Kindred Spirits articles from September 2000

Kindred Spirits archives from September 2000

At sundown.
September 22, 2000... The hills are scarfed in golden mist, The low sun's crimson ring has kissed The horizon of amethyst. The clouds are massed in splendid state At heaven's unbarred western gate, Where troops of star-eyed spirits wait. ...

Bideford Parsonage Museum.
September 22, 2000... -- Selected Journal Vol. I Dear old Bideford parsonage Maud Montgomery wrote in one of her scrapbooks. It was said to be haunted. No matter how tightly she shut the door to her room it had a mysterious habit of suddenly flying open. Yet,...

Tragedy.
September 22, 2000... -- The Alpine Path The four cousins stood solemnly around the little shoe, quietly observing the moment of silence called for by the eldest cousin, Anna. It seemed a fitting end for such a tragedy. "Are we finished yet?" the smallest...

Autumn pilgrimage - October on PEI.
September 22, 2000... -- Anne of Green Gables Dear Kindred Spirits: My husband Jim and I have fondly recalled our visit to PEI many times over this last year. Jim and I feel it was the most memorable vacation we've taken together and want to share some of...

Bracelet.
September 22, 2000... -- Jane of Lantern Hill It is not a diamond bracelet but a delicate gold filigree bracelet studded with rabies and periodots. The bracelet once belonged to LM Montgomery. Thirty-four years ago it was a gift to Joanne Craig on her fourth...

Knuckling down of Mrs. Gamble.
September 22, 2000... Mrs. Gamble was knitting by the west window of the kitchen. It was already quite dark in the big, spotless room for the kitchen of the Gamble farmhouse was on the north side and was shadowed west and north by a grove of firs. Outside it...

Around the table (brides).
September 22, 2000... Really, it seems as if everybody were getting married. In every paper I pick up I see headings such as these: "Interesting Event," "Wedding Bells," "Two Hearts Made Happy," "United in Marriage," and so on. In all instances, of course, the...

With the children.
September 22, 2000... - Anne of Windy Poplars The stars are a-wink in the drowsy skies. The shadows are softly creeping down Alas and alack for the sleepy eyes! It's time for the ferry to Dreamland Town. Here are the passengers one and all ...

Chronicles of an old garden: plotting the resurrection.
September 22, 2000... - Planting bulbs beneath dark autumn skies, busy gardeners are calmly plotting the resurrection accordingly, the dictionary tells us resurrection means rising again; revival; or restoring to life. It is sometimes difficult to believe that...

Cookies for the lunchbox.
September 22, 2000... - The Alpine Path 3 Tbsp. shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 1 cup milk or (**)sour cream 4 eggs 4 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon } 2 1/4 tsp. mixed 1/4 tsp. ginger } spice may be 1/2...

Mob cap.
September 22, 2000... Materials: .5m of cotton, .5m of 1/4" elastic, 1.2m of eyelet trim. 1. Cut a 16" diameter circle from fabric. 2. Pin eyelet to cap, right sides together, (turn up ends of eyelet 1/4") Stitch eyelet to cap using 5/8" seam allowance. ...