Six Sentence Sunday: Is it a Meteor?

Today’s six sentences are from Marlee’s POV. She’s out collecting firewood, when she realises something is wrong. ***** Far off in the distance, she heard it again. Screams. Something was horribly wrong. Abandoning the wheelbarrow, she turned to run...

How Motherhood Taught Me to Accept Critiques

When I was pregnant, I read a lot of books about parenting. I’d settled on the attachment parenting model, and read everything I could get my hands on. But still, nothing prepared me for the reality. When my daughter was a baby and toddler (she’s 8 now,...

Growing your Own Food

I’ve been fascinated by the idea of growing my own food for a few years now. I’ve read so many gardening and self-sufficiencey books that I have a whole box of them somewhere. The reason I live on acreage away from the city is mostly because of a desire to...