The United Nations was formed in 1945 at the end of the Second World War with the participation of 51 countries. In 2011, there were 193 members with the addition of The Republic of South Sudan. Peace is the UN’s main objective but fostering friendly co-operation between countries, considering 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
If I were to die tomorrow, I’d like to think my children, once they got over being sad, would regale each other with tales of when their mother went berserk. What a great word. Berserk. It hasn’t happened often but when it did, well, it is the stuff of legends. […]
Christmas has come and gone. I’m always amazed by how far off it seems, and then it is as if someone turned a dial and everything fast-forwarded. I ate my weight in Turtles and poppycock, even though I vowed I wouldn’t. I even may have promised myself I would do […]
A book sits on the corner of my desk poking at me, calling me names, just generally annoying me. It’s title is “The Willpower Instinct,” written by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. Kelly, if I may call her that, not because I know her personally but it seems more friendly than Dr. […]
“Said the night wind to the little lamb.” A beautiful Christmas carol that always gets me wondering—wondering about Christmas memories and trying to categorize them down from most favourite, which is impossible because they’re all wonderful. If I had to choose, it would be the quiet and magic of Christmas […]
I was thinking about artwork the other night when I caught some program on television discussing the investment value of owning a renowned artist’s work. I’m willing to bet most of us will never own a da Vinci or a Monet or a Renoir (and I had to look those […]
This is my 100th column. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, a column being number eight-nine or 512 really hasn’t a whole lot of significance, not exactly “shut the front door” worthy. But it certainly means something to me. First, it makes me feel a deep sense of […]
George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, so I grant him some clout when he puts his own twist on tardiness. He is credited with saying “better never than late.” That particular combination of words is my best ever mantra—and a code I live by. And […]
Friendship is a wonderful thing. Though I am stating the obvious, I feel compelled to reiterate the claim that friendship—my friendships to be specific—certainly are one of my most treasured and precious gifts. I recently had the great fortune of travelling to Newfoundland (my first trip) to attend Piper’s Frith, […]
I’m worried about bees. I love big fat bumblebees and bumble just happens to be one of my favourite words. I wasn’t always a fan, though. There was an incident when I was six involving my brother, a hornet’s nest, and a lit firecracker. I don’t recall much about the […]
I love the warm, sunny days of October. These kind of days feel like a delicious surprise; an oh, I forgot how lovely fall can be sort of day. October can come with a lot of rain and dark skies, so I can’t help but feel blessed when I hear […]
I am not a good cook. There, I’ve said it. I confess. At times I’m a reasonably fair cook; I can prepare meals that are somewhat tasty and usually edible. But every now and then, not often, I prepare a meal and absolutely knock it out of the park (it’s […]
