Tag Archives: Canada

Weekly Photo Challenge: Journey

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Bridges speak of journey to me because they enable you to go where once you could not. And paths and roads speak of journeys, not just because they have an end in mind, but because along the way there is … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Arranged

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Row upon row, neatly stacked, shelter for spiders and skittering mice, ready for kid-climbing and stove-burning and picture-taking– so carefully arranged.

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Canadians, Eh!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

I wondered where all those Canadians went in winter to avoid the snow!

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A History of Thanksgiving–Well, Almost . . .

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

A History of Thanksgiving–Well, Almost . . ..

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Framing my world . . . Part 2

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

This was taken at my request at the end of the lane.  I had come back to announce my engagement to a guy my family had never met or heard existed.  As far as they knew, he could have been … Continue reading →

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Framing my world . . .

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

I realized recently that since earliest childhood, I have seen my world in picture frames.  With or without a camera in my hand, my eye searches out pattern, color, foreground, background, and other artistic qualities that make the shot.  Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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My Teacher Carried a Shotgun

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

My teacher for grades one through eight brought a “shotgun” to school every day.  It contained a mysterious white powder and rested on her big, wooden desk at the ready.  She appeared as a terrifying specter in my young life: … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from the Teacher:

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

This week, your assignment will be to write a three-page compare and contrast essay.  Typically, I have made this an open topic, but I have received as many dog and cat comparisons that I want to see in my lifetime; … Continue reading →

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A History of Thanksgiving–Well, Almost . . .

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

I grew up on a small farm in Ontario, Canada, where we may not have been more thankful than our American neighbors, but we certainly were thankful first.  We were thankful in October.  Americans weren’t thankful till November.  Having lived … Continue reading →

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