Saturday Snapshot–Gathering Good Things from the Garden
We have several pumpkins growing courtesy of seeds in the compost, instead of the cucumber seeds I planted. Still some tomatoes ripening. You … Continue reading →
Where did summer go?
The last day of August. It prompts some to go on one last holiday, if only for a weekend. It gets others thinking about fall and the cold weather that will surely come. Like the squirrels that scavenge for food … Continue reading →
Wedding Song for the Bride and Groom
Our family celebrates another wedding very soon. I am reminded of the day my husband and I were married. Although our wedding was in September, we had much the same weather as we’re experiencing now, warm days, sunny skies and … Continue reading →
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 →