The week of Word on the Street, our daily newspaper carried a review of author Jane Christmas and her book, Incontinent on the Continent:My Mother, Her Walker, and Our Grand Tour of Italy. The book was just out from Greystone … Continue reading →
October 22nd Who was it that called this time of year Indian Summer anyways? Was it William Wilfred Campbell or someone else? Campbell’s poem, Indian Summer, sure described it well in 12 short lines. Along the line of smoky hills … Continue reading →
Today marks the first day of a new life, two lives that will be joined as one—Jay and Sarah on their wedding day. They’ve been preparing for this day for many months now, taking notes, most likely, at other weddings they’ve … Continue reading →
We had our first frost this weekend. Rooftops were white when I looked out the window on Sunday morning. I’m not ready for the cold. There was frost on the windshield of my car that I didn’t notice until I opened the car and sat down. I … Continue reading →
On Sunday my husband and I, along with other members of our church, took a trip to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. I’ve been wanting to see this exhibit since it was … Continue reading →
Today at Toastmasters, our Table Topics session [impromptu speaking] theme was Favourites. The Table Topics Master, Patrick, passed around an envelope with different topics. Each person, in turn, would pick out one piece of paper with a topic and talk about it for … Continue reading →
I borrowed Timothy Findley’s book From Stone Orchard from our local library. It seems that both Findley and his friend Bill Whitehead were looking for a place in the country— away from the big city of Toronto where their careers had been … Continue reading →
Recently, fellow editor and nature enthusiast, Paul Cipywnyk, informed us that he had posted new photos on his blog. Having some of those same interests, though not the same technical expertise in photography as Paul, I clicked on over for a look. … Continue reading →
September 23rd. It’s fall for sure. We know it by the heavy dew in the morning, the cooler night air and the changes in vegetation. The tomato plants are beginning to turn brown but are holding on to the green and ripening … Continue reading →
Belinda Burston is my guest blogger today. She is a fellow writer, friend, member of The Word Guild, and a gracious and fun-loving woman who writes about her family, her own life, and those around her. Belinda is also an amazing photographer. Read on as she shares this story, A Village Childhood. … Continue reading →
