Janet Whitman

1 month ago | saltscapes.com | Janet Whitman

Paula Buxton dreamed of having an open, welcoming kitchen with plenty of room for her husband and four children to plunk down to chat while she cooked. The long-time owner and chef of Leo’s Café in Annapolis Royal put up with the cramped and cluttered kitchen she and her husband, Michael Tompkins, inherited in 1999 when they moved into their 1860s-era house in the tiny Nova Scotian town.

2 months ago | saltscapes.com | Janet Whitman

So Jeo LeBlond’s first experimentation with the ancient Slavic tradition of egg decorating wasn’t exactly inspiring. “I just didn’t have a clue what I was doing. They turned out scratchy and blotchy,” the self-taught artist says. “It was a little disappointing.” LeBlond was only 10 or 12 years old at the time. Getting a craft project for Christmas that could keep her busy over the holidays was a tradition in her Pictou County, N.S., family.

Feb 13, 2023 | saltscapes.com | Janet Whitman

Feb 3, 2023 | pictouadvocate.com | Janet Whitman

Feb 1, 2023 | pictouadvocate.com | Janet Whitman