found various homes, some private, some public but always with one goal in mind – creative release of thoughts. I’ve never been driven to write with the premise of gaining a large rea...
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a roll
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 01.25.12 at 8:21am.
I seem to be on a thrifting roll lately. Today's finds: this beautiful bowl, and something else I've been hoping to find for a long time: a handmade surprise mug. Total: $2.30.
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Big City, White Knuckles
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County blog on 01.25.12 at 8:06am.
“This is just the right amount of cars,” my mother said as we drove along the Trans Canada, returning from treating her to supper. “There aren’t a thousand cars on the road.”
No, there weren’t. There were two cars coming in the opposite direction and three cars stretched out before us. Countin...
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Green Barren
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 01.25.12 at 7:35am.
I woke on Saturday morning and saw how beautiful it was outside. Enough snow fell to cover the ground. The sky was clear. I decided I would go to Larry’s River then loop around to Route 16 and follow that back. If the tide was low I would go to Forster Island.
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My new toy...
Submitted by Curtains Are Open blog on 01.25.12 at 7:31am.
Speaking of breaking the bank... I bought this!!
A Canon Rebel T2i!!!
I don't have a freakin' clue what to do with it but appreciate the salesman explaining all of the features... while pretending not to notice the glazed look in my eyes!!!
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Money Matters: Comfortable Investing
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.25.12 at 7:04am.
The market goes up and down and so does your stress level. Are you uncomfortable with your investments or confident their value will be there when you need it? Investing for the future and the future of your family can be tricky.
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Four-bedroom oceanside house in Ketch Harbour
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.25.12 at 3:27am.
This 4188 sqft, four-bedroom house at 20 Kestral Court was built seven years ago in the oceanside community known as the 'The Breakers,' 12 minutes from Halifax. The house has three full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, panoramic ocean views, a grand foyer with a copper chandelier. The kitchen ...
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January 23
Submitted by Nearer Still blog on 01.24.12 at 8:32am.
some baby soakers. I love wool.
And this is how Alberta deals with illness. She usually sleeps it off with good results.
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30 Second Rant - The Boston Bruins visit the White House
Submitted by Subtlety Enthused blog on 01.24.12 at 8:29am.
In what sounds like the makings of a bad school trip, the Boston Bruins went to the White House with the Stanley Cup. This could have gone bad for some many reason, our hometown hero Marchand could have confused the Oval Office for a bathroom, or he could have used his sweet Ninja Turtle moves an...
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i’ve got the i-wants-and-gimmies and some news
Submitted by Movita on 01.24.12 at 8:26am.
I want a smartphone. This is hard to admit, because 2.0 and I pride ourselves on being uncool. We love to roll our eyes at people who feel the need to keep up with trends. Because we are better than that. We don’t wear labels. We don’t buy fancy stuff.
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mamamonday: ups and downs
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.24.12 at 8:03am.
Some days, I love being a mom and feel like I'm doing a good job. I love every second I get to spend with my little guy, even the gross things like getting spit up on and experiencing the joy of guacamole diaper blowouts. I love cuddling him, playing with him, reading to him, feeding him, and get...
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Word of the year
Submitted by Around My Kitchen Table on 01.24.12 at 7:44am.
Morning everyone,
Thought I would start Monday off with a little inspiration. As the end of 2011 drew to a close, I had been thinking a lot about how I wanted 2012 to unfold, or more precisely what dreams did I have in store for a brand new year.
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#benspotting.
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 01.24.12 at 6:29am.
So…life called my bluff. A few months ago, we upgraded our home television and internet service. One thing led to another, and all of a sudden I was on billboards, radio stations, television channels, telcom stores, and web banners strewn about the Atlantic provinces.
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Time Well Spent: Our Family Challenge
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.24.12 at 7:00am.
It's almost the end of January - and I'm sure I could dig up some sort of statistic to share with you about how many New Year's Resolutions are broken by now...but really, who needs that extra stress? I mean seriously, it's hard enough to keep up with the day-to-day of life as a parent, let alo...
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Three bedrooms just off the rotary with views of the arm: $429.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.24.12 at 3:26am.
This three bedroom house at 10 Forrest Ave is just off the rotary with views of Horseshoe Park on the arm. It has one full and one half bathroom in 1,438 sqft of living space that has been extensively renovated and freshly painted. The house is fully insulated with new siding, windows, doors, a k...
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Chilly mornings
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 01.23.12 at 8:26am.
A bitter cold day on the farm, -15C this morning.
Three deer grazed the corn field across the road,there is lots to eat for the wildlife,we have only 2" of snow.
I had to make a quick trip to town and noticed lots of eagles around..
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tell me about it, stud
Submitted by Rouge on 01.23.12 at 7:57am.
I got chills, they’re multiplying…and I’m loo-sing contro-ol...the power you’re supplying…it’s electrifying!
You’re the one that I want, you’re the one I want, want…ooh, ooh, ooh honey…
Phew, now that I got that out of my system, let’s talk about studs!
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Bald Eagles - part 1
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.23.12 at 8:00am.
Today we headed over to Sheffield Mills to try to capture some Bald Eagles. For the past few years, we have gone during the Eagle Watch but this year I wanted to go before the festival weekends. We had the area practically to ourselves, and I was able to walk out on the fields to get up close and...
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About the Slipper Mods
Submitted by Stitchery and Such on 01.23.12 at 7:51am.
A few knitters have contacted me through Ravelry re: row-by-row instructions for the child version of the non-felted slippers. So I decided to publish my changes here on the blog so I can re-direct other knitters here.
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This little piggy...
Submitted by Curtains Are Open blog on 01.23.12 at 7:14am.
Yesterday, I broke the bank.
Literally!
It fell off the table, hit the floor and exploded into a million little pieces. One of them causing a small (though I'll gladly take your pity) gash across top of my foot making wearing shoes a little uncomfortable.
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Eyes Wide Open
Submitted by Richard Levangie's blog on 01.23.12 at 7:09am.
I have a few quirks.
About 15 years ago, I pulverized a bone in my hand in a testosterone-rich karate accident, and it could only be repaired through plastic surgery. Since anesthetic and I aren’t natural dancing partners, I convinced the anesthesiologist to administer a local that would only de...
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Namaste, asshole.
Submitted by Halifax Broad on 01.23.12 at 6:39am.
"Mom, I don't think yoga is supposed to sound like that."
The resounding grunts emanating from the floor just outside his bedroom door, had awakened The Little Bastard, and he was ruining my karma.
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But Mommm: Screen Time
Submitted by HRM Parent blog on 01.23.12 at 6:38am.
Screen time.
I love TV. It is my guilty pleasure. After my day. After the baths and the stories and the negotiations about bed times. After all of that is done, I make my way to the family room. I sink into my spot and I shut down for an hour or so.
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Five Fireplaces, Five Bedrooms – Updated on Larch St.
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.23.12 at 3:26am.
Situated on a landscaped lot with mature gardens and a fully fenced backyard, this five bedroom, three and a half bathrooms, 4,020 sqft home at 1657 Larch St. has been carefully updated and renovated. The main floor has a formal living room, dining room and office and a renovated kitchen - family...
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a bum wrap
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.20.12 at 7:54am.
A Bum Rap:
Main Entry:
bum rap
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: false accusation
Synonyms: bad break, bad break, bad charge, bad deal, bad rap, bum deal, bummer, drag*, frame-up, lousy deal, misfortune, raw deal, rotten deal, stroke of bad luck, the shaft, the shaft, unfair assessment
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Photo: Before and After
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 01.20.12 at 7:08am.
I have been busy doing some behind the scenes house cleaning, mostly a process called keywording, which will allow easy searching of my photos once completed. I should be in the practice of doing this work each time I put new images on my hard drive but I’m always anxious to get directly to the i...
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Where the nanny state leads
Submitted by Damian Penny's blog on 01.20.12 at 6:31am.
When you keep infringing on people’s freedom “for the children,” a little at a time, eventually you get something like this:
Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya – an Indian couple from Kolkata are living a nightmare in Norway. Their children – a three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter – were t...
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Andrew Cobb Home Transformed On Oxford St.
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.20.12 at 3:30am.
One can only speculate what Nova Scotia's renowned architect Andrew Cobb would think about the transformation of this 1927 house he designed at 1756 Oxford St. His Halifax homes are known for their exterior aesthetic appeal, comfortable interiors, well-crafted details and built-in furniture. The ...
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More Than I Can Handle
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.19.12 at 7:47am.
Monday morning. 7 am. I had already been up for an hour enjoying the only 60 minutes of my day that are entirely quiet, entirely alone, entirely mine. The previous night had been fraught with restlessness as we found ourselves awake and cleaning up toddler vomit.
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The Old Apartment
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.19.12 at 7:22am.
Today's post is a writer's prompt from Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop.
You stepped into your first apartment and thought..
"...why the hell is the toilet in a closet?"
My first apartment was kind of an emergency scenario. I was finishing up my journalism program in one province and got offered ...
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I'm Hungry: Indoor Snowman!
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.19.12 at 6:44am.
I don't know about you, but my kids have been so bummed with the lack of snow outside these days that I'm soon going to have to figure out a way to magically create some so they can finally make a snowman.
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Secluded Oceanfront Cottage Designed By Architect Brian MacKay-Lyons: $249K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.19.12 at 3:25am.
Situated on Blanche Rd. in Barrington, this 1,294 sqft cottage sits on a 30 foot bluff and has views of John’s Island out to the open ocean. Built 20 years ago, the cottage was designed by architect Brian MacKay-Lyons and was recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award of Merit in 1992. The cott...
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What to Eat When You’re Expecting: Made Simple
Submitted by Simple Balance on 01.18.12 at 8:13am.
Pregnant women are bombarded with advice about what to eat, and what not to eat, which can often be contradictory and confusing. What does a mom-to-be really need? Lots of water, more protein, increased fiber and a full spectrum of vitamins and minerals, along with some healthy fat. Sound complic...
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a bit about barns
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.18.12 at 7:50am.
I have a thing for barns. Not the new ones...I like old and rustic. Totally impractical, but there you go. I love barns with lofts and lean tos. When we are daytripping around Nova Scotia, John often gets to hear me say "look at that barn!".
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Getting To Know Me (Myself and I)
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County blog on 01.18.12 at 7:37am.
There are two elements to writing that make it exciting and compelling for those of us who love to do it. First of all, there is the feeling that writing is a kind of therapy, that by writing down emotions, feelings and thoughts, we are releasing those feelings.
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To Town on Two Wheels
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 01.18.12 at 7:30am.
Winter cycling is, for me, still very much an experimental and completely optional pursuit. I am not required to travel from point A to point B out of necessity five days a week. I don’t have to train regularly or grit my way through miserable weather due to some unavoidable obligation.
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Scooter
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 01.18.12 at 6:56am.
Scooter in Paris. I would love to tootle around on a scooter:) Just headed out the door to work with some school children. Fun!
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Kasha
Submitted by Crooked House on 01.18.12 at 6:49am.
When I was little, my mom used to do a Slovak finger play that involved "kasha" or porridge. I can't remember the exact words and I certainly can't read Slovak but I think it might have been this one -- it was a bit like "This Little Piggy," in that it involved the adult lightly gripping, with he...
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3.9 acre Estate in Jeddore Harbour: $1.2M
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.18.12 at 3:39am.
Set back far off the road on 3.9 acre property in Jeddore Harbour, this 6,000 sqft house has six bedrooms, five full, and two half bathrooms and all the amenities of a typical seaside estate. The home has meticulous gardens, 1,500 feet of waterfront, a fully lit tennis court, a gazebo with BBQ an...
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A day in pictures
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 01.17.12 at 8:25am.
My ability to get to the barn safely has been compromised with all of the nasty ice around.
Hubby spread sand around for me so I could go check the critters,it made my day.
Edmund the gander has been quite grumpy as his goose is nearing the laying stage,I try to avoid them at all costs,being ch...
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Seacoast Colours
Submitted by Ask Rosie Beaucoup blog on 01.17.12 at 8:22am.
The yarn used for this baby set is Nova Scotia's Fleece Artist Kidazzle. I think the colour is Seastorm. Fleece Artist doesn't indicate the colour names on their tags and it is sometimes difficult to find and chose the same shade when ordering on line, etc.
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Tuesday Challenge - celebrating and walking
Submitted by Jan Morrison's blog on 01.17.12 at 8:16am.
Those who read my blog on a fairly regular basis will know that on Sunday I finished my final revision. This means two things, at least. Two things that I want to have all of you challengers contemplate. The first is - how do you celebrate reaching your goals?
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Conifers to brighten your winterscapes
Submitted by Bloomingwriter on 01.17.12 at 8:06am.
If you aren't a fan of conifers and other evergreens yet, you're missing out on some fantastic garden plants, to say nothing of a fourth gardening season--now, the time of winter interest.
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mamamonday: want to make $100 an hour?
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.17.12 at 7:49am.
At this point, I will pay $100 per hour of uninterrupted sleep I can enjoy during the night. All you have to do is listen for Eli to cry, and when he's hungry, feed him. I'll even pump bottles of milk for you - all you need to do is warm them up. That's it. Just be on guard for the hungry cry and...
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And the winner is... not to say we aren't all winners.
Submitted by Halifax Broad on 01.17.12 at 7:00am.
First of all, thank you to all the losers.
As usual, a most undeserving person with a healthy bank account won the trip to Boston – but the good news is: Mary Ryan of Halifax is the lucky winner of the $50 Flaunt Salon gift certificate – and no one is more deserving, and in need of a trip to the...
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Time Well Spent: the "to-do" list
Submitted by HRM Parent blog on 01.17.12 at 6:57am.
Ok, don’t judge me, but I will openly admit to being a fan of Martha Stewart. I’ve made some of her crafts, baked more than a few of her recipes, borrowed ideas, shared her tips and more. I’ve also been a subscriber to her magazine for years and love how it gives me an excuse to sneak away at le...
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January 16, 2003.....and how I started blogging..
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 01.17.12 at 6:52am.
Thanks to the jurors who have shortlisted me in two categories for the 2012 Canadian Weblog Awards! Always exciting. Click the link to see all the categories and visit the top 5 blogs in each. Lots of great blogs to visit.
Hard to believe I've been blogging for 9 years. I first started blogging...
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Winner of the When I Was Small Giveaway
Submitted by Crooked House on 01.17.12 at 6:37am.
And the winner of last Monday's When I Was Small giveaway here on crooked house is Amanda. Congratulations Amanda! (The winner was chosen by randomizer.org.)
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Too Comfortable
Submitted by Little Homestead in the Valley on 01.16.12 at 8:57am.
The animals are starting to walk all over me. The geese are constantly trying to open the front door and every time I open it the ducks try to fly in.
Today I had an uninvited visitor.
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Migraines and Board Games
Submitted by Angelamaphone on 01.16.12 at 9:33am.
I woke up on Saturday with literally the worst headache I’ve ever had in my entire life. I had a hard time seeing out my left eye, and every time I stood up or sat down it felt like my head was going to explode! We had made plans with some friends for a board game night, though, so I took some mi...
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Faces of a Family: Week 2: Sick Blessings
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.16.12 at 8:31am.
Fridays are tough for me. As the week draws to a close I find myself getting more and more exhausted and more and more ready for a break. I usually find myself trudging home tired and ready for the weekend to start. This past Friday was no exception.
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things that go scritch in the night, or I get itchy just thinking about it
Submitted by Days Go By on 01.16.12 at 8:15am.
I didn't get a lot of co-operation when I suggested ripping the bedclothes off and letting the beds air a bit today, (actually, I got the rudimentary beginning snortings of a snit from one and the total involvement in a video game from the other) so....
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MY FATHER WAS A CHAMPION SKIER
Submitted by The Newcomer on 01.16.12 at 8:11am.
So we were told. He had won a national competition of some sort and received a medal from the hand of the king of Iran. He grew up in a small mountain village north-east of Tehran, and he skied to school every day. His father had made his first skis for him from wood.
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say cheese
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.16.12 at 8:13am.
Practicing with some formal photo sessions for an upcoming "portrait competition" at our photo club. Poor Mulligan's photos were not even good enough to consider. These are also rejects for various reasons, but good enough to share with you. Practice, practice, practice....that's what I'll be doing.
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inspiration boards
Submitted by Rouge on 01.16.12 at 8:06am.
I thought I’d show you a couple of inspiration boards that I’ve recently done for a client.
After purchasing a new home, the client’s design challenge was to use all of the existing furniture and accessories from the old home and give the new house a refreshed and new look and feel.
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Road to Nowhere
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough County on 01.16.12 at 7:32am.
My intention, if all else failed on this hike, was to find a good place to sit for awhile. I prepared for sitting. I had a camp chair and a light sleeping bag. The chair is supportive. It also creates a layer between my bottom and the ground.
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They like me...
Submitted by Curtains Are Open blog on 01.16.12 at 7:09am.
For the love of God someone is listening to what I have to say!!!
I've told you a million times, I blog because I love to. Because I never had the chance to chase my dream of going to Carleton to study journalism. Because I was turned down by more than one publisher for a novel I tore my heart ...
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Acceleration
Submitted by Richard Levangie's blog on 01.16.12 at 7:07am.
So, it turns out that I am not above fear after all.
In any event, I hope you will find this little story amusing. I’ve become so blasé about my pituitary adenoma that I went to Wednesday’s doctor’s appointment to get a hormone injection and a few refills and completely forgot about the main eve...
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Till Death…
Submitted by Here in Halifax on 01.16.12 at 7:02am.
Since my midweek post was celebrating the single status, I thought I would continue with the marriage bashing and maintain a sort of theme for the week :)
When the notion of marriage was first introduced to humanity, the average person lived to the age of 17 (married at 13, dead by 17, why would...
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Sunday morning
Submitted by Alice In Paris Loves Art and Tea on 01.16.12 at 6:26am.
I've always LOVED this saying! NEW print available on etsy and if you are interested in the original, it is $100 on wood with 1.5"sides.
Brrrrrr, it is a really cold morning. I'm off to the market! This weather is like a pendulum, one day pouring rain, the next -20! Winter dawn, view from the m...
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Two-level, two bedroom condo on Bedford Basin: $289K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.16.12 at 3:15am.
This two-level, two bedroom, two bath, 1,454 sqft condo at 647 Bedford Highway is right on the Bedford Highway and has soaring ceilings and hardwood and ceramic finishes throughout. The master bedroom has en-suite bathroom, Jacuzzi tub, and large walk in closet. The main level and dining area has...
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Wardrobe almost complete!!
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 01.13.12 at 8:28am.
Just a quick update on the wardrobe we are having built.
We went over tonight to see the progress...it will be ready for pick up tomorrow!!!
I was scared of painting the beautiful hardwood but I really like it.
Here is what it looked like..
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thrifted treasures and a funny kid (no smiling!)
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 01.13.12 at 8:24am.
I found this Better Home and Gardens 'New' Cookbook at Frenchy's and couldn't pass it up. Jessica Fletcher has one on the top of her fridge, you know. (And they even move it around from episode to episode! I love that.) Most of the recipes are a can of this and a package of that, add some lunch...
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You're doing it wrong and proud parents
Submitted by Subtlety Enthused blog on 01.13.12 at 8:22am.
It is time for a new feature, actually two new features. Today will mark my first rant, which will be part of the larger series, "You're doing it wrong". This will be followed up with, "Proud Parents", which as the title suggest, the actions, issues or people discussed are doing something that wo...
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In the Delivery Room
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.13.12 at 8:09am.
I could talk about my childbirth experience all day long.
It is probably the best story I have. It has everything a good story needs. Action. Conflict. Blood and Gore. Sweat and Tears. Pain. Hard Work. Agonizing Suspense. Climax. And finally, a perfect resolution.
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Anthem for My Little Sister
Submitted by Richard Levangie's blog on 01.13.12 at 7:37am.
I can tell you exactly how it feels.
I’m capable of enduring almost any level of physical and emotional pain. But when someone I love is hurting, that pain is transformed into something epic and primal; a meat hook that suspends me from my sternum.
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A.G. Bell-inspired flying art
Submitted by Contrarian on 01.13.12 at 6:47am.
Little Shining Man, a kite sculpture created by Heather and Ivan Morrison, takes flight from a beach at St. Aubin’s Bay, on the Bailiwick of Jersey.
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Lookin' for Love on Julie's Walk
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.13.12 at 3:26am.
This 30-year-old split level at 15 Julies Walk in Clayton Park is right across from Hemlock Ravine Park and has three bedrooms and one full and one partial bathroom on a quarter-acre lot. The 2,402 sqft house has hardwood floors, a wood burning fireplace, custom kitchen with granite counters and ...
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Coffee Q&A: Ben Boudreau
Submitted by East Coast By Choice on 01.12.12 at 9:12am.
Who better than to start off this year’s new series than with my friend Ben Boudreau. He’s the community manager at Yelp!, hilarious blogger at No Ordinary Rollercoaster, and all around smart guy (just ask the internet). You may even have spotted him in Bell FibreOP ads lately (check out #benspot...
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monster in the rain
Submitted by Twenty-Two Pleasant on 01.12.12 at 8:39am.
Set this kid loose with some art and craft supplies, and he is one happy boy.
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BHBC - Why Women Need Fat
Submitted by Mmm...is for Mommy on 01.12.12 at 8:41am.
When I joined the BlogHer Publishing Network, I also decided to opt in to the BlogHer Book Club. I find reading a relaxing way to end the day, and enjoy non-fiction just as much if not more than fiction (and cookbooks more than anything). The first book I received to read since joining is Why W...
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Buttons From France
Submitted by Ask Rosie Beaucoup blog on 01.12.12 at 8:35am.
At Christmas, both Isa and Sophie were kind enough to send buttons all the way from France.
I love buttons. The right button enhances a garment. And a garment should be good enough to do justice to a beautiful button!
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Two Months.
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.12.12 at 7:53am.
Eli turned two months old on Tuesday. Over the past week or so, he's changed a ton and suddenly he seems so much older, with lots of personality. He's more aware of his surroundings now - he loves to make eye contact, make faces, and share big smiles with people.
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Run along and be active honey, Mommy will sell your shit.
Submitted by Halifax Broad on 01.12.12 at 7:14am.
Cookie dough. Chocolate covered almonds. Lobsters. Entertainment coupon books. And my favourite – the "Glass Turkey" – a laundry hamper full of Triple Sec that parents dragged out of their liquor cabinets.
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Dollar Store chic
Submitted by Contrarian on 01.12.12 at 7:11am.
From the moment I first stepped inside one, I have regarded dollar stores as miraculous institutions, unappreciated by the cognoscenti. In this morning’s New York Times, reporter Jesse McKinley describes how he outfitted his new apartment in Albany, NY, entirely from items purchased at the vario...
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Hidden Mothers
Submitted by Crooked House on 01.12.12 at 7:05am.
In the early days of portrait photography, small children were often photographed while sitting in the arms of their mothers, who were completely covered by a blanket. Later the ghostly lump of the mother would be cropped out of the photo by a mat. These Hidden Mother pictures are highly sought a...
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5 Ways Watching Wrestling Has Ruined Me
Submitted by Angelamaphone on 01.11.12 at 8:53am.
Here’s a not-so-dark secret for you: Mark and I watch wrestling. Twice a week. Almost without fail. A few of my friends are aware of this, and once I figure out a live-blogging method that works for me, I’ll be joining a good friend of mine blogging over at Wrestling is Awful.
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Decaffeinated
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.11.12 at 8:11am.
If you’ve been around me, either online or in person, for at least a year, you’d assume that I love coffee.
And you’d mostly be right. I love the aroma of coffee. I love its warmth. I love its jolt in the morning and I love the mug it comes in. I love that taking a sip requires a few moments to ...
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most of the time, she looks like a cat
Submitted by Days Go By blog on 01.11.12 at 7:41am.
but then at night when she sucks her toe before she falls asleep, it's obvious she's still a baby.
Sweet dreams, y'all.
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I'm taking the Yoga Journal 21-day challenge!
Submitted by Halifax Runner Girl blog on 01.11.12 at 7:19am.
We are into the final stretches of training for the Halifax Hypothermic Marathon. Things have been going fairly well, despite me getting a little confused with the schedule over the holidays and doing my 18ks two weeks early. But I'm finding that now that I've done these distances more than once,...
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Strange weather phenoms in Fundy Bay
Submitted by Bay of Fundy Blog on 01.11.12 at 6:35am.
If you're a weather watcher you'd probably get a kick out of living on the Bay of Fundy. If you're not a weather watcher, you'd probably become a keen one if you did live here.
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Five Bedroom Executive Home in Papermill Lake: $625K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.11.12 at 3:35am.
This five bedroom, three full and one partial bathroom house at 173 Acadia Mill Dr. has 4,350 sqft of living space on three levels and sits on one of Papermill Lake's largest lots. The kitchen was custom designed with a large granite centre island under a vaulted ceiling and eat-in sun room. Adjo...
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a real drag
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.10.12 at 8:40am.
John and I took a ride on G's ATV on Saturday...just through our neighbour's forest and around our own property. I spotted a rock in the old barn foundation on our property (barn long gone) and thought it might be nice to have it up around our garden.
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Let's Discover: Frozen Science
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.10.12 at 6:58am.
January has definitely been the coldest month of our winter so far. With this in mind, our very simple activity this month will get the family outdoors to take advantage of the weather.
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Need to Fix Your Kitchen Sink Faucet? Call a Plumber!
Submitted by Suzie The Foodie on 01.10.12 at 6:56am.
Some time back in early fall, something broke inside our Moen kitchen sink faucet. The lever used to turn the water on the off would no long turn off when you pushed down. Most of the time the lever would just go flying off and crash into the sink. You had to really fight with it to turn the wate...
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Welcome, creepy Google search terms. I’m sure you’ll feel quite at home.
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 01.10.12 at 6:43am.
The other day while the newf was out educating the leaders of tomorrow, I counted how many pairs of underwear he had. And before you go asking why one might feel the need to do such a thing, you need to understand that it’s winter up here in Canada and that means getting creative about filling al...
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Margot's Terns
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.9.12 at 8:21am.
This was the 3rd commissioned piece I created for Christmas. A husband ordered it to give to his wife, and was determined to have 2 "common terns" on the window.
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SOUNDS OF A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Submitted by The Newcomer on 01.9.12 at 8:19am.
We have come back from skating at the Oval. Or rather, Golden Boy and I have come back from watching the princess struggling on ice to keep up with her much faster skater friend. Still, we are all tired, and collapse into separate pockets of squashy space, paying no attention to each other.
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retro-cool electric stove
Submitted by Rouge on 01.9.12 at 8:17am.
The aptly named Dimplex White Cube Electric Stove is a retro-cool electric stove with enough modern pizzazz to liven up any room in your home. With rounded edges, clean lines, and a stylish chrome finish pedestal base, this electric stove makes a statement simply and efficiently.
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mamamonday: time for a change
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 01.9.12 at 8:15am.
The past three nights haven't been bad in terms of our little man's sleep schedule. He's out around 7pm, sleeps until at least midnight, then is usually up around 3:30 or 4 to eat before waking around 7am for the day. Translation: we're now getting three good, solid chunks of sleep at night and a...
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Sometimes . . .
Submitted by Stitchery and Such on 01.9.12 at 8:10am.
When I get the urge, I'll start a small project. The thing might languish in my basket for a while. But sometimes, the thing gets finished before I know it. Go figure?!
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Faces of a Family: Week 1: My Baby
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 01.9.12 at 7:55am.
I am finding myself using the term “baby” quite often. This should be understandable considering I am pregnant and have absolutely no names picked out for my unborn child. But despite calling the little one growing inside of me “our baby”, I am actually using the term more and more when talking t...
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Celebrity Doppelgangers – Animal Edition
Submitted by This Needs To Stop on 01.9.12 at 7:37am.
Since our initial post regarding Celebrity Doppelgangers, many readers have let us know who else they feel looks oddly alike in Hollywood. Most impressive was a friend’s insight into the world of celebrity animals. I’m not talking Paris Hilton’s dog looks like Kiki Palmer’s dog – I’m talking dogs...
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Trespassing
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 01.9.12 at 7:34am.
Trespassing does not rank up there with murder or pedophilia when it comes to public outrage. I’m sure a great many people probably have no reason to think about it at all. I also suspect many people (if they do go on someone’s land) don’t think they’re doing anything wrong unless they get caught...
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Birthday sharing...
Submitted by Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea on 01.9.12 at 6:41am.
"Thank you, Thank you very much!" Another year older and wiser. Elvis would have been 77 today! And.....who knew? There's a Graceland Cam!!!
I wanted to share my blog space today with readers and friends on this birthday of mine and I asked people to send me links to their favourite posts!
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Not Entirely Lost
Submitted by Crooked House on 01.9.12 at 6:37am.
From Dana Spiotta's intriguing Stone Arabia,a novel partly about a very intense sibling relationship, this excerpt describes a memory of the narrator's father, who died when she was seven or eight years old:
I don't remember a single conversation I had with my father. I do remember, however, wal...
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But Mommm: The Resolution
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.9.12 at 6:50am.
I’m not a fan of resolutions. But I haven’t always been that way. In fact, there was a time when I planned my resolutions meticulously. Every year they were a unique version of the same old things. Eat better. Exercise more. Be more organized.
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Three Bedrooms Near The Trail To Armdale: $309.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.9.12 at 3:35am.
This three bedroom, two bathroom, 2,168 sqft house at 116 Crown Dr. in leafy Armdale is freshly painted on the outside and has a newly renovated kitchen, new windows and a new furnace. There are hardwood floors throughout, a fireplace, a finished walkout basement with in-floor radiant heat, and a...
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ahem.
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 01.6.12 at 8:45am.
So. Apparently the last round of antibiotics didn't hear my wish for a healthy 2012, and didn't do the trick. Back to my doctor this morning (thankfully, was in and out in no time) who sent me for bloodwork, another throat swab and a new round of antibiotics and thinks that I may have mono.
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Down Home Comfort - Infant Style
Submitted by Ask Rosie Beaucoup blog on 01.6.12 at 8:44am.
This pattern, sold on Ravelry, is a sweet way to make use of the leftover yarn from a baby cardigan. The sock stitches are picked up inside the bootie, making it one piece. And baby will look positively L.L. Bean in his own soft mocs...
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Neverending Story
Submitted by Little Homestead in the Valley on 01.6.12 at 8:48am.
I received an e-reader for Christmas. It took me awhile to jump on that train but I finally started to covet one about 2 months ago. Limey got me a cute little lavender Kobo. Unfortunately it lived up to it's reputation when it started freezing several days after I started using.
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Dreaming of picnics to come
Submitted by Living in West Hants on 01.6.12 at 8:26am.
Well, even though we’ve had a very pleasant fall and early winter, it IS January. We both love extreme picnicking, but risking frostbite is not part of the charm of eating al fresco.
The above photo was taken on Remembrance Day 2009.
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Daisies For Ginette
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.6.12 at 7:55am.
"Daisies For Ginette" was created for Vickie to give to her daughter at Christmas...nice and summery! Unlike today, which is very cold.
Yesterday was the first day in several weeks that I had a chance to work on my stained glass window art...such a relief!
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AT LEAST WE’RE NOT DYING OF CANCER (YET)
Submitted by The Newcomer on 01.6.12 at 7:49am.
There are two levels of problems, for “ordinary” middle-class people.
Level “A” is when they or their loved-ones are dying from cancer, Alzheimer or any other horrible, lethal, non-curable disease.
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Coddle’s Harbour
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 01.6.12 at 7:26am.
Usually I am up to my knees wading through frigid bog muck, or enduring impossibly long back country treks, fending off the fiercest wildlife, baking in hot sun or on the verge of hypothermia riding around drenched on my motorcycle. On any given day my life hangs by a thread.
By contrast, when I...
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25 Things....
Submitted by Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea on 01.6.12 at 6:47am.
1. I am an eldest child, I have two younger brothers.
2. My first pet(s) were two Siamese cats named Topaz and Gigi. Topaz had kittens in my bedroom closet and when they were older, would carry them by the scruff of the neck, one by one, over to my bed and hop up, depositing them under the blank...
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January 5, 2012 This post may suggest otherwise, but I ran summer camps for five years. FIVE YEARS.
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 01.6.12 at 6:40am.
It has come to my attention (because some people can’t just let things go), that I may have overlooked one very obvious omission from my previous list of social encounters that make me uncomfortable: face-to-face interactions with children, babies, or anyone too far below the legal drinking age.
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Let's Create: Winter Decorations
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.6.12 at 6:53am.
Just in case your house is looking a little lonely now that the holiday decorations are packed away and the tree is on it’s way to the curb, here are some fun winter decorations to keep the place looking fun until Valentine’s!
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Four Bedrooms, Four Baths Just Off Hemlock Ravine Park: $685K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.6.12 at 3:27am.
This 2,900 sq. ft. house at 5 St. Laurent Place in Clayton Park just off Hemlock Ravine Park has five levels of living space and has been remodelled throughout. There are three bedrooms upstairs and one down that is used as an office, two full and two half bathrooms, and a large master bedroom wi...
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paperwhites
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 01.5.12 at 8:17am.
They're on the way! Forced bulbs are one of my favourite things about January and February. I never manage to get them started in time to bloom for Christmas. So I wait until after Christmas, and buy the bulbs for half price.
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A resolution I can get behind
Submitted by Subtlety Enthused blog on 01.5.12 at 8:54am.
It's that time of year, when my Twitter feed is jammed with unrealistic and nauseating tweets about how people are going to make 2012 the best year yet, how they are going to get fit, quit all their awful habits and travel to the edges of the earth. Let's be serious, we all know that in a week or...
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rules
Submitted by Dream Big on 01.5.12 at 7:39am.
All rules are meant to be broken...even self-imposed rules. When we moved to Nova Scotia, we had four animals (3 dogs, 1 cat). Over the four years we have been here, we lost 2 to old age and one with an unfortunate incident with a hunter. Last year at this time, we had only one dog and life was v...
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Winter Cycling: So Much for Skis
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 01.5.12 at 7:16am.
There is no snow. I doubt many people are complaining. For once I am not going to adopt a dissident view. I’m sure lots of people want to get their snowmobiles fired up but I’m equally sure the majority of people would be happy with a continuation of the mild winter we’ve experienced so far. Lowe...
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I'm Hungry: Kitchen Savers
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.5.12 at 6:49am.
If any of your resolutions include eating healthier, saving money or being more efficient, then consider some of these options in the kitchen to help you achieve all three of them.
Bulk Buying: Keep an eye out for good sales at the grocery store and stock-up on frequently used items like ketch...
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After 42 Years The First Owner Of This Clayton Park Home Is Selling.
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.5.12 at 3:26am.
The first owner of this split level house at 30 Hillwood Crescent in the first section of Clayton Park is selling after 42 years. The five bedroom, five bathroom house has been immaculately maintained; the roof was redone in November 2010. The main floor has two, two-piece bathrooms, the second ...
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Farm Update
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 01.4.12 at 8:48am.
Just a quick update.
Gertie is growing like a weed.
I'm in love with her brilliant red coat, we have not had such a brilliant red since her mother.
Ginger is still bred,no baby yet..
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superior
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 01.4.12 at 8:42am.
You may (or more likely, may not) remember our woodbox. It's a gorgeous antique trunk that I found at a yard sale for $5. $5! So when I saw this crate from a long-defunct local dairy at a local antiques shop, I knew that it would be the perfect place to house our newspapers for starting fires.
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making realistic resolutions
Submitted by Simple Balance blog on 01.4.12 at 8:39am.
How many years in a row have you made the same resolution?
If the answer is more than one, then your goal was probably never realistically attainable. I am a huge believer in slow, steady, & consistent change. Imagine how different your life would be now if you had just made one or two small, ye...
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Patience Is Not My Middle Name
Submitted by Wendy Jones Coaching on 01.4.12 at 8:24am.
A couple of months ago, I flew from Halifax to Toronto. My flight was scheduled to depart at 11 a.m. It didn’t happen. In fact, the flight didn’t leave until around 3:30 pm, due to mechanical difficulties.
The ‘old me’ would have been impatient, pissed off, a bit frustrated, irritated and downri...
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Back To Work
Busy day at the newspaper today, but only because we had one day to get it together instead of two. Then because we are a little short on content, it was decided to drop from a 24-page paper to a 20-page paper, pushing our deadline further into the afternoon.
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Keeping Busy!
Submitted by The Painted Quilt on 01.4.12 at 7:21am.
Never a dull moment around here…well maybe in the afternoon for an hour or so when I catch a few zzzzz’s in order recharge my batteries! *wink*
I don’t know about your house but things sure seem empty around here after we packed all the Christmas stuff away.
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January Inspiration
Submitted by Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea on 01.4.12 at 6:42am.
Does anyone else get the compulsion to clean and clear things out in January? For me it is all about fresh starts and new plans and goals and getting organized. I know it is really just an illusion, after all one day is as good as the next but ......there is just something about January!
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The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. No, Really.
Submitted by Crooked House on 01.4.12 at 6:31am.
One of my New Year's resolution-ish thingys (I never keep New Year's resolutions but maybe I'll manage to keep them if I don't actually call them that) is to avoid as many dangerous chemicals as possible in food and household products, particularly where the kids are concerned.
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Here comes the bride and that guy you should probably try to avoid.
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 01.4.12 at 6:29am.
Sweeping Statement #1: There are very few social situations that I cannot rock. Moreover (what a fucking terrible word…we should just replace it with ‘WHY YES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE TAKEN A INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL ENGLISH COURSE’), the ones that cause me any level of anxiety are typically ones i...
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The Least Expensive House on the Peninsula: $199.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.4.12 at 3:30am.
This two-bedroom, one bathroom house at 6148 North St. has 740 sqft and definitely is a fixer-upper but it's central, close to Sobeys, a pharmacy, and several major bus routes. It has high ceilings on the main floor and original hardwood throughout and the potential to be quite elegant. The back ...
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The Year of the Sock
Submitted by Stitchery and Such on 01.3.12 at 7:10am.
Yup 2011 was full of socks. Given that the first half of the year found my knitting mojo often waning (and sometimes non-existent), socks were the perfect project: small, portable and sometimes non-committal. Amongst the socks are a few items that might look unfamiliar (a vest, a blanket and a ...
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Lessons Learned: A New Year!
Submitted by HRM Parent on 01.3.12 at 6:26am.
The tree is down, decorations are put away, laundry is done and as we pack lunches we have to deal with the fact that the vacation is over. For Christmas all we wanted was time to relax and enjoy spending time together as a family and that’s exactly what we got. It was wonderful and I only wish ...
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Four Bedroom House on Lake Banook: $1.399M
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.3.12 at 3:20am.
This four bedroom, four and a half bathroom, 5,100 sqft house at 18 Brookdale Crescent has views of the lake from almost every room, cherry wood floors, a theatre room, rec room, wine room, new bathroom shower with built-in stereo and a full walkout basement to a hot tub off the lakeside deck. T...
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Rare Breed of sheep in need of help
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 12.21.11 at 8:53am.
As a owner and conservationist to rare breed livestock including a small flock of critically rare sheep,I wanted to pass this info along and strongly encourage you to sign the petition to help save a rare breed flock of Shropshire sheep in Ontario.
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light
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 12.21.11 at 8:47am.
I have been delighted by these German Pyramids (I'm sure there's another name for them) since i first saw one several years ago. And today, I was the lucky gal who bought the last one (with 30% off!) at a shop downtown during a last-minute hunt for a little gift.
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Welcome, Winter Solstice!
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County on 12.21.11 at 8:22am.
Depending on where you are in the world, December 21 or 22 marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere: the official beginning of winter, and the longest night of the year. Here in Nova Scotia, the switch happens either late tonight at 11:30 pm.
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Special Delivery
Submitted by Gathers No Moss on 12.21.11 at 8:16am.
This past weekend, the boy and I took a little trip to Bide Awhile animal shelter. No, we didn't go to pick out a new pet (although I would love to adopt every cat in the place - alas, I can only handle one cat at this stage in my life), but to make a special delivery.
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light show
Submitted by Dream Big on 12.21.11 at 8:02am.
We kept our Christmas decorations very simple this year since we only have 3 good legs and 3 good arms in our household these days. One of the decorations is a very small tree outside lit with red lights. I had fun the other night with my camera in the dark...moving my camera in various ways as I...
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ATV Ride: More TCT
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 12.21.11 at 7:43am.
Early this afternoon I decided I would go for a ride on the four wheeler. I wanted to check the condition of the TCT which I did not ride on when I was out two weeks or so ago. I zipped west along the Loon Lake Rd. for six kilometers then north on a connector for several more.
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Taking a dive in the Barra Strait
Submitted by Contrarian on 12.21.11 at 7:13am.
On December 12, Harvey Morash and Michael Gerhartz went diving at Grand Narrows, Cape Breton, where the two great basins of the Bras d’Or Lake* converge amidst the treacherous currents of the Barra Strait.
Those currents make the water in this video disturbingly murky, but the fecundity of the s...
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Winter Solstice
Submitted by Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea on 12.21.11 at 7:02am.
So thankful that the days get longer from here on. First day of Winter. We've had a very mild Autumn, in fact so much so, here is a picture of a lone daffodil blooming this December! Tres scary to me. The weather is upside down and challenging everybody.
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An Executive Home In Paper Mill Lake: $439.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.21.11 at 3:23am.
This four bedroom, three bathroom executive home at 53 French Mast Lane is a 2,720 sqft bungalow in the Paper Mill Lake area with a custom-built kitchen, large living room and formal dining room on the main level. The master bedroom is ensuite and has a large walk-in closet. On the lower level is...
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What if Christmas: Embracing my Inner Grinch
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 12.20.11 at 8:19am.
Last year I shared how I would ideally like to teach my children about Santa. I grew up in an environment that focused on the birth of Christ, the gathering of family, and the kindness of Saint Nicholas. Santa was just a fun little game we played. I don’t ever remember believing in Santa Claus. I...
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it must be Christmas break...
Submitted by Days Go By on 12.20.11 at 7:59am.
Because Good LORD, my two have decided they are mortal enemies, MORTAL ENEMIES I TELL YOU, and that someone MUST BE STOPPED.
And no amount of 'Santa knows!' 'Santa sees!' 'Stop before I stuff YOU in a box!' is working.
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FACES
Submitted by The Newcomer on 12.20.11 at 7:57am.
The living room doesn’t get afternoon sun, but there is no need to switch the lights on. The soft greyish-yellow light of Tehran winter afternoon filters through the billowing net curtains hanging at the full-length porch windows. Beyond the windows lies Tehran city, shrouded in grey smoke.
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mamamonday - routines? what are those?
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 12.20.11 at 7:54am.
Eli was starting to get into what I stupidly thought was a nice little routine. Eating every 3-4 hours, sometimes going longer at night. On Saturday night he went to sleep around 10:00, woke up at 2:20, and not again until 6:20. Waking up once during the night?
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Green socks!
Submitted by Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea on 12.20.11 at 6:36am.
I am so lucky! I was surprised with this AMAZING gift of hand knitted green socks!
Each one of those wee stiches was a click of the needle, a flick of a finger, the swish of a wrist.
My friend Lisa, is a magician with wool. THANK YOU!
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Utah: Friday
Submitted by Love Laura Beth blog on 12.19.11 at 8:43am.
On Friday I wanted to die for awhile for three reasons. First, I woke up and within the hour got a bloody nose. I haven't had one of those for a very long time. Second, I realized it was my last day in Utah
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KIOSK: THIEVING MUSIC ARTSY-FARTSIES
Submitted by The Newcomer on 12.19.11 at 8:28am.
You thieving music geeks, Kiosk, what were you thinking of? Gone are the days when Iranian “artists” could thieve and recycle Western material and pass it off as their own. These days, everybody has an internet connection, everybody watches satellite TV.
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foxy
Submitted by Dream Big on 12.19.11 at 8:29am.
G, DIL, and Miss M joined us for the weekend to celebrate John's upcoming birthday. This morning, DIL was an awesome nature spotter. It seemed every time she looked out our windows, she saw something special. First...the fox.
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hohoho
Submitted by Rouge on 12.19.11 at 8:25am.
The tree is trimmed. The Yule log is burning. The twinkle lights are twinkling. The presents are wrapped and under the tree. The fridge will soon be stuffed with delights…just like the turkey. And I’m humming along to holiday favorites. Friends and family will soon be gathering.
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Canso: Incognito
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 12.19.11 at 7:50am.
I am going to be candid: I do not like photographing in towns. I like being by myself checking out isolated locations. I can feel attuned to the surroundings if there are no distractions (ie cars, people, curious dogs). I can ‘see’ most clearly. But stick me in a town with my camera and I become ...
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Favorite ornament
Submitted by Kirsten's Kitchen blog on 12.19.11 at 7:45am.
Way back in 1997 I found this little guy at Thomas Hobbs shop in Vancouver. It is my favorite ornament. I love his little wiggle legs, his friendly face and that he is made out of tin. Do you have a favorite?
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God rest ye, Mr. Hitchens
Submitted by Frank Magazine on 12.19.11 at 8:01am.
The death of Christopher Hitchens is bound to illicit a wide range
of musings.
Some, like myself, will be sad that the longtime journalist and
culture critic can no longer trade barbs with close minded
philistines.
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Customer cervix.
Submitted by Halifax Broad on 12.19.11 at 6:57am.
The Christmas spirit hit me at precisely 6:28pm on Friday, December 9th, in Berwick, the inbreeding mecca of the world. I was killing time in the camouflage department of Bargain Harley's Emporium of Shit No One Wants or Needs, when I felt the familiar warmth of the holiday season descend like wa...
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But Mommm: Community
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.19.11 at 6:55am.
For the last week I have been wrestling with what I should write about in this blog post. After all, it’s the week before Christmas, this will be my last post before the end of the year and I’ve now been blogging for HRM Parent (and loving it) for a year. On top of all of these possibilities,
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The Most Expensive House For Sale in the Province: $4.25M
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.19.11 at 3:16am.
Boscobel was built 22 years ago on 13.7 acres along the Purcells Cove Rd. with 400 ft of waterfront on the Northwest Arm. The 5,800 sqft house has three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with a flagstone patio, wraparound veranda and private gates at the top of the road. No interior photos ...
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Calf update
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 12.16.11 at 7:11am.
So here is Gertie, she is enjoying a nice day outside with her momma and Ginger.
Our week has been very busy around here.
Gertie was having some trouble nursing...Ginny had so much milk it made her teats so enlarged and sore that Gertie had trouble getting a latch on them.
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le bonhomme de neige
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 12.16.11 at 7:12am.
Phillip had his Christmas concert tonight. It was adorable, if a bit unintelligible. That's him, right in the centre.
Tomorrow is my last day of work before the break, and I can't wait. An assortment of special people are here visiting (yay!), and I am looking forward to relaxing with everyone a...
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just for fun
Submitted by Dream Big on 12.15.11 at 8:09am.
Just for fun...wouldn't it be great if we could all get along like this dog, cat & rat?
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Where are you, Christmas?
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 12.15.11 at 8:08am.
I'm having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit this year. I'm sure part of it is having a new baby in the mix, which means less time for decking the halls and falalalalalaing and all that.
We decorated our tree on Saturday night in the midst of Eli's Gas Attack 2011, each of us taking turn...
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Lundy Fire Tower
Submitted by Get Out in Guysborough on 12.15.11 at 7:49am.
The Lundy Fire Tower is situated at one of the finest look-off points in the entire county. I tend to take this for granted. I live closer to it than anyone else. I can walk out my front door and be there in less than half an hour – less than five minutes in/on something with a motor.
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Play safe...
Submitted by Curtains Are Open on 12.15.11 at 7:45am.
The first time I sewed Spiderman's name bar on his hockey jersey, I wrote a little note... then placed it under the bar before I finished the final stitches.
I've been doing it ever since.
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Chocolate Cake and Frommer's
Submitted by Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea on 12.15.11 at 7:04am.
Brr, she's nippy outside. Kind of nice actually. Filled up my bird feeder and put out a suet block and now I am making this chocolate orange cake. The house smells great! My mum's annual Christmas Cookie exchange is tomorrow and I wanted to have something yummy I could eat! no eggs, butter etc) T...
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The Second Most Expensive House For Sale In Nova Scotia: $2.98M
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.15.11 at 3:08am.
This 8,334 sqft sqft. New England style architecturally designed home has 350' of direct southwest facing oceanfront with spectacular sunsets and oceaan views. Located in Marina Bay, a new premier development 10 minutes from Chester, the six-year-old house sits on 2.85 acres and has six bedrooms,...
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The New Meaning of "Rural Roots"
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County on 12.14.11 at 8:31am.
My hair stylist is an expert on all things country. She knows that free-range hens lay eggs with dark yellow yolks. She knows that ospreys only eat fish and fly south for the winter. She knows not to go hunting on Sunday.
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3D Paper Garland
Submitted by Domestic Bliss blog on 12.14.11 at 7:33am.
More cute paper garland! I can't stop!
Actually this is the first garland I started last week but somehow it got pushed aside once I started cutting out the glittery circles for the other holiday garland I made.
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Christmas Memories
Submitted by Richard Levangie's blog on 12.14.11 at 7:24am.
I grew up in a happy home, and the Christmases of my youth have crystallized into memories now held near and dear. Memories that can still keep me warm on cold winter nights.
My Mother was a devout Catholic, so the holidays were, first and foremost, a spiritual season filled with prayer and sole...
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One down... three to go...
Submitted by Curtains Are Open on 12.14.11 at 7:18am.
Part of me is too excited to even write the words... but yes... I'm one semester down and for the next four days, until the kids are done... I'm a STAY AT HOME MOM!!!!!!
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They Grow Up So Fast
Submitted by Crooked House on 12.14.11 at 6:36am.
Vivi and I are already having disagreements about how much lipstick she should wear.
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Money Matters: Talking to Your Parents
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.14.11 at 6:49am.
Maybe you’ve already had ‘the talk’ with your kids. Well, now’s the time to have ‘the talk’ with your parents. The anxious moments and uncomfortable feelings may be the same but the topic is decidedly different
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Seven bedrooms on Julie's Walk
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.14.11 at 3:10am.
This house at 17 Julie's Walk is right across the street from Grosvenor Wentworth Elementary School and Hemlock Ravine Park in Clayton Park and has seven bedrooms, six full and two half bathrooms in 5,472 sqft. Recently renovated, the house has a harbour view and a sunny southwest exposure on the...
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Tiny Worlds
Submitted by Living the Complicated Simple Life on 12.13.11 at 8:37am.
Just go here to see Mimi Kirchner's tiny worlds. That's what I'm doing. I'm making itty bitty houses with itty bitty trees and windows and snowmen. Good grief. I don't know why but this is deeply satisfying. Just blame my pal Denise from Grrl + Dog for leading me astray.
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What I Have Gotten Myself Into
Submitted by Mommy Miracles on 12.13.11 at 8:21am.
My daily commute consists of a trip on a ferry. This is a public transit, passenger ferry, so I walk to it and I walk off of it. Most* days I absolutely love it. I love watching the dawn turn to day against the cityscape. I love those fifteen minutes each morning and evening when I am forced to s...
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MY LOVE, MY ENEMY
Submitted by The Newcomer on 12.13.11 at 8:13am.
O Cleaning Lady,
O Savior of my arms and back and wrists and temper
O Our Lady of Bleach and Cleaning Cloths, whose wise swiping movements with your strong arms
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Cold Weather: Another Thought
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 12.13.11 at 7:47am.
Common advice given to beginner bike commuters by veterans is, basically, not to bite off more than you can chew. Begin with modest intentions. It is essential to have good experiences to reinforce what you’re trying to do. Each rider needs to establish a basic comfort zone.
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Christmas Time is Here
Submitted by Here In Halifax on 12.13.11 at 7:39am.
Less than 2 weeks until Christmas, and once again that confusing feeling of dread and excitement is upon me.
I can’t get a handle on how I feel about Christmas.
Sometimes I feel so overwhelmingly sad, that I wish I could just stay in bed and forget the whole thing, or sail away on a cruise ship...
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Parent Promo: Holiday Giveaway from Owlkids
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.13.11 at 7:18am.
Yes, you read that correctly. We're squeezing in another giveaway before the holidays and we're thrilled that it's from Owlkids!
Owlkids is dedicated to encouraging a life-long love of reading. They publish a family of magazines — Chirp (ages 3–6), chickaDEE (ages 6–9), and OWL (ages 9–13) — an...
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Brightwood Golf Course In the Backyard
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.13.11 at 6:42am.
This three bedroom, 1,550 sqft. house at 36 Slayter St. backs onto Brightwood Golf Course in Dartmouth and is only minutes from the bridge. There is custom designed built-in cabinetry in the living room with a natural gas fireplace and glass tile surround. The kitchen and adjoining dining room sh...
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mamamonday: one month
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 12.12.11 at 9:26am.
My little goblin turned one month old on Saturday.
On Friday, we had a monumental milestone - Eli's first real smiles, ones not caused by gas or muscle spasms. When he grinned, I got super excited and turned completely ridiculous. "Smile for Mama! Do you have any more smiiiiiiiles?" I cooed at him.
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Well, that didn't take long
Submitted by Days Go By on 12.12.11 at 8:11am.
What's Christmas without a little extra something in the tree?
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sparkle and light
Submitted by Rouge on 12.12.11 at 8:04am.
Last year, I went glam for the holidays (see last year’s blog). This year, it’s really all about using the same collection of decorations, which admittingly is getting large, in new combinations.
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Faux-Thrum Mittens Revisited
Submitted by Stitchery and Such on 12.12.11 at 7:57am.
And revised. Its been almost a year since I last looked at Faux-Thrum mitten pattern. And with the weather getting colder, I'd been itching to make a pair for my son. With only one size in the original pattern, I've had to re-work the sizing. More important, I'm re-checking my instructions. ...
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Metallic Paper Garland
Submitted by Domestic Bliss blog on 12.12.11 at 7:40am.
I'm really not a glittery person.
Aside from a pair of black sequinned leggings I bought 2 years ago, and maybe some glittery eye shadow I wore as a teenager, I think I can safely say I don't really like glitter.
That is however until Dec 1st hits and I'm transported into a world where silver, ...
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Cycling to (sorta) Relax
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 12.12.11 at 7:34am.
Writing about outdoor activities is a contrived business. I usually have to have a plan (no matter how loose), adequate time, and get a significant distance from my house in order to generate material. Cycling is a great way to combine exercise with a clearing of the head but when I am required t...
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Season
Submitted by Richard Levangie's blog on 12.12.11 at 7:21am.
My iMac screen used to look like this:
Now it looks like this:
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Eat, drink and be merry...
Submitted by Curtains Are Open on 12.12.11 at 7:18am.
And Christmas arrives!
Last night, after a three year "holiday party" hiatus, I threw a biggun'. Dozens of folks jam packed into my house... new and old friends mingling to the live music of Paul Lamb while... oh wait a minute... turns out Paul couldn't attend so instead I threw on a few CDs and...
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17 Tips for December Magic
Submitted by Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea on 12.12.11 at 6:39am.
A bowl of wee twinkle lights and we have instant magic! There are lots of things you can do that don't cost a lot of money but can add a bit of holiday festiveness to your inner and outer space.
1. Write a letter to Santa! Doesn't matter how old you are. Write one and mail it:)
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Aye, she fishes, that she does
Submitted by Bay of Fundy blog on 12.12.11 at 6:32am.
Although there are many enticing job prospects for those of us who live around the Bay of Fundy, such as dulse picker, flounder boat T-shirt designer, mudshrimp biologist, seagull watcher, elf shoe maker, rug hooker, intertidal zone moon walker, salmon smoker and seagull researcher, I've never qu...
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But Mommm: Happiness
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.12.11 at 6:47am.
When I was thinking about what to write this week, I realized I hadn’t written a Thanksgiving post. I’m not sure why because I’m way too morbid to take much for granted.
It surprised me that I didn’t think to write about one of my favourite things - giving thanks. You see, my whole life I’ve had...
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Two-level Condo on the Bedford Waterfront: $649.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.12.11 at 3:16am.
This three bedroom, two and a half bathroom, 2130 sqft, two-level condo at 495 Shore Dr is right on the waterfront in Bedford and a quick walk to the yacht club and DeWolfe Park. It's open concept with hardwood floors and a spacious living room with a double sided fireplace. The kitchen has ceram...
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Introducing...
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 12.9.11 at 9:24am.
Last night we moved Ginny in th barn,this was not without her putting up a fuss.
After searching for her we finally found her,her keeping away from the group was a good sign that the calf was coming soon.
We called all the cows down from the Oak field to the barn yard and tried to seperate Ginn...
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cookie house
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 12.9.11 at 9:16am.
This cookie jar / 'gingerbread' house lived in a cupboard when I was growing up. I'm guessing that it was bought by my mom or given to her as a gift sometime in the 70's. It was broken at some point in its life, and was (quite well, actually, which leads me to believe it wasn't my Dad who did the...
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Why Old Dogs Rock
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County on 12.9.11 at 9:07am.
We're trying to house-train a nine-week-old puppy and "weather bombs" like the one we experienced this morning are not helpful. She seems to be reluctant to poop outside when it is dark and cold and/or wet.
That's northern Nova Scotia in December! And January, and February...sometimes even May.
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Friday Bullets
Submitted by Little Homestead in the Valley on 12.9.11 at 9:22am.
# I feel guilty about the lack of posts but can't think of anything to post about. Nothing is going on. Limey works 6 days a week and we've been sick. I'm even having trouble coming up with bullets.
# I've been reading lots. I can't believe Terry Goodkind restarted the series. What's with f...
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a walk on Hirtles Beach
Submitted by Dream Big on 12.9.11 at 8:42am.
On Monday, while Riley was at the spa, Mulligan and I went for a drive. A quick stop was made to capture the above photo, then we headed to Kingsburg and went to Hirtles Beach. Ah, JOY!
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ANTAGONIZE THE MOTHER WHO LIKES COFFEE
Submitted by The Newcomer on 12.9.11 at 8:40am.
-”Don’t you understand? You haven’t even listened to those songs, have you? The Live Era songs! All you know is November rain! MTV stuff- pretentious crap for the crowds! Have you even seen his hair in Welcome to the Jungle? That’s the real Axl! I listened to those songs everyday for three years,...
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A Great Weekend
Submitted by The Hat Junkie on 12.9.11 at 8:22am.
Last weekend was the Halifax Crafter's show. I met many wonderful new and old customers and also spent a fair amount of time salivating over the work of the other artists. It's one of the nicest shows I have ever seen. People lined up to get in when the show opened and it was still crowded by the...
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Five bedrooms in The Ravines In Bedford: $769.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.9.11 at 3:11am.
This 5,400 sqft house at 118 Vanier Way has five bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and backs onto the ravine in the Bedford community called "The Ravines." The house's three storeys are highlighted by a handsome staircase from the second floor and there are Brazilian cherry wood floors through...
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An Early Present
Submitted by Little Homestead in the Valley on 12.8.11 at 9:03am.
I finally took a picture of the tree. It's been wrecked and fixed several times since we first put it up.
Limey spent his day off shopping for Christmas presents. He insisted on monopolizing an entire shelf in the fridge for a wrapped present.
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too busy to blog
Submitted by Days Go By on 12.8.11 at 8:10am.
But not too busy to have long, post-worthy conversations with myself. And definitely not too busy to miss it.
It's a rhythm, blogging. And sometimes I lose the thread of it.
Our Christmas tree is up, although it's unadorned and unlit - the two young cats have decided it's a giant toy that their...
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I'm Hungry: Thimble Cookies
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.8.11 at 7:23am.
It wouldn't be the holidays in our house without these little festive bites. They are as much fun to eat as they are to make, especially when the kids help. There's lots for them to do!
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Repurposing with a purpose.
Submitted by No Ordinary Rollercoaster on 12.8.11 at 7:11am.
As we seem to be coming up on a month since the finger-breaking injury and the abrupt end of my promising dodgeball career, it’s time to start thinking of new ways to put my dramatic, stainless-steel splint to new use. Because when your universal health care gives you shiny solutions for your phy...
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Four bedrooms in a Victorian condo on Inglis: $378.5
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.8.11 at 4:10am.
This four bedroom, one and a half bathroom, 2,350 sqft condo in a Victorian house at 5468 Inglis St. has been renovated with built-in refrigerators, corian counters, a bar area, eating nook, ceramic floors and a striking mahogany tray ceiling in the kitchen. A formal living room and dining room h...
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beeswax star garland
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 12.7.11 at 9:03am.
I saw a tutorial somewhere recently on making a garland of beeswax stars, cut from those bumpy sheets of beeswax used to roll and make taper candles. I loved the idea, so I asked at Hands on Crafts, our local source for all things crafty, and they had smooth sheets. Which I like so much better th...
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Why oh why?
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 12.7.11 at 9:08am.
We have been having a terrible week with the return of coyotes.
Last night may have been the worst as there were so many of them!!
I awoke out of bed at 3:39am to the sound of my dogs barking.
We jumped up each opening a window....the sound was terrible.
A huge pack of coyotes were going wild...
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Early Days of December
Submitted by Ask Rosie Beaucoup blog on 12.7.11 at 8:58am.
On the main level, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas:
Day Four: More framing. The closet and door to the laundry room are defined
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In Conversation With...Jerry Draheim
Submitted by Field Notes From Cumberland County on 12.7.11 at 8:39am.
Jerry Draheim puts two glasses of homemade apple juice on the table. The juice tastes almost tart and naturally sweet; in the glass it looks a little murky but its taste is pure. The apples come from the orchard Jerry planted in the 1980’s but that’s getting ahead of the story.
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10 on Tuesday
1. What are 3 things that are on your Christmas wishlist?
I have to limit it to three?! New running shoes, Glamour subscription, and books. Honestly coming up with a wish list this year was hard. I really just want to spend lots of time with my family, eat good food, watch some Christmas movies ...
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Touring Close to Home
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 12.7.11 at 7:41am.
I could not resist the appeal of double digit temperatures yesterday afternoon and set out on my motorcycle. I poked around on back roads while never going very far from home. I mapped my route here.
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Bringing Balance: Best Holiday Cookie
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.7.11 at 7:15am.
This is, hands-down, the best recipe for chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever tried. It’s simple and not remotely healthy, but produces “cannot possibly stop at one” cookies. It’s an old family recipe, and I could “health these up”, but I’m a believer in enjoying treats in moderation and not messing...
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airborne
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 12.6.11 at 8:50am.
I turned 30 in March, and this was Adam's gift to me - a flight over my beautiful town and the place where I grew up. The timing for the flight didn't come together until yesterday, and it was amazing, despite a bit of queasiness toward the end.
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Before & After
Riley's first hair cut. She doesn't look like a puppy anymore ! :(
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More Christmas Decorating
Submitted by The Painted Quilt on 12.6.11 at 7:53am.
As each day passes, I’m gaining a bit more confidence when it comes to our Christmas decorating. I found that if I introduce ‘new’ things a little at a time, then Frankie seems to accept them more readily…says I holding my breath. Here’s what little I’ve gotten away accomplished over the last ...
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Get Out In Guysborough County
Submitted by Get Out In Guysborough on 12.6.11 at 7:49am.
I could not resist the appeal of double digit temperatures yesterday afternoon and set out on my motorcycle. I poked around on back roads while never going very far from home. I mapped my route here.
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Lessons Learned: Report Cards are Coming!
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.6.11 at 7:26am.
Report cards are coming home this week. What if your son pulls his report card out of his backpack and you’re not happy. Math is lower than it should be, his teacher commented that he did not hand in all his assignments, and he got a “Needs Improvement” for effort. What should you do? If you’re ...
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An Even More Crooked House
Submitted by Crooked House on 12.6.11 at 6:54am.
This little crooked house, which is even more crooked than our crooked house, is on the grounds of the Indianapolis Arts Center. I found it on pinterest.
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ears
Submitted by Twenty-two Pleasant on 12.5.11 at 8:51am.
Before I get started, I just wanted to say a special little welcome to any new (or new-ish) readers. I know there are some of you out there. Hi! I'm glad you're here.
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Bulls and Breeding
Submitted by Hidden Meadow Farm blog on 12.5.11 at 8:53am.
Here at the farm we currently have two bulls.
Our current herd sire Yeoman and our up and coming herd sire, Stirling.
The difference is night and day,not only color wise but size wise as well.
Black Highlands,known as Kyloe, are from a harsher climate in Scotland producing a smaller,compact mo...
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Peaceful Listening
Submitted by Laura Beth's blog on 12.5.11 at 8:26am.
I am feeling about as hot as it is outside right now, so about 10 degrees below zero. I shovelled for two hours today and I think wearing a hat would have been to my benefit. I was warm and well at the time but I am feeling it all over now. My body aches, my throat is sore, my nose is a tad runny...
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FANTASY GIRL, REAL GIRL
Submitted by The Newcomer on 12.5.11 at 8:02am.
The Golden Boy is sitting on the couch, swinging his goldy-brown legs. Staring into space, he bellows out, for no apparent reason “Lucy! LOOOO-sie! LUCY!”
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mamamonday: surviving with a newborn - fact vs. fiction
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 12.5.11 at 8:00am.
Before you have a baby, you hear all sorts of advice from friends, family and complete strangers. People love to offer up their insights on what your life will be like after the little one arrives. Three and a half weeks in, I've found some of their advice to be really helpful, while some of thei...
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wrap it up
Submitted by Rouge on 12.5.11 at 7:58am.
I LOVE wrapping Christmas gifts. Love it.
For me, the presentation of the gift is just as important as the gift itself. Maybe because I take special care in it, or maybe it’s because I try to put lots of thought into it. Maybe it’s simply because I love wrapping!
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About Those Slippers . . . .
Submitted by Stitchery and Such on 12.5.11 at 7:47am.
So here they are--all finished! They look comfy, don't they? 'Cuz they sure do feel comfy and cozy. I just love 'em so much! Best slippers ever! :D
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Jonah Mowry... what's going on...
Submitted by Curtains Are Open on 12.5.11 at 7:11am.
Jonah Mowry's emotional video just might change the way kids treat one another.
Then again, we've thought that of the countless children who have taken their lives... simply too exhausted to continue their fight.
Bullying has changed.
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But Mommm: The Parent
Submitted by HRM Parent on 12.5.11 at 6:36am.
The past month has been incredibly emotional.
It started with the offer of a new job within my company and in order to take it, I had to cut my maternity leave six weeks short and head back to work on December 1st. I knew I wanted the job but felt quite a bit of anxiety over getting our son read...
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Lego Girl
Submitted by Crooked House on 12.5.11 at 6:10am.
Girl with toy bricks by Liu Ye. That's Luke's dream girl, right there.
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Loft-style Condo in the Alexander McNab House on Hollis: $249.5K
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.2.11 at 6:58am.
This one bedroom 755 sqft. loft-style condo in the historic Alexander McNab House at 1322 Hollis St. has high ceilings, exposed brick, and large windows. It has its own private entrance and a rear deck that overlooks the deep backyard with mature trees and lots of privacy. Condo fees include heat...
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Big Day Downtown
Submitted by Wth Bite on 10.31.11 at 8:19am.
My Big Day Downtown started off like any other: I got up, brushed my teeth and hopped on an amphibious vehicle that rolled through the streets of Halifax and then plunged into the harbour. Well, I guess that’s not really the ‘usual’ morning for me, so let me tell you how it really happened.
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At the Centre of Metro for $339.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 07.7.11 at 6:25am.
The 120-year-old “Busch-Ritchie” house is a registered heritage
property at 5522 North St with three bedrooms, one and a half
bathrooms in 1936 sqft. It is at the centre of metro at North and
Gottingen and the old lot has a surprisingly large private backyard.
It has lovely high ceilings and ...
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A Nice Little House In A Great Location
Submitted by Square Feet on 04.5.11 at 11:30am.
This three bedroom, one and a half bathroom, 1,706 sqft Victorian at 6164 Lawrence St. is about as central as one can be on the peninsula and it's immaculate outside and inside. It has the high ceilings and hardwood floors typical of the period. There's an eat in kitchen that opens to a main flo...
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Clean and Crisp in Armcrescent
Submitted by Square Feet on 03.11.11 at 4:42am.
The Armcrescent neighbourhood is a hidden gem – off the beaten path but located in the Sir Charles Tupper school district and a hop, skip and a jump to Flynn Park. This three bedroom, two bathroom, 1,961 sqft house at 6851 Churchill Dr is 66 years old but has been has been renovated and the main ...
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Privacy Rules
Submitted by Square Feet on 03.10.11 at 1:52pm.
Like the other homes along this stretch of Meadowbrook this three bedroom, three bath, 2,630 sqft house at Number 78 is set back in the trees and privacy rules. It's open plan with kitchen and a main floor family room that steps down to a large sunroom. One of the two fireplaces is in the master ...
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What A Difference A Facelift Makes
Submitted by Square Feet on 03.9.11 at 9:29am.
The owners of this three-bedroom, two bathroom, 2,580 sqft split level at 143 Purcell's Cove Road updated the exterior with slate grey siding, charcoal trim, and decorative stacked slate stone accents. What an improvement! They also opened up the interior and brought light into the large rooms. I...
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Back to the Future
Submitted by Square Feet on 03.2.11 at 3:30am.
Readers of this blog know we love this neighbourhood. It's right downtown, and it's full of charming little old houses like this one. It's 117 years old, but step inside and you are back to the future. It has two bedrooms, one and a half baths and 1,969 sqft of space. Downstairs is open with a fi...
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Bedford Hideaway: $1,299,900
Submitted by Square Feet on 03.1.11 at 3:10am.
This three bedroom, three bathroom, 5,200 sqft house at 1267 Shore Drive is only 18 years old but it has the lived-in comfortable feel of old money and good taste that's a million miles away in spirit, but only a few hundred feet, from the splashy mansions down the road. Tucked away on 145 ft of ...
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Good Bones on Bauer St.
Submitted by Square Feet on 02.23.11 at 3:29am.
The Bauer Street townhouses project was widely recognized as a creative model of urban infill that brought white-collar workers downtown.
The townhouses were built on the site of a stable that dated back to the 18th century, each on a lot only 14 feet wide, with three bedrooms, two baths, a p...
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Living At The Dingle
Submitted by Square Feet on 02.17.11 at 6:04pm.
Maybe it's the low stone walls you drive through to get to Sir Sanford Flemming Park, known to Haligonians as the Dingle, but once past the gate everything seems to slow down.
There is a mix of house styles but mostly there are bungalows, like this four bedroom, one full and two half bathroom...
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A Million Miles From Suburbia
Submitted by Square Feet on 02.14.11 at 2:30pm.
This three bedroom, 2,296 sqft, c.1860 house at 2341 Maynard St. has three levels, five fireplaces, plank pine floors, and lots of nooks and crannies. The top floor has a huge master bedroom overlooking the harbour, and a den – or second bedroom – with fireplace.
The living room and dining r...
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Those Wild and Crazy Guys on Young Avenue!
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.26.11 at 4:55pm.
What is it about Young Avenue that stirs the animal spirits? The 4,000 sqft "brand new executive home" on the left is $600K less than the three year old, 3,617 sqft house on the right. They both have four bedrooms. The house on the left is on a 4,646 sqft lot compared to 7821 sqft of the house on...
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A Condo on Cambridge. Doesn't That Sound Lovely?
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.24.11 at 1:41pm.
The Deep South is not the only neighbourhood that has seen single family homes converted to condos. Several houses containing rental flats in the Quinpool Road - Oxford Street neighbourhoods have been converted as prices for three and four bedroom homes have risen into $600-700K+ valuations. Th...
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The agency pitch writ small
Submitted by Contrarian on 01.12.11 at 6:50am.
You have only to sit through a few agency pitches to know how close to the mark this is.
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Apple - best of the crop
Submitted by Life With Yourgogirl on 01.7.11 at 7:04am.
After returning from my UK/Republic of Ireland vacation I selected my favorite photos to make an iPhoto book. It was to be a tangible keepsake of my amazing adventure - a glossy, full colour, hard-cover, coffee table book.
I spent several weeks arranging my photos just so, picked out the forward...
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Great house, check out the wharf
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.6.11 at 2:06pm.
This 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2,046 sqft house at 65 Shore Rd. in Herring Cove is a boat owner's dream: it has a substantial wharf and it's only 15 minutes from downtown.
The main floor family room has a beach stone fireplace and southwest exposure providing lots of light and water views. Asking pr...
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Raw space doesn't sell on Shore Drive
Submitted by Square Feet on 01.4.11 at 3:17am.
Custom home builder Greg Hebb finished everything in this three-story, 2850 sqft waterfront house at 825 Shore Dr. a year ago but he left the main floor wide open and raw. Raw didn't sell. Hebb says he thought buyers would want to choose a layout and finishes of their own. They didn't. They wante...
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Geoff Keddy
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.16.10 at 12:45pm.
1. What kind of work do you go after, or prefer to do?
Anything as long as there is design involved, a custom house, building addition ... anything that's visually more interesting. Lighting, texture, shapes, form ... the Time+Space building on Agricola Street is a good example. The clien...
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A Fantasy on Jubilee Road
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.13.10 at 3:21am.
This 5-bedroom, five-bathroom, 6,000 sqft fantasy on half an acre at Jubilee and Connaught had been owned by the Shaw family before shipping magnate Martin Karlsen bought it and expanded it and then sold it for $1.3M in 2008 to a doctor who has just put it on the market for $1.895 million. It has...
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On the Waterfront 20 Minutes from the Rotary
Submitted by Blogger on 12.9.10 at 12:28pm.
Tell someone in Central Canada or the Northeast US you can buy a house 20 minutes from the Atlantic for well under $1 Million and they wouldn't believe you.
The head of St. Margaret's Bay has a variety of waterfront properties for sale but this 2,768 sqft, three bedroom, three bathroom New En...
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Tina Parker
1. Tell us about one or two of your current listings.
I have a new listing at 71 Stonehaven Cres in Cole Harbour that is in a family neighbourhood, priced to sell quick, in move-in condition, close to great schools, shopping and handy the MetroLink. The MLS number is 40642811.
2. Do...
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1828 House for Sale in Lunenburg
Submitted by Square Feet on 12.1.10 at 3:20am.
The Blair House at 89 York street, built in 1828, in the centre of Lunenburg`s historic UNESCO district, was restored by the owners who must relocate for work.
Much of the original details are intact including some of the windows, three large working fireplaces and an enclosed circular stairw...
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Tower Rd. Icon For Sale
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.30.10 at 1:56pm.
It is an incongruous icon, but almost anyone who's ever been to Point Pleasant Park knows the convenience store at Tower Rd. and Point Pleasant Drive. It's the only store of any kind in the neighbourhood for what seems like miles but more important, on a hot summer day they sell ice cream cones. ...
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Pricechoppers
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.25.10 at 1:08pm.
At the beginning of the month we raved about a Cool Crib On
Creighton with a "spare modern look, bright colours and quality
finishes." The price has been knocked down $10K to $269K so it was a little perplexing when we saw a similar house a few blocks down the street at 2321 Creighton (photo le...
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Life In An Urban Tree House
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.24.10 at 3:16am.
Those who suffer from acrophobia should take a pass, but this house on a hill in old Dartmouth is an exercise machine with no moving parts that has spectacular views of Halifax harbour. Rosie the Realtor says the house is larger than it appears from the street with lots of natural light and space...
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Halifax Real Estate Guy Getting A New Look
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.23.10 at 12:43pm.
Andrew Perkins, the first real estate agent in Halifax to use web video to promote his properties and business is upgrading his site halifaxrealestateguy.com and will relaunch it December 1. Perkins says the blog will have more content about living in Halifax with a focus on some of his favourite...
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The Vic Is for Rent At Morris and Hollis
Submitted by Blogger on 11.23.10 at 3:09am.
Apartments in the Lawen Group's new building, The Vic, at the one-time controversial corner of Hollis and Morris St. are being advertised for rent and to be available in July next year.
Leasing agent Crystal Sutherland says units from 515 to 2,030 sqft will rent for $1,090 to $4,400 per month...
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New Tricks On An Old Dog
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.16.10 at 7:22pm.
This condo conversion at 3749 Kencrest Avenue in the city's far north is a shrewd real estate play in a market with lots of opportunity.
Buy a tired old apartment building cheap, replace the existing infrastructure, then upgrade taking advantage of the generous proportions of older buildings ...
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Brenton St. Condo Has Cool, Clean Look
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.15.10 at 5:37am.
Daily exposure to hundreds of pictures of tacky furniture and interior desecration is just one of the hazards of doing a residential real estate blog in Nova Scotia, but we persevere to feed your voyeuristic impulses.
Condos are our greatest visual workplace danger.
This 10th floor, 1,390...
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The Most Expensive Condo For Sale in Metro
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.8.10 at 3:12am.
Asking price for this three-bedroom, 2,347 sqft condo is $995K – including the parking spot. The building is centrally located on Summer Street half a block off Spring Garden Rd. The apartment has unobstructed views of the Public Gardens, two large balconies, and spacious rooms with 9 ft ceilings...
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Here Goes The Neighbourhood II
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.5.10 at 2:52am.
The ink wasn't dry on a post we did about Agricola St when Bam! another nice little row house pops up for sale on James St.
The first floor has been opened to create some space and let the light in exposing a nice old brick fireplace and the original pine floor.
The 1,200 sqft, three bedr...
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Purple People Eater
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.3.10 at 3:31am.
New owners bought this little purple house in central Dartmouth in mid-July and three and a half months later it's up for sale.
Broker Anne Da Silva at Chalet Realty says she can't talk about her clients except to say they're going to miss this house.
Da Silva says it has the feel of a lo...
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There Goes The Neighbourhood
Submitted by Square Feet on 11.2.10 at 11:09am.
It doesn't have a large presence but this pretty little house on Willow St. is half a block from the liquor store on Agricola Street in a hot neighbourhood.
The 1,451 sqft, three-bedroom house has generous rooms with nice hardwood floors, a newly tiled-kitchen and a spare modern look. Almost ...
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What do you get for $1.790 Million in Bedford? 35 rooms...
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.27.10 at 3:16am.
This 10,944 sqft house in the Ravines has five master bedrooms with en-suite and walk-in closet, a view of the Basin, family room with wood burning fireplace, large kitchen with granite island and miles of storage, butlers pantry, formal dining area, wet bar ... sorry, we got lost ... and we sti...
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So Goes The Deep South
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.25.10 at 7:05pm.
Real estate agent Peter Brouwer and partners bought the five homes owned by the Cleveland family at the very south end of Tower Road and two more around the north corner on Fayes Lane.
They sold the larger of the two lots on the lane immediately for a custom home.
They built this 2,700 sqft...
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Southend Townhouse With A Killer Kitchen
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.25.10 at 3:22am.
It's great house with a hot kitchen – all white and modern, two stories high that opens onto a deck and garden patio. The high ceilings and formal 19th century rooms on the main floor main are intact. The 3,750 sqft Tower Road house has five bedrooms and three and a half baths and a one bedroom i...
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Fantasy Island
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.22.10 at 12:59pm.
Real estate agent Mariana Cowan is using every available option including a free listing on Craigslist to sell this eight-acre estate property on Hechtman's Island outside Lunenburg. The year-old, 3,083 sqft house has a main floor master bedroom, three bedrooms upstairs and a 2-bedroom self conta...
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Work from Home
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.20.10 at 1:51pm.
The large white house at Connaught and Quinpool known as the Welcome Inn is for sale as a residence and/or a B&B, or both. 50 per cent owner Angela Kidston has had them both for eight years and put the properties up for sale about four months ago. The home has three guest bedrooms and three priva...
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A Little Love and This Mid-century Home Will Look Modern Again
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.19.10 at 1:57pm.
New RedDoor agent Pam Auld listed this mid-century contemporary on the corner of Cambridge Street and Jubilee Road today. The spacious three bedroom, 2,046 sqft split level has one and a half bathrooms, two fireplaces, a large kitchen and just needs some luvin'. Auld says someone could knock down...
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Go North Without Fear
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.18.10 at 1:53pm.
Almost every real estate agent in metro identifies north end Halifax as a good long term buying opportunity and houses of any size listed for less than $200K are becoming a rare commodity. Prudential agent Jim Murphy says his listing at 3658 Albert St for $189.9K is a good example. The 2-bedroom,...
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Standout Craigslist Rental
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.18.10 at 12:50pm.
If, in fact, the pictures tell the story this two bedroom rental is a step up from most Halifax apartment offerings, and if it is anywhere near the peninsula for $1,100 a month. The Craigslist ad says only that the furnished two-bedroom apartment rent includes utilities and appliances and is clos...
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A Dream on Dahlia
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.14.10 at 12:59pm.
The couple selling this 3 year old house bought an older home, tore it down to the foundation and rebuilt their two-storey, two bedroom dream house with clean lines and modern feel in central downtown Dartmouth.
A family illness means they have to move to a one-level home so a new buyer will ...
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Queen For Sale
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.13.10 at 1:50pm.
Selling privately can save a lot of money but it helps to have a really sexy house, great decor, a celebrity angle or even just old stone walls. This little old house on busy Queen street has a For Sale sign out front and it does have old stone walls – in the basement. The seller has had the hous...
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A Million Dollar View for $389.9K
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.7.10 at 6:50pm.
It's a beach house right on the Dartmouth waterfront. At street level you're 20 feet from CN's rail tracks. In the front room you're looking right out the harbour.
The three-level house is 1,780 sqft with two bedrooms on the upper floor of the back split overlooking a back garden. There's an ...
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On the Waterfront for $2,350/mo
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.7.10 at 12:48pm.
That's the rent for this two-bedroom, two bathroom 2,200 sqft condo in The Terrace on the Bedford Highway that advertises 17' ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a deck.
Smokers and pets are not welcome but it's available to anyone else with a weeks notice. Annual lease.
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Prime Minister Robert Borden Slept Here – And You Could Too.
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.4.10 at 11:47am.
The Kijiji listing is marked urgent but there is something about the picture that looks familiar – it's the former home of Robert Laird Borden, the eighth Prime Minister of Canada whose tenure was during the First World War.
Built around 1873 much of the house and grounds are still intact alb...
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Hydrostone For Sale By Owner
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.4.10 at 10:45am.
The Hydrostone is a hot location which may be why the sellers of this 3-bedroom townhouse decided to sell the property themselves using propertyguys.com, kijiji and their own contacts.
During three weeks on the market the couple say there has been a steady stream of lookers – and one standing ...
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Cute and Compact On Cornwallis
Submitted by Square Feet on 10.1.10 at 12:48pm.
This little 160-year-old house has 1560 sqft in three levels of open space with exposed hand-hewn beams, exposed brick, pine floors and original 'decorative' fireplaces. The postage stamp lot also has two parking spots and a small stone patio. It went on the market Sept. 29 with an asking price o...
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Not ready for long term commitment?
Submitted by Square Feet on 09.29.10 at 12:58pm.
Carolyn Davis Stewart is renting this three-level brick Victorian townhouse on Brunswick St. if buying is not an option. Rent is $2,495 plus utilities for the renovated, heritage property with four stone fireplaces, 12' ceilings, original plaster mouldings and five spacious bedrooms. The kitchen ...
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Halifax's nominee for uglyhousephotos.com
Submitted by Square Feet on 09.27.10 at 2:11pm.
It's brand new. It's on North Street in the center of peninsula Halifax. The builder ended up owning this beauty and asked realtor Bruce Smith to move it. The original owner had been asking $350K. The builder is asking $225K and Smith says there's an offer on the table. The pictures tell the stor...
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Good Gracious
Submitted by Square Feet on 09.20.10 at 1:32pm.
The fieldstone fireplace in the family room does it for us. The fact that two basement apartments help pay the freight helps too. The house has four bedrooms upstairs, a spacious attic with a separate bedroom and 3pc bath, and big light-filled rooms. That's how they made them 100 years ago. It's...
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Fuller Terrace: Outside the Mainstream
Submitted by Blogger on 09.16.10 at 1:22pm.
Examples of modern architecture are popping up in unexpected places in Halifax and the house Brainard Fitzgerald built on a vacant lot on Fuller Terrace in the North End stands out – when you see it.
Brainard's wife Susan Fitzgerald is also his architect and she uses the colours and materials...
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The Making of the Wreath
Submitted by Rainy Saturday on 09.16.10 at 8:15am.
On Saturday night I put on my crafty pants and got down to the business of making a fall wreath. I feel like I cheated a little wee bit, because I bought the wreath base already made, and I used fake berries and flowers and leaves, and it all smacks of bringing Superstore cookies to a potluck but...
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Uncommon Commons Penthouse
Submitted by Square Feet on 09.15.10 at 12:42pm.
Dartmouth builder Eli Abraham says he has only the penthouse and two smaller units left of the 15 units in his Amoury Villa condos overlooking the Commons.
The units are not listed on MLS and Abraham is only talking prices with buyers but high end condos in Halifax are selling for $400 to mor...
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Out There
Submitted by Square Feet on 09.7.10 at 3:19am.
For someone who really wants to get away from it all Big Tancook Island is a start.
It's the largest of the 365 islands in Mahone Bay, six miles south of Chester on the Atlantic – but you would have to share it with the 125 year round residents.
Big Tancook has quiet country roads and wal...
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Elegance Where You Least Expect It
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.30.10 at 2:00pm.
This 1850 house looks little on the outside but is surprising roomy on the inside, despite being only one and a half storeys. It has high ceilings, original wide trim and pine plank floors and a basement kitchen with working fireplace.
Two bedrooms upstairs are reached by an elegant original ...
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57 Properties In One Square Kilometre For Sale in Chester
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.26.10 at 1:29pm.
Tradewinds Reality owner Tim Harris says that not unusual in this village of 10,000 people where prices vary from $165K to just under $4 million.
Harris says the market started to slow after the U.S financial crisis in 2008 but he adds, there has been no selloff; most of the U.S. owners in Ch...
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Theatre Lofts Selling Briskly With Little Fanfair
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.25.10 at 2:20pm.
David Graham say's 36 of the 43 residential units in his Theater Lofts condo project on Gottingen St. are sold and tenants will be in by Christmas.
Graham says the moderately priced Casino loft units – $159.9K and 515 sqft – and the higher level one and two-bedroom units – $264.9K - $299.9K a...
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Calvin Klein Doesn't Live Here – But He Could
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.24.10 at 7:48am.
This 3,711 sqft Hollywood mirage, set between two 50s suburbans on a non-descript cul-de-sac off Jubilee Road, was built only a year ago.
Designed by Newport, Nova Scotia architect Diana Carl for a female client, the house has an exterior clad in redwood, an interior with two-level fireplace,...
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The Most Expensive House in Halifax – this week.
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.23.10 at 5:04pm.
This 12-year-old, 4-bedroom, 5,025 sqft house has all the amenities one would expect in a $2.89 million mansion on a "pre-confederation water lot" on the North West Arm.
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This Little Street Goes Mod
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.23.10 at 1:16pm.
May Street, one of the city's shortest streets, runs from Agricola to Robie and is surrounded by an odd assortment of businesses and little old houses – but gentrification is coming.
Bruce Norman and Blair Flynn, owners of Norman Flynn Design, the Agricola Street interior design shop, need on...
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Modern McMansion in Fairmount commands Premium Price
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.22.10 at 12:09pm.
Fairmount subdivision is a neighbourhood in transition and its proximity to downtown Halifax and hilltop views has resulted in new 5,000-sqft McMansions popping up beside 900-sqft bungalows.
Most of the new houses are a mix of architectural styles but this modern home stands out with its boxy...
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On the Waterfront
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.19.10 at 12:06pm.
Hassles with the city behind him, Frances Fares has finally started construction on the first condo building in his $500-million Kings Wharf project on the Dartmouth waterfront – how many of those does the city have? – and sales manager Dani Lynn Morse says The Keelson is 56 percent sold.
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Dartmouth is the new Brooklyn
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.19.10 at 1:59pm.
The Herald headline says "Housing sales drop into the basement" but Dartmouth broker Trevor Parsons says that's media hype – not his reality.
Parsons says sales and listings are down across the province but the Halifax - Dartmouth condo market is strong with mostly first time buyers.
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What's that they say about location?
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.17.10 at 1:04pm.
It's a year from completion but lead broker Mariana Cowan says 70 per cent of the condos in Wadih Fares' Trillium building on South Park street are sold at prices ranging from $443K to $5 million.
We've never known a broker to exaggerate but these numbers sound reasonable: the location is fan...
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The Pad Picker doesn't do cookie cutter apartments
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.16.10 at 2:42pm.
Tim Nettle has been renting apartments and condos for 17 years but only in houses, flats and individual condos.
His three-person firm has more than doubled to seven in two years and Nettle says he usually has a dozen units for rent.
The other side of his business is managing the propertie...
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Andrew Perkins
1. What prompted you to start halifaxrealestateguy.com?
There wasn't anyone in Halifax blogging regularly about the Halifax Real Estate Market so I saw an opportunity to start something different.
2. What is the focus of the site and how is it different from your site www.andrewpe...
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halifaxrealestateguy.com offers video real estate news
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.14.10 at 9:20am.
Real estate agent Andrew Perkins is using a weekly news video on his year old website www.halifaxrealestateguy.com to promote himself.
This week he's reporting that Halifax condo sales are half what they were this time last year but sale prices are up almost 6 per cent and units are selling ...
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A Bargain In Bedford!?
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.13.10 at 1:25pm.
It's a prim little lady in a neighbourhood in transition – a 3-bedroom house with a basin view.
With three bedrooms and 1 bath in 1133 sqft at $273,900 it sounds like a good deal, especially with the Mercedes and Porches prowling nearby streets.
The original property was bought in Oct. '9...
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Gottingen is going, going...
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.12.10 at 12:11pm.
Rosie Porter aka Rosie the Realtor says three units at the 5505 Falkland St condos have sold in the last two weeks and only seven of the 55 units are left for sale.
Some owners have bought as investors and are renting their units for $1,100 (one bedroom) a month, and $1,400 (two).
The str...
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How low can you go?
Submitted by Real Estate on 08.11.10 at 3:07pm.
Forget a house, and don't even think about a building lot if you want to live close to downtown.
Condos are the only buy on the Halifax peninsula and the lowest price available right now on MLS is a 667 sqft, one bedroom in a 22-year-old building on John Parr Dr at $128,900.
The next step...
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A Regional Plan for Absurdity
Submitted by Real Estate on 08.11.10 at 3:04pm.
With its focus on encouraging development and density on the peninsula HRM's Regional Plan sets out restrictions for rural development that lead to absurd, if not perverse land use.
Outside the central core a land owner can only divide a parcel of land of 25 acres or more into eight lots.
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Dilemma in the Deep South
Submitted by Square Feet on 08.6.10 at 10:56am.
The south end is full of them: beautiful old houses with no one to care for them.
Paul and Francis Reynolds are at one extreme with the Bower House.
The Roger's Drive house, circa 1800, is one of the oldest in Halifax and pretty well intact but it's more space and effort than they need.
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Soakin' Up the Sun
Submitted by Third Street on 06.29.10 at 6:41pm.
Thanks to Colleen from Curtains are Open, we recently recieved a commission to do two dolls dressed for the beach. Colleen's good friend Kim was looking for a special surprise for her two little girls upon arrival to their cottage following the end of the school year.
These are the two little...
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Where The Wild Things Are: A film that should dazzle audiences of all ages.
Submitted by Ron Foley Macdonald on 10.17.09 at 2:07pm.
The long-awaited bigscreen version of Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book Where The Wild Things Are has finally arrived in theatres after years of development starts and stops, and even more trouble from the production end.
Directed by the visionary Spike Jonze, who directed two of the mo...
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The game’s afoot
Submitted by To Halifax and Gone on 10.7.09 at 6:30am.
Today was the first of the season in which I leave in the dark and return in the dark. The way back was darker than the way out, and my route a bit less well lit and along the east side of Victoria Park.
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Prasada - Eating is Diving - A Nova Scotia Food Blog
Submitted by akasha on 09.26.09 at 1:25pm.
A glimpse into the life of a family that strives to eat ethically, locally, seasonally, gratefully and deliciously. In Hinduism, food plays an important role in rituals and worship, and the food offered to the gods is called prasada. The Sanskrit word "prasada" means "mercy," or the divine grace ...
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