Field Notes ~ Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

First published in The Oxford Journal on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 by Sara Mattinson. * 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean Wa...

First published in The Oxford Journal on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 by Sara Mattinson. Most episodes of “bad behaviour” my father displ...

First published in The Oxford Journal on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, by Sara Mattinson. A small pink pumpkin sits at the edge of the sm...

"Hi, are you in bed yet?" "No, what's up?" "I found a tick on Stella. It's big. Will you take it off for ...

Hunting season got underway in Nova Scotia on Friday so it's time to deck out the dogs in blaze orange. My husband found these fleece ...

How to start an essay about my experience at the 24th annual Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia provincial conference? With one word, perhaps:...

First published in The Oxford Journal on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 by Sara Mattinson. Three o’clock in the morning is Prime Worry Tim...