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notes, short riffs, chords. When my solo ends, some rocky peninsula jutting out into the ocean. What a
of the band members smile at me. To an amateur perfect time warp.
musician, that’s the best applause one could possi- A few hours later we arrive in Mahone Bay, an-
bly receive. Later, when I return to my room at the other picturesque village that is holding its annual
Westin Nova Scotian, I stand at the window, still in Scarecrow Festival. Hand-made life-size cloth
a happy trance. The cruise ship lights are strung out scarecrows are in front of every shop, dressed in
like glittering diamond necklaces. real clothing, each looking vaguely familiar. On one
Normally, it takes two and one-half hours to lawn is Dorothy in her ruby red slippers, the Tin
drive to Digby from Halifax, but we’re making stops Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and Glenda the
all along the way including Peggy's Cove, a perfect Good Witch. The scarecrow band, KISS, complete
storybook fisherman’s village where lobster traps with face make-up, stands in front of a music store.
and buoys and rusty anchors are stacked on shore. Other scarecrow musicians sit at outdoor benches
Brightly painted cottages dot the hillside and fish- holding real guitars. We have lunch outdoors along
ing boats of every color bob in the cove, At the top with a man and woman scarecrow at a cute bistro
of the hill is an iconic red and white lighthouse on a before heading onward to Digby.

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