There was an election in my Canadian province last week and I worked at a polling station to help the democratic process run smoothly. As well as a fun day meeting new people, it was also a journey into my own past and Canadian rural life. Smartphones, soya beans and...
In many countries, the eleventh of November is a day to honour wartime sacrifice. In Canada, it’s Remembrance Day and here, as in the UK (known as Armistice Day) and elsewhere, there is a minute (or more) of silence at eleven in the morning to mark the armistice...
For most of my adult life, I fit my writing around a nine-to-five job. However, in the past six years, in part due to English Rose’s medical challenges, I’ve been a full-time writer. This month, though, I’ve once again juxtaposed my writing with a temporary part-time...
A highlight of my recent holiday was visiting a museum for the first time in over a year. And not just any museum, but one dedicated to a favourite author, Lucy Maud (L.M.) Montgomery, best known for Anne of Green Gables. While Montgomery is usually associated with...
In the last few weeks, “Summer Holiday” by Cliff Richard and The Shadows (first released in 1963 with the British film of the same name) has been on my mind. With a catchy tune and fun, uplifting lyrics, it’s an ode to taking a summer break away from the regular...
