It’s no secret that the holidays this year will range anywhere from plain weird to extremely sad, depending on how your 2020 has been going (I’m hoping for all of you that it’s on the “plain weird” end of the spectrum). In general, Nick and I both are very happy and grateful that we are […]
Life Lately: Moving to Downtown Halifax!
Well, it’s been a minute since I last blogged. And that is because things have been BUSY. On November 1, Nick, Richard (our kitty) and I finally moved into our new place in downtown Halifax… after a month and a half of living with our parents! It was really nice living at home and catching […]
Halifax Burger Week 2020 Reviews and Ratings!
So I thought four burgers in ten days was my limit. I even had this post ready to go for Friday, but apparently with Halifax Burger Week, anything can happen! Halifax Burger Week has been running since 2013, and somehow, this is the first one I’ve participated in. Let me tell you, it’s been a […]
This and That: Halifax Edition
On Saturday, we were really feeling the two consecutive nights of burgers (more on that in my Halifax Burger Week blog post coming later this week). So Nick and I decided to take a long stroll through Halifax to explore and check out… well, everything. We started in the north end, which is quickly becoming […]
A Perfect Sunday Morning on the Bluff Wilderness Trail
The best weekend mornings start with a burst of invigorating fresh air, and end with a hot coffee and fresh homemade cinnamon buns… at least, that’s how our morning went last Sunday. And I would repeat it for the next thousand Sunday mornings if I could. Just before 9am, Nick and I jumped into the […]
Easy Homemade Apple Cider Recipe with NS Apples
Last Saturday, Nick and I, along with one of our friends, took a trip to Port Williams in the valley for an apple picking excursion. We had a great time at Gates U-Pick (read all about it here), and brought home 30lbs of apples between three of us… that’s a lot of apples to use […]
A Saturday Full of Nova Scotia Goodness
For the last 5 years, any time I came home for vacation or the holidays, I felt the need to cram a lot of people and activities into a short period of time before leaving. Apparently, it hasn’t quite sunk in that I’m not leaving the east coast any time soon, because I am still […]
Nocturne 2020 on the Halifax Waterfront
October is proving to be one of the best months of the year on the east coast. It’s been five years since I’ve been home in October, so I’m glad we moved back in time to experience it this year. On Friday night, it was relatively warm and there was no wind, so I thought […]
Walking off our Turkey Coma at Nichols Lake
This year, Nick and I were fortunate enough to attend four dinners during the October long weekend, three of which included turkey. This is a nice benefit of moving back home – no shortage of friends and family – but after two of four meals, we were starting to feel it. On Sunday morning, we […]
Spooky Season Ghost Stories at Citadel Hill
Nick and I have spent the last month reacquainting ourselves with Halifax, after so much time away. And one of the first spooky season things we did was as “Halifax” as it gets… Citadel Hill Ghost Tours. I have not visited Citadel Hill in a long time, and I was not disappointed. For anyone who […]