Winter? After six weeks in Florida, away from winter, we are getting ready to go back home to winter so I came across a blog I wrote a few years ago. Though I grew up in the North where snow covered the ground for almost half a year and I took part in winter sports,…
Category: Family
Why Not Write Your Story Like Never Before?
So here’s the question I asked myself. Why not write your story like never before? At the time the world was in a pandemic when people were confined to their homes so the internet became an outlet for connection. I joined a memoir writing group, and when the the opportunity presented itself, I began drafting…
Mom’s story of the rhinestone hat
Mom’s missing rhinestone hat. Mom wore many hats to manage her household. She had this quirky sense of fashion, and often wore the funniest and funkiest hats, colors didn’t matter or whether they were men’s caps or even kids’ hats. She loved hats, not the fancy ones, mostly plain caps. One particular white hat had…
Why personal transitioning takes time?
Transitioning. At the end of November 2017 we sold our house in Thunder Bay, and packed our stuff into a moving truck and flew to Toronto, just before the snowstorm hit Thunder Bay. Now three years later, we can say we have settled easily to Southern Ontario, namely Markham at first and now Stouffville, just…
A Love Letter
Have you ever received a love letter or written one to someone? Many movies are based on letters they find in the attic or from a grandparent to enhance the plot. Historical writers research old letters in archives to help them write historical fiction accurately. We like to receive letters but, like most of us,…