NaPoWriMo… Behind the Hidden Staircase #NaPoWriMo (10) 10 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a “book spine” poem. This involves taking a look at your bookshelves, and writing down titles in order (or rearranging the titles) to create…
Poetry - RainGate A Vow Between Brothers 10 Apr 2016May 2, 2018 An Irishman walked into a pub and sat down comfortably; "What'll ye have?" the keeper asked, and the Irishman asked for three -- Pints of Guinness draught and proceeded to sip…
NaPoWriMo… What’s that?!? #NaPoWriMo (9) 9 Apr 2016April 25, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem that includes a line that you’re afraid to write. This might be because it expresses something very personal that makes you uncomfortable –…
NaPoWriMo… Alberta’s Little Flower #NaPoWriMo (8) 8 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: Poets have been writing about flowers since the dawn of time. Today, the challenge is to add your own poem to this long tradition, by finding a flower,…
NaPoWriMo… Fighting the URGE #NaPoWriMo (7) 7 Apr 2016April 30, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a Tritina. The Tritina is a shorter cousin to the Sestina, involving three, three-line stanzas, and a final concluding line. Three “end words” are used to conclude the…
NaPoWriMo… The Under-Rated Potato #NaPoWriMo (6) 6 Apr 2016May 1, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem about food. ============================================================================ Some like potatoes au gratin, others like'em scalloped with ham; A few try'em roasted, barbequed, toasted, or drizzled in sauce from…
NaPoWriMo… Butterfly Your Garden #NaPoWriMo (5) 5 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to spend some time looking at the names of heirloom plants from a seed catalog, and write a poem that takes its inspiration from, or incorporates the…
NaPoWriMo… Prisoners of Maniacal March #NaPoWriMo (4) 4 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a poem in which you explore what you think is the cruelest month, and why. Perhaps it’s September, because kids have to go back…
NaPoWriMo… We Toasted Melancholy #NaPoWriMo (3) 2016 3 Apr 2016May 4, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a poem in the form of a fan letter to a celebrity. Now, this could be a celebrity from long ago, and needn’t be an…
NaPoWriMo… A Gift for the Bride #NaPoWriMo (2) 2 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a poem that takes the form of a family portrait. ============================================================================ The beveled glass was cloudy and the laminate frame was split; The backing paper…
NaPoWriMo… Out of Practice #NaPoWriMo (1) 1 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a lune. This is a sort of English-language haiku. While the haiku is a three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable count, the lune is…
NaPoWriMo… NaPoWriMo Index 2016 31 Mar 2016May 4, 2018 NaPoWriMo is National Poetry Writing Month. I do not consider myself a writer, I have always been a poet, so ... Let's see if I can catch up, and keep…
Your Roots Are Showing My Dead (Zombie) Tree? 28 Mar 2016March 31, 2018 I have always liked a good Blame Game. In Facebook, on Saturday (26 April 2016), I saw what I call a "Dead Tree." It is your genealogy tree, but instead of the names…
Your Roots Are Showing You Need All the Help You Can Get 3 Mar 2016March 31, 2018 1972 <= yes, that's how long I've been doing genealogy. I started when I was 9-years-old. I've made mistakes. The important thing: I have learned from them! I have done four…
Rock of Ages Little Lambs of Innisfail 2 Mar 2016March 28, 2018 Was cleaning up a thumb drive of old photographs from my camera. (Yes, you know those archaic photography devices that eventually were replaced by our cellular phones?). The pictures were…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit What’s On *My* Phone? 22 Feb 2016March 31, 2018 EVERNOTE & DROPBOX These are two must-have programmes that work perfectly together when doing genealogy! I owe so much to Catherine (Hi, "Alaska!") Pendleton for bringing them to my attention.…
Rock of Ages Cement Ledgers in Alberta 15 Feb 2016March 31, 2018 In 2011 my gravestone article "Rock of Ages" was published in RELATIVELY SPEAKING V39:N1 by the Alberta Genealogical Society, and then again in the Fall of 2015 in CROSSROADS V10:N4…
Sir Leprechaun Rabbit It’s A New Year – It’s A New Look 1 Feb 2016March 31, 2018 Decided that a new look will better showcase what is here. Popular tags can be found at the bottom of the page. Let me know what you think of it.…
Genealogy… #52Ancestors (3) Floyd Reginald ROSS WWII [2C2R] 16 Jan 2016May 2, 2018 FLOYD REGINALD ROSS, born 17APR1921 to Dr. John Arthur ROSS, M.D. (1885-1959) and the former IDA MAUD MAW (1884-1973) in Antler, Saskatchewan, was the fifth of ten children (6 boys, 4…
Your Roots Are Showing I have a Photo Puzzle 31 Dec 2015March 31, 2018 BACK ROW (LEFT to RIGHT): Levi Goddard [01-006], Mary Johnston [08-xxx] & Ella McCort-Hammond [08-011] FRONT ROW: Malvina “Vimy” Atkinson [01-005], Minnie Johnston-McCort [08-002] & Evaline “Eva” Atkinson-Goddard [01-003] LET’S…