Kindred Spirits articles from December 2002

Kindred Spirits archives from December 2002

The woods in winter.(narrative)
December 22, 2002... ... last night the snow came...... enough to transfigure and beautify, but not enough to spoil the walking; and it did not drift, but just fell softly and lightly, doing its wonder-work in the mirk of a December night. This morning,...

Dear Kindred Spirits.
December 22, 2002... I'm always glad to see a New Year, said the Story Girl. --The Golden Road Averse from the Christmas message of King George VI, 1939, hanging in the Anne of Green Gables Museum at Silver Bush was hand embroidered by George's mother,...

Our Kindred Spirits share.(a woman's fond recollections of author L.M. Montgomery's works)
December 22, 2002... She had brought a trunkful of books all by LM Montgomery. Dear Kindred Spirits, My nationality is Dutch and I live in Amsterdam at the moment, but I was born in Indonesia on the Isle of Bali in November 1932. Bali is a very...

The girl with the red scarf.(Short Story)
December 22, 2002... When Frank and I heard that a new family was coming to live next door we hoped that there would be some boys in it--one boy, at least. Boys were scarce in Springdale. There wasn't a single boy nearer to us than half a mile, and that was too...

Chronicles of an old garden.(flowers in the work of author L.M. Montgomery)
December 22, 2002... It was one of those nights on which one might fall asleep and dream happy dreams of gardens of mirth and song... The Golden Road Mirth is joyousness and a song is a poem for singing; so it is the words of LM Montgomery's poem The...

Winter Dusk in the Firs.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
December 22, 2002... Winter Dusk in the Firs A far there is a fair white valley brimmed With reddening sunset; and the winds are free, Piping upon the hills with silver rimmed, Fretting the air with frolic melody; Here, where the dusk is...

A Winter's Night.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
December 22, 2002... A Winter's Night Rosy cheeks on a winter's night, Soft fur muffs and capes wrapped tight. Secrets shared and stories told, Puffs of laughter in the cold. Crystal frosted windowpanes, Moonlight shadowed country...

The Waltz.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
December 22, 2002... The Waltz Flowered curls dance over lacy shoulders A smile for him reflects in handsome eyes. Bow and curtsy: the age-old dance begins anew. They move in glittering clockwork, Jewels twinkling from fingers clasped ...

Under the shadow.(Amy Annetta Johnston Burk Lambert)(Obituary)
December 22, 2002... But with Amy and Jim he (Chester) is among his own and they play happily in the old beech wood where Clara and Stella and I once played long ago... LM Montgomery, Selected Journals Vol. II Amy Annetta Johnston Burk Lambert nee...

The good fairy.(Message of the Good Fairy )(Poem)
December 22, 2002... The good fairy statue was a wedding gift to Frede that Maud kept after her (Frede's) death. LM Montgomery does not say who gave it to Frede, only that Frede loved it. Imagine the Good Fairy came out of a reaction to the horror of WWI....

From the editor's desk.(Editorial)
December 22, 2002... Tell Dan I enjoyed his comments on the photographs very much. The Golden Road With the concluding article by Mary Beth Cavert on Rilla of Ingleside in memory of my Great Aunt Frederica, I felt that this old family photograph would be...

Rilla of Ingleside--1921.(Short Story)
December 22, 2002... Editor's Note: The following is the second and final part published in the Autumn 2002 issue of Kindred Spirits. Frede shared the next Christmas with the Macdonalds and their new three-month old son, Ewan Stuart. A year later, Frede spent...

The long, long call.(Fictional Work)
December 22, 2002... One long high note and one long low note Candace West The waves rushed toward the shore in one mighty surge, carrying along with them a cold, wet breeze that sent a chill right through the marrow of even the hardiest men. Rolling...

Quilted book cover.(The Sewign Circle)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... Why, it isn't new--it's an old book! exclaimed felicity. --The Golden Road Quilted Book Cover Materials: Quilted Fabric--Length of book + 2" Example: For a 10" book + 2" = 12" (30cm) or .3m fabric) Matching thread...

With the children.(includes traditional cough medicine recipe)(Fictional Work)
December 22, 2002... On this merry Christmas evening, however, no fears or dim foreshadowings of any coming event clouded our hearts... --The Golden Road Christmas Day was filled with winter magic. The fenceposts were wearing their snowy caps and the...

Editor's correction.(Correction Notice)
December 22, 2002... The autumn issue, 2002, printed the article Symposium Snippits. In the opening paragraph, The jilted bride of 150 years was Eliza Montgomery, not Eliza Townsend

Personals.
December 22, 2002... And the Story Girl will attend to the personals. They're very important. --The Golden Road At a recent NHL hockey game in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Cassie Campbell was centre ice with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for an official puck...

Remembering Bessie.(Bessie Stewart Jonsson)(Obituary)
December 22, 2002... November 3, 1910--August 8, 2002 The Story Girl was gone.--The Golden Road Bessie Stewart Jonsson was our neighbour and friend in Kensington, PEI. She watched out for our children; baking them innumerable treats, with many words of...

Sweetened dreams for little girls.(Poem)
December 22, 2002... ... you can hear the sweetest, softest, clearest, fairy music in his garden... --The Golden Road Sweetened Dreams for Little Girls Dusk descends like snowfall soft and silent--Indigo drifts through the air with...

Her pretty golden hair: it was her pride, but what do you suppose she did with it?(Fictional Work)
December 22, 2002... It's a fortunate thing that I have pretty hair, said Florrie Wood as she brushed out the long glistening strands, for I certainly have nothing else to recommend me personally. She was the commonplace child of the Wood family. Lillian was...

Pen friends.
December 22, 2002... ... when the invitations to the party had come... --The Golden Road Dear Kindred Spirits, Hello! I am fourteen years old and I enjoy reading, writing stories and poems, nature, studying the Victorian era, and collecting...

Around the kitchen table.(recipes)
December 22, 2002... Aunt Olivia's wedding cake was said to be the best one of its land ever tasted in Carlisle. 4 1/2 cups sifted flour 3/4 cup cocoa 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/3 tsp. salt 1 1/2 cups butter 3/4 cup shortening 4 1/2 cups sugar...

Cake.(cake recipe based on Bible passages)
December 22, 2002... It's in the bible... --The Golden Road This recipe was once very popular at quilting bees. The idea is in knowing Biblical passages well enough to know the specific ingredients to which the recipe refers. If not, you can look for...

Island Fields.(Poem)
December 22, 2002... Island Fields I walk these fields in Autumn, Blazing orange, red and gold, Blackberry fermenting on the vine, Wild geese leaving for a warmer time, Indian Summer soon behind. I walk these fields in Winter, Upon the trail of...