I'm coming clean. It's not easy. Kind of like confessions. I don't care for Lucy Maud Montgomery. There. I've said it. I'm being honest. Well, to clarify, I didn't know her of course, but I've read a lot of her books, I just can't get into them. I've tried. Just last summer, I updated my library card and took out three L.M. Montgomery books, determined to work my way through her whole catalogue, one boring book at a time. If it took me all year. After the first chapter of "An

This morning I finished my last batch of preserves for 2025; that's a wrap. Crab Apple Jelly, yum. It's so rich looking, deep ruby red,...

Now, to be clear, this is not a photo of Mahar's Woods, but it could be a wood road almost anywhere on P.E.I. Fall is starting to make an...

September. How fast the summer actually slips away. The days shift from: Barbeques. Heat. Humidity. MOSQUITOES!!! To a more quiet, slower...

Well, there's a throw back if I ever saw one. Does anyone out there in Face Book Land remember "Triple Milk?" This image is an Artificial...

A fearlessness born of grit and stubbornness.

"Dear Mommy, "How are you? I am fine. And everybody else is fine too. And Momma too. "It is almost Christmas and we are all so excited!...

Here I sit, enjoying an afternoon coffee, testing a candle, and watching the ever changing waterscape that is my back yard. By now...

I can hardly believe it, but this school year is almost over, and we have two high school graduates in our family this year. And as crazy...

Boy, that was fast, where did that year go? Oh, well, it's not as if we didn't know that Christmas comes on December 25, every year....

Christmas!!!!! Is there anything better? The year is 2024, and yes, Christmas is exciting. I remember my own personal great excitement in...

Every now and then this topic pops up; how when we were young, we never locked our front doors or our vehicles. There was no need. In my...

Where we start out often isn't always where we wind up. I've always believed that. I started out my work life in a pharmacy and in the...

At this time every year, we dust off old photos and re-watch "Saving Private Ryan" and listen to "Waltzing Matilda." Local Legions all...

Well, it's here, it's here, another Spooky night is upon us. When our kids were all around 10-15 years old, that was when Hallowe'en was...

Laundry. ........... the bane of your existence, or a guilty pleasure? Here's a picture of a perfectly hung line of clothes. Organized,...

"Make my day" "I'll be back." "You're gonna need a bigger boat." Famous lines from unforgettable movies. Well, except for that Arnold...

May I prefice this by saying, a big gambler I am not. I like a lottery ticket now and then, and when I was still working, I would often...

Years ago I read an article in a magazine. Or maybe Readers Digest, I'm not sure. It was kind of a haunting story, but relatable too and...

I'm pretty sure every one of my readers would have a story to tell, or an experience to share involving an "AVON Lady." At one time they...