In April 1995, news broke in Canadian newspapers of the death of a child labourer, Iqbal Masih, in Pakistan. The news so moved twelve-year-old Craig Kielburger, a student in Richmond Hill, Ontario, that he stepped into social justice action that … Continue reading →
Recently, my husband and I took a few days off for a get-away. We marked our place on the map, made some calls and a reservation for a Bed and Breakfast. I might mention that we’d had two family weddings … Continue reading →
A short walk down the street from the manse [Part I] in Leaskdale is the historic church, one of the parishes that called Ewan Macdonald to Ontario—St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. In … Continue reading →
When Ewan Macdonald, a newly ordained Presbyterian minister, came to Ontario in 1911 from Prince Edward Island, it would have been quite a change in place for both Ewan and his wife Maud, L.M. Montgomery, the up and coming author. … Continue reading →
If you mean a real story about fish or fishing, that`s correct. We were camping this week at Bass Lake Provincial Park near Orillia, Ontario. It`s open season for fishing there now and our son-in-law is among avid fisher folk … Continue reading →
Walters Family Dinner Theatre, near Bright, Ontario. Home of a family of musical family A converted barn serves as a theatre, with attractive … Continue reading →
Our yucca plant sent up a spike about a week ago. This week the blossoms opened a little at a time … Continue reading →
Granddaughter running like the wind after their dog that is far ahead. Reminds me of times I want to call out, “Hey, wait for me.”
Continue reading →I’ve been involved with Latitudes Storytelling Festival for several years now, acting as a host in one of the tents, introducing and thanking speakers, then sitting back and enjoying the stories. When I met Aubrey Davis at the event in … Continue reading →
My photos of our Mother’s Day excursion on the Walter Bean Trail and visit to Bluff Side Park had to wait when I learned that my writing student had died (previous post at Canadian Writers Who are Christian). It was … Continue reading →
