My Life in the Sun

5 Great Patios in Downtown Halifax for Cold or Foggy Nights!

Laura Snow — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:25:04 +0000

This post is sponsored by Downtown Halifax. I’ve lived in the Maritimes my whole life so I know that our summer is short and the fog rolls in fast! We always have to be prepared for a quick change in the weather especially in Halifax, a city right on the edge of the ocean! There’s...

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A South Shore Road Trip to Ross Farms

Laura Snow — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:26:55 +0000

#Sponsored We took a lovely road trip down the South Shore of Nova Scotia recently to spend Maple Sugar Days at Ross Farm Museum and visit White Point Beach Resort. It was a lovely day for a drive as we stopped first for coffee at the Bike & Bean Café (absolutely DELICIOUS coffee!!) and then drove along...

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Beaches and Bunnies!

Laura Snow — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 02:14:56 +0000

Have you ever stayed at a resort where you could roam along the beach and feed bunnies out of your hand at the same time? That’s exactly what you can do at White Point Beach Resort on the Southern Shore of Nova Scotia! It’s hard to believe that bunnies could live on a beach resort,...

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The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21!

Laura Snow — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 01:17:30 +0000

Wow, what an amazing visit we had to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21! The Pier 21 exhibits really put you in the shoes of one of the one million people who immigrated to Canada between 1928 and 1971. The details in the exhibits at Pier 21 are incredible. The Pier 21 Story exhibit...

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A Winter Visit to Sugar Moon Farm in a Ford F150!

Laura Snow — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02:39:15 +0000

#Sponsored We love a fun winter adventure, especially when it involves getting out of the city and into the woods. When Steele Ford offered up the use of a brand new F150 for the weekend, I knew I wanted to take it off road and have some fun with it! I have to admit, I was...

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Ford #FocusOnMyCity Fun!

Laura Snow — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 15:58:33 +0000

#Sponsored If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you know I love taking staycations in my own city. Our family loves to travel far away, but we know it’s just as important to appreciate where you come from. Maybe it’s because I’m from the East Coast and extremely proud of being a Maritimer, or...

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A Visit to the Beach in Winter

Laura Snow — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:49:30 +0000

The drive is longer than I’m used to, the roads covered in a slippery labyrinth of packed ice and snow. Inching forward, the car bounces left and right, up and down, and is rocked by the wind. I finally arrive at the beach, but there is no parking. Instead, snow covers the parking lot. I...

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The Top 10 Winter Activities in Atlantic Canada

Laura Snow — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:11:29 +0000

It’s been a pretty mild winter so far, here in Atlantic Canada, but the snow and cold have finally arrived. We can’t ignore it, so we have two choices: embrace it or hide away in your house with the heat on high until summer. For those of you who want to embrace winter I’ve come...

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