Great drive last week, the light cast a different perspective on things. Victorian, Queen Anne, Georgian architectural influences!
Category: Antiques
Vacation Day
Had a lovely day yesterday in Mahone Bay and Lunenburg. Rebecca’s Restaurant always puts on a fantastic spread. 
I enjoyed every mouthful.
Stopped at Have A Yarn for…yarn of course. 
I love this yarn. She’s a talented hand dyer. One color morphs into another. I think this little beauty will become a shawl.
So many adorable places along the way. I found a few antique and vintage items to add to my collections. 
There’s a little shop next to Rebecca’s that’s super cool. I have a love of succulents and she has a variety in stock. She found a little air plant and I found a bubble glass vessel and voila!
It was just a fantastic day!
The weight
Empty
Souls,
Torn, worn,
Patched, and mended.
Bears the weight of silence,
In it’s weakened state,
Fear moves in
Like a silent disease,
It’s too weak to fight.
The cracks grow visible,
It’s leaking, weeping.
Fading
Empty
Dawn Illsley
Louisbourg Day 4
Glorious!
The Tall Ships arrived!!!!!
Look at all I accomplished this week and I loved every minute of it!!!
🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
Louisbourg Day 3
So many great things today. Working at processing artifacts.
So beautiful! I love puzzles!
Got some fresh air when we checked out a few things around The Fortress.
After Volunteering I headed to Kennington Cove a popular beach nearby.
A truly glorious day!
Louisbourg Day 2
Nice and relaxing today.
Cleaning artifacts.
I found this artifact bag with my excavator initials on it from 2013.
A backlog of artifacts to process. I have my work cut out for me. It's pretty interesting to to see all the artifacts up close. One of my favourite things to do in the Archaeology lab.
Dawn
Wonder Woman
Victorian style…
I ❤️
The past three days have been fabulous. Today I did a lot of fun things. Simple meditative projects that help me reset.
I baked these GF lemon melt-aways.
Puffy Hearts! Making these to brighten up my window:)
My vintage bead collection. You can find a few treasures once in awhile.
Started this jigsaw puzzle. Does anyone else like a good puzzle?
Stitch markers from vintage jewelry. I’ve been collecting these bobbles for ages.
Nerd Quest
Today The NSArchaeology society gathered a group of members to tour the provincial archives. I was beyond excited. I fondly remember spending hours going through rolls of microfiche researching my ancestors. So much fun! That building is jammed packed with historical items. Vaults of treasures. The Archivists preserve the past events of the province. Trying to preserve the present for future generations. I’ve always been aware of the historical importance, I never realized the importance of present day collection of important information. 
There are many types of photographics. Here’s the different types through the ages and when it was most popular.
Daguerreotype 1842 – 1856
Ambrotype 1855 – 1861
Tintype 1860-1870
Carte de Visite 1860 – 1888
Cabinet Card 1875 – 1900
Podcasts I ❤️
So I’ve been listening to some fabulous podcasts in the new year. A good friend M got me hooked. I’ve found Lore, about folklore. So awesome for a history nerd like me. I’m a fan of true crime and forensic evidence, so Detective is fascinating. Someone knows something is keeping me on the edge of my seat. My New Years resolutions are getting kicked in the butt by The Minimalists. These guys are so inspiring!!!
I went from this x 3…
To this…
A mess of yarn and books to this..
I like seeing the yarn. Before I had a mess of colours and weights in plastic bins.
Dawn's Chronicles 