February is Black History month. Members of the former Maranatha congregation have joined Mount Zion Lutheran Church in Waterloo. That church hosted the celebration this year. Maranatha Lutheran, a small Lutheran Caribbean mission congregation, once shared our building so I … Continue reading →
In January fellow writer Helena Smrcek offered a challenge to anyone who wished to join her, and that was decluttering one’s home. I chose to jump in, and as I had already started the process on my own during … Continue reading →
From my poetpotter blog Today it’s snowing, just the light snowflakes borne by the wind. Tracks in my backyard make me think that some rabbits in the neighbourhood had quite a time in the crisp clean snow. We could … Continue reading →
In Toastmasters there’s no end to the kind of project we can take on to practise leadership and communication skills. Apart from contests that bear a competitive edge of speaking before our group, there are also individual projects and leadership … Continue reading →
People who want to be a writer have asked me, “How do you start?” and “What do you write?” They think they’d like to write, but they don’t know how to get started. If the above photo of a small … Continue reading →
Last Saturday was such a wintry day. The snow kept falling and didn’t seem to stop. It would be a white day for sure. Our winter has been such a mix of weather thus far. The day before, a … Continue reading →
I had the privilege of working with Deborah Pryce, an artist I consider a good friend, for the cover of my poetry book, and with Glynis Belec and Amanda Belec Belec at Angel Hope Publishing for Piece by Piece. … Continue reading →
You’ve had your Christmas dinner, most likely. You’ve gathered with friends or family, maybe both, and opened gifts that awaited under your Christmas tree. You’ve expressed your appreciation to your family for those gifts of time and preparation, or time … Continue reading →
We plan for months for this season. We purchase gifts, or craft supplies to make gifts, and then work towards the date. In the summer I also preserved food, some of which would be gifts from my kitchen in this … Continue reading →
One of the aspects of being involved in an organization is connecting with like-minded people. Oh, we vary in interests and career choices and points in our lives, yet we cannot help but connect in a friendly way … Continue reading →
