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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!
My new bookmark
My new bookmark has had a lot of use. Thanks, Mireille Chiasson. The little turtle reminds me of the ones who plod up from the water to lay their eggs in our lawn each June.
Drum Camp
Djembes, Ashikos, doumbeks, congas, tars, shekeres... last weekend had them all and more at the drum camp held at Camp Oconto on Eagle Lake, north of Kingston, Ontario. From Thursday afternoon to Sunday's closing circle, the days and nights were full of workshops,...
Orphan Train
Orphan Train, a best-selling novel by Christina Baker Kline, features an unlikely friendship between a girl in foster care and 90+ year old Vivian. A community service position helping the widow clean out her attic is meant to keep Molly out of juvie for the theft of...
Signs of Spring
Did we bypass spring and go directly to summer? We might assume so from the weather, but the arrival of the lambs and angora kids at Pine Hollow Farm would indicate otherwise. New life burgeoning from the wombs of sheep and goats, the smell of hay, the bleating of...
Upping the ante
Abandoning the last draft of Finding Home for months turned out to be a wise move. Why? When I re-read the manuscript last weekend, I realized that once Sarah arrives in Canada to find her family, I lost interest in her in favour of Richard's story. If a writer loses...