Fresh shipment of Crazy Daisy china is in at Thornboom.
IT'S HIP TO BE SQUARE
New design from Suetables. Email victoria@suetables.com to get your very own.
STICKLER FOR DETAILS
San Francisco chocolatier Miriam Stickler has transplanted herself to Halifax, and the Seaport Market.
DOTS AND LOOPS
Welcome to a fun new shop, Dots and Loops, now open in Lunenburg.
FABRIC OF THE DAY
TOWEL DRY
Sferra Bello Towels new in at Thornbloom.
BUREAU TO INVESTIGATE
Hickory Chair furniture from Thornbloom.
HICKORY SMOKIN'
Hot new Hickory Chair furniture line in at Thornbloom.
TINNY BUBBLES
Galvanized tin tub design by Mimi Findlay.
MARK YOUR WORDS
Idea Paint turns your walls into magic marker heaven.
NOW I LAY ME ME
The Mimi Findlay touch.
MIMI'S OCEAN THRILL
Get THE look, from the one and only award winning designer Mimi Findlay.
FOXY MULDER
Stuffed characters... new in at Thornbloom.
BED OF ROSES
Pine Cone Hill bedding from Thornbloom.
ULTIMATE SUMMER
Avoid thigh strap marks with lawn chair fabric.
THE OTHER PEGGY
Andrea Redmond's Flocking to Peggy's Cove at Jo Beale Gallery until July 22. Click for info.
MR BIG BAD
Plush toys with personality in at Thornbloom.
UP YOUR SODIUM
Salt Shaker Deli is worth the drive to L'Burg.
HARRY POTTERY
Jim Smith is still making magic out of clay in Chester. Click for info.
SOFT GOODS
Pillows are flying out the door at Thornbloom.
THE FATHER, SON AND...
And the holy toast. From Sweet Janes.
FABRIC OF THE DAY
OH. THIS IS WHY I LIVE HERE
Barbara Hannaford captures Kingsburg.
PILLOW TALK
New KAS cushions in at Thornbloom.
AND MY LIFE IS ONCE AGAIN COMPLETE
Text from Stefanos at the new Greek Village location: "we now have our liquor license". Click for map.
QUINPOOL LILIES
Eve Hartling at Secord Gallery on Quinpool.
TOUCH AND GO
Therapeutic massage now where it's needed... on Quinpool. Call Patricia for an appointment at 576.4500.
SECURITY BLANKET
New summery quilts in at Thornbloom.
COUCH TIME
Click to buy cheery Shelagh Duffet Nova Scotia folk art.
HEAD GAMES
Pick up a new hat at Nauss Bike Shop on Agricola.
GRAND UNCORKING
Pete Luckett of Pete's Frootique fame opened his new winery. Road trip! Click for map.
QUILTY PLEASURES
Thornbloom is pleasuring beds with their new crop of quilts.
NEW PAUL
New (and amazing) from Paul Hannon. At Secord Gallery on Quinpool.
SEXTIONAL
For Father's Day. Just in at Thornbloom.
RHYMES WITH LUCKETT
Who needs RRSPs? Take a wine tasting tour of Argentina with Pete Luckett. Click for info!
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
Sexy Marcantonio sofas and chairs are new at Thornbloom.
ELAINE MET HER GOAL!
But click to support Elaine's selfless jaunt up Machu Picchu anyway!
PROUD AS A PEACOCK
New Dwell Peacock bedding from Thornbloom.
STOOL SAMPLE
Give Dad a break with a lightweight Swedish model from Lee Valley.
SILVER FOX
Make it personal with Suetables. Email at: victoria@suetables.com.
BTDT
Been there, done that, lost a toenail.
MAKE IT PERSONAL
Say it with silver Suetables jewelry. Email Victoria at victoria@suetables.com to order.
GET LUCKY
Lucky Rabbit's Pottery show is on now until August 8 at MSVU (The Mount) Art Gallery, Bedford. Click to view show.
THE BEST WINGS IN HFX
Bar none.
LIVING ROOM LINGERIE
Sexy slipper chair from Thornbloom.
iStuck
Bubble Gum phone prop'er upper from Sweet Janes.
GET A GRIP
OXO Good Grips Gadgets available at Thornbloom.
FABRIC OF THE DAY
ADORN HER
Liz Palacios Designs from The Vault.
PLANT SOME BULBS
Light up Mom's life with new Robert Abbey lamps from Thornbloom.
OUTER PEACE
The yoga inspired Satya Jewelry collection from The Vault.
GONE SOFT
Thornbloom's gone all soft will fabulous new bedding and adornments!
AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, HIT HER WITH A NEW LAMP
New Robert Abbey lamps in at Thornbloom!
LUCKY INDEED
Lucky Rabbit Pottery from Annapolis will be having a show at MSVU Opening May 21. Click for details.
ROLLING STONEWARE
Head to Thornbloom for 20% off Casa Blanca stoneware from Trudeau.
CRY ME A RIVER
Janice Leonard'S Rivers of Acadie until May 04 at Studio 21.
YOU BET
Maritime Travel has airfare to London, Direct from Halifax June 9-16/11 Final Price (incl. taxes & fees): $737
A LITTLE LIFT FOR YOUR SOFA
KAS Australian bedding and soft goods from Australia. At Thornbloom.
NOT A LAST RESORT
Hair.Resort. By Aussie Kevin Murphy. At Flaunt Salon.
AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT
Lucky Rabbit Pottery from Annapolis Royal. Click to order, or take a road trip!
NOW WE'RE TALKING
New TableTopics Question game cards from Sweet Janes.
BEDROOM THIGHS
KAS bedding from Thornbloom.
BORN.AGAIN.WASH.
Beautifully packaged, Kevin Murphy hair products from Flaunt on Windsor Street.
OWN A SLICE OF HEAVEN, CLOSE TO METRO
Brunello Estate's Display Centre is open Saturday and Sunday 12 - 4. Click for details.
IT STEALS THE SHOW
The old Bish is now The Bicycle Thief restaurant. Click to check out the menu.
RISE FROM THE 400 THREAD COUNT
Silky cotton Pine Cone Hill sheets from Thornbloom.
FABRIC OF THE DAY
THE MAN THEY CALL MUSTARD
Dijon Curley is the March feature artist at AGNS Sales & Rental.
BEDS IN BLOOM
Pine Cone Hill bedding at Thornbloom.
LIFE IS SHORT
Italy's Best from Maritime Travel. Click for details.
COVER UP
Granny squares throw from Thornbloom.
SKY BLUE'S THE LIMIT
Coverlet from Pine Cone Hill. New at Thornbloom.
NO MORE MAINTENANCE
Fish condo from Sweet Janes.
QUEEN SIZE
The Queen by Trevor Van den Eijnden at Argyle Fine Art.
MARCHING ORDERS
Get Pine Cone Hill bedding at Thornbloom!
MARCH FORTH, BABE
Click for tickets to March Forth, a breakfast celebration of International Womens Day.
IT'S SPRING AT THORNBLOOM
SWEET DREAMS
Pine Cone Hill bedding is now at Thornbloom!
FOWL PLAY
Gerard Collins opens February 11 at Studio 21.
THE SCENT OF A REAL WOMAN
The 7 Virtues Noble Rose of Afghanistan Eau de Parfum. Purchase at Mills or click to buy online.
WINE APPRECIATION AND BABY MASSGE NOT ENCOURAGED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Take a night class in everything from accounting to rug hooking at Metroworks. Click for info.
EGG McJANE
Jane's on the Common is now serving breakfast, Tuesday to Friday 7:30 am to 11am.
BANG ON
Help me Flaunt.
GET THE FAUX FUR FLYING
Dress for whatever Mother Nature throws your way, from the Trail Shop on Quinpool.
IT'S ALL IN HOW YOU ACCESSORIZE
A touch of Brazilian gemstones from Touch of Gold, Spring Garden Place.
MINOS OR BUST
Escorted Greece tour with Maritime Travel! May 21 - June 6, 2011 (16 days, 14 nights, 26 meals)
FABRIC OF THE DAY
SHE'S DRY BECAUSE IT'S GORE TEX.
Nothing sexier than warm and dry in Arcteryx from family-owned Trail Shop.
TURN BACK THE CLOCK
Nothing says "I love me" like a diamond Rolex from Touch of Gold in Spring Garden Place.
THE DEW IS STILL ON
Roses are nature's way of saying, "sorry I fucked up". Click to send a bunch.
SWOON ON OVER
Swoon is an eclectic mix of art, antiques and well, go see for yourself. 1410 Hammonds Plains Road. "Learning to Play" is by Evgenia Makogon. Click to see the Swoon website.
DOODLY DOO DOO
The ready to go counter at Pete's is cougar worthy.
IT'S A SIGN
Melissa Kuntz (unfortunate name) new work at Gallery Page and Strange.
SAVE THE BIG "0"
Why is everyone so surprised about the popularity of a bloody skating rink. In winter. In Canada. Sign the petition to keep the Oval by clicking on the photo above. Or, don't sign it if you're worried about the cost of the upkeep. But think of the cost saving and health benefits, of having all those stiff, yellowed figure skates and CCM Tacks being dragged out of basements and on to the shoulders of lumpy citizens who'd normally be hacking and complaining that the lineups are too long in the QE2 emergency room.
It's your choice, Salchow.
KICK BUTTE
Keen's Butte hiking shoes from the Trail Shop
RESOLUTION #5.3
Eat at Brooklyn Warehouse more often. Click for menu and location.
Suck up with this sterling silver and diamond bracelet from Touch of Gold.
THE OTHER KIND OF PEARL NECKLACE
Can't mess up, perfect gifts, from Touch of Gold.
THINK OUTSIDE THE BIG BOX
Great clothes, great prices.
ROYAL PAIN FREE
File folder handbags from Sweet Janes.
I don't know about you, but when someone tells me I can't do something, it just makes me want to do it more.
This blog has been a bit of a selfish ball and chain, but I love it. It has brought me new friends, and exciting adventures – like shitting my pants on the roller coaster at Wonderland, compliments of General Motors. It has given me an outlet, and it has made the cash register ring on occasion at businesses around Havenot – and that's what I really set out to do.
Like most relationships – you have to grow together, or to quote an interesting character I met on the golf course, "You wind up feeling like you're sleeping with your sister".
And nobody wants that.
So send me your events, your products, your feedback. I promise to try and get my edge back.
halifaxbroad@gmail.com
HAPPY IN HAVENOT
New folk art prints from Shelagh Duffett. Click to order.
SNARKY?
Halifax Magazine's interview with Havenot's snarkiest blogger. At Atlantic News or click to read online.
RULES OF THE ROAD
Click to read the NS cycling rules of the road.
HALIFAX BROAD WINS MARKETING'S CREATIVE FACEOFF
Click for juicy details and one heck of an acceptance speech.
CAFFIENE HEAD
Summer bonnet made from coffee bean bags. Only from Anna at Hat Junkie, Lunenburg. Click to order.
I just waved goodbye to my child – with slightly less arm waddle I might add – then heard a plane skidded off the runway in Moncton, which is where he is headed to board a plane to Newfoundland. Fuck.
All of a sudden I have this urge to follow the bus, just to tell him how much I love him. Again.
Good thing I tell the little bastard that several times a day anyway.
I just typed "Jack snapped his wire" into our Orthodonist's online booking request form, which resulted in an uncontrollable fit of laughter and I had to explain to Jack what was so damn funny.
He didn't find it nearly as funny as I did. Kids are so stupid.
We are off to beautiful, industrial Cape Breton tomorrow for 5 days at the hockey Provincials. That is my March break, so if anyone is going anywhere warm and sunny, well, I don't want to hear about it. But you will be hearing about my March break. And it won't be pretty. I guarantee it.
Snapped his wire! Oh I love laughing.
Sydney, here I come.
THINGS TO DO FOR MARCH BREAK
Book in bulk. Child psychologist Dr. Erica Baker.
U SHOULD TRY IT
Click for a FREE Detox Kick Start OR call 431-8746. Today!
In true Canadian fashion, let me begin by apologizing for the size and boldness of the above font. Not sure how to change that. As for me, I used to say I was a hockey Mom until that whole Sarah Palin thing, so now I am just a warm, yet poorly dressed woman who recently won Marketing's Creative Faceoff – which really didn't change my life, other than it afforded me new sneakers. I am a writer and art director at Broad Creative, a small-but-mighty advertising and design agency. When I am not working, I am thinking about working, picking up dog shit, or crying into my Tim's cup in some god forsaken rink parking lot, wishing I had a challenging job in a real city, with benefits like pay and nice clothes and intelligent conversations that don't start with "fuckin' cold in here, eh?"
Shobac Cottages. Designed locally. For rent, globally. Click for info.
HI OH SILVER
Victoria will custom stamp Suetables Jewelery. Email vbell@eastlink.ca.
NOW, NOW. TONGUE IN CHEEK PEOPLE.
Ooh, I can't wait to get the positive feedback from today's spew of bile from deep within.
I have to shower and steal some firewood somewhere, so Cousin Sarah can get her house staged for the photographer. If you see a fat, middle-aged woman near your backyard woodpile, please don't shoot me, or if you do shoot me, aim for the heart.
Apparently I don't have one anyway.
Have a lovely, nut-free weekend. My self included.
JUST IN CASE
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QUOTE OF THE DAY, AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE LIFETIME
You don't wish for a lighter load, you wish for broader shoulders.