I remember when Hallowe’en was a big deal, before I worried about my teeth or my children’s teeth, before I was aware of the not-so-nice people who tampered with candy to do harm. When I was growing up, our costumes were usually created from something we found around the house, […]
Wendi Stewart – Wendi with an ‘eye’
Wendi lives in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, but the farm on Rainy River in Crozier will always be her home. MEADOWLARK, her debut novel released September 15, is published by NeWest Press of Edmonton. She is the mother of four daughters who did the unforgivable: they grew up. http://wendistewart.writersresidence.com
I don’t think I have ever had a ride in a convertible. Don’t worry, it’s not on my list of regrets nor is it on my bucket list. Technically, I sat on the back of the backseat of a convertible at the Emo Fair when I was 14. I somehow […]
I haven’t always known myself very well. For some of us, it takes a lifetime to figure out the intricacies of who we are, but for many years I have known I cannot listen to call-in radio programs. I’ve tried, many times, especially where I might garner some various perspectives […]
I had an argument with myself today. I must confess it got a little heated and some bad language was hurled about and some shouting. Shouting never does anyone any good. I’m not a fan of shouting, but sometimes the situation can’t seem to avoid it and shouting just happens, […]
My dear friend, Ken Hampton, has gone ahead. That’s how I like to think of it, as though he is breaking trail, lighting the way for those of us who remain behind. I had the great fortune of sharing elementary school with Ken and even better we shared the same […]
Do you remember Woody Woodpecker? He came to life in 1940, created by Walter Lantz and his studio after a sleepless night in the California woods on his honeymoon where a woodpecker insisted on hammering away on the cabin’s roof for most of the night. The next night a heavy […]
Hurricane Dorian has come and gone, one of those uninvited guests that you are glad to see the last of, but there is always a lesson to be learned while he is here. Ample warning was given by Environment Canada and the Nova Scotia Weather Service, but readiness has never […]
Dear Mr. Douglass: It was Maryland. Not Maryland now, but Maryland in 1824, though more often than not it feels the same, the lessons of two hundred years easily forgotten. You had blood that blended well, of Native American they call it in Maryland, and African, neither white, never white […]
The butter in the butter dish was hard this morning, which can only mean one thing: it is September. And every year at this time I throw up my hands and cry out, “How did this happen?” Then I remind myself of all the good things that come with September […]
My daughter recently shared on Facebook a post from Meryl Streep with a photo of herself circa 1974, I am guessing, on the way to an audition for King Kong where she was told she was “too ugly”–not just ugly, but too ugly for the role of Dwan. Meryl has […]
I recently stumbled upon a Ted Talk given by Robert Holden in 2018. Robert is a British psychologist who focuses his attention on “positive psychology and well-being.” Anyone who calls himself an expert on happiness is a friend of mine. I wasn’t familiar with Robert Holden or his psychology until […]
The temperature went down to 13 degrees last night. I flung open the windows and crawled beneath my heavy blanket pulled up to my chin and slept comfortably, the air coming in the window fragrant and fresh. When I got up this morning, the air was still chilly as Gracie […]
