3 Reasons to Get Out and Hike

I consider myself a lazy person as I have a tendency towards enjoying my bed a little too much. That said, I also really love the outdoors and I've been making an effort to get out as much as possible over the past few years. Here are the reasons why I hike and why you …

Fighting Cabin Fever with Seed Starting

It's February. That bitter, freezing time of the year where I start to lose my mind. The temps have been unusually low this winter and I'm burning through firewood at an alarming rate. This means that I can't stop thinking about spring. I have plans for my garden and I want to implement them now! …

Winter Walking

  Winter makes me lazy. I hate being cold, and that combined with the short days, keeps me bundled up on the couch all winter. Despite the chill, getting outside during the winter months is important for your health and well-being. Here's why: It helps to deal with seasonal affective disorder. Fresh air and sunshine …

Winter Birds

I have all the birds! In Nova Scotia, we are not supposed to feed the birds when the weather is warm due to increased disease transmission amongst the wild bird population. Now that it's freezing out there, I have put out several birdfeeders so that I can get a better view of their antics. I've …

Meditating at Roxbury Falls

One of my favourite spots for a quick visit to the wilderness is Roxbury Falls. It's located just off Hwy 201 in the Annapolis Valley, NS.  It's a peaceful place to meditate when the daily grind starts to wear me down and it's only a 5 minute drive from my house. The area around the …

Forest Dreams

I moved to Nova Scotia in 2010 with the intention of doing the whole homesteading thing with my husband. We did for a bit, then ran out of money and let the land go. We've since split up and every year I look at the weeds and sigh. I'm not mowing 4 acres and there …

From Inside the Hedge

Tootsie is a battle-hardened, flame point Siamese. He is the only cat I allow outside, or rather, he's the only cat who insisted on going whether or not I agreed. He spends a lot of time hanging out in the hedgerow that separates my 4 acres from the empty lot next to the highway. The …