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Peppermint Tea on the Couch
Dear Diary, Tonight Lorna, Robert and I did a little clean up along our road down to the pond. Well, I collected five bags, Robert had two and I have not talked to Lorna yet. It was mostly fast food wrappers but there were a few oddities. It is Earth Day but truth is we have been meaning to fo it for weeks. I collected a few bags and then would drop them off … Read entire article »
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Right Here in Amherst
Dear Diary, i have been keeping my eyes open for rug hooking signs and just last weeknon my walk I went up Lawrence Street and there was Avis Chapman’s Gallery of Hooked Rugs. I took a snap for you to see. Avis runs the gallery from her home and welcomes visitors . My little town here in Nova Scotia is quite the place you know. For a few months Frank Allen and I have been hosting … Read entire article »
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Close to home
Dear Diary, It was over twenty years since I had been to Peggy’s Cove yet walking along those rocks last week felt very familiar. When I was a child I went to the beach to walk on the rocks regularly. The roar of the ocean was my radio. I love that crashing sound. Last Friday I got back to Peggy’s Cove for an hour to walk and to listen to the roar of the water … Read entire article »
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We had a dozen for our first weekly group
Dear Diary, We had about a dozen for our first weekly fibre arts group and I thought that was just great. We started out slow, with just three of us, then another came,and another, until we were twelve or so. Lets hope it keeps up. Remember you are welcome. Every Thursday there is a hook in/ knit in/ or whatever at 33 Church Street in Amherst. It was a lovely day. In the middle of it … Read entire article »
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At the Kitchen Table: CFTA Interview
Dear Diary, I am lucky to live in a vibrant community. A few years ago a group of community members decided that we needed a community based radio station and they worked hard to make it happen. With only one full time staff person and a legion of volunteers this radio station serves Westmoreland and Cumberland Counties. It has a good strong signal and tons of community support. In a recent blog post I told … Read entire article »
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Home again, then home again
Dear Diary, I went home for Christmas, well sort of. I went back to Newfoundland and had Christmas with my cousin, his wife, their five kids and my uncle in St Johns. My whole family came with me. It was a celebration. I had not been to Newfoundland for over four years and not spent Christmas there for over twenty five years. It felt really good to be walking around Water and Duckworth Street, remembering. … Read entire article »
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My friend Don
Dear Diary, My friend Don Miller is just about the best. When he was doing his Masters in Divinity, after finishing an under grad in Drama (I love that combo) I was doing my Masters in Counselling. After we left Acadia, where I only knew him a little, we both settled in Amherst. From there we became yard saling buddies and stayed friends ever since. The other day I dropped in to take his picture … Read entire article »
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Springhill Show
Dear Diary, After two days of washing wool, fourteen loads I am guessing,today was a day to get out of the studio for a bit. On Saturday some of the women from the Springhill Group came to my hook in at the studio. They told me that Dwight, the local rep for the RHGNS had organized a show and hook in and put it all together in a week. There were over fifty mats there of … Read entire article »
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