Author Archives: Terri Shobbrook

Back to work!

May 16, 2022 Hello everyone! Gosh it’s been a while. Like many, it has taken me some time to beat the pandemic blues. Finally, I’m feeling more like myself and have been busy getting things done around the Bed and … Read More

What’s in a name

September 2021 Relocating our farm to Kempt Head, Cape Breton from Ontario was another chapter, and every chapter needs a title. Soon after arriving, I came across a book titled “Woodchips and Beans”. It’s kind of catchy, don’t you think? … Read More

Bed and Breakfast Back in Business!

We have made a significant change to our Bed and Breakfast for 2021. Pre-pandemic we offered two separate bedrooms with a shared bath. Even I do not want to share a bathroom with strangers these days, so we created a Two Bedroom Suite with Private Bath. It can accommodate 1 to 4 guests or a family up to 5 (6 if there is a babe in arms). … Read More

Rainbow Registered

Year One of the Covid_19 pandemic was, well, it was a year. One good thing that happened was the tourism industry (amongst others) began producing free, on-line webinars and trainings. I was able to sit in on a variety them. … Read More

One for the History Books

This year is certainly one for the history books.  As difficult, sometimes heartbreaking, and always challenging as it has been, I believe we are going to come out of this stronger, smarter, and kinder. One of things that amazes me … Read More

‘Thank you’ is not enough.

I ended 2018 with a spectacular ankle break. Walking down to the shore mid afternoon on New Years Eve I looked up at the same time I took a step. That innocent glance to the sky resulted in surgery, some … Read More

Chicken Run – Bringing home the Chicks

Instead of having our new crop of heritage chicks shipped to us from Ontario we decided incorporate the pick-up into our annual trip to Ontario. The chicks would have been shipped to Halifax, a four and half hour trip one … Read More

Today

This morning when I was trying to quickly hang my clothes on the line while contemplating the long list of chores I needed to complete today when all I really wanted to do was sink my teeth into this book … Read More

Spring has returned!

Spring has officially arrived here at Seaweed and Sod Farm. It started out as a sunny day but now it is chilly and gray and Environment Canada is predicting snow, freezing rain and rain for this evening and tonight so … Read More

Paradise

It is a beautiful sunny and breezy Sunday afternoon here in Kempt Head and it is blogging time again. I just finished answering an e-mail to a guest who is booked to come in later next week. She wanted to … Read More