Kindred Spirits articles from June 2002

Kindred Spirits archives from June 2002

The woods in summer.(Short Story)
June 22, 2002... The rain is a marvellous alchemist. It has taken from the firs the tang of their balsam, from the lanes the warm breath of the asters and grasses, from the blueberry hill its savour of ripening fruit, and the wind comes down from the wild...

Dear Kindred Spirits.
June 22, 2002... Her old dreams... old vows... old whispers... the brook kept them all and murmured of them... --Anne of Ingleside Years ago, we sang The Brook with words by Lord Alfred Tennyson. The brook babbled on the pebbles, winding in and out...

Imagination.(Our Kindred Spirits Share)
June 22, 2002... Don 't grudge Anne Cordelia her fancies, Diana. --Anne of Ingleside Dear Kindred Spirits, I appreciate the opportunity to write just a little of what Anne of Green Gables has done for my imagination. So often in life we take the...

Pen friends.
June 22, 2002... When I went into the office there was my present along with Parker's letter. --Anne of Ingleside Dear Kindred Spirits, Hello! I am 9 years old and would love to have a pen friend from anywhere in the world. I enjoy playing the...

Rain in the Woods.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
June 22, 2002... Rain in the Woods Just a hush among the trees-- Do the woods a-listening stand? Silent all the melodies, Gone the wandering winds that fanned Beechen crests and pixy cones, All the sylvan sounds that spanned ...

The Birches.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
June 22, 2002... The Birches From my childhood days I see, a bright and sunny hillside, with silver birches on the lee, and a Crystal Brook so wide. Where small creatures come to drink, or where one could often ride. Where...

Sandpipers.(sandpipers of Prince Edward Island)(poem by Celia Thaxter)(Brief Article)(Poem)
June 22, 2002... It was a lowering evening. Out to sea hung a heavy black cloud... --Anne of Ingleside Many years ago the National Film Board produced an excellent film, The Road to Green Gables, portraying the life of LM Montgomery. In one memorable...

Footsteps.(Poem)
June 22, 2002... Footsteps One hundred Sandpipers most numerous of birds in all of North America, land as one on coastal beaches in a feathery flurry of brown and gray and white, above long, stilt like legs, with long, lobed toes made...

Summer pilgrimage.(Prince Edward Island locations associated with life, work of author L.M. Montgomery)
June 22, 2002... All the old dear spots were revisited...--Anne of Ingleside LM Montgomery was born in this tiny house at New London on November 30, 1874: but owing to her mother's illness, she was taken as a child to her maternal grandparents, the...

With the children.(Fictional Work)
June 22, 2002... What kind of a dog is he, darling? asked Anne dubiously.--Anne of Ingleside Billy Anderson has come to help with the haying exclaimed Edward and David in unison as they came running into the house. Hi everyone, grinned Billy. It's...

The boys we like.
June 22, 2002... The boy who never makes fun of old age, no matter how decrepit or unfortunate or evil it may be. God's hand rests lovingly on the aged head. The boy who never calls anybody names, no matter what anybody calls him. The boy who is never...

Aunt Polly's Rose party.(Fictional Work)
June 22, 2002... ... Jeannie lingered for a moment, holding out her rose to Aunt Polly.--LM Montgomery Aunt Polly had seen Freddy and Alec and Jeannie go: past on their way down to the shore to old Si Manderson's fish-house; so when they came back with the...

Chronicles of an old garden.(rowan trees; rowan trees in the works of author L.M. Montgomery)(includes jelly recipe)
June 22, 2002... A rowan tree? Whyn't you have it planted by the front door? It would keep the fairies out.--Anne of Ingleside Ancient folklore offered the belief that a rowan tree was planted to provide protection against evil spirits and send the witches...

The passion of writing.
June 22, 2002... Occasionally I do write a little story, admitted Anne.--Anne of Ingleside Then whisper, blossom, in thy sleep How I may upward climb The Alpine path, so hard, so steep, That leads to heights sublime; How I may reach...

L.M. Montgomery's "Anne".(the character Anne from the novels by author L.M. Montgomery)(Reprint)(Critical Essay)
June 22, 2002... Dalhousie Review XXIV April 1944 Part III Reporting to the author on my complimentary copy of Anne of Ingleside, I noted how my wife and I were further impressed by her understanding of children, and how at spots our mellow smiles...

Lilian's Roses: I wonder if she'd like one of my roses ...(Short Story)
June 22, 2002... Well, Lilian, I never saw a girl so fond of flowers as you are, laughed Mollie Burgess. She had just met Lilian coming out of Mr. Chamberlain's gate, proudly carrying a cluster of roses which Mrs. Chamberlain had given her. Very lovely...

The Quill Query.
June 22, 2002... 'Mummy', how far is it from here to the sunset?...--Anne of Ingleside Dear Quill Query, Greetings: Lucy Maud Montgomery must have been partial to amethyst. Your Autumn 2000 issue includes a poem and a passage from Anne of Green...

The Whisper of Fairies.(Standing Alone )(Poem)
June 22, 2002... ... 'the Hollow'... a little valley just below Ingleside with fairy paths and a brook. --Anne of Ingleside Standing alone I see myself reflecting in the watery pool Standing with Catherine, I see myself With more...

Around the kitchen table.
June 22, 2002... Susan's butterballs made a sensation...--Anne of Ingleside Ginger Balls Sift together: 2 cups flour 1 tbsp. ginger 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt C re am: 3/4 cup shortening 1 cup sugar Beat in 1...

"E" is for elephant.(Sewing Circle)(sewing baby's bib)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Do you know that it costs six hundred dollars a year to feed an elephant? said Gilbert solemnly. -Anne of Ingleside Baby's Bib Materials: 1 Cross Stitch Towel Bias tape to coordinate with towel or rib knit fabric (12 x 3...

Anne of Green Gables.
June 22, 2002... Such a lovely day... made for us, said Diana.--Anne of Ingleside Find the following words in the puzzle: ANNE SHIRLEY BRIGHT RIVER BROOCH CARRIAGE CARROTS CONFESSION CORDELIA DIANA DREAMING FRECKLES GILBERT GREEN GABLES MARILLA...

When It's Summer At Green Gables[c].(Prince Edward Island)(Poem)
June 22, 2002... The old charm lingers, for our Island is still 'The Island'...--LM Montgomery Clarence C. Charters a native of New Brunswick, lived in Prince Edward Island for seven years and subscribed to LM Montgomery's description of the Island as the...