Start with something that needs using up. Overripe bananas An abundance of berries or rhubarb Squash going bad Sour milk Wrinkly apples Or start with a craving. Chocolate or cinnamon Pops of summer brightness in the cold of winter The … Continue reading →
How COVID affected my step-father’s death, and the “third great love” of his life.
Continue reading →Obituary for a special cat. (Yes, all cats are special.)
Continue reading →If you ever saw the movie Elf, you know that Santa’s elves live on candy. “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup,” Buddy the Elf explains. Don’t you think … Continue reading →
Illustrated story of the settlement of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, by “Foreign Protestants” from Germany and Montbeliard, told through the eyes of people involved.
Continue reading →If you’ve been a parent for more than a decade, you probably know the feeling of disbelief that your child is the same person as the little one in your photo album. The other day I had a beautiful dream. … Continue reading →
Written as a chapter for: To Three and Beyond: Stories of Breastfeeding Children and the Mothers Who Love Them Edited by Janell E. Robisch and published by Praeclarus Press My son almost weaned himself when he was 2 years old. One … Continue reading →
A year after returning home to Montreal, I was developing a craft business, having been inspired by artisans in every country along the way, and was thinking about moving back to Nova Scotia. Some of the momentum generated by the … Continue reading →
Edited version of a letter to Dr Brian Goldman, host of the CBC Radio show, White Coat Black Art. I just heard you interviewed on CBC Halifax’s Mainstreet on the subject of vaccinations. Your comment that the medical community should … Continue reading →
Remembrance Day. And I remember you. Who you were. Solid, real, my Dad. Frail, in the end, a wasting body that needed help to keep moving, until a blood clot liberated you and took you home in joy. Joy. You … Continue reading →
