My Persian Flaws – A Review
The Authors first 3 years in a trailer park, in rural North Carolina, illustrate her early days with humour and reality. These formative years change that subtle perspective of a child, into a young girl, and then onto Adulthood. Raised in a matriarchal family, in a small Canadian village by the river, she finds and loses first love, virginity and perspective. From the beginning till … Continue reading My Persian Flaws – A Review
Writing For Pleasure
I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Secretly. Awakened in the early 90’s, I fashioned fables written upon truths, and poems of Gaelic dreams. I have imagined myself with pen in hand for almost 25 years now. Was never sure though how to start, or how to say what I wanted to say. None of that was clear. I just enjoyed writing, and wished I … Continue reading Writing For Pleasure
This Old Porch
Those boards have heard many a tale. I have sat here, cried here, said goodbye here. On that porch we all stood looking up at that gigantic full moon, ringed with a golden halo, the night Mom died. All silently lost in thought, gazing up at that moon. Remembering, and feeling like she was almost standing there with us. For this was her porch. It … Continue reading This Old Porch
How To Get Lost
pennyroyal and footprints make a trail of misty memories on days and nights across the abyss of longing thru the arbour of lies and sad eyes drift up through past that scent of cedar and wild flowers in shadowed gardens where rainbows and rain wash away captured sunbeams and quiet days live just past the acorns where twin oaks side by side capture my heart … Continue reading How To Get Lost
Blessing for Sunday
It’s easy to be pleasant When life flows by like a song. But the man worthwhile is the one who can smile When everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, And it always comes with years. And the smile that is worth the praises of earth Is the smile that shines through the tears. CITATION Irish Blessings Continue reading Blessing for Sunday
A Postcard from Russia
Great Aunt Helen was Grandma’s younger sister, and a world traveler. In her 90 years she managed to criss-cross quite a bit of this planet. She had been to China & Russia a couple of times, all over England, Scotland, Ireland, and most of Europe. She traveled to Africa, parts of South America and all over North America. Born in 1913 in rural Ontario, the … Continue reading A Postcard from Russia
Lessons learned at the Homestead – Week 13
Now sometimes front row seating is peaceful, calming. While at other times it’s just plain more fun to be right there up close to the action. Yet …occasionally being too up close and personal is just a wee bit constraining. Case in point: the ol’sister and I were up last night a little later than normal, and we {that being the royal we} discussed perspective. … Continue reading Lessons learned at the Homestead – Week 13
Now Playing at the Lizard Palace
Whilst roaming through my vast collection of forgotten photographs, I happened upon the following set of pictures. Taken in March of 2006. Inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: In the Background Continue reading Now Playing at the Lizard Palace
Remnants of a lake
in the bohemian grace of daffodils and whispering pines we are swaying, dancing our last waltz on a fresh path destined to opposite ways and goodbyes thru a twilight mist it fades campfire & squeeze-box and the glow of embers illuminate the moonlight and the fading coyotes call far off in the distance as we languish on these tired lines finding solace in the glow … Continue reading Remnants of a lake
Thru The Enchanted Glen
There is a place I roam, a short walk away from my back door. After the quiet village streets, the little forested glen charms you. It leads past old apple trees, young oaks and majestic Maples, through a twisty and almost sentient and hopeful forest. Up the grassy hill you are drawn. It’s said this place is haunted. Yet I believe it’s merely been wounded. … Continue reading Thru The Enchanted Glen
Blessing for Sunday
May you have warm words on a cold evening, A Full Moon on a dark night, And the road downhill all the way to your door. CITATION Irish Blessings Continue reading Blessing for Sunday
The Deer And I
She stood so still, I wasn’t sure at first if I was seeing things or not. I can’t see so well anymore far away. Something inside me said it was a living thing, standing there on the other side of the field of corn. I took this first photo not sure if I was photographing an old pile of scrap wood, or a big beautiful … Continue reading The Deer And I
The Last Of The Honey Pot
I’m almost through my second container of Rae’s Honey I bought just before I moved down here in March. I guess I can order some more to be delivered via the Facebook page, but it won’t be the same. I bought these containers from the local grocery store, but Tim and I used to stop in right at their store in Holland Centre on our … Continue reading The Last Of The Honey Pot
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