Under the Crescent Moon
In what was the dead of winter, an annual snowshoe to the cabin by the lake to sit under the night sky, enjoy an open fire, sip hot chocolate and … Continue reading Under the Crescent Moon
Recent Posts
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Just popping by to wish all our readers a Happy Valentine’s Day.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Safe in my garden, I want only to write of my flowers.
Snowball
I know most assuredly now, that dragons exist. But perhaps they are not the only mythical animals to grace the village of Wakefield.
Haggis
Happy Robbie Burns Day but don’t you believe for a moment the stories you hear about Haggis.
A voice calls out in the wilderness
A young barefoot child in a tattered pair of swim trunks stares under her hand, beyond the ocean and hazy distance, north towards Miami. Such stories she has heard, tales … Continue reading A voice calls out in the wilderness
Snowy Night
What better way to commemorate first snow than through the eyes of Mary..
From the River to the Creek
As the Gatineau River runs, like three tributaries, my children flow steadily westward and fortunately for them, water surrounds them all from the Ottawa River to Lake Ontario to Dawson … Continue reading From the River to the Creek
Beating the Storm
Storm Agnes is going to hit the island tomorrow, and when it comes, there probably won’t be any ferry crossings for a few days. If we want to get there, we need to go right now!
The River and the Bridge
My bridge connects me to others’ beliefs and understanding, to the world’s living and non-living inhabitants, to the past and to the future.
Wandering on the Edge
I tell you, it has taken me all my life to soften and blur, and finally banish the edges you regret I don’t see,
Time and Tide
by Paula Halpin What I remember most about being a child in the seaside village of Skerries near Dublinis racing across white sand so hot it stung my feet and … Continue reading Time and Tide
Wandering Wakefield 