Cape Breton Living

L’Ardoise – A couple of hours ago, we had brown grass and muddy sods. Right now we have a pretty winter wonderland! Environment Canada is calling for 15-20-cm of snow today through early Saturday morning. Snow may mix with or change to rain so hopefully it won’t be too much of a mess. Cape Breton Read More …

L’Ardoise – January 14, 2023 I say it’s a good day for sketching and painting… after I finish sipping on this delicious coffee. Cape Breton Island is a small island on the northeast tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. No matter where you are on this picturesque island, no matter where you look, one will find Read More …

“Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran

Here we are on Christmas eve in L’Ardoise Cape Breton, just after a wind and rain storm. The ponds are a little high, but there’s no flooding thank goodness.

Yesterday’s forecast said snow, then rain later in the afternoon. This usually means that after the rain, all that snow will be gone without leaving a trace. We did get rain, but just enough to melt the snow off the tree branches. Heading out for a walk now, before it’s all gone, most likely by Read More …

“Snowfall rouses your inner child to dream and play once more” Angie Weiland-Crosby Cape Breton Island is a small island on the northeast tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. No matter where you are on this picturesque island, no matter where you look, one will find a picture perfect occasion to capture a slice of Nova Read More …