From soya beans and a septic system to swatting mosquitoes in a schoolhouse: Connecting with my rural roots
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...Life lessons from fiction
In her reader Facebook group, The Petal Garden, author friend Rosey Lee posts uplifting, feel-good content that brightens my day and makes me think too. One of Rosey’s recent posts led me to reflect about life lessons and I realized many of mine have come from...‘Lest We Forget:’ Honouring Wartime Sacrifice
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...Tweets
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‘My sister and I fled Nazis as children – 22 of my relatives were killed’https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/27/my-sister-and-i-fled-nazis-as-children-22-of-my-relatives-were-killed-18150868/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.twitter via @MetroUK