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The Best Things to Do in Wolfville, Nova Scotia: A Local’s Guide

Looking for the best things to do in Wolfville, Nova Scotia? I’m delighted to introduce you to the place in Nova Scotia that’s closest to my heart.

Wolfville!

This small university town in the Annapolis Valley…

Travel, Nova Scotia
Jul, 16, 2025
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Should I Keep Going? My One Line a Day Connundrum

In 2022, I started a One Line a Day journal, and for a long time, I loved it. Recording a sentence or two about each day felt like creating a time capsule of sorts…

Happy Things Friday: 11 July

This week flew by!

John is feeling better (hooray), and so we hosted a family for supper one evening. It was the epitome of summer entertaining: BBQ and potato salad (which I LOVE), barefoot kids…

Never Have I Ever…Part 9

Made homemade yogurt.

Participated in a parade (I’ve watched a few and have always been underwhelmed).

Eaten dandelion greens.

Owned chickens.

Laminated anything.

Taken an item to a pawn shop. (Or bought an item at a pawn shop.)

Entered a…

Never Have I Ever, Personality Insights, Random
Jul, 09, 2025
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Gratitude in Practice: Dr. Gillian Goddard and Women’s Health

I’m thrilled to introduce today’s guest poster.

If you’re currently riding the hormonal roller coaster known as perimenopause, allow me to introduce your new best friend: Dr. Gillian Goddard. Gillian is an endocrinologist based in…

On My Shelf: Books I Read in June 2025

All in all, June was a great reading month — from wartime epics to thrillers to cynical memoirs to finishing up an especially long book (the Bible). While I’m expecting things to slow down…

Reading
Jul, 07, 2025
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Happy Things Friday: 4 July

It’s the 4th of July!

For obvious reasons, this holiday isn’t exactly top of mind for me as a Canadian, but I’m sending warm wishes to my friends and family south of the border.

It’s been…

The Best Things to Do in Wolfville, Nova Scotia: A Local’s Guide

Should I Keep Going? My One Line a Day Connundrum

Happy Things Friday: 11 July

Never Have I Ever…Part 9

Gratitude in Practice: Dr. Gillian Goddard and Women’s Health

On My Shelf: Books I Read in June 2025

Happy Things Friday: 4 July

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