Lunenburg Bound

On Saturday, we decided to head down to Nova Scotia’s South Shore.

Our first stop was Kejimkujik National Park. We thought it was time to check out the Peter Point trail (see post Giving Thanks). We were surprised to find the Visitor Centre closed, and the roads somewhat ice-covered.

Instead, we made our way cross-country to Bridgewater. The roads were dry and clear. The sky was blue. The fields were white with the fresh snow.

We decided, since it was my birthday, that it was in order to stop at the bookstore, Lunenburg Bound (see To The South Shore).

As usual, I was overwhelmed by the selection. First, I found ‘She is Hope for Wildlife’, written by Wanda Baxter. Wanda is a name from years ago. The book would be suitable for my granddaughter, Isla Rose.

Second, was Robert MacFarlane, ‘Gifts for Reading’. I recognized the cover but I had not read the short story.

“In this luminous essay, Robert MacFarlane reflects on the unique emotional resonance of books given and received – and how such gifts have shaped his own life’.

Third, I noticed a second hand copy of New York Review Books (NYBR) classic: Friedrich Nietzsche ‘Anti-education’. I could not resist.

Finally, the debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographic nerds, The Map Men: Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman , ‘This way up: When maps go wrong (And why it matters)‘.

The first two books are a quick read. It is perhaps time to meet ‘The Map Men’. Likely, suitable for the COGS library.

We completed the drive,’directisimo’ from Bridgewater to Middleton on Highway #10.

References

Wanda Baxter, 2024, She is Hope for Wildlife, Nimbus Publishing.

Robert MacFarlane, 2016, The Gifts of Reading, Penguin Random House Canada

Friedrich Nietzsche, Translation 2026, Anti-Education. New York Review Books.

Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman, 2025, This Way Up: When Maps go Wrong and why it matters), Hanover Square Press (Harper Collins).

Acknowledgements

Heather shared the journey.
Edward added the graphics and links.