Happy 247th birthday to Jane Austen!

December 16, 2022

This year, I’m celebrating Jane Austen’s birthday in Bonn, Germany. My sister and I raised a glass in Jane’s honour …

Summer

August 31, 2018

Here are some of the pictures I took this summer in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. On …

July 28, 2017

I went to Prince Edward Island last weekend and visited Green Gables for the first time in a few years. …

October 7, 2016

Inspired by Christy Ann Conlin’s guest post on “The Sweet Exhilaration of Solitude,” I spent some time in the Halifax …

September 30, 2016

It’s a pleasure to share this guest post from Christy Ann Conlin, who drew inspiration from two of Nova Scotia’s …

October 22, 2015

“She’ll feel awful bad if her flowers get frosted, especially them dahlias. Octavia sets such store by her dahlias.” In …

July 8, 2012

Today’s JASNA Nova Scotia trip to the Blomidon Inn and Prescott House was wonderful. The weather was beautiful and so …