Toward the Blue Mountains ©Michelle Basic Hendry There is a great difference between the abandoned places I find up here in Muskoka, and to the North, and the little houses of Southern Ontario. The difference in terrain is obvious, and most often the active times of the places here were shorter and harder. There is […]
Continue ReadingOf Bees, Magic & Angels' Breath
Woodcut by Lucille Oille Back in the 1940’s, artist Lucille Oille and writer Kenneth McNeill Wells, decided to leave the city after the war and live simply. They kept chickens, goats and bees and shared their lives with other mid-20th century farmers in Medonte township, near Orillia, Ontario. They published stories and anecdotes of their […]
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It was a true winter wonderland this morning. Every tree wore a garland of fresh snow. It was not too cold and there was no wind. It is like the world sighed and is waiting…. Today, many around the world, myself included, pause to celebrate Christmas. We gather with the ones we love and share […]
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