Posts Tagged ‘Canada’
Garden Paths
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One of the titles in my new Rural Mystery Series, ‘Garden Paths,’ focusses on a mysterious garden. The garden is on land left to a woman by a family she has never known. When she comes to Nova Scotia to claim the property, she finds the garden, and discovers the story of its creation.
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Synopsis:
When Ella Bartholomew’s uncle dies, she is shocked to hear she has not been remembered in his will, although he is the only family she has known. He has, however, provided for her in another way and Ella discovers that she is now the owner of an unfamiliar property in Nova Scotia. When she visits the mysterious property and the nearby community, she discovers a family and a history she never knew existed. On the property, she finds a beautiful garden and a statue of her unknown mother. Now she must discover the secrets of the garden and those of her mother, and win a battle with a vicious claimant to the property and the garden.
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I had fun writing this book because I was able to write about my own garden and the various plants I have grown. I also love making simple maps and I made a map to help describe the garden in the book (Ella’s mother called it her Million Acre Garden). In the garden is a maze, one of my favourite horticultural features. The Noel Shore area of Nova Scotia is also one of my favourite landscapes.
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The book will be available at the end of April, so watch for it at Dog Eared Books in Oromocto, on-line at Page28 (https://page28books.square.site/shop/new-brunswick-authors/IRBL3TCIF655VYUFJCU3F5DC?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc ), and at Amazon.
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Enjoy your spring reading!!!!!
All my best,
Alexandra Tims (a.k.a. Jane)
flags all flying (day 17 and 18)
During my virtual travelling along the north shore of New Brunswick I often see flags flying, representing the esteem of people for their country and their heritage …
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distance travelled (map from Google Earth)
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8-17 February 21, 2014 30 minutes (Belledune to Devereau)
8-18 February 25, 2014 35 minutes (Devereau to Petit-Rocher-Nord)
(I also took a quick sidetrip on the highway south to Madran – the beauty of travelling virtually)
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All along the coast of northern New Brunswick, people are proud to display their flags. As I ‘cycle’ along the road I see three flag designs …
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The red and white Canadian flag with its maple leaf …
a Canadian flag near Campbellton (image from Street View)
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the New Brunswick flag (based on the province’s Coat of Arms and depicting a red lion and a ship) …
the yellow, red and blue New Brunswick flag showing the ship from the Coat of Arms (image from Street View)
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and the Acadian flag …
the blue, white and red Acadian flag showing its gold star (image from Street View)
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The Acadians are the descendants of French colonists of the 17th century who settled in Acadia (the Maritime Provinces, parts of Quebec and Maine). Today, over 1/3 of New Brunswickers are Acadian and New Brunswick is officially bilingual (French and English).
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The Acadian flag represents Acadians all over the world. The flag is blue, white and red, like the flag of France. On the blue field is a gold star, the Stella Maris (Star of the Sea). The star represents the Virgin Mary, patron saint of the Acadians.
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Along the north shore of New Brunswick, the colours of the Acadian flag are represented on various objects, including telephone poles in some communities …
a painted telephone pole in Madran (image from Street View)
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on lobster traps …
colours of the Acadian flag on a lobster trap (image from Street View)
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and on rocks …
February 25, 2014 ‘roche Acadienne’ Jane Tims
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The Acadian flag and its representations remind me how proud I am to live in a province that includes the rich culture and history of the Acadian people.
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Copyright 2014 Jane Tims
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