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Day 16 of @missdahlelama's #authorlifemonth photo challenge asks us for our #biggestfan. Guys, Gals, and Nonbinary Pals: meet my Mom. Mom is my proofreader, typo-killer, and cheerleader. But for me one of the most the most heartfelt and touching memories of being a writer happened with her, which is why I am nominating her for Biggest Fan. November 30th, I was at my parent's and about to fail #NaNoWriMo. I was 10k behind and we'd just finished dinner. There was no way I was gonna hit that deadline. I had done #NaNo for several years and I believe this was after I'd sold my first short "(Back)" and I think we all understood for thr first time that I could mabe make a career of writing and I was gonna fail NaNo for the first time since I'd started doing it. (This was year 4 or 5 or something like that.) And mom told me she'd do the dishes so I could sit at the kitchen table and finish. I told her I wanted to but didn't think I'd make it. She told me I might as well try before I gave up. She made a pot of tea and playfully scolded me when I got up for restroom breaks, and did the dishes and told me to stop staring at the wall and just write when I got stuck. I can't imagine she really stayed in the kitchem the whole 4 hours it took, but I recall her being there every time I lookes up from the computer. And you know what? I did it. Because she believed I could. #WritersLife #writerscommunity #authoring #authorlife #AuthorsofInstagram #mother #LesFreysFemmes #writersofinstagram #mom #luckygirl #jmfrey https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_YGZhAOmk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=snbgk6284xsw

#PeggysCove itself was gorgeous, and we had fine weather despite some bands of fog wafting through the villiage. Found some wonderful souvenirs and had a nuce little walk arpund town. But boyo, it sure was popular! We sent a postcard from the gift shop, which has the old cancellation atamp from the town that looks like a lighthouse. We stopped for a Foggy Doggy as well, which was a yummy hot dog, and watched a young boy feed a seagull - who flew away with ketchup all over her bill! #HalifaxAdventure #LesFreysFemmes #halifax #NovaScotia #authorsdayout #authorsofinstagram (at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia)

We also took a moment to enjoy the #greenroof and beautiful #views on the #HalifaxSeaport building. #LesFreysFemmes #HalifaxAdventure #halifax #authorsdayout #authorsofinstagram (at Halifax Seaport Farmers Market)

Next was the United Church in Lunenburg, 132 years old, where this gentleman was practicing some celtic reels. #HalifaxAdventure #LesFreysFemmes #authorsdayout #authorsofinstagram (at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)

Day Four of our #HalifaxAdventure and we said goodbye to our quaint #Victorian #BandB (with the best biscuits oh man). #halifax #LesFreysFemmes #authorsdayout #authorsofinstagram (at Nova Scotia)

There were also statues in honor of the #Emmigrants and #Refugees coming to Canada for a new life, and Cunard the "Steam Lion" who worked his way up to being the man who created and owned the shipping line that most of these #Dreamers arrived on, as well as being a philanthropist. And this nifty piece of #basketweaving done with plastic trash pulled from the water, which is meant to speak of the environmental impact of plastics in the ocean. #HalifaxAdventure #halifax #authorsdayout #authorsofinstagram #LesFreysFemmes (at Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Dear Nova Scotia - we are in you! #lowerdeck #halifax #authorsdayout #LesFreysFemmes #keithsbeer #halifaxadventures #authorsofinstagram (at The Lower Deck)