Future Thoughts

This weekend, I found myself in New Glasgow, without books. I checked the shelves and pulled out:

Lesley Choyce’s (Ed), Nova Scotia: Visions of the Future, Published in 2009, and Scott Milsom’s Voices of Nova Scotia Community: A Written Democracy, Published in 2003.

What has changed in the last twenty years? The Foreword was written by the late Silver Donald Cameron (died in 2020).

Together these books reflect the relationship between community engagement and a shared vision of our common future. It would be valuable to revisit both of these books in 2023 ( 14 years and 20 years respectively). That is, perhaps, more critical for the contributors to Lesley Choyce’s book.

Postscript

Sad day in the Valley yesterday !

I received in the mail, notice from the Bank of Nova Scotia, that they are closing their branches in Bridgetown and Annapolis Royal, effective November 2024. A sign of the times.

Perfect Morning

Heather has been reading Jay Ingram, The End of Memory. A Natural History of Aging and Alzheimer’s. He recommends paying attention to both exercise and diet. I had the following agenda, despite the unsettled weather. We went to Annapolis Royal, via Highway#201, and walked the French Basin Trail. Afterwards we stopped at the Brown Dog Kitchen (at the Library). I wanted to try their takeout curries. We returned home via Highway #1.

On returning home, the wood stove was a bed of hot coals. We could enjoy a late lunch: meat and vegetarian curry, basmati rice and naan.

Acknowledgements

Edward found the time to overcome technical issues arising from his relocation to Florida. Heather shared our idea of a ‘perfect morning’ in rural Nova Scotia.

References

Lesley Choyce (Ed), Nova Scotia: Visions of the Future, Nimbus Publishing, 2009.

Scott Milsom, Voices of Nova Scotia Community: A Written Democracy, Fernwood Publishing, 2003.

Jay Ingram. 2014. The End of Memory. Harper Collins