Magical Day

This morning, we had to go to Granville Ferry Community Hall.

On Sunday, Heather had attended Shambala Meditation at the hall and had accidentally left her jacket on the hook.

We arrived early and stopped at JoAnn’s Chocolate Shop & Café and bookstore in Annapolis Royal for a take-out coffee. The books were irresistible. Picked up two.

Brought to Book: The Balance of books and life, edited by Ian Breakwell and Paul Hammond.

Good news. The hall was open at 1:15 pm and we retrieved the jacket from the hook. Afterwards, we stopped at Bob and Dessie Howard’s house outside of Granville Ferry. Bob gave us a wonderful tour of his garden; in particular, hydrangeas, and dahlia species. The conversation covered the history of market gardening in both England and North America. Bob has spent a career, tending a range of species, growing different varieties from seed.

Buoyed by the conversation, we decided to explore the Nova Scotia landscape on a beautiful September day. We headed to Victoria Beach.

This reminded me of our need to fully appreciate the geography of Annapolis County. We drove to the end of the paved road. En route, we noted the changing colours, the beautiful houses – the domes, and the Mare Gold retreat at the end. We marvelled at the residents who drive this road. Like, Russell who runs the Mare Gold bookstore in Annapolis Royal (see An Authors’ Market) .

Before setting out for Granville Ferry, I had stopped at CORAH to register for sessions later in the week. I had the inspiration that CORAH, the Centre of Rural Aging and Health could benefit from a Community Information Utility. But that is another blog post, for another day.

The drive to Victoria Beach, the conversation with Bob Howard reinforced the need for a better understanding of our landscape. Beyond, the simple economic view of the landscape as a resource for exploitation.

References

Ian Breakwell and Paul Hammond (ed.), 1994, Brought to Books: The Balance of Books and Life, Penguin Books

Elise Downing, 2021, Coasting: Running around the coast of Britain – life, love and (very) loose plans, Summersdale Publishers.