Summer
Summer is here. We had a blast of hot air, forest fire smoke, then cool weather again. And we got rain. My garden is thriving, the flowers are blooming with an array of colour. Anyone who says annuals are the … Continue reading →
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Saving the environment a step at a time
I’ve been using beeswax wraps for some years now, instead of plastic throw away products, as much as possible. Just before pandemic isolated us, my daughter Laura and I tried our hand at making the fabric wraps. Those have … Continue reading →
Interview with Marcia Laycock- Author of Merrigold’s Very Best Home
Intrigued by a new children’s book by an author I had read before, I asked author Marcia Laycock for an interview which she gladly accepted. We set a date and had a great interview. Carolyn Wilker: Hello Marcia, Thank … Continue reading →
World Storytelling Day-March 20th
Our Storytellers’ Guild is preparing a concert for this event that takes place each spring. That concert is by invitation, but anyone can celebrate on March 20th. It can take place in your home and family gathering by sharing … Continue reading →
Saying Goodbye to a Friend–Janet Austin
Janet’s life and mine intersected at various times in our lives. I first met Janet when I was perhaps 12 or 13 at church one day when she came with her parents. I hadn’t seen her before, since she … Continue reading →
On a Day Such as This
I had readied myself for a walk outdoors when I got the reminder that this is deadline day for the church newsletter, so I figured I’d think of something as I walked. The sun was out. How could I … Continue reading →
A Weekend at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville
On the first weekend of February my husband and I were treated to a weekend away at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. A Christmas gift from our family. While the drive up was long and somewhat stressful with lots … Continue reading →
After Christmas Day-For the Birds
Remember that snow we had just prior to Christmas? Schools closed, buses cancelled and many programs not running. Waiting for the big storm that came. We had a good deal of snow in some areas of Ontario, more I … Continue reading →
Christmas is Coming and so is the snow
Winter has arrived, officially. We’re one day past the shortest day of the year in our northern hemisphere. Days have gradually gotten shorter and now they will begin to lengthen. And the darkness still seems long, but that will change … Continue reading →
When Christmas is Coming
Christmas offers many opportunities, new and traditional, to do things together. This year the local Sheridan Nursery offered an activity for children, Making a Grinch Tree, as part of the Little Diggers Club. Two of my younger grands enjoyed … Continue reading →