Nova Scotia’s Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province by Joan Dawson certainly covered the whole length of the province, from
A Little of Everything: General Stores of Nova Scotia—Remembering the Old Days, Old Ways by Mike Parker was a sturdy brick of a book at 299
I got two new books during my visit to Halifax. One was a Christmas present and the second I picked up at Atlantic News. Black
Mark and I played ten games over Christmas, plus an additional game in a friendly round-robin tournament. I won eight, lost two and tied one.
Mark and I left early on Tuesday morning for a flight to Halifax where we were spending Christmas with Mark’s sister Patsy and her partner
Call Me Bill is a graphic novel by Lynette Richards about Bill Armstrong, a sailor who perished in the wreck of the SS Atlantic off
I bought five books during my recent trip to Halifax, and chose one from the cart of free discards at the Bedford Public Library. I
The Long Way Home: A Personal History of Nova Scotia by John DeMont was a selective history of the province, as I assume all histories
Written in the Ruins: Cape Breton Island’s Second Pre-Columbian Chinese Settlement by Paul Chiasson is ostensibly about a Chinese settlement dating to the early 1400’s
Mark and I played nine games over Christmas while staying at the home of his sister Patsy and her partner Jim. I won seven and