Old Stories for a New Year

Long before I became so obsessed with photography, before I had a digital camera, I used to write. I told my stories in letters rather than pixels

when old friends come home again

The best way to explain it was that my heart had been longing to reconnect even before my mind understood the need and the heart was saying - "Do you get it now? Love love love." as if attempting to fix in my mind the importance of taking time for old friends

The Panic of Tracking Santa

Invariably a light traveled across the sky. It's him, it's him, he's getting close. Must sleep NOW!!!!!!!! But just can't.

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE – TEN MINUTE BLOG

This year I changed my thinking. It's not Halloween or Thanksgiving; this year Christmas is my favorite holiday.

Apple Picking Etiquette

Eating the apple in Eden isn’t the only apple-based crime. After a recent trip to three orchards, I witnessed a dire need for a course on Apple Picking Etiquette. And so I present my list of the Top 10 "Don'ts" About Apple Picking.

12 Spectacular Nova Scotia Spots/Activities On My “MUST DO” List. (Part 2 of a 3 part series)

I intend to tack on an extra day or two to my business trips so I can whittle through my list of Nova Scotia "must sees".

10 Excellent Adventures in Nova Scotia I’ve Visited and Can Vouch For (Part 1 of a 3 Part Series)

As a representative of Nova Star Cruises, I repeatedly get asked the same questions: "What is there to do in Nova Scotia? What is it like?"

More of the Maple Kind – 10 Maple Facts I Didn’t Know Last Year

The oddest maple recipe I found was maple almond jello.

Christmas Tree Rant 2013

And then the whining begins "it's not a real tree if it's outdoors."

No Christmas Tree, No Christmas Trees

Any strip mall parking lot offers trees for sale now, but as a kid, Christmas tradition included packing the car with 4 kids and dog to build memories at the tree farm. Out in nature, family together, frosty air – a carol in the making except that through some sort of physics and perspective anomaly,…