Notes from Nola Noreen!
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HOW TO USE THESE NOTES: These notes are dynamic. I’ll post a note and return later to add an additional sketch or a link to another post, as they are completed. It’s almost more of a bulletin board in that regard. I add “post updated” notes to help you identifiy notes of interest that may have been updated since your last visit.
Cedar Cafe (Coffee Shop Review)
Cedar CafeRATING: 5/5Coffee shop reviews by Nola Noreen!Roses for LunchSweetie is (finally) starting to work on his retirement plans. We took a drive to Cornhill Nursery in search of grape vines. However, upon arrival the first signage we see is for the "Cedar...
The Landing Fredericton (Coffee Shop Review)
The Landing FrederictonRATING: 5/5Coffee shop reviews by Nola Noreen!Our Most Visited Coffee ShopThe Landing is what Sweetie and I consider our "local" coffee shop even though it's a 30 minute drive to get there. We're rural. Everything is a 30 minute drive! I think...
10 Reasons You Should Convert Your Van For Camping!
Vinny VAN Gogh at KOA in New Mexico, USAMy daughter wrote off my 2009 Honda Civic in 2022. I couldn’t even get upset because I had told myself that when it was time to replace my car, I was getting a van that I could convert for wild camping. What a grand opportunity...
How To Convert A Dodge Caravan For Camping
I get asked a lot about Vinny Van Gogh, my 2012 Dodge Caravan that has been converted for camping. Vinny has taken us from East Coast Canada to New Mexico, USA and everywhere in between. People love to come up to us and ask where we are from. The next questions are...
A Message To My Graduate (And All Of Us) About Daring To Do Life Differently
My graduate, ready to take on the world!I recently attended my youngest daughter’s university graduation ceremony. It put me in a reflective mood. Have you ever looked back on life and wondered where and when things start to get complicated? At what point do our...
How To Organize A Tiny Kitchen: Use 6 Zones Every Kitchen Has (Even Yours!)
A year ago, I gave up a huge Victorian kitchen to move into a cottage permanently. The photo above is my new tiny kitchen (sans appliances) AND my dining room AND my living room. The combined floor space for the living room, dining room, and kitchen in the cottage is...
A Capsule Kitchen: How To Simplify Meals
I have simplified almost every area of my life, but I have always struggled with simplified eating. Meal planning, shopping for groceries, and cooking have always seemed like a collective chore that I could never figure out how to simplify. Things I’ve tried: Menu...
Annual Update Garden & Food Forest (Year 1)
A year ago this month, Sweetie and I moved into our 672 sq foot prefab cottage situated on a one acre field in a small rural village. We have a vision for this little piece of land. Sweetie wants to grow grapes here (in his retirement) and have vegetable gardens and...
How to Simplify Your Life When You Don’t Know Where To Begin
What are your top 3 priorities in life? Don’t overthink this, just go off the top of your head (because that will give you the most honest answers). What did you say? Family Financial freedom Good health Career advancement Your children’s education Travel Buying a...