With this mild weather I wonder if spring is here to stay. Will there be more snow? Birds chirp, including the returning robins. Trees break into bloom and the daffodil stems rise from the earth. Today I counted at least … Continue reading →
I scanned some old photographs that my mother gave me. Here’s one of my sister, Mary, taking her first steps. I’m cheering her on. This is what I was doing last Saturday. Two of my daughters and their fiances were … Continue reading →
Photo by A. Wilker Saturday March 10th, I signed copies of my book, Once Upon a Sandbox, at Chapters Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario. The table was set up near the front entrance of the store, right in front of … Continue reading →
Only a couple of weeks ago, Lent began. The Wednesday of ashes being sprinkled on my head. On the heads of others who would have them.There was a time when I didn’t think I wanted the ashes, didn’t want another … Continue reading →
You can find my blog post over at Canadian Writers Who are Christian where I wrote about using stories in writing and speaking as well as the oral tradition of storytelling. While you’re there, you might like to read … Continue reading →
On Monday, February 20th, I was a guest storyteller at Steckle Heritage Farm for their Winter Fun Day. Though we haven’t had much snow, we were blessed with some just the day before so families were able to go tobogganing … Continue reading →
This year Steckle Heritage Farm staff introduced a new celebration to their yearly events—Winter Fun Day. Family Day, February 20th, would be a good day to add a new celebration, staff thought, and while winter weather has been an “on … Continue reading →
A fellow writer, Rose Brandon, has begun a blog with stories of Little Immigrants. These young immigrants were the Home Children from England, a story dear to her, since her grandmother was one of those children. Rose asked of The … Continue reading →
A year ago, I taught Introduction to Professional Writing and Presentations to students at Conestoga College. One of the topics we covered was plain language. It’s a topic that comes up from time to time in our editors’ association online … Continue reading →
Today I diverge from my usual style of posts to consider networking as a way of doing business. Wednesday evening I attended the Ultimate Networking event in Kitchener at Conestoga Place. As an exhibitor, representing my business FineTune Editing, I … Continue reading →
