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Island Magic: Home on Prince Edward Island

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Island Magic: Home on Prince Edward Island

“Peace! You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding r ...

“Peace! You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding red roads of Abegweit on a summer twilight when the dew is falling and the old, old stars are pe ...

April 01, 2019
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Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things

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Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things

As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understa ...

As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understanding that this is no ordinary place. The foyer expands into a bright, airy, open concept sitti ...

February 01, 2019
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A Visit Home

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|Date: August 02, 2018
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A Visit Home

“So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our ea ...

“So much of who we are is where we have been.” - William Langewiesche Sometimes, the landscapes of our early years can call us back with a visceral urge. My BC childhood landscape held a fusion of emo ...

August 02, 2018
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Minerva’s Owl: The Bereavement Phase of My Marriage, by Carol Matthews

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|Date: January 01, 2018
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Minerva’s Owl: The Bereavement Phase of My Marriage, by Carol Matthews

In Minerva’s Owl, Carol Matthews reflects on Hegel’s observation that the owl of Minerva, the Roman godde ...

In Minerva’s Owl, Carol Matthews reflects on Hegel’s observation that the owl of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, spreads its wings only at twilight. Understanding comes late in life and, as Hege ...

January 01, 2018
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Charge Your Emotional Battery

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: January 19, 2012
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Charge Your Emotional Battery

Today we make more decisions in 10 minutes, consciously or subconsciously, than our grandparents probably ...

Today we make more decisions in 10 minutes, consciously or subconsciously, than our grandparents probably made in a day. My grandfather would take half a day to drive the horse-drawn wagon to town. On ...

January 19, 2012
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Don’t Market to Seniors

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|Date: May 10, 2011
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Don’t Market to Seniors

Don't Market to Seniors!! What??? Let me explain... Today's senior is not the senior of yesterday. They ...

Don't Market to Seniors!! What??? Let me explain... Today's senior is not the senior of yesterday. They aren't picking up knitting needles, and heading for the nearest rocking chair when they turn 65 ...

May 10, 2011
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