OKEVIN PRITCHETT often sees contractors’ trucks pass his Gambo, NL, building supply store loaded with heavy machinery for digging septic beds. “I shouldn’t...
Dream Cottage to Business
IN 2009, shortly after they were married, Stephen and Stephanie Arnold bought a parcel of land overlooking the ocean in North Rustico, Prince Edward Island...
The great backyard escape
To the inevitable surety of death and taxes we could add, a prolonged and wet spring season on the east coast that makes the summer season that much sweeter.
Showering alfresco
Can we all agree that there’s just something fabulous about being buck naked in the great outdoors? It is liberating, and for those of us who never fully...
Happiness is Homegrown
Since moving from my former home to the place in Wolfville where I now hang my gardening hat, the garden space is significantly smaller. I made several new...
Cottage Revival
WE HAVE this little cottage in our family on the south shore of Nova Scotia. My grandfather built it with the help of some of my uncles in the 1960s. It’s a...
Shed Your Inhibitions
HOMEOWNERS ARE often on the lookout for something that can add character to their property—and for ways to express their creativity for all to see. Cleverly...
Summertime, and the Gardenin’ is Easy
WHILE SOME of us live for gardening and can’t think of anything we would rather do, there are always those moments when we do want to kick back and relax...
The Magic of Seeds
DO YOU REMEMBER the first time you grew something from seed? I asked some of my friends that question, and it was wonderful to see the answers. Many were...
Labour of love
There is a strong history of storytelling in Atlantic Canada and this cottage has a story. Stories have always connected people and built communities, and...
So You Want to Grow Your Own... Food, That Is!
There has been a lot of discussion of late in the media, in virtual and real coffee shops, about the question of food security.