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Life During Isolation
Hi All: All concerts, programs, and socializing came to a halt and that realization forced me to be realistic. I set the goal to accomplish more of my life stories. Sadly I neglected this blog, ‘vanecriddle.ca’, and my Facebook Page, … Continue reading
Pioneer Cemetery Reflections
Friday morning August 1, 2020: I visited Millford Pioneer Cemetery where many of my ancestors are buried. The air was fresh following a brief thunderstorm and the grass sparkled in the early morning sunshine. This peaceful place is where I … Continue reading
May 1, A Day to Celebrate
May 1, a Day to Celebrate. Our daughter Anna was in a coma in intensive care in Ajax hospital since January 1st due to meningitis. We flew there the end of January when she showed only faint signs of consciousness. … Continue reading
New Adventure at the Gwen Fox Gallery
Bernice Phillips invited me to read at the opening of her and her colleagues’ art showing at the Gwen Fox Gallery in Selkirk. The event was exceptional; elegant space, beautiful art, and interested and interesting people. I was surprised by … Continue reading
Weather now and on the Criddle Homestead
We in Manitoba are living through bitter winter weather. One minus 35 below zero day was compared to a record cold in 1899. I quote from that winter on page 380 in my book ‘For Elise’. “As Mr. Criddle made … Continue reading
For Elise, 4th Edition
The printers, Friesens, will deliver fifty boxes of the fourth edition of ‘For Elise’ on September 21. While my peers are busy downsizing I’m doing the opposite. I have only 10 books left of 2900 and just couldn’t face the … Continue reading
Another Brave Step
Friesens have printed 2900 copies of my book and it has done so well, I am down to having only 15 left. Could I live without any copies to share? I tried to imagine life without, and it felt … Continue reading
Crisis for Oriole
McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg have been selling For Elise since my first printing in 2012. Finding only one book on its place on the bottom shelf should make me happy and I’d restock. But, my supply is almost depleted. … Continue reading
To and From Whistler
The Whistler Book Award was my reason to travel to BC and it was a mountain-top experience. We dodged the bad weather and drove directly to Whistler and enjoyed one sunny day there to explore before the weather closed in. … Continue reading
Writers’ Workshop
‘An Awesome Day at the Library’ Portage la Prairie Library held the second sowing of Winter Wheat Literary Festival March 17. Local published writers, Terri Todd, Sharon Arksey, and Donna Gamache, shared on the topic, ‘How To Fit Writing into … Continue reading