Category Archives: Writing

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, I am grateful… For a drive through the mountains of northern NB, covered with trees green and gold. For heavy rain on a misty lake. For a potluck turkey dinner with family crowded into a camp. For a walk in the woods, breathing in the earthy scent of fall. For making memories withContinue reading “Thanksgiving”

Easing Up

Two lanes cut into one, just before the busiest intersection in town. They are doing roadwork, and it seems to be taking forever. As much as possible, I avoid the area. It’s preferable to drive an extra ten minutes around than to sit and crawl along with the backed-up traffic. But the part that madeContinue reading “Easing Up”

Paradox

Now that I’m feeling like myself again, it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day. So many hobbies, so little time. I want to read and knit and write and learn. I want to organize my desk and decorate for fall. I want to photograph and craft. I’m better when I’m busy, butContinue reading “Paradox”

The Write Time

I never meant to stop writing. It just sort of happened. The last post I wrote in 2018 was mere days after I’d separated from my husband. For awhile, I suppose I tried to pretend nothing had changed, but I could not have been more wrong. My whole life was about to take a turn;Continue reading “The Write Time”

Into the Light

I lost myself for awhile. It’s been four years since I last posted. Four years since I felt like myself. But here I am, still standing. Standing stronger and lighter and more filled with love and hope than ever. I didn’t know how much I was in the dark until I climbed back into theContinue reading “Into the Light”

This is Culture

I was lucky enough to attend not one, but two cultural events this weekend:  The Etsy Made in Canada craft fair and Kingston WritersFest. My children and I admired the work of Etsy sellers on Saturday.  From artwork to jewellery to stitched items, each table held impressive talent and creativity. This morning, my sister and I listened as CamillaContinue reading “This is Culture”

At my Computer

Many writing articles advise getting away from your computer to write. I even watched a movie recently (“I Capture the Castle” – which I loved, by the way) that suggested writing needed to take place away from the computer screen. I do this, sometimes.  In journals, notebooks, scraps of paper or  corners of napkins.  ButContinue reading “At my Computer”

The Randomness of Life (In a Journal)

You would think, that since I am so focused on moments and little details, that the idea for my journal would have come easier. But it took me three months. This beautiful custom journal that my husband had made for me for my fortieth birthday has waited for words for three months. I made myContinue reading “The Randomness of Life (In a Journal)”

Life in Ordinary Moments

Every now and again, I come across a line when I’m reading that just speaks to me. In Still Writing (2013), by Dani Shaprio, there is an essay called, “Ordinary Life.”  She writes about how as writers, we need to throw light on the ordinary moments to bring life to our stories. Since the premise ofContinue reading “Life in Ordinary Moments”