Tag Archives: Pictou

THE “ALL THE SHIPS (NOT) AT SEA” BIT
The ocean has always held a special allure for me! Despite a tendency to get seasick, I’ve truly relished opportunities to get out on the waves in ships of various sizes and types. But I’ve also discovered that ships can transport a person to other places and times without even leaving the shore! Here are […]

THE NOVA SCOTIA DREAMIN’ BIT
On such a winter’s day about two years ago, I was not in my home in L.A. – I was sitting on a player’s bench in a Cape Breton Island ice rink in Nova Scotia. And if I hadn’t been gasping for breath at the end of a recreation hockey championship game, I might have spared a second to […]