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Candice
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She/her. GenX human fumbling through life. Gardener, baker, yogi, hiker, fiction reader, videogamer, cat lady. Longer bio in my pinned post.
📍unceded Mi'kma'ki (Halifax/Dartmouth, NS)

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Bonne Maman Jamvent Day 6! Apricot Lavender - I love this one!
A small box is on the left, ,with a red number six on it, and two penguins on a sled. The sled has three jars of jam on it as well, tiny versions of Bonne Maman jars. On the right is a small jar of actual jam, with a checkered red and white lid. The label has a handwriting font and says: Bonne Maman, Abricots à la Lavande - 30g - Fruits Choisis (Apricot and Lavender)
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Bonne Maman Jamvent day 5! Apple Cinnamon Caramel - but not true caramel (it's just sugar and water). I'm happy, I can eat this one!
A small box on the left, with a red number five on it, and a light skinned elf wearing a red and white outfit and carrying a tiny jar of red jam with a black and white checkered lid. The elf is assisted by a brown bunny who is helping hold the jar. On the left is the actual jar of jam, with a red and white checkered lid. On it is a label with a handwriting font that says: Bonne Maman Pommes au Caramel et à la Cannelle 30g Fruits Choisis. (Apple Caramel Cinnamon)
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Jamvent Day 4! Cherry with Violet Leaves. Very fun flavour. Don't know if I'd want a whole jar of it, but this amount is great.
On the left you see a tiny jar of jam with a red and white checkered lid. The label has a handwriting like font and says: Bonne Maman - Cerises à la feuille de Violette - 30g - Fruits Choisis. On the right is a small box with a red number four. In front of the four are two small penguins, one has a tiny jar of jam in his flippers, and the other is popping out of a hole in the ice they are standing on.
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Spotify wrapped 2025. No surprises other than Stevie not getting one of my top album spots. I guess I did a lot of breadth of her collection instead of depth on one album.

Well, it did say my listening age is 19, which is hilarious given I'm 47 next week. I do listen to a lot of new music though.
A graphic showing my 2025 Spotify top picks. At the top it shows a black and white logo that says RADIOHEAD spread over three lines of text. Then below that it says: Top Artists: 1. Radiohead 2. M83 3. Stevie Nicks 4. ODESZA 5. JENNIE Minutes Listened: 28,199 Top Songs: 1. ZEN 2. Ful Stop 3. It's Only 4. Tempel 5. Wait Top Genre: Electronia A graphic showing my Spotify 2025 Wrapped top albums. At the top it has five different album covers, corresponding to the picks. Then it lists: 1. Hurry Up, We're Dreaming M83 2. Ruby JENNIE 3. A Moon Shaped Pool Radiohead 4. In Return (10 year anniversary edition) ODESZA 5. rosie ROSÉ
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Bonne Maman Jamvent day 3! A bit dramatically lit today but it's very stormy outside, currently snowing but it was hailing an hour ago. Anyhoo: today's is Plum Pear and Star Anise!
On the left you see a small box with a red three in the middle. In front of the 3 you see two brown bunnies - one is removing a checked white and red jam jar lid with his front paws. The other is pushing on the jam jar (filled with red jam!) with his paws. Beside the box is a real jam jar! White and red checkered lid. The label is in a handwriting like font and says: Bonne Maman Quetsches et Poires à la Badiane - 30g - Fruits Choisis (Plum and Pear with Star Anise in English).
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Bonne Maman Day 2! We have Fig and Cardamom today. It was delicious. Also including a photo of the box for day 1 since I didn't capture that yesterday. I love the whimsical designs.
A small box and beside it, a small jar of jam. The jam has a red and white checkered lid, and the label has a handwriting esque font that says: Confiture Bonne Maman Figues à la Cardamome - 30g - Fruits Choisis. In English that's Fig and Cardamom jam, selected fruit. The box has a number 2 on it in red, and a cute design of an elf with dark skin and wearing a red, green and white outfit with a tall hat. They are building a snowman with a santa red cap and yellow scarf, and are assisted by a brown bunny who is offering a carrot. A small box held in my hand. It has the number 1 in red, and then in front of that is an elf with light skin wearing a red outfit with a white belt. They are carrying a wrapped gift (also red and white!) towards a Christmas tree that has red baubles on it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Although! We also use 'Bleuets Sauvage' (literally Wild Blueberries) on labels! So language is fun that way.
An image from a grocery website that shows a bag of frozen wild blueberries from President's Choice. The label says Canadian Wild Blueberries Bleuets Sauvages Canadiens And then under we see a close up photo of some blueberries with a few leaves from the bush just for good measure.
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Today's yummy selection: Wild Blueberry Jam with Maple. Also, today we learned that Blueberry has two words in French! Both @rich.lafferty.ca and I learned it as Bleuets, but in France they only use myrtille, in Quebec wild ones are usually myrtille, cultivated ones (the big high bush) are bleuets.
In between my husband's thumb and pointer finger he is holding a tiny jar of jam! The label is in an old timey handwriting looking font and it says (in French only!) Bonne Maman Myrtilles au sirop d'Erable 30g Fruits Choisis In English that is: Bonne Maman Wild Blueberry in Maple Syrup 30g Selected Fruit
December 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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It's time for our advent calendar! This year we got the Bonne Maman one and it is very cute!
A large box that has two doors that fold out to show the contents. The left side door has text that goes back and forth French/English: Bonne Maman Calendrier De L'avent Advent Calendar Une Édition Limitée De 24 Mini Pots De Tartinades 24 Limited-Edition Mini Spreads Édition 2025 2025 Edition Then there are many whimsical drawings on both doors: a few christmas trees decorated with lights, baubles and with presents under one of them; a few elves with jams or holding wrapped gifts, a sled being pulled by a fox, another sled pulled by a reindeer, and an elf skating. The overall scene is a winter wonderland with snow. Very festive!
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Ready for the mini ghosties, goblins and whatever else kids want to dress up as! Or adults, all costumes welcome! #HappyHalloween
A black bowl with a skeleton print on it, filled to overflowing with tiny packages of Maynards Candy. You can clearly see fuzzy peaches, and the other three are Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, and Swedish Berries. It's me! A late 40s white woman wearing dark eyeshadow, dangly witch earrings and a large black Jack Skellington hoodie. Behind me is a dark teal painted wall. Close up on the earrings. They are witch hats with dangly chains coming off the bottom (brim). The hat part is black with gold, white and red dots, and a gold buckle at the top of the brim. You can also clearly see my hair is a mix of faded pink, purple and blue.
October 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I bought the exact same earrings after my double shot last weekend! Great choice 😊
Close up of a 40-something woman wearing brown framed glasses. She has her head turned so you can see her earrings: they are shaped like a floppy witch hat, black, with red and gold dots and a gold hat band. There are little tiny chains dangling down from the very bottom of the hat.
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The Coast Best of Halifax 2026 voting is open and this was one of the items to vote on.... *cough*
From the Best of Poll, the question is: What's the best up-and-coming community leader? (that really should say who's but anyway...) Options are: Andy Filmore, Maren Mealey, Krista Gallagher, Mouna Manna, Kristyn Green, Laura White, Stella Bowles
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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pfft, nice try crappy tire. No one can beat the Sears Wish Book.
A mostly purple background has stars and lines drawn on it. At the top in white is written "12-week event - Oct. 2 - Dec 26". Below that is "The Magical Book of Toys - Transform playtime into a realm of wonder with the season's top toys." and below that a Shop Now button in white with black text. Then to the right we see what looks like a flyer front page, with the Canadian Tire logo at the top left, under which says CANADA'S CHRISTMAS STORE. In the middle is written MAGICAL BOOK OF TOYS. Around that we see a variety of toys that I wonder ... are these truly what kids want these days? There's a furby, Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, a doll house, an electric jeep and some hockey gear.
October 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Ours are doing their typical morning routine, although both got up from their loafing position to say hello to me when I came up to them, haha. Stacey (the darker one) was in a sunbeam on the rug in @rich.lafferty.ca's home office, and Stella was on the grey door mat at our back door, her fave spot.
A dark black and orange tortie cat. She is half in the sun, standing on a teal and gold coloured rug. A dilute grey and cream tortie cat. She is half flopped on a grey door mat. Behind her you can see the edge of a door.
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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UPDATE! They're opening at 5pm (so in a few minutes).

#halisky
Another screenshot from Instagram, dairybarhfx. It shows an image of the front of their shop, with some extra plywood added, possibly due to the break-in. Over the image it says: 😤😤😤😤😤 Opening at 5 Debit or credit only No cash for rest of season Last night for Chai
September 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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FYI #HaliSky - Dairy Bar was broken into again last night so they may not be open today. If you were planning on swinging by, check their Instagram for updates.
Screenshot from Instagram, from dairybarhfx stories: hello ~ dealing with another break-in last night. Currently waiting on police report before we can clean up and do anything in the space. might try to open around 4 or might have to be closed for the day. will keep ya posted
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Things I have made with this year's tomato harvest:

Canning: Tomato sauce, salsa

Meals: Several salads, tomato galette, tomato soup, pizza x2 (tomatoes on pesto, then homemade sauce), chili

I've also frozen two large freezer bags worth to use over the winter. Good year even with the drought!
A white plate with a fork and a nicely browned pastry on top of it. The pastry has a thin layer of beige/white stuff on it (that's a tofu ricotta), plus multiple chunks of bright red tomatoes on top of that.
September 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Could this really happen? Are we finally going to be heading out of the drought and into more normal rain patterns? Crossing fingers we actually get this rain!

#NovaScotia #HaliSky
Screenshot from the Weather Network's website showing the long range forecast. At the bottom it says: Sat 27, Sun 28, Mon 29, Tue 30, Wed 1. For the daytime and nighttime expected weather, all show rain except for Wed 1, where it stops in the evening.
September 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Processing many of my tomatoes today into sauce! There are even more than you can see in these photos, plus a bunch more still ripening outside (will decide what to do with those later, other than just eat them). I also had a few that look like the rather misshapen one in the second photo.
A bunch of different looking tomatoes sit on a wood counter in green pint containers. Some of them are red/purple, some orange, some bright red and round, and some are small brownish cherry tomatoes. A medium sized red tomato being held up by a light skinned hand. The tomato has a bump on one side that looks like a large nose... or perhaps something else haha.
September 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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FYI folks in Dartmouth! Alert from the city:

#HaliSky
NATURAL GAS LEAK ALBRO LAKE ROAD, DARTMOUTH An evacuation is in place by HRFE due to a Natural Gas Leak in the area of Albro Lake Road, Pinecrest Drive, Crystal Drive and across the lake as far as Lancaster Drive in Dartmouth. HRFE is asking everyone to stay away from the area until the leak is secured.
August 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Finally have some tomatoes picked! That's a Scotia on my cutting board and then some of all three in the green pint container: Scotia, Chocolate Drop (they should darken a bit more to be brownish) and then front and centre is a beautiful Sgt Pepper, my favourite.
A hand holds a small green paper pint basket, and inside that are multiple red tomatoes. You can see multiple smaller ones that are teardrop shaped (those are chocolate drops), a rather bumpy heirloom looking tomato on the lower right (a scotia) and then on top a dark red, almost purple large tomato (sgt pepper). A wood cutting board with one sliced tomato on the right and a whole tomato on the left. Both are bright red. You can see a knife with a black handle at the back of the cutting board. There is some small bits of purple vegetable on the board as well (cabbage!).
August 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Also #HaliSky gardeners, the fall is usually a good time to plant things, and with it cooling off we won't need to water quite so much! Went to Halifax Seed today and got some end of season goodies, they also have a sale on some things (not on what we got though).
Bright reddish pink flower missing a petal or two on the right side. The plant has quite a few bright green leaves and is in an orange pot. Three flower pots, two orange and one black. From left to right you have: a cone flower, which in this photo you can only see the green leaves of the plant. Then black eyed susans, tall green leaves and stems with bright yellow/orange flowers with black middles. Then the last is a much shorter plant, bee balm, with shaggy pink flowers and darker green leaves.
August 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Loving making herb bouquets when I'm collecting ingredients for supper! 😂
A hand and forearm with a brightly coloured white, blue, purple and yellow watch strap is holding a bunch of herbs. There is some bright green flat leaf parsley to the left side, and some yellow and green flowers on the right - that's dill that I clearly left a bit too long. There are also some spindly dill fronds in there. In the background there is a wood deck and stairs.
August 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I still laugh every time I load the government's hurricane tracker website, and am reminded that the 'example hurricane' illustrating how to interpret the tracker is named Karen. weather.gc.ca/hurricane/tr...

(apologies to the Karens of the world, the internet has ruined your name)
Example of how to read a hurricane tracker image, from the Government of Canada website. This has a dotted grid over a light blue background. On the grid you see KAREN Storm Name at the bottom, then small hurricane drawings in a curve above it, labelled with times (14:00 Wed/mer and 20:00 Wed/mer). It also shows maximum wind of 95km/h and the line is labelled 'Forecast track and uncertainty range'.
August 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Took the 1 to yoga today and spotted a @halifaxexaminer.ca ad! Didn't see one on my return trip, though.
On a city bus, taken from across from the windows at the side. Above the window you can see an ad for the Halifax Examiner that says: Locally owned, no ads, subscriber supported
August 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM