Sometimes it feels like life isn’t fair. Dialing the phone on a wish and a prayer. Who will she be? The voice on the line. Young Wild Broken Old Will she know me? My name? My face? Can she feel it? The line that we trace. Sometimes it feels like life is unfair. But 98…
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You came up rich? Tweed coats in the hall closet meant only to cover Sunday bests. Wooden beads clacking, cascading down as you walk through the kitchen door, Coconut boiling down down down to oil in a jar. So you were rich rich? Thick carnation milk spinning the colour wheel in her cup of tea.…
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“Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.” -Louisa May Alcott Some things don’t deserve to be retold. Every once in a while I’d come across my stash of journals. I’d turn them over in my hands trying to decide if I could stomach opening them. How bad a day…
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“I’ve never seen that before” They’ll say. “I bought them when you were young, but no one liked them.” “ That smells amazing!” They’ll opine. “ I made them a few times when you were kids, but you scrunched up your nose.” “I’d love to try that.” They’ll announce. “ We did when you were…
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A solid Book Report can encourage reading comprehension, help understand broad concepts, and help a child learn about different story elements. That being said, they can also be a source of frustration for children which, in turn, can make them not want to read at all. I am very pro-reading for pleasure when it comes…
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When I read this quote from Dr. Best it really resonated with me. Growing up I don’t remember really learning Black Canadian history in school. Sure, there were mentions of slavery, the Underground Railroad, and a handful of (mostly) American historical figures, but I don’t remember anything about Africville, about Dr. Best, about Viola Desmond.…
Read MoreThis last month went by in a blur. Everyone has been sick. The flu was replaced with a cold that has (currently) been replaced by an even worse cold. I spent every spare minute crocheting or holiday shopping online (when you’re on a tight budget, sales and planning become a full time job!) This week…
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