My home for the week I was in Nova Scotia, Moon Fire (organic!) farm. Funny story: One morning when the wind was pretty fierce, I was in their shower, covered head to toe in soap – and the power went out, including the water pump. The only water available for...
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My final glorious day in Nova Scotia, exploring a bit of the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy – with one of the highest tidal differentials in the world. I spent this day driving from Chéverie to Truro and back, enjoying the quiet autumn Sunday in farmland and...
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I think radio is one of the ways to read the “tea leaves” of an area. Earlier this year I was delighted to find a Hopi NPR affiliate station in Arizona (KUYI) that had the best mix of music genres I think I have ever heard. In Southern Oregon, I remember being struck...
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Oh, you SO wish you were me on this day! Between euphoria from the scenery and the adrenaline rush from the weather – I was on an unceasing natural high. Seriously, everyone, put Nova Scotia on your bucket lists. Maybe a couple of weeks earlier than the end of...
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I *had* to stop by to check Peace by Chocolate out! So many of my favorite things together – peace, chocolate, community engagement, creating local jobs, celebrating inclusion, leading by example… My heart was happy and my mouth was happy, too! Peace in...
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Peggy’s Cove was one of three places my sister, who happily honeymooned in Nova Scotia, recommended I visit. Peggy’s Cove and Lunenburg (another of her recommendations) are pretty close to each other on the South Shore of the Atlantic, south of Halifax....
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