I dropped into the Bridgetown Library. Heather had a dental appointment. I noticed a well-designed book, The Road Home: Stories from Senior Women in Rural Nova Scotia, edited and photographed by Rachel Brighton and published by the Western Area Women’s Coalition in Bridgetown in 2008. The book was printed and bound by Gaspereau Press. It traces the journeys of twenty one women living in rural Nova Scotia, in Digby and Annapolis Counties. The contributions are divided into four parts: Journey, Work, Community and Culture.
In the words of Brighton:
“ I would like to thank each of the women you meet in this book. One of them Frances Mills Clements who established a bursary for women pursuing a post-secondary education. The Women’s Place Resource Centre in Bridgetown is providing the proceeds of this book to that bursary – so the stories here are doubly inspiring.”
My response to this 2008 publication is “The Road FROM Here?“
It is fifteen years later. What has happened since 2008? Where are we going, in terms of Journey, Work, Community, Culture?
It would be wonderful, if Rachel was able to revisit these topics.
This afternoon, I had to take the CRV into Kings County Honda. While waiting, I read: “Honda: the Boy Who Dreamt of Cars.”
Likewise published in 2008. My question for the Honda staff,
“When can I trade my CRV for an electric car?“.
Acknowledgements
Heather enjoyed reading The Road Here. Edward added his magic touch.
References
Rachel Brighton, 2008, The Road Here: Stories from Senior Women in Rural Nova Scotia, The Western Area Women’s Coalition, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia.
Mark Weston, 2008, Honda: The Boy who dreamt of Cars, Lee and Low Books, New York.
Ernest Blair Experiment 