It’s the time of year here in Nova Scotia when we all start to complain about the state of our roads. Truth be told, we complain about roads all year long, but it is a heightened complaint now–bordering on rage and hysteria. It’s what we do. Holes appear in the […]
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
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” –Maya Angelou The topic of loneliness is on the airwaves these days. Perhaps winter is when we become more acutely aware of the affects of loneliness. CBC’s “Cross-Country Check-Up” recently discussed […]
Many times (perhaps most times) when I listen to the infinite struggles that are reported on any given day, I can’t help wondering what is it that I can do? I mostly shrug my shoulders and feel powerless. I recycle with great enthusiasm and I feel noble having very little […]
I’m trying very hard to recover from the ‘flu that I’ve had since Dec. 28. I’m just barely clinging to a sense of humour as I continue to cough up a lung, sleepless night after sleepless night, while I lie in bed feeling as though I am the only one […]
I watched a film a few nights ago, “Suffragette,” released in Great Britain in 2015 and directed by Sarah Gavron, which depicted the women’s suffrage movement in Britain in 1912 and a small group of women who strayed from their previously peaceful attempts to gain the right to vote. The […]
Air travel makes travellers sick. If my personal health were used in support of this thesis, it would be irrefutably proven. I can’t remember a flight I have taken where I didn’t get sick and my recent all-night marathon from Dawson City was no exception. I was struck down with […]
Can I change? Can any of us change? Carol Dweck says we can, and I’m inclined to agree with her after reading her thoughts on “Growth Mindset.” Her work is changing how we teach children and how they learn, but its principles can be applied to any of us, school […]
When these words find their way into the Fort Frances Times on Dec. 27, I will be departing Dawson City. Like so many before me, we come in search of gold in its many forms. Many courageous and tenacious people set off to find adventure in Dawson City. In 1898, […]
What do you find inside the silence, in the dark, nestled there, out of harm’s way, safe from the chaos of being alive? You find the soft under-belly of who you are. I ache for the silence this time of year; the still sense of peace that often gets lost […]
“We are all cells in the same body of humanity” ~ Peace Pilgrim I watched a film on Netflix the other day as I hid under a blanket with my hot water bottle in an attempt to keep warm with the minus-40 temperature hurling around outdoors. The film’s title is […]
I was thinking of heroes the other day while I was walking in the snow and the minus-38 C temperatures. “Mighty Mouse” was important when I was little. He was a good guy, as most flying mice tend to be. He was always ready to save the day; he even […]
It is my father’s birthday today (Nov. 29). I loved that we shared the same day number for our birthdays, as though that made our connection greater; that only he and I could understand. I miss him and I think of him every single day. I wish we could sit […]
