Last night I learned that a dear friend has only a few days left to live. I telephoned the hospital from our cottage to see how he was…
I have a weakness that I’ve fought to hide all my life. It’s a fear that I’ll be trapped within a group and I’ll disappear. Every so often,…
The sun is shining and the lake is calm. Thin clouds form in the sky. It’s a perfect summer day here at the cottage and yet my mind…
It rained most of the day yesterday and the downpour lasted through the night. I fell asleep to the patter of rain on the boathouse roof — something…
The morning sun wakes me. The sky is bright and blue. Last night’s snow storm has vanished and the sun light twinkles on the snow-covered fields beyond my…
I went to my aunt’s funeral. It was a beautiful funeral held in a small old church, on a hill, looking over the sea. I could see Vancouver…
He climbed the hill yesterday and looked out over the lake. The leaves have begun to change and the air has a chill that warns of colder days…
My son had his first birthday yesterday. I watch him now playing with my husband on the living room floor. The fire in our hearth burns warm and…
We went apple picking with friends today. There were only a few apples left on the trees. The puddles in the lane had a thin cover of ice…
The rain pounded in torrents on the boathouse roof last night. I fell asleep before it ended and woke up sometime after midnight to the stillness. I could…
