Hello Goodbye

Doug, Natasha and I took ourselves downtown to the Nova Scotia Art Gallery. While the Victoria Art Gallery currently hosts its own travelling Maude Lewis display, we were intent on seeing her tiny home inside the walls of this provincial building. It did not disappoint. The collection of this talented, driven, diminutive Folk Artist was fulsome and iconic. But, to see her home, ( 300 square ft?) was to see her major work of art. No heat but a wood stove, no running water or electricity - every inch of the building and all its furnishings, plastered with her celebrated, colourful renderings of birds, flowers and deer. She lived here from 1938 until her death in 1970. We exited with a certain pride and hope in our hearts. If the story of Maude Lewis is new to you, definitely watch the movie “Maudie”. It is excellent and the actress, Sally Hawkins, was nominated for an Academy Award. She did not win, which is a travesty - but there is no accounting for taste. I also visited the gift shop.😊😊. David and Natasha will leave tonight around 6, so we will have the Early Bird dinner. Tacos are on the menu and I am slowly finding my way around this kitchen. They will drive to Moncton tonight, then on to Boston the next day, and finally Aruba!