Arts & Culture

There are about six new books on the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, including one with pictures and text from John Boileau.

A visit to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is probably the best way to understand Nova Scotians’ close connection to the sea.

Bridge players in Halifax will gather at the Halifax Bridge World HQ at 7071 Bayers Road at the end of the month, for a fundraiser for the seniors drop-in complex Spencer House on Morris Street in the city.

My three sisters in North America conspired and organized a fall trip for all four of us to visit my eldest sister who has lived in Greece for 40 years, having married Greek architect, Panos, some 43 years ago.

Alison Strachan, left, a Halifax resident with her siblings in Greece

Museums are probably more fun if you take along the right companion, and I’m not talking about three-year-olds.

Despite temperatures of 30 degrees earlier this week across the Maritimes, cottage season is on the wane for many owners of the seasonal abodes.

But if you’re in the market for an idyllic cottage on the North Shore, you might want to check out Lenore Zann’s seasonal abode at Cape Jack, with deeded access to a sandy beach on the Northumberland Strait.

Last week we focused on Norway in my “therapeutic” travels with my sons, George and Jack Greer. This week Scotland. Scotland was brimming with magical moments but the economic contrast with prosperous Norway was stark and shocking.

My husband, Peter Greer, passed away this past March. Like most families, our sons, George and Jack, and I went through the first stage of grief (shock) sharing our feelings in private and then in public at a gathering to remember Peter.