Liverpool Nova Scotia I have stopped at the Hank Snow Museum three times. It was closed all three of my visits. I stopped in back in 2012, I was taking a fitness course in Liverpool unfortunately It was off season and it was closed. My second time was in 2020 right after the COVID rules... Continue Reading →
Springhill , Nova Scotia "Beneath this snowy mantle, cold and cleanThe unborn grass lies waitingFor its coat to turn to greenThe snowbird sings the song he always singsAnd speaks to me of flowersThat will bloom again in spring..." - Snow Bird written by Gene MacLellan. Performed by Anne Murray Ah this song takes me back:... Continue Reading →
1723 Hollis StreetHalifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1V9902 424 5280 Tracy had purchased tickets to the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo and had invited me to join her on a road trip. Of course I said "Yes, please!" We arrived early in Halifax and happily strolled around downtown sightseeing in a steady drizzle. Walking up to... Continue Reading →
December 6th, 1917 " The windows in our house shook"- John A. MacKay. That house was my father's childhood home on the shoreline of the Bras d'Or lake in the village of West Bay, on Cape Breton island, in the province of Nova Scotia. Almost 300 km away from where the blast occurred. I'm not... Continue Reading →
I was recently in New York city. I took a sightseeing tour that included a cruise of the New York harbour. I was sitting near a lady from New Jersey and she told me even though she lived nearby, she had never taken a harbour tour. I replied, "I have lived in eastern Canada most... Continue Reading →
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