A year ago, we finally had enough children in our Sunday School to put on a play, and perhaps because we had so many little ones, staging the Christmas pageant seemed a little too challenging or daunting. Our director, a … Continue reading →
I’ve just signed up for the Awesome Author Challenge for 2010. I love to read and enjoy both fiction and non-fiction. I’m starting with the easy level since I already have plenty of reading as an editor and creative writing … Continue reading →
In the Fall 2009 edition of Children’s Book News, Tim Wynne-Jones compares books to riding a bicycle. I must admit I was puzzled about the title, and being of a curious nature, I had to read on. Tim begins his opinion column reminding the … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I’ve recently read A Pilgrim Passing Through by Gloria V. Phillips and Talking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove. Lawrence Hill’s Book of Negroes is in progress though I must remember not to read this book at bedtime if I … Continue reading →
Sandy S. wrote Then I looked further. The living room table is mostly books. The library bag is stuffed to the gills. Read the rest here. Sandy and her family’s collection of books looks a little like mine but without … Continue reading →
