Years Later, Here are Five Movies That Mess with my Mind
I'm not much for horror films to be honest. Actually, I don't like being scared overall. I'm kind of a chicken when it comes to things that make me jump and you'll usually find me hiding under a blanket with one eye peeking out for scary mo...
Nov 01, 2020
Elections & Local Politics: A letter to my sixteen year old self
Dear sixteen year old me, Do you think you're never going to care about local politics? Do you think that you're never going to have a say or your vote isn't going to make a difference? Do you think you'll never sit down to watch an electio...
Oct 18, 2020
My Top Five Pies for Thanksgiving (Or Any Occasion!)
I consider myself a pie connoisseur. I love pie. I live for pie. I think every occasion deserves a big 'ol piece of pie to go along with it. I toss aside the cake for my birthday and always request birthday pie instead! With this expertise ...
Oct 11, 2020
Cherry Pie
I'm Giving Myself Permission to Mourn the Loss of a Vacation
This coming Tuesday I was suppose to be boarding a plane to Ontario. I haven't been to Ontario for Thanksgiving in ten years so when I made my vacation plans for the year I knew it was time to prioritize this holiday. I was also looking for...
Oct 04, 2020
Norfolk County, Ontario
I Think You Should Get Lost in the Woods for a Little While
On the Sunday of Labour Day weekend I went off grid. I'm talking way off grid. Like 10 miles after the paved road and hydro poles end. I had come across a post on social media the week prior about an open house at Birchdale Lodge and I was ...
Sep 27, 2020
A Letter from a Main-Lander to Those Who Work at Sea
I won't pretend to understand what the fishermen in Saint Mary's Bay are going through. I can't. My experience on the water has always been for leisure, never for my livelihood. I grew up inland, in a province that was not surrounded by the...
Sep 20, 2020
Lost to the Sea Monument
The Siren Song of the Tusket Islands
The water was calm and the ocean looked like glass as I walked down the wharf with a coffee in hand looking forward to a day on the water, on a vessel taking me to a place that I've only heard of in stories from those who grew up here. I wa...
Sep 13, 2020
Deep Cove Island in the Tusket Islands
I Explored 95 Things To Do in the Tri-counties - And There's Still More To Do!
As the newest team member with Y95 I wanted to do something to get involved as part of the team. I've been picking away at different ideas for weekender episodes, I've been trying to up my social-media creativity as well and of course, I'm ...
Sep 07, 2020
Five Differences Between Ontario & Nova Scotia from a Former Ontarian
I've been in Nova Scotia for ten years now. It may not be where I was born but I certainly consider it home. That being said, I often find myself making comparisons between Nova Scotia and Ontario. It's only natural I think that when you in...
Aug 30, 2020
What Traditions Do You Think Need to Be Preserved?
It's Sunday afternoon and I'm curious - are you getting ready to gather around the table for lunch? Or perhaps you're in the midst of putting together a big family dinner? Are family dinner's a tradition of yours? They always were for me. G...
Aug 23, 2020