tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664117729915063890.post7413560524671669413..comments2023-03-29T14:11:14.795-03:00Comments on Occidental Acres: Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side... keep on the sunny side of life...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664117729915063890.post-27876995053094185222012-07-28T00:06:41.946-03:002012-07-28T00:06:41.946-03:00Occident, as defined by Dictionary.com:
oc·ci·den...Occident, as defined by Dictionary.com:<br /><br />oc·ci·dent/ˈäksidənt/<br />Noun: <br />The countries of the West, esp. Europe and the Americas (contrasted with orient). <br /><br />As many people know, Laur and I were hoping to settle out west, in Washington. However, because US Federal law does not recognize our marriage, and I am unable to get status in the US, we were not able to follow through with that dream.<br /><br />It is just as well, because the US is currently in the middle of a terrible recession - depression - and we count ourselves lucky to have left when we did.<br /><br />After meeting our friends Laura and Gerard, who relocated back to Nova Scotia, we began to consider Atlantic Canada as a place to settle - because land is quite affordable, because the climate is fantastic and the people are amazing. We searched for several years, trying to find the right piece of land, at the right price, with the right work circumstances.<br /><br />When we purchased this property, it needed a name - something by which it could be known. Neither of us had any great ideas, and so I began to call it Occidental Acres - mostly tongue-in-cheek. But, because we're all from out west, and the house style is a Pacific Coast style, the name has stuck around.<br /><br />Some people don't like the name, figuring it sounds too much "Accidental" and perhaps it's a bit of that, too. But truth be told, the name reminds me of Occidental Avenue in Seattle, where I first heard the name; I have happy memories of downtown Seattle - still one of my favourite places to visit.Elle Esshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195646354958968052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664117729915063890.post-49020954843242119062012-07-27T16:48:31.217-03:002012-07-27T16:48:31.217-03:00Why is it called Occidental Acreas Curt and I wan...Why is it called Occidental Acreas Curt and I want to knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com