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Here is was nothing but rain and me watching 1001 things I recorded but never got to like the new It. Unlike several friends, I had no really fond memories of Tim Curry in the role of Pennywise. I saw it, liked it but I was okay with it being redone. I really enjoyed the new one. I also finally saw the Scooby Doo/Supernatural mash up and it was brilliant. Might be my favorite episode.
But it's also time for the final day of my trip to Nova Scotia which I never finished telling you about. My computer died then I sort of forgot.
The last day in Halifax and all Olive did was tell us about the historic proprieties and walk us down to the Maritime museum. I really enjoyed the museum, it had a lot of cool things and while Maritime stuff isn't really my main interest, I still spent a few hours here. I'll say more when I put up the pictures that go with it.
From there I wanted to go to the old burying grounds and then up to the gardens and the citadel. So I went to Saint Mary's Basilica next to the burying grounds because I'm a sucker for church architecture. I only took a couple pics because there were people trying to pray. Went to the old burying grounds which stopped burying around 1840, and that's where I learned that I misread my camera battery. It wasn't 75% full, it was 75% expended that morning and it died. Took the rest of the burying grounds with my cell phone and it died too (I didn't transfer those pictures to the laptop yet).
SOoooo, camera-less, I said screw it. No way I was walking up a VERY steep hill to the gardens (not to mention it was the first hot day I had on the trip, actually had on my shorts). I could have gotten a taxi but it was already 2 pm and we were having a farewell dinner (and I was thinking about going to the ghost tour). So I headed home. I went to the Bluenoser for lunch (a Bluenose is a term for a Nova Scotian) and had scallops (yum)
I charged up the cameras and relaxed with a little tv before heading to The art gallery of Nova Scotia (i.e. museum) I wish I had gone the night before when it was free but honestly the cost wasn't much and it was great. Some of the art was absolutely fantastic. Sadly nothing still makes me like truly 'modern' art (i.e. splashes of color that sort of thing) and much of the art by Native Americans was that as was the Group of Seven's but I did like some of it. Loved the neon light art and the fashion art was fantastic. It reminded me of Erte. I was overwhelmed to get to see ALL of Hiroshige's The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō. I'll be honest, I had never heard of Maude Lewis (the movie Maudie is about her) but she's a huge local hero and I have to say I'm with them on that. She had a horrible form of juvenile arthritis that caused her to be very small and obviously crippled. She was a self taught artist in spite of her hands and she painted whatever you wanted (often reusing themes) in a rural Americana style for about 5 bucks. Her stuff now commands thousands.
The came the farewell dinner. Have to say it was disappointing (flavorless chicken) but the sticky pudding at the end was excellent. We had also gotten together to sing for Olive the tour guide. One of the people on the tour was a music teacher and she came up with a filk song to Home on the Range. (Home on the bus, we know you're not tired of us). It was really nice. No one shared any of the pictures of it like they said they would ah well.
It ran long and I didn't feel like hiking the huge ass hill to go on the ghost tour so I went back to the casino and lost all my money. I had wanted to go to an old bar but forgot it was Friday. The two bars I had in mind were so packed I said nope, got another Cow's ice cream and went to the casino.
It was all in all a very good trip.
Now on to the last of my pictures (and more about the trip)
( my camera does take nice pics )
But it's also time for the final day of my trip to Nova Scotia which I never finished telling you about. My computer died then I sort of forgot.
The last day in Halifax and all Olive did was tell us about the historic proprieties and walk us down to the Maritime museum. I really enjoyed the museum, it had a lot of cool things and while Maritime stuff isn't really my main interest, I still spent a few hours here. I'll say more when I put up the pictures that go with it.
From there I wanted to go to the old burying grounds and then up to the gardens and the citadel. So I went to Saint Mary's Basilica next to the burying grounds because I'm a sucker for church architecture. I only took a couple pics because there were people trying to pray. Went to the old burying grounds which stopped burying around 1840, and that's where I learned that I misread my camera battery. It wasn't 75% full, it was 75% expended that morning and it died. Took the rest of the burying grounds with my cell phone and it died too (I didn't transfer those pictures to the laptop yet).
SOoooo, camera-less, I said screw it. No way I was walking up a VERY steep hill to the gardens (not to mention it was the first hot day I had on the trip, actually had on my shorts). I could have gotten a taxi but it was already 2 pm and we were having a farewell dinner (and I was thinking about going to the ghost tour). So I headed home. I went to the Bluenoser for lunch (a Bluenose is a term for a Nova Scotian) and had scallops (yum)
I charged up the cameras and relaxed with a little tv before heading to The art gallery of Nova Scotia (i.e. museum) I wish I had gone the night before when it was free but honestly the cost wasn't much and it was great. Some of the art was absolutely fantastic. Sadly nothing still makes me like truly 'modern' art (i.e. splashes of color that sort of thing) and much of the art by Native Americans was that as was the Group of Seven's but I did like some of it. Loved the neon light art and the fashion art was fantastic. It reminded me of Erte. I was overwhelmed to get to see ALL of Hiroshige's The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō. I'll be honest, I had never heard of Maude Lewis (the movie Maudie is about her) but she's a huge local hero and I have to say I'm with them on that. She had a horrible form of juvenile arthritis that caused her to be very small and obviously crippled. She was a self taught artist in spite of her hands and she painted whatever you wanted (often reusing themes) in a rural Americana style for about 5 bucks. Her stuff now commands thousands.
The came the farewell dinner. Have to say it was disappointing (flavorless chicken) but the sticky pudding at the end was excellent. We had also gotten together to sing for Olive the tour guide. One of the people on the tour was a music teacher and she came up with a filk song to Home on the Range. (Home on the bus, we know you're not tired of us). It was really nice. No one shared any of the pictures of it like they said they would ah well.
It ran long and I didn't feel like hiking the huge ass hill to go on the ghost tour so I went back to the casino and lost all my money. I had wanted to go to an old bar but forgot it was Friday. The two bars I had in mind were so packed I said nope, got another Cow's ice cream and went to the casino.
It was all in all a very good trip.
Now on to the last of my pictures (and more about the trip)
( my camera does take nice pics )
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