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Giving Thanks

Posted on October 12, 2015 by StorygalOctober 12, 2015

This evening I contributed to Canadian Writers Who Are Christian, as I do once a month. Today, because it’s Thanksgiving weekend, I wrote about giving thanks. Not just for a vast array of things, but for those who produce food … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advent, Canadian Writers who are Christian, farm families, Farmer's Song, growing food, Murray McLauchlan, Thanksgiving Hymn, tractors, We plough the fields and scatter

Encouragement

Posted on October 8, 2015 by StorygalOctober 8, 2015

Today’s post is a bit different from most in that I want to share some good news. You may be sad that summer is sliding away so quickly and the cool air of autumn is here, or you may, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, encouragement

How many butterflies are there?

Posted on September 15, 2015 by StorygalSeptember 15, 2015

Birds at the conservatory too Saturday of our holiday week with my east-coast friend we went to the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory. Because it was a bright sunny day outdoors and the light shines in through the conservatory roof, the butterflies … Continue reading →

Posted in photography, plants | Tagged Blue Morpho, Golden Birdwing, Owl Butterfly, Rice Paper

From one holiday to another

Posted on September 6, 2015 by StorygalSeptember 6, 2015

We had a vacation week in July in the Kawartha Lake area, but we had another mini holiday this past week when a dear friend from Nova Scotia came to spend a week with us. We’ve been pondering for weeks … Continue reading →

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Through the Locks by Boat

Posted on August 26, 2015 by StorygalAugust 26, 2015

Back to our holidays and something we did for the first time. My husband and I had watched from the sidelines as boats went through locks in Peterborough and in Midland area, but this time we experienced it while riding … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | Tagged Buckhorn, Buckhorn Lock, Burleigh Falls, Grandview Resort, Lovesick Lock, Peterborough ON

Church signs: Fed up!?

Posted on August 18, 2015 by StorygalAugust 18, 2015

Some churches post the title of an upcoming sermon on their outdoor signs. The titles can be entertaining or serious, but they often make me think of what that sermon will address. Good food for thought as I drive through … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advent, campaigns, federal election, leadership, Ottawa

One more post for Lang Village

Posted on August 13, 2015 by StorygalAugust 13, 2015

The day at Lang Pioneer Village included a lot of stops. Our next one was the cider mill where people brought apples to be sorted, pressed and made into cider. The girls know about apple picking and they’ve tasted sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | Tagged apple peeler, barn, cider mill, equipment, flour mill, Kawartha Lakes region, Lang Pioneer, Lang Pioneer Village, Peterborough ON, sweet apple cider, wagon

Continuing our tour of Lang Pioneer Village

Posted on August 7, 2015 by StorygalAugust 7, 2015

We chose the grassy area out front of the visitor’s centre where there were both trees and picnic tables where we’d eat our lunch. My daughter and husband went to the car to collect our picnic items and we spread … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged author, Catharine Parr Trail, Douro Town Hall, Glen Alda Church, Lang Pioneer Village, Lowry Weavery, Milburn House, photos, S. S. #14, South Lake School, Susanna Moodie, travel in Canada, voting

Back to holidays–Lang Pioneer Village

Posted on August 5, 2015 by StorygalAugust 5, 2015

  This year when we toured Lang Pioneer Village, we were there with our daughter and her two young children. Seen and experienced from an almost-4 to a nearly-6 year-old’s perspective, we would understandably travel through the village at a … Continue reading →

Posted in books, photography | Tagged Fife cabin, Fitzpatrick House, Hastie Carpenter Shop, Kawartha Lakes region, Keene Hotel, Lang Pioneer Village, Menie General Store, Milburn House, Peterborough ON, pioneers, Tinsmith Shop

Maranatha Lutheran Church annual picnic

Posted on August 2, 2015 by StorygalAugust 2, 2015

In an unusual move, our church service was cancelled last Sunday, but for a reason. You see, Maranatha Lutheran church and St. Philip are engaged in a covenant partnership and there are times when we have special events that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Hilside Park, Maranatha Lutheran Church, St Philip Lutheran Church, Starlite Steel Band, waterloo ontario

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