The First Woman Writer in the English Language
Who was the first known woman writer in English? I’ll give you a clue: she wrote in the late 14th century. Still stumped? Don’t feel bad....
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Oct 10, 2011
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to all
Every so often my church calls on me to do the “Prayers of the People,” so I respond and read my prayer. If I have a modicum of writing...
Oct 4, 2011
Rescued by a King
When I was in England last month I did some research on the fascinating life of my United Empire Loyalist ancestor Michael Eisan, the...
Sep 5, 2011
On Vacation
I’m off to England for three weeks for a much needed vacation. We’re doing a house/car swap with a good friend in Aldeburgh, Suffolk....
Aug 30, 2011
Exciting News!
Borealis Press is going to publish my book Back to the Garden! I am so excited I have been sitting on this news waiting until I actually...
May 3, 2011
NDP’s Pyrrhic Victory
The NDP “won” the position of Opposition party in yesterday’s election, but it is a very pyrrhic victory indeed. Consider well where most...
Apr 19, 2011
Schooldays
The other day, I got together with my grade two, grade three and grade four teachers, their husbands and mine. My grade four teacher...
Apr 5, 2011
My Best Friend
My early morning thoughts ramble higgledy-piggledy like an old woman in a nursing home. Oh, let me not grow old like that! On Saturday I...
Mar 22, 2011
The Theory of Relativity Explained
Whatever I understand, however falteringly, of the theory of relativity comes from long car rides across the prairies where you can see...
Mar 1, 2011
The Truth about Myths
I believe there is no such thing as a stupid question; what seems very simple is often profound as well. I used to teach a bridging...
Feb 15, 2011
Outrageous!
The more important your work is, the less you get paid. Ask any mother. For that matter, ask a writer! Did you know that if you pay $20...
Feb 8, 2011
Hijacked on the high seas!
In 1795, my Dean ancestors decided to emigrate from Northern Ireland to New York. Not surprisingly, it was the political situation that...
Feb 3, 2011
Good News!
It has been a long time since I blogged! I have been busy finishing my final novel in The Pleasure Gardener’s Companion series. It is...
Nov 16, 2010
More about the Wicked Earl
George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen, was an eccentric. He had three mistresses that he set up in three great houses all over Britain– the...
Oct 5, 2010
An Early Columbine
On April 12, 1792 , armed with five pistols, eight boys declared war on the Principal and Patrons of their school in Belfast, Ireland....
Sep 28, 2010
Heroes of Ulster
There once was a brother and sister who lived in Belfast at the end of the eighteenth centry– Henry Joy and Mary Anne McCracken. They...
Sep 21, 2010
The Irish Years
John and Susan Dean lived in Northern Ireland from 1790-1795. They left because of the political situation. If you think the troubles...
Jul 22, 2010
The Importance of Memoir
What treasures do you keep hidden in your memory that future generations would love to uncover? In my blog, I have already told how I...
Jul 12, 2010
Dean trip continued
I wanted to find the place where the original Dean house has stood. On the Internet, I had read this description: “For many years a...
Jul 4, 2010
Trip to Dean, Nova Scotia
Dean is a tiny community at the headwaters of the Musquodoboit River about 60 miles northeast of Halifax. We drove to Musquodoboit...
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