Kindred Spirits articles from June 2005

Kindred Spirits archives from June 2005

My Pictures.(Poem)
June 22, 2005... My Pictures My pictures? Why yes: l will show them with gladness- Their number is small, but each one is a gem: And in shadow or sunshine they charm away sadness; The world is forgotten while gazing at them. ...

Dear Kindred Spirits.(Maud Montgomery photography works)
June 22, 2005... At the back of the little brown book we found a faded water-color sketch of a young girl- --The Little Brown Book Shaded by her straw hat, the youthful face focused on the camera of this issue's cover is that of Nora Lafurgey. What is more...

Our Kindred Spirits Share.
June 22, 2005... We quietly opened the front door and stepped out into the early morning beauty of Prince Edward Island. --The Story Girl Dear Kindred Spirits, May I share a few thoughts with you from my own Alpine Path as an author? Every author has...

Fairy Dance.(The Poet's Corner)(Poem)(Illustration)
June 22, 2005... There is a place where you can go, to see the wee folk play. My brother and I found it on a warm sunny day. He... just a babe of three years old, and I his elder sis, Had chanced upon a sacred ground to search of childhood...

Sunrise on PEI.(The Poet's Corner)(Poem)(Illustration)
June 22, 2005... Sunrise on PEI The last star-spark in eastern half-light ignites the waiting morning star. A cool wind lifts the sheer parasol of night which shaded earth's castle rooms A blushing priestess crowned with a diadem of...

Anne of Green Gables in Japanese Landscapes: the concluding segment from the presentation at the Sixth Biennial International Conference.
June 22, 2005... The publication of the first translated version of Anne of Green Gables took place in 1952. The book appeared at that particular time and it attracted Japanese people, especially Japanese girls and women, in various ways, providing them with...

The Glenn's light.
June 22, 2005... JACK, said Mr. Haslit one morning as they sat down to breakfast in the lighthouse, your mother and I have had bad news. Word has just come that your Aunt Grace is very ill, and we must go at once. We will not likely be back until to-morrow, if...

Anne of Green Gables stamp: Martha Shea revisited/updated.
June 22, 2005... In 1973, Martha Shea lived with her parents, Norma and Leonard Shea, in Lindsay, Ontario (a town about 30 miles north-east from Leaskdale, LM Montgomery's manse residence / family home during the period from 1911-1926) and the Shea family...

Chronicles of an old garden.
June 22, 2005... It was a very old-fashioned garden, full of perennials Naomi Holland had planted long ago. --In Her Selfless Mood The perennial garden embraced by the language of flowers offers a celebration for friends and loved ones with a beautiful...

Photography.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2005... Amateur photographers have to suffer a good deal of equally amateur joking, but when all is said and done there is really no hobby which has such a fascination or out of which more pleasure can be extracted. Of course one must be in earnest...

Tales from the carriage.
June 22, 2005... David Bell left his wife at the platform and drove to the horse-shed. The Conscience Case Cousin George Campbell, in his usual charming and disarming manner, called me early one morning in 1993. My wife Sybil and I were summering at...

Unveiling of monument to Lucy Maud Montgomery.
June 22, 2005... Guardian Patriot (local newspaper), September 13, 1948 A large crowd of about 1500 people attended the official unveiling, yesterday afternoon, of a monument to Lucy Maud Montgomery, famed authoress and native of this Island. Despite...

A remembrance.(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2005... I was thrilled to attend this important Monument unveiling ceremony, held in the yard at Green Gables, on an extremely warm but beautiful summer day. The members of the Women's Institute who had been asked to sing, were seated on chairs...

Down memory lane.
June 22, 2005... The warm June sunshine was coming down through the trees, white with the virginal bloom of apple-blossoms... --Sara's Way How well I remember my first visit to Prince Edward Island in June of 1964! My husband, young son, and...

Summer pilgrimage.
June 22, 2005... Then we went through the avenue--that stretch of road under the apple trees that Anne Shirley, over at Avonlea, calls 'The White Way of Delight'. In LM Montgomery's rock garden at Journey k End, the old stone from the backyard of her...

Sewing circle.(Double Irish Chain Pillow)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2005... She found Mrs. Eben stitching for dear life on an 'Irish Chain' quilt...--Sara's Way Double Irish Chain Pillow Materials: 8 inch x 9 inch piece of 18 count or 14 count Aida cloth DMC floss 797 Royal blue DMC floss 809 Delft...

Love and romance.(Excerpt)
June 22, 2005... The first summer Mr. Irving and Miss Lavendar were at Echo Lodge after their marriage, both Diana and I spent a great deal of time with them. --The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily A. Gilbert Blythe B. Cecil Fenwick C. Paul...

The Answers.(Poem)(Illustration)
June 22, 2005... I asked of the stars, what love might be. Love is adoring, they answered me. I asked of the wind that wandered by. Love is a seeking, it made reply. I asked of the rose in the garden way. Love is a rapture,...

Around the kitchen table.
June 22, 2005... Outside, the wind was blowing over a bed of new-sprung mint in the garden.... --In Her Selfless Mood Since ancient times, mint has been used for culinary flavouring. Fresh mint is a garnish for roast beef or lamb, a flavour for pea...