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Benjamin & Dr. Martin Luther King – A Guest Post

Friends: Author Diane Taylor (“The Gift of Memoir” & other books) shared this with me and I got her permission to share it with you. Thank you, Diane. ~~ Let me tell you about my son Benjamin and Dr. Martin Luther King, and how I came to write the poem below. And also why I… Continue reading Benjamin & Dr. Martin Luther King – A Guest Post

8 Specific Actions We can Take

Hi Friends: An acquaintance confessed this week to feeling overwhelmed by the enormity of the racism problem in the US, and the issues we face here in Canada.  He felt paralyzed with rage and powerlessness. I confessed that I have those moments of paralysis too.  We decided that taking specific actions is one way to… Continue reading 8 Specific Actions We can Take

Black Lives Matter

If you see this headline and feel like retorting, “All Lives Matter”, think twice. The reason Black lives matter is exactly because ALL lives should matter. I’ve had real difficulty writing posts here this week. On Twitter and Facebook, my usual uplifting posts as a gardener, writer, wife, mother and lover of nature and country… Continue reading Black Lives Matter

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Spring Sprung

The lovely thing about our cold, grey May is that every bloom lasted much longer than usual, while the birds and bees had a feast. See? Always a silver lining in the garden. Life is keeping me busy but I hope you are all safe and well. And yes, Allen at New Hampshire Garden, the… Continue reading Spring Sprung

The Courage to Do Something

I had planned a lovely post about Mother’s Day. Then I read a moving post by Liz Gauffreau. Her post included a review of the book Queenie’s Place and comments by  author Toni Morgan. Morgan reveals that the book was inspired by her own (American) experiences in the 60’s and 70’s. Segregation of public washrooms,… Continue reading The Courage to Do Something

Annette Pateman’s Virtual Book Launch

With public launches suspended during the pandemic, more authors have taken to launching their books online.  Poet Annette Pateman is one of them. On Tuesday she launched her new book, Spectrum, online from her home: “We are in a global pandemic and we are all experiencing life at a different angle. So I focussed on… Continue reading Annette Pateman’s Virtual Book Launch

Nature vs. Humanity

There Will Come Soft Rains Sara Teasdale There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white, Robins will wear their feathery fire Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire; And not… Continue reading Nature vs. Humanity

The Writing Life: Pat Conroy & Me

I tell you: that Pat Conroy is going to be the death of me as a writer. The ‘Balzac of the American south’ who wrote Prince of Tides, South of Broad and other bestsellers, said things so much better than I do. This morning, I got a note which led me to start writing this… Continue reading The Writing Life: Pat Conroy & Me

SWEET POTATO & TOFU PATTIES

My family devours these at breakfast, lunch, dinner or whenever they please. It means I now have to double or triple the ingredients and find a bowl big enough to mix them all in!  It’s an idiot-proof recipe. (Why else would I even try?) 2 cups grated sweet potatoes (peeled) 6 oz tofu (grated if… Continue reading SWEET POTATO & TOFU PATTIES