This Saturday, we went to the Farmers’ Market in Wolfville. I wanted to see the results of FAN-fare. It was very busy. There was a tremendous sense of community. Lots of Food, Arts and Nature. Afterwards, we stopped briefly at The Odd Book store. Heather found Wild Foresting, Practising Nature’s Wisdom by Drengson and Taylor published by New Society. This brings back good memories of the West Coast.
Our next stop was an excellent lunch at the ArtCan cafe in Canning. Here, I happened upon Ways of Life. On Places, Painters and Poets by Andrew Motion. Afterwards, given the blue skies and sunshine, we opted for the backroads: from Canning to Kentville; then the old Highway #1 home to Paradise.
Earlier in the week, I had picked up tickets for the house concert at Dawn Oman’s gallery in Bridgetown. In the intimate atmosphere of the repurposed church, we enjoyed the songs performed by Permanent Resonance. This capped a full day.
Sunday, time for a walk through Valley View Park. We followed it with the long drive up the Morse Road to West Dalhousie. The community hall brought back memories of the world of Ernest Buckler, and the community efforts of the Ernest Buckler Literary Event Society (EBLES). Thanks, Jane, Anne and John.
Acknowledgements.
Heather shared the busy itinerary. Edward is away painting in Florida; we may miss his contribution.
References
Alan Drengson and Duncan Taylor (ed.) 2009. Wild Foresting. Practising Nature’s Wisdom. New Society Publishers.
Andrew Motion. 2008. Ways of Life. On Places, Painters and Poets. Selected Essays and Reviews 1994-2008. Faber and Faber.
Ernest Blair Experiment 