From my writer’s notebook
It hasn’t always been my practice to carry a notebook, but since I’ve begun to write, I make sure that I take along a small notebook or a few pieces of paper, and at least one good pen to … Continue reading →
Category Archives: books
Back to holidays–Lang Pioneer Village
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 →
Toastmasters, even on holidays
I’m a long-standing member of the Energetics Toastmasters of Kitchener-Waterloo, and as we were planning our holidays in the Grandview Resort in the Kawartha Lakes region, I thought, I wonder what Toastmasters clubs are in the area. A google search … Continue reading →
Lakefield Literary Festival
The first Saturday we were away was also the opening of the Lakefield Literary Festival, which my granddaughters shortened to the Festival. We planned to attend the Children’s time that was held at the Cenotaph Park, near the town’s library. … Continue reading →
A most amazing book–The Art of Work
Today, I just finished reading Jeff Goins‘ newest book, The Art of Work. If you want to learn about how guilds and journeymen started in a trade, read the book. If you want to read about people who found themselves … Continue reading →
We Were So Far Away
Today I blogged over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian about the Kairos Heart Garden project and the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation closing ceremony. On April 7th, I received a message from Kairos, an ecumenical organization dedicated to social justice, … Continue reading →
Shakespeare Had it Right
This morning I posted over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian as I usually do once a month. Here it is: In his time, William Shakespeare knew a thing or two about the stage, but curiously, a thing or two … Continue reading →
Advent Means the Coming
Today— November 30th— is the first day of Advent, a season in the Christian church year that begins four Sundays before Christmas. Advent means “the coming” (Latin, adventus, arrival), according to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, or “Second Coming” of Christ. … Continue reading →
Creativity in Us–Canadian Writers Who Are Christian
On the weekend I spent an enjoyable day with two friends at “Christmas in Paris”—an event we had never attended before. I’d heard about it and decided it would make a good day trip. Doris and Amanda’s schedules were free … Continue reading →
Anchor in Grief
Today I blogged over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian on grief, remembering a friend, and reflecting on that grief. Recently I marked the date of my friend’s birthday, September 2nd, though she died … Continue reading →