Das Kleine Lied Mädchen (The Little Song Girl)
A Christmas Story (inspired by real events, places and people) The heavy wooden doors banged ominously behind her as Monika walked out onto the front…
Fresh Picked
Scraps
“Once you get the floor swept and washed, and the cooler cleaned, go ahead and create something from the flower scraps vase!” The suggestion…
Tricky Treats
Driving along Martindale Road on Oct 29, 2011, I suddenly realized that Halloween was 2 days away and I didn’t have any treats for…
Rubbish
I have a photograph of my mother from 1968. She is standing alone, next to a freshly carved gravestone in the Friedhof (cemetery) off…
The Scent of a Town
Arriving back in Canada from an 11 night trip to northern Germany this past July, I jotted down a few impressions of the little…
Turning Ten
I recently realized that this year, my birthday will once again fall on a Friday the 13th. I’ve always felt kind of oddly special…
Cherries in the Sun
“Cherries were my favourite fruit, especially the dried ones. Outside, in front of the window, there was a table covered with cherries to bake…