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March 2015 Hello from New Brunswick, where we’ve had an unprecedented amount of snow! We make the best of it, with expeditions into the trackless wilds. ~ I’d like to keep you abreast of our family’s artistic endeavours. My son, Jake, and my husband, Peter, collaborated on a cast bronze and glass reliquary called Read More …
September 2014 Welcome to my newsletter. That pile of drafts I’m staring at has now culminated in a new novel, A Measure of Light, the story of a 17th century woman named Mary Dyer. She is a real but mysterious person, who went from London to the wilds of the New World and met Anne Read More …
October 2013 A year has rolled by since I last wrote. I remember it as a flickering dream – places, people, feelings. ~ Last fall, Peter and I went to Canmore for the unveiling of one of his public commissions, “Touchstone”. ~ Then, back in New Brunswick, the days grew shorter, the snow fell, Read More …
September, 2012 Like so many other people my age, this year was overshadowed by change. My father, 91, was diagnosed with Alzheimers and had to go into a nursing home. As well, elderly and not-so elderly relatives, neighbours and friends passed away. Three days ago, the heart of our town, beloved old buildings on Broad Read More …
Autumn 2011 A year has passed since my last newsletter. So here are some pictures to make a sketch of the past months. For me, the year begins with Solstice. On this darkest day, we have an evening feast with our neighbours, each family serving a different course. Ours was dessert, a matter of Read More …
December 2010 When I last wrote, we were poised at the edge of summer. Now, the fields are covered with early snow and I’ve just come in from a ski. The kitchen smells of fir boughs – they’re piled on the floor shedding ice and needles, waiting to be made into wreaths. Smoke rises from Read More …
April 2010 Welcome to my newsletter! When I last wrote, we were preparing for the launch of The Sea Captain’s Wife. I am happy to report that 500 people attended, and we are still talking about how much fun we had. Picking out costumes at King’s Landing Historical Settlement…. And the event! ~ Read More …
October, 2009 Beth and Cricket EARTH Here in New Brunswick, nights are cold and the harvest is complete. Seeds have fufilled their improbable promise, evolving from tiny, dry packets into a madness of squash vines on the manure pile, or scarlet runner beans dangling foot-long pods, or yellow-fleshed rutabagas. Old potatoes have spawned new Read More …
WINTER 2009 Winter is the most peaceful season of the year, here in our valley. I work in my east-facing study overlooking the fields and forest. Often, as the wind hurled snow and the house shuddered, I could see nothing but swirling whiteness. Or feel the house shake as the plow rumbled down the Read More …
November, 2008 I last wrote, I see with surprise, in June. The summer and fall have flown past, and now it’s grey, rainy November. SUMMER EVENTS It was an exceptional gardening summer, with rainy days followed by heat and sunshine. And, as always, we spent a few days on our beloved Grand Manan, where Read More …