Category: Bucket list

Louisbourg Day 4

Archeaology, Beauty, Bucket list, Canada, Folklore, Gardens and parks, Genealogy, Knitting, Museums, Photography, self care, Travel, volunteering, Wellness

Another wonderful day…
Processing…

The Tall Ships are coming!!! The Bluenose was there when I drove in this AM. We had a chance to perch ourselves on top of Black Rock. Birds eye view. Lucky birds. 350 year old graffiti up here, a French solider carved "Louis" into the rock.

Louisbourg Day 3

Antiques, Archeaology, Art, Beauty, Bucket list, Fashion, Folklore, Gardens and parks, Genealogy, historical dress, History, Knitting, Museums, Photography, self care, Travel, Vintage, volunteering, Wellness

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

Antiques, Archeaology, Bucket list, Gardens and parks, Genealogy, History, Knitting, Museums, Photography, self care, Vintage, volunteering, Wellness

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

Birthday on The Magic Wine Bus

Annapolis Valley, Beauty, Bucket list, Farming, Folklore, Gardens and parks, Genealogy, Ghosts, History, Knitting, Photography, Picnic, Restaurants, self care, Wellness, Wolfville


We had lunch at Le Caveau at the DOMAINE DE GRAND PRÉ Wonderfully presented chowder with scallop and lobster, this award wining restaurant boasts 3rd in the world.
Beautiful countryside.

At LUCKETT VINEYARDS we had dessert of dark chocolate cheesecake and it was paired with Isolde ice wine, which lasted 5 minutes!

At L'ACADIE VINEYARDS
We picked up a bottle of organic rosé sparkling. One of my favs

GASPEREAU VINEYARDS
I had desert of strawberry shortcake. We also sampled their selkie wine, it was totally delicious.

Nerd Quest

Antiques, Archeaology, Books, Bucket list, Canada, Folklore, Genealogy, Halifax, History, Knitting, Museums, Photography, Vintage, volunteering, Wellness

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