There is a rooster in my front yard and he seems to be calling to chickens everywhere to unite, which he does with a very loud cockle-doodle-doo from under my office window. Now I’m all for freedom of speech, and the debate on the chicken or the egg hasn’t actually […]
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
Remember the commercial from Christmas past with the “Ooh, I love Turtles,” and a provocative woman with the high-pitched voice and the look of “Gee, I’m really stupid” (don’t get me started)? Well, as yummy as those caramel-pecan-chewy treats are, and I enjoy them as much as the next person, […]
I recently attended a Toastmasters meeting in Halifax—a group of writing enthusiasts, some of whom have been Toastmasters for a good many years. They have formed a new club of Toastmasters, embracing writers and artists and those creatively-minded. I was hesitant to go, anxious even. Public speaking is hardly my […]
Time marches on. We get more and more familiar with this statement as we age, and on some days time marches with heavy boots right across our chest. Landmarks are something that keep us connected to the past—and perhaps those of us who have wandered away need those landmarks even […]
If I played hockey for the Ottawa Senators, I would put in a bid to have the name changed, or at the very least request a trade, in light of the recent scrutiny by the Auditor General into the expenses claimed by those privileged few who sit in the Senate. […]
“While I have you on the phone . . .” I realize this is an incomplete sentence and though my grasp on the intricacies of proper grammar is weak at best, I’m fairly certain beginning a sentence with a preposition is never a good idea. Having said that, this piece […]
It is a given that when we are alone in the safety of our home, we do things that, under normal circumstances, we would not; things we would never do in public. So unless you have been hiding in my hall closet on a regular basis, you may not know […]
Have you been to the hairdresser recently? Does anyone call them that anymore? Are they really dressing my hair; choosing an outfit that is a perfect fit for my hair, with the full range of accessories, including matching handbag? Anyway, that’s not the point of this long-winded diatribe (I am […]
You remember Jack, don’t you? Jack, the guy who traded his cow for the beans. Not just any beans, of course, but magic beans. These beans were going to change his life; put him on the path to a better place. I suppose they did but at considerable risk to […]
It’s the end of February when I am writing this. I feel as though winter has moved into my living room and into my bathroom—and even is hogging the bed. She has a cold icy grip on my soul and I can’t shake her off. As soon as I tuck […]
Flying isn’t for the faint of heart. Actually, travel of any kind is meant for the hardy, for the resilient, and for the patiently tolerant adaptable club of individuals, of which I am not often a member. I’ve now been up for 25 hours on my travel home from Maui. […]
It may appear that all I do is watch movies, but I assure you that I do laundry and vacuum occasionally and sometimes (though not often enough, it seems) I wrestle with the dust from the woodstove. Just last week, I had the happy circumstance of watching a documentary recommended […]
