A few firsts and a few lasts and a definite re-do...

Whoever said retirement was a time to slow down and take it easy never met me, or my long list of goals.



I was raised by two do-it-yourself parents. Mum grew up in a tiny fishing village on an island. Self-sufficiency was as much a part of her life as dried salt cod. Dad was raised on a small farm on the north shore of Nova Scotia. “Make do” and “fix it yourself” were as deeply ingrained as