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Happy Things Friday: 25 July (The Anniversary + Adventure Edition)

Happy and satisfied. That’s how I would sum up this week.

I’ve been thinking about how these weekly summaries are my attempt to follow Mary Oliver’s advice:

Pay attention.Be astonished. Tell about it.

That’s what…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Marriage, Nova Scotia, Travel
  • Jul, 25, 2025
  • 53 Comments

Top Things to Do in Wolfville, Nova Scotia – The Best Places to Eat, See & Explore

It’s a bit embarrassing how long it’s taken me to write about the place in Nova Scotia that’s closest to my heart.

Wolfville!

It’s small — just over 5,000 permanent residents — but overflowing with charm,…

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  • Nova Scotia, Travel
  • Jul, 16, 2025
  • 38 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Kathleen — the Minimal(ish) Mom

It’s a beautiful day in bloggy land, a beautiful day for a guest post…

(Yes, I did just sing that out loud to the tune of the Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood theme song in my head.)

It…

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  • Gratitude, Guest Post, Minimalism, Thrifting, Travel
  • Jun, 18, 2025
  • 28 Comments

The (Next) Best Lighthouses in Nova Scotia: H-Z

Another day, more lighthouses. (See here and here.)

I’m running out of anecdotes energy. If I don’t have anything to say about a particular stop, I’ll just post pictures!

Hampton Lighthouse

They haven’t met a piece of…

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  • Lighthouses, Nova Scotia, Travel
  • Jun, 16, 2025
  • 16 Comments

Gratitude in Practice: Kyria!!!

Gratitude can take a lot of forms — a stunning mountaintop view, a kind stranger offering a cold drink, a clean public bathroom that actually has toilet paper when you need it!

When I started…

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  • Friendship, Gratitude, Guest Post, Travel
  • Jun, 11, 2025
  • 40 Comments

The (Next) Best Lighthouses in Nova Scotia: A-G

They can’t all be favorites! It was hard to narrow down my Top Five picks for lighthouses in Nova Scotia, but there are so many more that are worth exploring…

Annapolis Royal Lighthouse

Nestled in the…

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  • Lighthouses, Nova Scotia, Travel
  • Jun, 10, 2025
  • 12 Comments

The Five Best Lighthouses in Nova Scotia (According to This Local)

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume (hope?!) people visiting Nova Scotia are as intrigued by lighthouses as they are by beaches.

Lighthouses hold a special place in our family’s heart —…

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  • Lighthouses, Nova Scotia, Travel
  • Jun, 09, 2025
  • 18 Comments
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