Visitors to this year’s Nova Scotia Art and Craft Sale were met with the greeting “Welcome to where Happiness is Handmade”. It was the perfect introduction to the showcase of handmade goodness that was to follow.
Moving house, as the British put it, can be physically and mentally exhausting. But when you’ve done it as many times as my husband and I have, you learn a few tricks along the way. We’re past the stage where we can pack and move heavy boxes and furniture ourselves so we hired professionals for our recent move. But preparing for the moving company, as well as, all the unpacking is still on us.
As our time in Downtown Halifax draws to a close, I’d like to share one of my favorite spots in the city. It’s an enormous, interactive kinetic sculpture called Tidal Beacon. Located on Queen’s Marque, the stunning 60-foot-high, stainless-steel tower is impossible to miss!
Tall walls, high ceilings and big windows have been on repeat in my browser search lately. Anyone who saw my last blog post, Hello Sunrise Trail Nova Scotia!, will understand why. Simply put, we’re moving to a house with all these features.
This week’s “Hello” blog post is the counterpoint to last week’s “Goodbye Lake Oconee Georgia!”. I’m thrilled to share that we’ve landed in a new location ― Hello Sunrise Trail on Nova Scotia’s North Shore! After checking out a variety of neighbourhoods and patiently scouring the local real estate listings, we got lucky and found the one! It’s a unique waterfront property on Nova Scotia’s North Shore facing the Northumberland Strait.
The last six months have been a whirlwind of activity here in FanningSparks world. My husband and I have relocated ― not just to another community or across the state ― but 2,790 kilometers (1,733 miles) northeast back to our home country.