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The Lansdowne Letters: Stranded
The first Sunday in June 1961 brought Lansdowne Houseone of those vibrant, late spring days that pulls people outsidewith its promise of warmth and freedomand banishes memories of subzero days and...
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The Lansdowne Letters: The Most Terrifying Moment ...
Memory is such a subjective thing!My four siblings and I were born within nine years of one another and grew up in a tightly knit family;we remain close, in spite of being separated by geography.Yet,...
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IWSG: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 ~ Day 29
It's the first Wednesday of the month:the day when members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
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The Lansdowne Letters: Childhood Fun and Adult Responsibilities
Early June 1961 provided a succession of beautiful spring days in Lansdowne House.Our stranding on one of the many islands in Attawapiskat Lakedid not dampen our enthusiasm for running free...
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The Lansdowne Letters: Life Disrupted
In my last post, I shared the lettermy mother had written to her mother-in-lawon Thursday June 8, 1961.She had spent that evening writing letters and stressing over completing the grocery list going...
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IWSG: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 ~ Under Different Suns
It's the first Wednesday of the month:the day when members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
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The Lansdowne Letters: Backing Up
I ended my last post with a threat of bears in Two Point on Lac Seul,but for this post I need to back up to our departure from Lansdowne House;for the trip to Sioux Lookout had a long lasting impact on...
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The Lansdowne Letters: The Pervert and the Sandwich Man
Somehow on that hectic crazy day of June 12, 1961my mother, my four siblings, our dachshund Gretchen, and Imade it on the overnight train from Nakina to Sioux Lookout,after our hasty flight from...
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The Lansdowne Letters: A Fine Friend
The train conductor who molested me was a bad person.But fortunately for me, most of the people that I have encountered in my life have been good.I have never forgotten the people I met in Lansdowne...
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IWSG: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 ~ Chasing the Click
It's the first Wednesday of the month:the day when members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
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The Lansdowne Letters: An Artist at Work
Sometimes it is painful for me to read my father's words,especially when he writes about dreams he didn't fulfill.His year in Lansdowne House allowed him to paint,and paint he did, like I never saw him...
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The Lansdowne Letters: No Post This Week
So sorry, but I am unable to post this week.It's had it's challenges.I'll be back next week!Gif
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Where the Boys Are
Obviously, I didn't publish a northern post last night as I had hoped.Peek-a-boo! I See You!Three Bucks Enjoying the Last Day of SpringAlong Piney Creek, Aurora, Colorado, U.S.A.June 20, 2018© M....
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Lac Seul Sojourn
As long as I live I will remember my mother's sudden stopoutside the cabin in Lac Seul that was our unexpected new home,and her tired, baffled question,"Why is all that heavy wire nailed over the...
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IWSG: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 ~ Writing Goals
It's the first Tuesday of the month,and we're posting todaybecause tomorrow is July 4th.Today, as always, membersof the Insecure Writer's Support Groupwill share their writing strugglesand writing...
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Lac Seul Sojourn: We're All Fine Here
How quickly the unexpected and unfamiliar can become normal.Such was the case with my mother and we five childrenat the Garrick family's log cabin at Two Point River on Lac Seul.On Thursday, June 22,...
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Eight Miles High ~ Again!
Yes, I'm eight miles high again!Off into the wild blue yonder!© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy BlueAll Rights ReservedMy access to the internet will be hit or miss.Thus, I have to take a break from...
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IWSG: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 ~ Editor, Please!
It's the first Wednesday of the month:the day when members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
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Hello, Fellow IWSG Members!I’m sorry this doesn’t look like a regular IWSG post. I’m sitting in a train station in Brighton on the south coast of England, and trying to write a post with my iPhone.I...
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IWSG: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 ~ It's All Good!
It's the first Wednesday of the month,the day that members of theInsecure Writer's Support Groupshare their writing strugglesand writing successesand offer their encouragementand support to fellow...
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