When was the last time you created history? Last month, a week ago? A year ago? Wrong on all counts. We make history every day we live and so did our ancestors. Granted some days are more memorable than others, … Continue reading →
Sixty years together If you were to go back and read my June 15th post, you would read about an upcoming anniversary. My parents have been married sixty years now. We had a grand celebration that weekend, just a few … Continue reading →
Where’s summer? Our editors’ listserv has had a discussion going on what happened to summer. I’m not so partial to hot sticky weather that is our usual fare in south-western Ontario, but I don’t mind having warm weather. Some like … Continue reading →
Tomorrow I’m hosting a family shower for my niece and her fiance who are getting married in August. We’ve bought them a barbecue. It’s not a secret. They have a house and small things, but one thing they wanted was … Continue reading →
July 1, 2009 After Write! Canada I’m still trying to absorb all I’ve learned from Write! Canada. A week and a half has gone by and I have things to do to follow up. One of them is looking for … Continue reading →
Writing family stories Back in May, I was editing my parent’s family story. The book was to be a simple telling of our family, except that it grew beyond even my parent’s expectations. A lot has gone into it since … Continue reading →
The Word Guild organizers and volunteers are to be congratulated on their efforts to make this another successful event. N. J. Lindquist, novelist, writer, and a founding member of The Word Guild, said she didn’t know what to expect in … Continue reading →
Only a few days to Write! Canada conference in Guelph, Ontario. Yippee! http://www.writecanada.org/ Thinking of Belinda, who is in hospital, and her love of exclamation marks. May she be exclaiming soon, ” I am feeling much better!” What an encouragement … Continue reading →
June 15, 2009 More on an earlier story My parent’s anniversary party is coming up in a week, though their day is officially Thursday. I tip my hat to them for their nearly 60 years together. My sister Kim, who … Continue reading →
Garden’s in and so are the flowers My gardening in the city is on a much smaller scale than my parent’s garden on the farm. Where we had rows of peas, beans, carrots, potatoes, and corn, over a half acre … Continue reading →
