Purchase B is for Bluenose: A Nova Scotia Alphabet

Susan and her husband are collaborating on a children's book on Cyrus Eaton.

In this delightful book illustrated by Susan Tooke, the letter P features Pugwash and Peace.

Who were the first people of Nova Scotia? What massive star-shaped fortress can be found in Halifax? What type of water plant not only provides food and shelter to Canadian wildlife but also lessens coastal erosion? The answers to these questions, along with many facts, traditions, and much history can be found in B is for Bluenose: A Nova Scotia Alphabet. Readers young and old can travel the Cabot Trail along Cape Breton Island's coastline, stop and listen to the sound of bagpipes floating on the breeze, or sample the delights of the quaint Queens County Fair. From the lovely A of Annapolis Valley to the Z of Sable Gully's varied zoology, everyone will enjoy this alphabetical journey that showcases the riches of Nova Scotia.

Dining Next to a Nobel Peace Prize
Feast: An Edible Road Trip
We’ve been pleasantly surprised many times on this trip (like when we discovered tomato wine!), but probably never as much as when we arrived in Pugwash, Nova Scotia and stayed at Thinkers Lodge.
Read about their stay at Thinkers Lodge by Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller, Vancouver-based writers, adventurers, wanderlusts, and co-creators of FEAST: An Edible Road Trip.

Link to Christina Martin's web page
sharing the stories of Alzheimer' patients and their care givers.

Download Cristina's song "A New Place to Call Home"

When it comes to illness and disease there is the tendency for us to focus on the breakdown and digression. When I did my Artist in Residency with Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, I was privileged to witness new and profound connections being made between people and within individuals. This was very inspiring. As well, within my own small but mighty community in Cumberland Country Nova Scotia I’ve seen how people build new connections and how it really does make a positive impact in the lives of people who need care, both for the individual living with dementia, and for caregivers. We must build new connections, strengthen our relationships, and never stop learning how to better care for each other. Dr. John Gray, retired English Physician and Geriatrician once told me when I asked him what he felt was an important message he had learned from his work, “You will never regret having cared for another human being”.

Christina Martin and Dale Murray were featured performers at Thinkers Lodge
in the summer of 2013