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Nora Bingham
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Nora lives at the edge of the forest in Cumberland, BC. Growing up on Quadra Island, she perfected the art of reading and walking at the same time, and now balances her appetite for books with roaming the woods and beaches of islands big and small. Nora is a lover of the written word in almost all its forms, and has a particular fondness for dictionaries.
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Volume
23
THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH
Words by Nora Bingham
Hunger Moon is a shining read for a season of strangeness.
Full disclosure: I am a Traci Skuce fangirl, but because one of the things I love...
Volume
22
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KUDOS FOR THE CURVE OF TIME
Words by Nora Bingham
The classic story of a BC family’s sailing adventures
still thrills modern readers.
I grew up in a house where bookshelves reached the...
Volume
19
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THE BRIGHTEST PATH
Words by Nora Bingham
Photos by Meredith Rose
A serendipitous trip to New Zealand provides soothing reprieve from the west coast winter.
Escape. Run away. Get lost. Get...
Volume
12
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Pre-loved: An ode to used books
Words by Nora Bingham
Photos by Meredith Rose
I have always loved reading, but fell hard for books when I was eight. We were living in an amateur’s converted barn with questionable heat and electricity,...
Volume
11
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MATERIAL CREATIVE
Words by Nora Bingham
Photos by Meredith Rose
Creating beauty on the cutting edge.
When I arrived at Material Creative’s studio in Cumberland, an unseasonable rain was falling...
Volume
10
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Heirloom Seeds: Connecting us to the past, present, and future
Words by Nora Bingham
Photos by Meredith Rose
The first time I ate an heirloom tomato I had my doubts. I was never a tomato lover.
I’d seen too many sandwiches go down in the rough seas of a soggy...
Volume
8
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Where Curiosity Meets Brilliance
Words By Nora Bingham
Article Photo By Jenn Dykstra
Observations of the Public Library.
Imagine a library. Books lining the shelves, open ceilings, and the wonderful smell of endless...
Volume
7
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Alternative Therapy
Words By Nora Bingham
Photos By Ron Pogue
Art and music provide space to explore, heal, and transform.
I was raised by an artist. She painted signs, designed graphics, papier...
Volume
6
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Lost & Found
Words By Nora Bingham
Photos By Paige Owen
A visit to Nymph Falls provides poetic inspiration.
A light rain is trying to fall, but it’s more of a mist in the air that clings...