Like living in Bear River, Nova Scotia, renovating a 10,000 square foot Marine warehouse, being a fabric artist, marrying an American, or painting Bob Dylan lyrics all over a building on Main St.

Besides, everyone needs a hobby. And anyone who doesn't collect something is without passion. So, I confess...I do collect a lot of different things, but buttons are first and foremost. More on that later.

So, my name is Zoë. I am a fabric-artist in Bear River, Nova Scotia, married to Jeff, from Michigan. My shop is called Oddacity Designs and together we run the Innocent Rose, a vintage and antique shop, and Inn out of the Fog, a guest suite (recommended by Lonely Planet). As well as running businesses and fixing up century-old buildings, we volunteer in the community; the Bear River Board of Trade, The Bear River Historical Society, and other community organizations. So with all the free-time I have, I thought it would be fun to start the Bear River Button Museum. What else to do with all these tens of thousands of buttons taking over my life?!!