by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 8, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page
Kingston streets were recently transformed into scenes of London, England in 1912 for the filming of 300th episode of Murdoch Mysteries. Yannick Bisson and Helene Joy, along with a few regular cast members and dozens of local “extras” chatted in the white...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 7, 2024 | Home Page, Miscellaneous
Carol Off, acclaimed reporter and radio host for many years, spoke about her new book, At a Loss for Words, on Sunday, September 29th at the Screening Room on the final day of Kingston Writersfest. She offered insights on how to mindfully traverse the...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 6, 2024 | Finding Home, Miscellaneous, Writing
In 2018 the Canadian government recognized the contributions of the over 100,000 Home Children to Canadian society by proclaiming September 28th British Home Child Day, These waifs, orphans and children from impoverished families were sent to Canada as indentured farm...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Sep 30, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
On September 26th, I had the pleasure of presenting Where Fact Meets Fiction at the Perth Union Library. Participants heard the benefits of historical fiction and learned how fictitious characters are woven into real events to create an engaging narrative. They were...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Sep 11, 2024 | Home Page
As principal, I had just reassured anxious parents that their kindergarteners would have a wonderful first day of school. I was on my way back to the office when the head caretaker asked me if I had heard the news: a plane had just slammed into the North Tower of the...