Today, a three-year-old showed me the Spiders! exhibit at the museum. This evening, I showed him how to make rainbows with a garden hose. Yesterday, we shared pie at the backyard picnic table and invited every neighbour passing by to join us. Tomorrow, I will continue to love and to be loved. I have found family all around me. So I will wear gifted pink earrings, eat ginger-lemon ice cream and pet all the local cats, and I recommend that anyone feeling a little lost and a lot little do the same.
—Ginger Is The Spice Of Life

To the lady who stopped and helped me (around Oxford/Vienna/Berlin Streets) with some hand injuries after a bad fall Saturday night, thank you for helping me get home and assisting with the bleeding. (I ended up getting stitches at the ER.) I appreciate your kindness!!
—Street Faller

You three were totally hot on Friday night at a certain downtown establishment. Him: handsome, charismatic and in charge, but not in a gross way. Her: beautiful, sweet and nervous. After your magic third showed up (perky, bubbly, curly) listening to you three saved me from dying of boredom with my night that didn't go so well. You couldn't keep your hands off each other and you were so clearly all going to get it on when you left there, I almost got up and volunteered!
—Wish I Was At Your Table!

What a great treat to see a pipe band in the Pride parade. Thanks, guys. Every parade in Nova Scotia needs a pipe band, eh!
—Greek Canadian lover of the pipes

Hey you, the girl who saved me from having a total meltdown in the front row at The Bump: I hope you see this and find a way to connect. You hella cute, if I wasn’t in the middle of having a meltdown, I woulda totally asked you for your number… so if you see this…let’s find a way to connect!
—PolyUnicorn

To the workers of the shop on Barrington, to the two ladies with two daughters watching the parade, to my friends who I play D&D with and to the dear friend who drove me home at around 1am: I hope the cupcakes/cake were yummy!

To the group of people in front of the library who wanted cupcakes, and to the mother and her daughter at the bus terminal: I AM SO SORRY IF I SEEMED LOOPY AND JUST SMILED AND WAS TALKING GIBBERISH. I had been out in the heat all day and regrettably didn't have much to drink since my mind was set on delivering cupcakes and waiting till 6pm to bus it out of Halifax. So all the hugs to everyone and a big SHOUT OUT AND HUG to those who were cleaning up the streets after the parade. <3 <3 <3
—The Boy with Cupcakes

I was so happy to be back on the east coast. First time back in a while. I was loving the boardwalk and the smell of the ocean, but was so hot in my airplane suit and tie. You were promoting how clean our water is, so I thought I’d test it out! You must have thought I was drunk when I jumped off the dock. You were nice enough to give me paper towels to dry off, though. Thanks for making my first day back one for the books.
—A Guy In A Tie
PS: I think I’ll make this a new routine.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, PAM! For finding and returning my nerdy Star Wars wallet, still with cash.
—Dumby Who Left His Wallet On The Back Of His Truck

I've always tipped well for every service in Halifax because I know what it's like out here in the hospitality industry—but my hanger got the best of me at a certain pizza place on Saturday, where I angrily put in a $0 tip because my pickup order had been delayed for an hour due to a glitch in the online order. You didn't deserve that. I'll return for more 'za soon and, this time, leave and doubly good tip. —Hangry, now regretful, gal