Having been back in the Annapolis Valley for a couple of days, it was time for second thoughts. While away in Toronto, I did not feel much like reading. Perhaps, I found too much interaction in the city.
Today, we met Sandra Barry at the Spurr Brothers Farm in Wilmot.
It is a tremendous example of ‘buy local’, offering a wide variety of farm products, including several different varieties of cider. We exchanged books by Merilyn Simonds (Woman, watching) and DJ Wiseman ( The Death of Tommy Quick and other Lies).
Later in the day, I stopped at the Lawrencetown library to request through interlibrary loan two other books by Simonds (Gutenberg’s Fingerprint and A New Leaf. I had been impressed by both her writing style and the detailed research in Woman, Watching.
I dropped off my chainsaw at Green Diamond, Middleton. I hope that I will be able to get it started again. Unfortunately my left arm remains weak.
From The Reader, I note that Cindy Staicer is speaking this week on Forest Birds at Risk and how we can help, at the Arts Place in Annapolis Royal. This is part of an exhibition ‘For the Love of Lichens and Old Forest’, sponsored by the Arlington Forest Protection Society, as part of the Save Our Old Forests (SOOF) campaign.
With a change in weather, Heather and I are looking forward to catching up on our gardening.
The other second thought relates to access to technology. From Toronto, I realized the need to improve my use of cell phones. Fortunately, CORAH is offering a tech talk on the topic, Wednesday, May 24th.
Acknowledgements
Sandra Barry offered insight into the relationship between writing and place. Heather is looking to turn a new leaf. Edward added the graphics.
References
Merilyn Simonds, 2012, A New Leaf: growing with my garden, Penguin Random House.
Merilyn Simonds, 2017, Gutenberg’s Fingerprint: papers, pixels and the lasting impression of books, ECW Press.
Ernest Blair Experiment 