I liked the questions this week, so joining up with the Tuesday 4 gang to answer a few how? questions on this beautiful March morning. (They’re all beautiful, because every day is a step closer to spring.) 1. How did you end up in the place where you are living? My family moved from Saskatchewan…
They arrive in early January, two books full of my writing from the previous year. Every year since 2008 there’s been one, and this year there’s a second volume with my poems. One book goes on the shelf next to the others; the poetry one remains on the table beside my chair. I think I…
It’s a joy to write March at the top of this post. We’ve arrived, friends! Despite the white stuff that fell here this week, we’re inching ever closer to spring and that’s cause to celebrate. Joining with Susanne and others with another look back at gifts and blessings from the past week. Landscape Artist of…
Delighted to join in on another Wednesday Hodgepodge with Joyce at From This Side of the Pond and others with a March-centric pre-spring post. 1. As the saying goes, ‘March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.’ Did your March come in roaring or like some other animal? Every month carries with it…
It was -16C when I got up yesterday morning—the first one in March. This morning, it’s-1C. I’m not sure if that qualifies as either a lion or lamb, but what it is to me is an exhale. We made it. The worst of winter is behind us. We’ve come through the dark months and there…
Joining with Kate and others today with Five Minute Friday post where we set a timer and write for five minutes on a given topic. This week, the topic is NURTURE. When I think of the word nurture, I think of the loving care—tangible and otherwise—that a mother pours into her child to nourish and…