Kindred Spirits articles from March 2001

Kindred Spirits archives from March 2001

Rainbow Valley.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... "Let us call it Rainbow Valley," said Walter delightedly... --Rainbow Valley Misty bridal veil of cherry blossom, gurgling laughter of amber brook and crooning wind among the dark spruces lent magic to the wild woodsiness and...

Dear Kindred Spirits.
March 22, 2001... "If anybody is in the garden at the time--they'll just see the daffodils nodding wildly as if an extra gust of wind had blown past them, but it will be I."--Rainbow Valley Poetic narcissus, golden daffodils and pixy cradled tulips herald...

Our Kindred Spirits share.(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2001... He had an uneasy suspicion that there were a great many books in his library which he had borrowed at sundry times and in diverse places and had forgotten to take back.--Rainbow Valley Dear Kindred Spirits: On August 1st 2000, six days...

Pen friends.
March 22, 2001... Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office. --Rainbow Valley Dear Kindred Spirits. Hi, I'm a 12 year old who likes to sing, dance, read, write and draw. I also like to swim. I have a pet hamster named Tigger who is 10...

Come Where The Violets Blow.(Poet's Corner)(Poem)
March 22, 2001... Jem always knew... Where the first pale violets shyly wakened from their winter's sleep... --Rainbow Valley Come Where The Violets Blow Come where the violets blow Down on the golden lea, Under fair skies aglow, ...

Celebrating a life--Wilda Clark.
March 22, 2001... And yet how I love this old manse... I love my garden and my trees and the pretty leafy corner of the side road and the sunsets over Mr. Leask's bush.--LM Montgomery's Leaskdale Diary Wilda Clark, who died December 31, 2000 in her 88th...

Spring pilgrimage.(Prince Edward Island)
March 22, 2001... Frost of winter, invitation of spring, dream of summer and glamour of autumn, all meant much to Walter.--Rainbow Valley There was a moment on Prince Edward Island in May when I knew that when I left and travelled back 1700 miles to my home,...

Mock Sunshine: they had got around now to the rustic seat under the maples.
March 22, 2001... The world--Miriam North's world--would have told you and would tell you yet probably, that Miriam North never had a love affair in her life; but her world did not know what Miriam North knew as she stood one night before her mirror and curled a...

Fourth Annual Kindred Spirits Day.(Anne of Green Gables Museum)
March 22, 2001... The Anne of Green Gables Museum, Silver Bush, Park Corner, PEI In association with the 9th Annual LM Montgomery Festival, presents a Writers' Workshop, August 11, 2001 "... looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them, " exclaimed...

A sweet legacy.
March 22, 2001... A faith of unstained purity, 3 thought of beauty for delight--These did my friend bequeath to me. --My Legacy It began as a gentle dream, so many years ago, a dream of two kindred souls, entwined from childhood days. It was an...

Annie Laura Moore.(Brief Article)(Biography)
March 22, 2001... Far sweeter than the latest rose, That faded bloom of yesteryear.--You October 12, 1898--Yesteryear--when Anne Laura Toombs was born. Her lifetime became living history through the 1900's. With a remarkable memory she lived into a third...

Richard Farnsworth.(Under The Shadow)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... "I suppose you are Mr. Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables?" She said In a peculiarly clear, sweet voice."--Anne of Green Gables We cried with tears when you died as Matthew, in Anne of Green Gables and we now shed tears at the news of your...

My muse--Anne Shirley.
March 22, 2001... "... she had a bookcase in her sitting room with glass doors I used to pretend that my reflection in it was another little girl who lived in it. I called her Katie Maurice... Katie was the comfort and consolation of my life." --Anne of...

Enchantment.(Poem)
March 22, 2001... Enchantment Puffy Whiteness Dewdrop Bliss Heavenly Softness A sky sun-kissed The grass bright green The Columbine blue The elegant Queen's Lace The tree standing true A long off distance ...

A Wonderful Garden.(Chronicles of an Old Garden)(Poem)
March 22, 2001... ... an ancient garden where the Ingleside children could find violets and daisies and June lilies still blooming in season.--Rainbow Valley A Wonderful Garden There's a wonderful garden I know of, my dears, Where, with or...

Around the kitchen table.
March 22, 2001... When Carl was able to go again to Rainbow Valley they had a special feast in his honour...--Rainbow Valley Editor's Note: Compared to the 1919 publication date of Rainbow Valley these recipes are modern. However, they are collected for...

Embroidered pillow cover.(The Sewing Circle)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... Her tears were wiped away by Mary with the lace frill of the spare room pillow...--Rainbow Valley Embroidered Pillow Cover Materials: 1 metre 115 cm. wide fabric Matching thread 14" pillow form Embroidery floss and...

Carl's collection.
March 22, 2001... They call him Carl, and he has a regular mania for collecting toads and bugs and frogs and bringing them into the house.--Rainbow Valley Fill in the appropriate blanks with what Carl collects. 1. I suppose he was responsible for the...

Craft corner--candied violets.(decorations for cakes, cookies, salads and desserts)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... A light rain had been falling all day--a little, delicate beautiful P spring rain, that somehow seemed to hint and whisper of mayflowers and awakening violets.--Rainbow Valley Candied violets are delightful decorations for little cakes,...

International Anne look-alike.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... "Of course there are no violets there now," Anne told Marilla, "but Diana says there are millions of them in the spring."--Anne of Green Gables On Sunday, September 17, 2000 Rachel Walker, 14, daughter of David and Laurie Walker of Hamlin,...

Freshen linens and lingerie.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2001... A little powdered orris root, placed in the water in which fine linens and lingerie are boiled, will give them a deliciously faint odour of violets after they have been ironed. It keeps all bedroom and personal linen fresher when orris or...

Anne of Green Gables--the animated series.(Television Program Review)
March 22, 2001... Sullivan Animation, of Sullivan Entertainment International, is currently bringing Anne of Green Gables to life for a whole new generation of children. The division's first production, Anne The Animated Series, a half-hour, 52-episode...