by PDR-Kellie | Feb 4, 2016 | Contemplations, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Process, Travel, Winter, World, Writing Life
Here it is. Late winter. The time of year when the landscape alienates with its constant blankness and, as a self-employed artist, I find myself having to drink copious amounts of tea and engage in regular heart-to-hearts with the bathroom mirror about self-care and...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 18, 2014 | Contemplations, Mowat, Nature, Otherworldly, Pets, Teaching, The Pas, World, Writing Life
J. once worked with a guy who had a theory that the school year could be divided into a set of days. September and October are Monday; November and December are Tuesday. You get the picture. This means that we are still in Monday morning for another week and a half....
by PDR-Kellie | Nov 6, 2013 | Contemplations, Going Green, Issues, Nature, News, World
David Suzuki’s Carbon Manifesto: For more: http://trialofsuzuki.ca/
by PDR-Kellie | Oct 2, 2013 | Issues, News, Swarm, United States, World, Writing Life
So here we are. One reading into my book tour and the U.S. government has shut down, sending nearly a million federal workers on furlough and risking the stability of the whole house of cards. By the last day of my tour in Ontario – October 17th, the day I head...
by PDR-Kellie | Sep 29, 2010 | History, Recommended, World
As a kid growing up in Northern Ontario, I often stared out at the open horizon of Lake Huron and imagined the Mediterranean as seen from Spain. I’ve yet to get there, but this guest post from Escapio.com gives a few good reasons to go. Spanish Paradores are...
by PDR-Kellie | Jun 3, 2008 | Food, Going Green, Issues, Ontario, Recommended, Seasons, Simcoe County, World, Writing Life
Last year I spent some time chatting with a few local farmers to produce an article about the importance and ease of eating from the fields in the county I call home. Called Think Fresh, Eat Locally, the article is in the May/June issue of Simcoe Life magazine. With...
