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Summer Music: Celtic Edition
Though I now live on the left coast, I am still firmly rooted in the east and it seems that summer brings this out in my music. I must admit is is not just my Nova Scotian roots that make me feel this way about Celtic music but my Irish roots as well. Even though I have not been there yet, I am ... Read more >
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Sea Shanties Galore
I am excited to share some of my favourite sea shanties, though I am not entirely sure what makes them a sea shanty over a folk song. After looking it up it makes perfect sense, a sea shanty was a rhythmic song sung by sailors to make the work go faster. With that in mind I will take you through ... Read more >
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Gwendolyn Floyd
Gwen is a native of Nova Scotia, but took to the West Coast ten years ago when she decided that a country away wasn't a good idea for a relationship. Married for almost eight years she and her husband have a son, now three and another on the way the end of October. As an elementary teacher, now stay at home parent, Gwen is happy to be teaching her own child(ren) all that she can. She just hopes...Read more >
Because a Great Book Helps Explain a Tough Subject
Oh, the tough stuff. Life with preschoolers means wading right into the hard stuff, sometimes on a daily basis. And what's perhaps most striking of all is just how much tough stuff there is!
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