Category Archives: personal
Sarah’s Key – Tatiana De Rosnay
Sarah’s Key would be a distressing read if the author had chosen to tell it in the first person and completely immersed us in the historical time period of the Second World War. It is still a difficult story within … Continue reading
Camera Adventure
I purchased a new camera this year. I have been playing around with it and mostly using it as a point and shoot but it is a DSLR and I want to know more and use it more effectively. Although … Continue reading
Inspired by…
Ken Allan at Middle Earth has set the theme for this month’s Green Pen Society blogging. He asked for reflections on, “What gets you flying”? I am not a natural writer. I have experienced failure in writing on numerous occasions. … Continue reading
Making Avatars
After reading Joyce’s post on avatars, I went to play at the make a Lego avatar site.
Linking Past and Future
I am interested in the way we are tied to the land in which we live. Connection to the land is a precarious part of my cultural history. I am a bi-ethnic mix of English and Mennonite. Mennonites have a … Continue reading
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GPS: Quote and Reflect
I really want to do this. I have a wish to be more creative, more interesting. Somewhere inside me I hope there is a writer an inner Robertson Davies or Madeline L’Engle. I know writing takes practice and I believe … Continue reading
Working on a Library Report
I read Joyce’s library report and thought, “Now that’s intimidating!” Although I know she’s been doing this awhile now and wouldn’t mean to frighten anyone. After the intimidation, I thought, “I need one of those”. So I wrote my own … Continue reading
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Nearest book meme
Stephen Abram’s nearest book meme came at just the perfect time. I have two books I’ve been meaning to blog about and now I can do it and meme at the same time. What efficiency! Thanks to Doug for the … Continue reading
Filed under children's lit, marketing, meme, personal
Lara Elizabeth Ens
Lara died very suddenly on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Lara grew up in Saskatoon. She had a very happy childhood and was involved in many activities, particularly music. She sang in the church and school choirs, played violin and played … Continue reading
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Planning, Plotting, Thinking
My division has this very cool professional development going on in which we choose a topic within a set agenda to research ourselves based on our own burning question. I think my question began as “Who are boys in the … Continue reading
