South Shore Sharon
@southshoresharon.bsky.social
Nature lover, retired but inspired hobbyist. Musician, writer, photographer; garden putterer, paint dabbler, curious observer; loving life on the beautiful South Shore of Nova Scotia. Most of my meanderings reside at https://lakelifelore.com/listen
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It's simply light dancing in ice crystals when the air is bitter cold, but the visual and metaphorical beauty found in a pillar of sun on a winter's evening is special to behold.
Girlfriend day in Mahone Bay on the weekend. Browsing the shops, mingling with the life size decor and real life Father Christmas, lunch at Betty’s At The Kitch. A few gifts and goodies acquired, along with a delicious new recipe idea to try and replicate at home.
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Girlfriend day in Mahone Bay on the weekend. Browsing the shops, mingling with the life size decor and real life Father Christmas, lunch at Betty’s At The Kitch. A few gifts and goodies acquired, along with a delicious new recipe idea to try and replicate at home.
We’ve started switching our TV from news or mindless noise to hour-long videos of beautiful calm settings with an ambient jazz background while we sip our morning coffee. Positive chi, highly recommend. 🙏🏻🧘♀️
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We’ve started switching our TV from news or mindless noise to hour-long videos of beautiful calm settings with an ambient jazz background while we sip our morning coffee. Positive chi, highly recommend. 🙏🏻🧘♀️
It was convenient to step out on our veranda to capture sunsets and lakefront scenes for the past decade, but we’re still moments away from both the Atlantic Ocean and the LaHave River, can’t complain. 🙏🏻 We went for a short drive today, I took 100 pictures, here’s four. 😊📷
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It was convenient to step out on our veranda to capture sunsets and lakefront scenes for the past decade, but we’re still moments away from both the Atlantic Ocean and the LaHave River, can’t complain. 🙏🏻 We went for a short drive today, I took 100 pictures, here’s four. 😊📷
Into the wild blue yonder.
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Into the wild blue yonder.
We went for the double-V today (Flu/Cvd), I went in first, he followed and was out like a flash. "I suppose you didn't chat as much as me," I commented. "I just let her do her job," he says. 😉 We are not the same. 😆
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We went for the double-V today (Flu/Cvd), I went in first, he followed and was out like a flash. "I suppose you didn't chat as much as me," I commented. "I just let her do her job," he says. 😉 We are not the same. 😆
Monday morning resolution - less mindless distraction, more focus on creating feelings of personal accomplishment, or simply nurturing peace and calm. Hope the week finds you well. 🙏🏻🧘♀️
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Monday morning resolution - less mindless distraction, more focus on creating feelings of personal accomplishment, or simply nurturing peace and calm. Hope the week finds you well. 🙏🏻🧘♀️
A simple pleasure for a dreary day, last week I made a batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and froze them so now I can take one out and make it a wee bit melty in the microwave as a treat with my tea. Yummy and cozy.
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A simple pleasure for a dreary day, last week I made a batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and froze them so now I can take one out and make it a wee bit melty in the microwave as a treat with my tea. Yummy and cozy.
Red oak. White tail. Fall colours.
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Red oak. White tail. Fall colours.
Yesterday I ordered new glasses and today I got a nice cut from a new stylist and made an appointment for highlights in the new year before my birthday. Obviously going through a late-life crisis. 😁💁🏼♀️👵🏻
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yesterday I ordered new glasses and today I got a nice cut from a new stylist and made an appointment for highlights in the new year before my birthday. Obviously going through a late-life crisis. 😁💁🏼♀️👵🏻
Hey NYT, my second guess *should* have been the right answer, this is what’s wrong with journalism these days. 😉🤓
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November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hey NYT, my second guess *should* have been the right answer, this is what’s wrong with journalism these days. 😉🤓
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Interesting how shopping the world market has changed some of our fresh produce choices, like the grape-sized blueberries from Peru. They still taste fine in my oatmeal but any larger you’d want to cut them up. 🫐😊
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Interesting how shopping the world market has changed some of our fresh produce choices, like the grape-sized blueberries from Peru. They still taste fine in my oatmeal but any larger you’d want to cut them up. 🫐😊
What’s up? iPhone shot of the northern sky outside, better than naked eye but otherwise unaltered. Pinks and greens in the clouds, a rare sight for Nova Scotia, quite the geometric storm.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
What’s up? iPhone shot of the northern sky outside, better than naked eye but otherwise unaltered. Pinks and greens in the clouds, a rare sight for Nova Scotia, quite the geometric storm.
Monday night “tired of the usual” home cooking. Seared Arctic Char with creamy orzo pasta. Looks fancy but one-pan convenience and tasty. 😋
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Monday night “tired of the usual” home cooking. Seared Arctic Char with creamy orzo pasta. Looks fancy but one-pan convenience and tasty. 😋
A personal remembrance album of our family members who served, set to the poignant sounds of The Neighbours Kids. (My husband was in that band in his youth, copy of the cover at the end.) His family suffered heavy losses in WW1, including his grandfather. Lest we forget.
youtu.be/4EJGRRse0SY
youtu.be/4EJGRRse0SY
Remembrance Day Family Album
YouTube video by Lake Life Lore (Sharon Nauss-Hughes)
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A personal remembrance album of our family members who served, set to the poignant sounds of The Neighbours Kids. (My husband was in that band in his youth, copy of the cover at the end.) His family suffered heavy losses in WW1, including his grandfather. Lest we forget.
youtu.be/4EJGRRse0SY
youtu.be/4EJGRRse0SY
New view, new companion, still
chasing sunsets…
chasing sunsets…
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New view, new companion, still
chasing sunsets…
chasing sunsets…
The news from the US often makes me think of an e-book I read last year, written by Sinclair Lewis in 1935, titled “It Can’t Happen Here”. History repeats, crazy-strong parallels throughout the book. Just for fun, I did a relevant keyword search today and here’s what it came up with -
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The news from the US often makes me think of an e-book I read last year, written by Sinclair Lewis in 1935, titled “It Can’t Happen Here”. History repeats, crazy-strong parallels throughout the book. Just for fun, I did a relevant keyword search today and here’s what it came up with -
A frequent backyard visitor in our new neighbourhood, friendly photogenic, personality plus. I have yet to learn its actual name, I call it Tabitha, Concordia Cat, or usually just kitty kitty kitty.
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A frequent backyard visitor in our new neighbourhood, friendly photogenic, personality plus. I have yet to learn its actual name, I call it Tabitha, Concordia Cat, or usually just kitty kitty kitty.
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Back to blue skies with a few pretty clouds and the hills are alive on the horizon because nobody wants to hear my complaints including me. Have a lovely day. 😊🙏🏻
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Back to blue skies with a few pretty clouds and the hills are alive on the horizon because nobody wants to hear my complaints including me. Have a lovely day. 😊🙏🏻
Cranky today, trying for the umpteenth time to book us a 2nd Shingrix vax that’s less than a 150km drive away, and for being endlessly stuck on the need-a-doc list. Moved across the province to take care of my mother 11 years ago and haven’t had lasting primary care since, so discouraged. 🫤
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Cranky today, trying for the umpteenth time to book us a 2nd Shingrix vax that’s less than a 150km drive away, and for being endlessly stuck on the need-a-doc list. Moved across the province to take care of my mother 11 years ago and haven’t had lasting primary care since, so discouraged. 🫤
Was going to donate my snowshoes but I’m keeping them now, because if some short-sighted power-hungry politicians force us into a winter election after negotiation and civil discourse of the budget, I swear to god that I will hike to the goddam polls in a blizzard.
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Was going to donate my snowshoes but I’m keeping them now, because if some short-sighted power-hungry politicians force us into a winter election after negotiation and civil discourse of the budget, I swear to god that I will hike to the goddam polls in a blizzard.
A bright white circle in a pitch black square. Beaver Moon.
So bright and full, it created a perfectly round frame behind the trees, then bathed the clouds in light. Night shots are not my forte but worth venturing into the cold windy yard for a peek and a pic.
So bright and full, it created a perfectly round frame behind the trees, then bathed the clouds in light. Night shots are not my forte but worth venturing into the cold windy yard for a peek and a pic.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A bright white circle in a pitch black square. Beaver Moon.
So bright and full, it created a perfectly round frame behind the trees, then bathed the clouds in light. Night shots are not my forte but worth venturing into the cold windy yard for a peek and a pic.
So bright and full, it created a perfectly round frame behind the trees, then bathed the clouds in light. Night shots are not my forte but worth venturing into the cold windy yard for a peek and a pic.
Gold in the golden hour, life’s a beech.
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Gold in the golden hour, life’s a beech.
Living in an area of very rocky ground and also minutes away from the ocean coast, this is a hard-to-choose photo challenge for me. (A photo library search for "Rock" brings up 5000 results) 😆 A few favourites for the close of week.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Living in an area of very rocky ground and also minutes away from the ocean coast, this is a hard-to-choose photo challenge for me. (A photo library search for "Rock" brings up 5000 results) 😆 A few favourites for the close of week.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock
Heartbreaking disappointment, they really deserved to win.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Heartbreaking disappointment, they really deserved to win.