Saturday Snapshots–Sailing in Lunenburg Harbour
From an earlier holiday in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia when we went sailing on the Eastern Star in Lunenburg Harbour. Also read … Continue reading →
Out on the water this summer?
My friend, Dawna, has begun a new blog about sailing on their craft called Second Wind. Dawna and her husband David bought a new boat over a year ago and are out … Continue reading →
All Things Bright and Beautiful– Canadian Writers Who Are Christian
It’s that gardening time of year when the markets are filled with fresh fruits and vegetables from people’s gardens and orchards. I love to go to market at this time of year and also pick produce from my own garden. … Continue reading →
Saturday Snapshot– A Cool Picnic at Bass Lake Provincial Park
Earlier in the summer we went camping with our daughter and son-in-law and their family. On one of our walks along the lake pathway, we encountered this picnic table partly submerged in … Continue reading →
Maud in Leaskdale–Part II: The Historic Church
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 →
Maud in Leaskdale–Part I: Our tour of the manse
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 →
Saturday Snapshots— Camping at Bass Lake Provincial Park
My daughter laid out some peanuts for squirrels and chipmunks to find. Will we catch a fish? … Continue reading →
Inscribe– A Writer’s Organization for Christians– book draw this week
I am a member of two writer’s organizations, The Word Guild and Inscribe, both focused on helping the Christian writer. Inscribe Writers Online will be having a draw on August 8th for a coy of Unleash the Writer Within: The … Continue reading →
Carry Me Home by singer, songwriter Ali Matthews
I met Ali Matthews at a Write! Canada conference some years ago. She provided our musical entertainment and also gave a workshop on songwriting. From her first song, I was taken by her pleasing voice and thoughtful and eloquent lyrics. … Continue reading →
Is this just another fish story?
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 →