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Three Bloomin’ Good Deals on Flowers

Originally posted on Cynthia Reyes :
It’s been snowing all bloomin’ day. Everything’s covered with the fluffy white stuff, and it shows no sign of letting up. If you’re a Southern Ontario gardner, this is not your favourite season — unless you’ve got one of those indoor greenhouse thingamijiggies and have already planted flower seeds. I…

Saving a Local Bookstore

If you love books, and value bookstores, you’ll want to read this remarkable story. It started with a single tweet: 7 13:01 – 14 Jan 2020 Petersfield Bookshop@The_PBS …Tumbleweed… Not a single book sold today… £0.00… We think think this maybe the first time ever… We know its miserable out but if you’d like to… Continue reading Saving a Local Bookstore

7 Fixes for Our Dysfunctional Royal Family

Yes, my friends: Canada is a constitutional monarchy — one of 4 “core Westminster states” headed by Queen Elizabeth — so it’s “our” royal family too! And no — I wasn’t always an author and journalist. For years, I was an organizational change leader, working with media executives whose organizations were going through big changes,… Continue reading 7 Fixes for Our Dysfunctional Royal Family

Cynthia Reyes Twigs in my Hair: A Gardening Memoir – a review by Ronald Mackay…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Reading this sweetly nostalgic gardening memoir is like travelling delightfully in time. Gardening is good for our health. Nostalgia, like laughter, is infectious. Both add to our well-being when we are most in need. The nostalgia evoked by the exquisite memories and photographs in Twigs…

Happy New Year

We measure a year in months and milestones Birthdays and other anniversaries The goals achieved, honours received And various victories. These things we dream of, yearn for, live towards The dates forecast in calendars And marked off by celebrations Of our lives. I wish you all that and more. But when I wish you a… Continue reading Happy New Year

A PERFECTLY IMPERFECT CHRISTMAS

The tree’s too small and tends to fall The angel’s tattered most of all The lights don’t work, the garlands drop But in this home it’s Christmas.  ** The Christmas gifts aren’t quite wrapped yet The puppy peed, the floor got wet (That smell we sniffed was a sure bet) But in this home, it’s Christmas.… Continue reading A PERFECTLY IMPERFECT CHRISTMAS

This Writer Makes Special Gifts

I’m always curious about people who work in one profession but, late in the day, decide to act on their talent at making things.  This time, I’m introducing you to Darcy McRae, who made these tiny booties — special order —  for my new grandchild. Her items are modestly-priced, custom-ordered, handmade — what could be… Continue reading This Writer Makes Special Gifts

The Art of Clutter

It’s been a hectic time in our family, and a bout of decluttering hasn’t helped. So, early this morning, husband, older daughter, son-in-law and I mused about Marie Kondo and the current decluttering fad she’s part of.  We concluded that there’s another way to see this, so we created a system. Useful? I’m not sure.… Continue reading The Art of Clutter

An Early Winter

Nobody I know was ready for this year’s first snowfall. Yes, we are Canadians, but recent years have spoiled us: we got used to first snowfall in December — even late December.  So we were cruising along, still high on the beautiful late autumn weather when – wham! Last Monday, we got several inches of the… Continue reading An Early Winter

#ShareAReviewDay Tuesday – Twigs in my Hair by Cynthia Reyes

Originally posted on The Write Stuff:
This afternoon, I’d like to welcome Cynthia Reyes to The Write Stuff,  with a lovely review/article about her gardening book, Twigs in my Hair. As a gardener, myself, I’m definitely going to be checking this one out. Hope you’ll enjoy this wonderful and thoughtful review, and will remember to…