Fall in Nova Scotia is really quite amazing. The trees change colours, pumpkins are carved and in Kentville pumpkin people start popping up on every corner.
Waxing leaves is a family tradition, which my mom used to do with my brother and I in the fall. Passing down these fun traditions, to my own daughters, is a way for me to honour my mother, and the great job she did raising me.
The leaves in the Atlantic Provinces change into multitudes of reds, yellows, oranges and browns each fall; but they don’t last long. You can easily preserve them longer through waxing. There are a few different ways to wax leaves. This is the ironing method.
1) Pick some of your favourite leaf types and colours. We chose traditional red maple.
I Won!
I’m proud to announce that I’ve been nominated for The Liebster Award by Journeys of The Zoo! This makes me very happy because I’m such a “newby” to the blog scene and I really appreciate the gesture!
What happens when life gets in the way of your plans? You either rebel, or go with the flow.
I’m finding this happening more often lately. My children are getting older and they want to make their own decisions. How far do I let them go on their own? How much conflict can I take when they don’t want to follow my rules?
Raising children is hard work. Most parents realize this about 5 minutes after they get home from the hospital and realize they are on their own. For years you make all the decisions for your children until one day it seems like a switch is turned inside them and they realize they have wants and desires of their own. I’ll never forget when this happened with my youngest daughter. It was the day she decided she was never going to wear pink again. Read More →
Today we visited the Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Farm Museum in Cole Harbour, NS. The Farm Museum is a community museum set up to preserve and teach the public about agricultural history, in the Cole Harbour area, as well as educate about plants, animals and farming today. The museum is free to visit and relies heavily on community support, so be sure to leave a donation if you visit.
It’s a beautiful day at the beach. I love being at the beach. I don’t mind the sand in my toes, the horseflies, or the sand fleas. I love the smell of the ocean and sunscreen. I love beaches on cold days or warm days, down south or up north here in canada. The texture of the sand changes, as does the temperature of the water but the feeling of being free stays the same. There are people who hate the beach. They don’t like being dirty or the ocean smell. I say they’re missing out by not listening to the ocean’s calming sounds and letting go of life’s worries for just one moment in time.
Everyone should take some time to play tourist in their own town. Not only is it cheaper than travelling far away but you always end up learning something new about your own town or country that you share with others. It’s a good thing to learn to love where you’re from and celebrate it!
Today we decided to head to Peggy’s Cove, NS for the day. Peggy’s Cove is a very busy tourist site and today was no exception. Luckily, there is plenty of parking and space for people to spread out and walk around, so at this location crowds aren’t a bad thing.
There is no doubt in my mind that Walt Disney World in Florida is one of my favourite places to be on earth. This is why we continue to go back there multiple times even though people often give me strange looks when I tell them we’re planning another trip.
I’m sure they’re thinking: “Haven’t you done that already? Well, there are many things we still haven’t seen at Walt Disney World. Not only does Disney renovate, add-on and change their entertainment and attractions constantly, but the parks are so large you couldn’t possibly see everything in one trip, or two, or three! We often revisit our favourite attractions in the parks, such as the Swiss Family Tree House at Magic Kingdom:
For me, Disney is magical. I could spend hours searching the internet to find out which new attractions we should see, what new restaurants to try, and where we should stay. Every little detail inside Walt Disney World is magical in a different way. Read More →
On Friday night we took our next door neighbours, who are 14 and 16, to the Parks Canada Ghost Tour of Citadel Hill in Halifax, NS.
We wanted to test out the tour to see if it was too scary for our own children, who are 8 and 10, and we had a great time doing it!
Citadel Hill is a National Historic Site in Halifax, NS. A British fort, completed in 1856, it was built to help defend the city of Halifax against invasion from American forces; however, never saw battle.
The Citadel is impressive in the dark, seeming larger than in the daytime. It was a beautiful, clear night and there was a wedding going on at the Citadel so it wasn’t as quiet as it might be on another night. It’s a little harder to get spooked when there are people walking around you than if you were all alone in the fort. We stepped through the main iron gates and gathered to hear the first story of the spirit of a heart-broken woman who wanders inside the main building of the fort.
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