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Who’d a thunk it?
I retired from my career as an educator in 2003. At the time I kept all my literacy resources, thinking that I would like to volunteer to help people improve their reading skills. That didn't happen. But guess what? More than a dozen years later, I'm still writing...
Coincidence?
There was no room in the first session I attended at Drum Camp last Thursday afternoon, so I sat on a bench on the deck and played along, watching the leader through the open window. Two other women joined me. "Hi, I'm Laurie." I held up my name tag. Jan and Irene...
My newest literacy endeavour
Guess who's learning Arabic? Since our Syrian refugee family arrived in Canada at the end of February, it's been frustrating to have to communicate through an interpreter, so a few weeks ago, three of us hired an Arabic speaker to teach us. Although we're also...
David Bouchard
I had the pleasure of hearing David Bouchard speak last night at the Limestone Education Centre in Kingston. David is a highly sought-after Metis raconteur, author and literacy advocate, whom I had met several times in my role as an educator. I came across this event...
NaNoWriMo
Every day so many things can interfere with time for writing. This month I hope to rekindle my daily writing habit by participating in our Writers’ Group’s own variation of NaNoWriMo. Watch for updates.
Scent Free
With the car heater on, I felt the full effect of my repair work. I stank of Sharpie.
Christmas in September?
As I approached Munro’s, I was shocked to see a Christmas tree being installed above the front door. What were they thinking! I’m accustomed to seeing holiday decorations sprouting up after Halloween, but today is September 15th!
The Kensington
Weird expression, eyes closed, mouth open… It seems whenever someone takes pictures of me when I’m doing a presentation, they all have at least one of these features. Thank goodness for digital cameras and ‘delete’ buttons!