BREAKING THE JOURNEY My toes stretch and wiggle in anticipation! We are going to stay the night at one of the cabins at Barefoot Villas tonight. It’s clean and...
Author - Andrea Kidd
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MEANDERINGS AND MUSINGS IN MAIDSTONE, KENT, ENGLAND I slide onto a plain wooden chair at a sturdy table by the window, take out my pen and notebook and write:...
SOMETHING NEW I love my coffee percolator. Part of my joy is how I came to buy it. We were fixing up a rented house in a small Alberta town and my husband said...
IN THE GARDEN Mary and the other women step into Joseph’s garden, straining to see through the darkness of early morning. Mary stumbles; Joanna grabs her elbow...
PANCAKE DAY It’s time for pancakes again! Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is on March 4, 2025. Light and airy, sweet and savoury, raising funds for a worthy...
“MY” ROCKING CHAIR I call it “my” rocking chair, but where did it come from? Twenty five years ago, Zak yanked the steering wheel of his truck and pulled off...
GRAPES AND PEAS Grapes and peas. We’ve eaten them all, so I’ve put them on the shopping list. Jennifer says we should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables...
TRADITION Some like it hot!Some like it not!Tradition says I have to make it, Once I even had to fake it. “One last stir and make a wish, Dear, before I put it...
THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT I kicked open the back door, walked into the kitchen and dumped my school satchel on the floor. Then I saw it! My Auntie’s Christmas...
The Songwriter Friends relaxed around the campfire sipping beer. Graham hummed, quietly strummed his guitar, and from time to time jotted in a notebook at his...
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