Dr. Laurie Stanley-Blackwell resides in Pictou, Nova Scotia. A former history professor at St. Francis Xavier University, she has a lifelong love for the history of Maritime Canada. Her most recent publication is the Gaelic-English children’s book, The Pets That Came to Palmerston Street / Na Peataichean a thàinig gu Sràid Phalmerston.

Karen Megronigle lives in Cape George, Nova Scotia, with her husband, Stephen. Her studio overlooks the ocean and a field with her two pet donkeys. As a gifted artist, she delights in her natural surroundings. Karen operates the Garden Studio, where she sells her creations, which range from artwork to jewellery in many difference mediums.