Kindred Spirits articles from June 2001

Kindred Spirits archives from June 2001

Mistress Pat.(novel by author L.M. Montgomery)
June 22, 2001... She almost envied Rae her happiness. And yet she felt sorry for her... ... for Rae, who was leaving Silver Bush. How could anyone be happy, leaving Silver Bush? --Mistress Pat Weaving her own love of Silver Bush into a sequel to Pat...

Dear Kindred Spirits.(picnic supper held by Bideford Parsonage Museum)
June 22, 2001... ... the river gleamed like a blue ribbon tied around its green hill--Mistress Pat Weaving a beautiful circle of memories, friends who have laughed together are friends for life. They recognize a house that has been loved; know that no wood...

Three months in Avonlea.(Our Kindred Spirits Share)
June 22, 2001... The more things and people you love the more happiness you get, Judy. --Mistress Pat Dear Kindred Spirits, I appreciate receiving Kindred Spirits. I attended the Writers Workshop at Park Corner last August. The following is my...

Pen friends.
June 22, 2001... "I'm putting into this letter", she concluded... the purr of a little cat and the bark of a little dog who desires to be remembered to you... and always my best friendly love.--Mistress Pat Who would have guessed that a lonely girl...

The Book of the Year.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
June 22, 2001... The Book of the Year THE page of spring is lettered o'er In shining script of daffodil, Summer has writ her lyric rhyme In wilding roses from the hill; Autumn enscrolls her harvest lore With maple leaves of...

The Perfume of Roses.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
June 22, 2001... The Perfume of Roses Float back on the fragrances spicy, Oh, memories heart-sweet and dear, Of a summer long over and vanished, With the blush and the bloom of the year, Of the voices we heard in the twilight Of...

Blacksmiths.(blacksmiths from the town of French River, Prince Edward Island )(L.M. Montgomery's novel Mistress Pat)(Poem)(Reprint)
June 22, 2001... Far away, in the direction of Silverbridge, Angus MacAulay must have been working in his forge for she could hear the ring of his anvil, faintly clear, as if some goblin forger were at work among the hills.--Mistress Pat. Editors Note:...

From the Editors Desk.(events in appreciation of Amy Campbell Burk Lambert)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Know nothing, fear nothing, muttered the men gathered round the blacksmith shop t French River corner when Aunt Amy tore past with the horse and wagon from Silver Bush all those years ago. She had no fear in giving the horse, a trotter, the...

Finding the Neighbor.(Short Story)
June 22, 2001... I can't understand my not knowing all these years that it was you I loved.--Mistress Pat. A fine mixture of red dirt and pebbles stuck firmly to her shoes as she made her way up the lane. On either side, tall birches lined the lane,...

To Prince Edward Island.(Poem)
June 22, 2001... To Prince Edward Island Oh, dear little isle far away, How I long for you: To wander among your verdant fields And glimpse your bays so blue. To feel the wind caress my cheek, While strolling down your lanes,...

A breath of comradeship.(friendship between author L.M. Montgomery and Margaret Ross)(family friend Doris Stirling Jenkins)(Biography)
June 22, 2001... A letter from Margaret was a pleasant thing, bringing with it a breath of comradeship and PEI peace. Saturday, Feb. 9, 1924--Selected Journals Vol. III The intimate friendship between Maud Montgomery and Margaret Ross grew over the...

Keir Memorial Presbyterian Church.(includes notes on author L.M. Montgomery's family ties in Malpeque, Prince Edward Island)
June 22, 2001... Who were those children who on that Sabbath day so long ago were baptized and taken into the fold? Who was the man who so efficiently escorted the good minister from Charlottetown, and who were those people who talked so long and so...

Miss Judith's peonies: how they went to one wedding and brought about another.(Short Story)
June 22, 2001... Miss Judith was walking up and down her garden among her peonies, walking very slowly and deliberately, as was her custom, now and then pausing to put her slim white fingers under some regal flower and turn its full blown beauty up to her view;...

Garden Talk.(Poem)
June 22, 2001... Garden Talk I heard the blossoms gossiping adown the garden way, A-nodding and a-whispering all through the summer day, So I slyly stayed to listen, and I found out what the flowers Are saying to each other in the golden...

Fairy Queen's Garden.(Poem)
June 22, 2001... Fairy Queen's Garden On an exquisite day, when the roses Bloomed, nature looked like a celestial day, That was left behind by the Fairy Queen. Oh! She was divinely elegant! With her shimmery moonlight wings floats...

Teddy Bear.(sewing project)
June 22, 2001... Materials: .3 m of suitable fabric such as corduroy, twill, heavy cottons, fake fur Matching thread Eyes & Washers or Buttons (for eyes)(optional) 1.2 m satin ribbon Fiberfill Tissue paper for tracing pattern * All seam allowances are 1/4...

Craft corner ... daisies.(making a crown of daisies)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... ... a dance of daisies along Jordan.--Mistress Pat Ushering in the summer, wearing a crown of daisies, a little girl imagines she is preparing for a wedding. Her daisy crown is easily made. Hold a bouquet of about five long stemmed daisies...

Around the kitchen table.(recipes)
June 22, 2001... Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffins 1 cup buttermilk 1 large egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup oil 2 1/2 cups flour 1 l/4 cups brown sugar 1 cup rolled oats 1 tbsp. orange zest 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 cups chopped fresh rhubarb ...