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 →
The trees are up in the stores, lights flicker from them, and all seems magical. And there’s still time until Christmas. I’m not sure how you feel about the décor starting this early. It may have something to do with … Continue reading →
If you every rode on a school bus, you will remember the bumpity-bump-bump as the tires rolled over gravel on sideroads or uneven pavement. It was an adventure to once more be on a yellow school bus. Members of … Continue reading →
This fall I will be part of several events where I sell my books. Here’s the first one, in Moorefield at the Community Centre, hosted by the Seniors’ Centre for Excellence. The poster below gives more information. These are … Continue reading →
Only two days ago, Dianne, a friend from my home community died, tragically. She’d been out driving her car on a Sunday afternoon when her vehicle was hit by a drunk driver, a person only three years younger than … Continue reading →
As a very young school girl, in our one-room schoolhouse, I remember looking up at the picture on the wall of a beautiful young woman wearing a tiara. Indeed we sang “God Save the Queen,” said the Lord’s Prayer, … Continue reading →
Carolyn Wilker: Welcome, Grace, to my blog, Storygal, about life, love and gardening. I remember meeting you at a Word Guild gala night at Crossroads in Mississauga when I was a relatively new writer. I have always remembered your humility … Continue reading →
Please let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. – Genesis 18:4 NRSV On a hot summer day, as young children, we loved to play under the canopy of our walnut … Continue reading →
Not what you’re thinking. There’s no involvement with crime, though there might be some suspense. My husband loves sticky notes. He puts them on my planner to remind me of his appointments (rather than writing them in my book). And … Continue reading →
Each day on the news, over the past few weeks, we hear of further devastation in the Ukraine. It is disheartening and cruel. Refugees have already made their way to other places. And this week, pleas of the Ukrainian President … Continue reading →
