This is a story that Canadians talk about every spring. It’s a story about kindness, courage and gratitude. It involves one of the many heralds of spring – the beautiful, graceful and colourful tulip. It starts one fateful afternoon in May 1940. Nazi Germany ignores the Netherlands proclamation of neutrality and cross their borders anyway.... Continue Reading →
I was about four or five when I first heard the story of Thumbelina. My mother and I were cuddled together in my ‘big girl’ bed between a set of fresh sheets and a fluffy pink blanket. I felt safe and loved as she held me gently and told me the story she had memorized... Continue Reading →
What I remember most about Hamilton was the smell that greeted visitors as they motored along the QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) and over the old Skyway bridge toward Hamilton. A pungent, suffocating odor emanated from the huge smoke stacks that dominated the skyline, shrouding the bay area in a greenish/yellow cloud. Enormous slag piles lined... Continue Reading →
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. ~Desmond Tutu A police siren echoes between the buildings. Ashley looks around nervously as she lets the backpack slide down her arm and quickly sits down on the busy sidewalk. She places her cap on the ground and pulls the... Continue Reading →
There is one day every February that is frolicsomely fabulous! It’s Pancake Day! Pancakes are an ancient form of food that is known by a multitude of names and consumed in as many variations and recipes as there are countries in this world and then some. The Greeks and Romans ate them sweetened with honey;... Continue Reading →
We had a snow day yesterday. The schools were closed and as predicted, the roads were a proverbial mess. Those who could, stayed at home, and watched the champagne powder continue to fall all day long. There’s a path near our house that is used as a walkway to get from one street to the... Continue Reading →
Eloquently Kate 