One of the biggest mysteries in children’s book publishing is ‘Who is Harris Burdick?’ His name is well known among authors and illustrators but his existence is a mystery. Harris Burdick simply vanished one day leaving behind no record except fourteen drawings to prove his...
I didn’t grow up with barbies but I did have a teddy bear, Christopher. Christopher wasn’t much of a talker but he was a great listener. Never one to judge, he would just sit there staring at me with his big brown eyes, listening and...
According to the People for the Ethical Treatments of Animals (PETA) 45 million turkeys are killed every year for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving in our family use to feature a big turkey but when I stopped eating meat (about ten years ago) our family started getting creative...
With a hundred plus vendors set up on more than 20 acres of land, the Aberfoyle Antique Market can overwhelm even the most experienced antique enthusiasts. A few weeks ago I spent the day wandering up and down the aisles of the open-air market, enjoying...
Grandpa loved two things; wrestling and fishing. I spent hours watching WWF* with Grandpa, learning how perform the chokeholds and body slams, useful skills to learn when you are the smallest on playground. With all the time I spent with Grandpa I only went fishing...
Our last trip of the summer was a 50km bike ride through the wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake. We started off with 10 enthusiastic bikers, but over the course of two days people dropped like flies. We battled heat stroke, down pours, and air conditioning. By the...
I can’t remember the last time I went to the zoo. When we were kids we used to go all the time. All of us would pile into my dad’s red station wagon and head off to the zoo; by the end of the day...
Ten million people are suffering in rain-starved East Africa. Severe droughts have caused crops to fail and herds of cattle to die, leaving thousands of people hungry and in need of aid. Rain is expected in October, but not enough to break the cycle of...
Sometimes you just need to take a walk to clear your mind. Keep reading...
There was a time-honored tradition in our family whenever my sister and I had a loose tooth. My dad would tie one end of the string around the loose tooth and the other end to a doorknob. Standing a good couple of paces from the...