I had reserved this book at the library after reading favourable reviews on Ginger and Jayne‘s blogs earlier this year. There were many holds on it and I finally picked up my copy a couple of weeks ago. I started reading it and realized this was not a book to be skimmed, but with all [...]
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An Altar in the World
Posted in books, spirituality on December 13, 2009 | 10 Comments »
An Altar in the World
Posted in books, spirituality on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had reserved this book at the library after reading favourable reviews on Ginger and Jayne‘s blogs earlier this year. There were many holds on it and I finally picked up my copy a couple of weeks ago. I started reading it and realized this was not a book to be skimmed, but with all [...]
Remember Whensday: "The Chair" and other Memories
Posted in books, family, Remember Whensday on November 10, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I have no recollection of this Christmas when I was three, almost four, but the picture evokes many memories of my childhood. This is Grandma’s living room, a room in which I spent many, many happy hours. In this picture Mom is playing the piano, something she still enjoys doing to this day. She was [...]
My Kind of Television
Posted in books on May 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I just bought Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, the latest book in Alexander McCall Smith’s series The Number One Ladies’ Detective Agency. The books are set in Botswana and have become favourites of mine. I did not realize they have been made into a television series which is available on HBO. We do not [...]
Memory Lessons
Posted in books, health and wellness, seasons of life on April 3, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Dr. Winakur with his father In conclusion to my week of posts on aging, I want to recommend a book I read last week and enjoyed immensely. Dr. Winakur’s story engaged me on many levels and he speaks with compassion and great insight. In Memory Lessons, he talks about his family, his childhood, his medical [...]
Servants or Friends?
Posted in books, spirituality on November 30, 2008 | 14 Comments »
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } I have had more time for books lately and have reviewed some newer ones purchased by our church librarian. I have read The Shack, So You Don’t Want to go to Church Anymore, Who Stole my Church, Pagan Christianity, and more. If you look up any of these books on Amazon, a list [...]
Pause
Posted in books, health and wellness, spirituality on November 23, 2008 | 20 Comments »
The view from my seat by the window This summer I re-read Pause: An Emily Carr Sketchbook, a book of Emily Carr’s writing and drawings that was compiled and published after her death in 1945. From the dust cover of the book… “While studying at the Westminster School in London in 1902, Emily Carr so [...]
Federal Election Day
Posted in books, family, history on October 14, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Moving forward. Grandma is third from the right. It is Election Day, the 40th federal election since Canada’s Confederation in 1867. The election was called by Prime Minister Stephen Harper a few weeks ago as he felt it was a good time to try for a Conservative majority government. The campaign has been boring and [...]
Swan Song
Posted in birds, books, Poetry on September 11, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Mute Swans Mute Swans are a common sight in urban parks and their graceful beauty is admired. I have witnessed an altercation between a swan and a Canada Goose and the goose was not a winner. The swan was not mute but could only hiss and grunt. This species does lack a distinctive call and [...]
The World Without Us
Posted in books, environment, Manitoulin Island, spirituality on August 5, 2008 | 18 Comments »
One of my daughters brought a book home from the library called The World Without Us. Author Alan Weisman discusses “how our planet would respond without the relentless pressure of the human presence.” He uses New York City as one example and describes in detail how long it would take for human structures to deteriorate [...]
