What is all this juice and all this joy?A strain of the earth’s sweet being in the beginningIn Eden garden. - Have, get, before it cloy, Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,Innocent mind and Mayday in girl and boy, Most, O maid’s child, thy choice and worth the winning.“Spring”, Gerard Manley Hopkins… Continue reading 2022 Highlights: Week 13
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Book Review: Chorus by Rebecca Kauffman
Chorus - Rebecca Kauffman (Counterpoint, 2022) I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. On sale March 1, 2022 Chorus earns its title from the chorus of voices portrayed throughout this book. There are seven Shaw siblings, as well as their parents, and we follow them through their childhood… Continue reading Book Review: Chorus by Rebecca Kauffman
What I Read – 2021
In 2021 I read 74 books. This was short of my goal of 100 books for the year but still a number I feel proud of. I've set the goal of 100 books for the past 3 years and only reached it in 2019 and I'm beginning to wonder if setting a goal number is… Continue reading What I Read – 2021
2021 Goals
Bookish: As I've said before, 2020 was not the year for reaching grand book goals. So I'm hesitant to set big goals for this new year. At the same time, setting goals helps me to ensure I'm spending my time the way I want to spend it. In both 2019 and 2020 I set a… Continue reading 2021 Goals
Life Lately: Lockdown Week ???
We're somewhere around 5 or 6 weeks into this current lockdown. About two weeks ago it was extended to January 8th and while I don't believe that the government is (or even has the power to) cancelling Christmas, there have been the ups and downs of emotions surrounding that announcement. We are, however, very fortunate,… Continue reading Life Lately: Lockdown Week ???
Book Review: Halfbreed Maria Campbell
Halfbreed - Maria Campbell (McClelland & Stewart, 2019) I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Halfbreed is a memoir by Maria Campbell, the story of her life from childhood into early adulthood. Originally published in 1973 this edition was re-released in 2019 with a new introduction and some… Continue reading Book Review: Halfbreed Maria Campbell
Book Review: It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
It Would Be Night in Caracas - Karina Sainz Borgo (HarperVia, 2019) This book was translated from the Spanish by Elizabeth Bryer. It Would Be Night in Caracas was a chaotic, difficult read. Many parts felt like they took place in some sort of post-apocalyptic hellscape. There was a constant stress and tension and always… Continue reading Book Review: It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
Plastic-Free in the Time of COVID-19
Girls in the garden Way back in March, I was going to write a post about our family's adventures in composting but when a global pandemic hit it seemed sort of irrelevant. Four months later, in this "new normal" of social distancing and mask-wearing, I'm still figuring out what it looks like to reduce our… Continue reading Plastic-Free in the Time of COVID-19
Camping 2020: Klein Lake
This week we had our first stint of camping for the year. Camping is one of our favourite family activities each summer so it's especially nice that it's one of the activities both allowed and encouraged during our current global situation. (To be completely honest, this was technically our second camping experience of 2020 as… Continue reading Camping 2020: Klein Lake
Book Review: God and the Pandemic by N.T. Wright
I received an eARC of this book through the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. God and the Pandemic is on sale now. This short book grew out of an essay by N.T. Wright, expanded into his thoughts and beliefs, based on Biblical study, surrounding Christians and… Continue reading Book Review: God and the Pandemic by N.T. Wright
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