In mid-July when we were in Kawartha Lakes area on vacation, we heard the radio announcer report about the Lakefield Literary Festival. What we didn’t know then was that the event was already happening. Our son-in-law Dave suggested that … Continue reading →
Last weekend my husband and I headed off to Buckhorn Lake area in the Kawarthas for a short much-needed holiday. Well, perhaps I should speak for myself as needing the holiday. As much as my other half resists packing … Continue reading →
Michele Braniff, 2014 Artist in Residence for Cambridge Centre for the Arts, getting ready for World Storytelling Day concert. She is combining art and storytelling in her program for this year.
Continue reading →Someone asked last week for earlier notice for events at Cambridge Centre of the Arts. That’s in Cambridge, Ontario, by the way. The 2014 Artist in Residence, Michele Braniff, has planned a combination of storytelling and drawing workshops. I will … Continue reading →
The chicken was delicious. Everything was good. Over the yummy Caribbean lunch, we talked with people at our table, several who are members of Maranatha. Dana and her husband, from Toronto, were guests of a member. Dana asked how we, … Continue reading →
Photo credit: Toronto Star, online Last evening my husband and I attended an event put on by Words Worth Books at the Princess Twin Cinemas in Waterloo, Ontario, for Olivia Chow and her memoir, My Journey. The book, published by … Continue reading →
This past weekend we were hit with a tremendous ice storm in which many in our city and other areas are still without power. Areas southwest of us were affected already on Friday when the freezing rain began, but the … Continue reading →
“Since 1915 the 4-H program in Ontario has made a big difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of 4-H members, volunteers and club leaders like you.” –from the Leadership in Action, volume 13, issue 01 The 4-H club … Continue reading →
Last evening I had the opportunity to speak to a group of writers in Drayton, Ontario, an evening I’ve been looking forward to since early August. Writers Unite meets once a month in an art studio called Studio Factor on … Continue reading →
Several weeks ago, my husband and I drove up to Midland to see some relatives on his mother’s side of the family. They had hoped to host a family reunion, but that didn’t quite come to pass. We had planned … Continue reading →
