Heather Allen

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Books. Archives. Halifax. Booze. Sewing. Humour. Outrage. Rarely in that order. she/her

A cat on a stoop beside a sign reading Hello My Name is Ouzo
Program for Stratford theatre festival’s The Hobbit
Ebook cover of Stone Blind, held up to a background of white flowers
Woman with her back to the camera, wearing bright yellow pants and a denim jacket with a large sewn patch reading FURY
Entry in an old ledger reading: Body not removed from mine.
Blue sign in a grassy boulevard that reads Your legs hurt from kicking so much asphalt!
Book covers for Eye of the Bedlam Bride and This Time Tomorrow 💙 📚
Halifax forecast showing sun and 14 degrees on Sunday.
Cover of the book Tilt, by Emma Pattee
Barney Gumble just hook it to my veins gif
Small child, covered in birthday spaghetti sauce and wearing a paper crown with a 2 on it.
A boy with a backpack walks through the snow.
Screenshot of announcement that the shitshow school replacement project in north end Halifax is finally almost completed.
Close up of FURY quilt block detail to show the face of a bird in the fabric
Quilt block of a flaming heart with a banner reading FURY
A stack of books on a mantle. 💙 📚
A stack of widely-varying books in front of a Christmas tree.
A festively decorated living room, with a Christmas tree and fireplace, and a hardcover book in the foreground.
Lovely flat coffee beside the bright red hardcover of Poetry Pharmacy
A jar of beautiful mustard pickles, being held up in front of a bookcase.
Mi'kmaq camp ca. 1890 Nova Scotia
Black and white photo of three young women, Dorothy Hill, Jean Morrison, and Evelyn Jackson in their summer dresses. They look extremely cool. Annapolis County, Nova Scotia ca. 1955.
Hardcover of Matt Dinniman’s book Dungeon Crawler Carl.
It’s a starfish - that’s regrowing three of its limbs.
Hardcover book in the foreground, very cute golden retriever playing in the background. 💙📚
A pink flamingo with bent knees sitting (or kneeling?) on the grass
Boy walking away from the camera, on the beach.
A huge box of assorted mini donuts.
NEGATIVES / PRINTS / ETC A complete and total mixture of anything and everything from any time.
Cover of Richard Osman’s novel The Last Devil to Die, outdoors and next to a can of beer.
A card meant for a professional/retiring adult reading: GLAD WE GOT THE Chance to Work TOGETHER
Announcement that SJAM school will not be open in September. *** Dear St. Joseph's A. McKay Elementary School families and school community, We are writing today with an important update regarding construction of your new school. Unfortunately, the new SJAM will still not be ready to welcome students at the start of the 2025-26 school year. This is awful news and we share your disappointment. We acknowledge how disruptive this news is, especially to your children and your family's plans for the next school year.
Cover of Susan Cooper’s Greenwitch with a green quilt in the background.
Two tumblers cheers-ing outdoors.
Halifax weather showing beautiful sunny week days, rainy weekend, aaannnd then back to sun on Monday.
Yellow cover of Kaveh Akbar’s #book Martyr! with a can of beer next to it and green lawn in the background. 💙📚
Onion Sickos meme with man peering through window at a blooming lilac bush.
Signs for The Teapothicary on a building in Northend Halifax
Three pieces of art done by an 11 year old boy: a person falling into the spiraling red toothy jaws of a creature, an impression of the local tavern, and a demonic Easter Bunny.
Sharpened pencils and various dice on a checkered tablecloth.
Three excellent stickers (a grumpy pink cat, flowers and mushrooms, and a stunning pink tiger) on a turquoise background.
Wrinkled orange file folder with the words ‘Quirky Miscellaneous’ written on it found while doing archival appraisal.
A boy in a grey coat looking at a school under construction in north end Halifax.
Five jars of red-orange jelly on a checkered tablecloth
Lionel Hutz from Simpsons meme. More egg? No, Plane cash!
Pink hardcover book ‘Kittentits’ and beige coffee mug in the foreground, fireplace in the background
Map of William Brown's Land taken by Railway, February 1860
Front page of The Clarion newspaper, featuring Viola Desmond.
Screenshot of a portion of Nova Scotia Archives' online resources related to African Nova Scotian history, including Viola Desmond, Africville and William Hall.
Screenshot from The Simpsons with an excited Bart exclaiming ‘Oh man, I am so juzzed’
Bright blue hardcover book Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, annotated edition. 💙📚
A child’s mug next to a big tub of mint hot chocolate, a bigger mug with an aeropress, coffee, and JD ShoreShots rum cream