Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Front Line Staff are Valuable

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I would hazard to say that the front line staff are among the most valuable staff a museum or historic site can have. Not only do they work ...
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Wednesday, 7 August 2019

Interpretation: Setting a table, setting a scene

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I grew up in a house where the kitchen table served as both work surface and dining table. Living in a Q (private married quarters), meant w...
Tuesday, 6 August 2019

Regency on a Shoe String: A New Frock

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My American friends have been asking where I buy my fabrics. I am not much of a shopper, I really hate being out shopping for things, I tend...
Friday, 26 July 2019

Regency on a Shoestring: Part One - Short Stays from the Scrap Bin

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WILKIE, David; The Cottage Toilet; Wallace Collection, acc#P352; Oil on Panel, 30.1x38.4cm  My plan over the next month or so is to make...
Thursday, 18 July 2019

When did we start equating Working Class with Homelessness?

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There seems to be a disconnect in how we actually live, and our perceptions of what class we hang out in. Most of us are working class peopl...
Friday, 12 July 2019

News from the shoe

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Just after my last post, I got a midnight message from our favourite Boxer breeder in Nova Scotia asking if I could take a repossessed pup...
Thursday, 30 May 2019

Never assume your visiting public won't notice

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Several conversations over the past week have left me scratching my head. I'm not always harping about museum practices in Nova Scotia, ...