I opened a Facebook page called 'Save our Amherst, N.S. Zellers'! and I meant it. You would think living in a small rural area would save us from the constantly changing landscape of retail take overs but in fact it makes us all the more vulnerable to it. There are two small towns near where … Continue reading We really do like Zellers!
Maritimes
Let’s Go to the Cinema!
It was a Sunday afternoon and I could edit my essay on XML in the Library System or take my kids to a matinee at our local film theater, the Vogue Cinema. I got my priorities settled fairly quickly and grabbed the kids. A half hour on country roads and we are in quiet little … Continue reading Let’s Go to the Cinema!
Digital Archives: ‘The Evangeline Collection’
My recent course work in Library Studies has lead me to a beautiful digital collection on the Nova Scotia Legislative Library website called "The Evangeline Collection - Commemorating 400 Years of Acadian Settlement". http://librarieslive.wordpress.com/
Hi I’m Meg Edwards, How may I help you?
I live in the Canadian Maritimes among some of the most kind, polite and thoughtful people in the world. In our small rural village we smile at strangers, wave at cars, hold doors and offer help. It is lovely and the one time someone was randomly rude to me in a parking lot (in Moncton). … Continue reading Hi I’m Meg Edwards, How may I help you?
Maritime Baby
Our third child Bliss was born in the Maritimes. My pregnancy was spent breathing in the magically healing stink of the marshes on a low tide. He has seen horses in the field across the road all of his life, and swam in the sea every summer. My husband and I moved to the county … Continue reading Maritime Baby
Body Image, Nude Modeling and A Woman of Middle Age
When I was twenty and had a fabulous figure I worked as an artist’s model while studying at school. As a shy young girl I was embarrassed by my womanly body that brought me unwanted attention. Blossoming into a woman I transformed from a quiet plain-faced kid to a woman with long legs and pretty … Continue reading Body Image, Nude Modeling and A Woman of Middle Age
Playing Clue on a Rainy Night
What I love about our house that sits across from the sea is that it is like living in a cottage all the time. In the summer we hang our salty towels on the porch and barely let them dry before we hit the next high tide. In the winter we get a fire going … Continue reading Playing Clue on a Rainy Night
Notes from a Sinking Isthmus 