I was in touch with a fellow writer, Grace, this evening and the subject of the Mats4Haiti came up. I didn’t know if the project was still going. Looks like it is. She wrote on her Facebook post: Not everyone … Continue reading →
My blog continues over at www.carolynwilker.ca. Look for Storygal’s Blog. Come on over and see my posts in my new site. Here’s a few of my recent posts: http://www.carolynwilker.ca/blog/2016/08/21/rcmp-musical-ride.shtml http://www.carolynwilker.ca/blog/2016/09/11/going-home-to-the-fair.shtml
Continue reading →This is no joke. We’re riding on over to the new blog location at this website. You’ll still be able to look at old posts here, but the new ones will go up at the new site. See you there. … Continue reading →
The plants are maturing and we’re beginning to reap the rewards. One day I went out and picked a cucumber. I sent a message to my daughter. E. will be happy to see cucumbers. “Can you bring the girls one … Continue reading →
Next week is Write Canada in Toronto. The committee has been working for months to get it organized and the registrar’s been busy too. Instead of the intensive like last year, I’ll offering a two-part workshop on writing Creative Nonfiction … Continue reading →
A few days ago I posted over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian about lessons in gardening. Read the first bit of it here: I’m teaching my granddaughters who are 4 and 6 about gardening. It’s an ongoing lesson. They … Continue reading →
I had some help again this year in planting our vegetable garden. You might say I’m training the next generation, engaging them while they’re eager to help me, but they’re also enjoying it. At Easter, I bought both girls their … Continue reading →
VON Sakura House Hospice Sakura (‘SAH-ku-ra’ or ‘sah-KUH-ra’), the Japanese word for cherry blossom…The cherry blossom reminds us of the fragility and impermanence of life and seemed the perfect symbol for our hospice. It’s just two weeks, as I write this, … Continue reading →
Yesterday when doing business at our bank and mentioning about my father’s death, our advisor expressed her condolences and something about making memories. She said,”You’re still making memories.” That’s so true. We’ve got many. If all the photos that we … Continue reading →
When the snow recedes and the flowers come up and bloom, that’s the thing I like best about spring. A couple of times, I thought spring had finally made it, then we had more snow and ice in our … Continue reading →
