A Flight of Cider

Monday (June 24) we took possession of a new (to us) house in Middleton overlooking the Annapolis River.

We were tired of commuting from Paradise to either Middleton or Bridgetown, for groceries, banking and health services.

For the next month, we will declutter and move our essentials to our new community. We had for some time considered Bridgetown but the demise of banking services encouraged us to consider, and finally choose, Middleton.

Middleton allows us to walk to the grocery store, bank and hospital.

Already, we are making discoveries in the Middleton geography. We celebrated on Wednesday, stopping at Spurr Brothers, Wilmot, for fresh vegetables, and a flight of cider. The setting was idyllic, looking up to the orchards on the north side of the Valley. There seemed to be no traffic noise from Highway #1.

We have lived for over twenty years on Highway #201, just beyond the boundary of Lawrencetown. It will be difficult to leave behind our garden, the woodlot that runs up to the Inglisville Road. We will miss the convenience of Lunn’s Mill, and walks down to the Annapolis River through the old Lawrencetown tree nursery.

We look forward to exploring the trails around Middleton; the opportunity to canoe on the Annapolis River, to bicycle along the Middle Road. We will have easy access to the CORAH workshops on the NSCC campus and events at the MacDonald Museum.

Acknowledgements

This is a huge step for Heather and myself. I am eternally grateful that Heather can share the journey.

Postscripts

As we discover the neighbourhood, I hope this will lead to more time for writing (read post Explore Local: a Micro-adventure Concept and its Implementation).

Edward and Anne will tent and paint en plein air in Twillingate, Fogo Island and Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, this July. You can follow their journey on their interactive map, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube at Footsteps (Farther) East from their website wedlerfineart.com