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Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Imagine a trio of teacup-sized pancakes, perfectly round, golden brown, with a generous dollop of butter, melting down the sides. To top off this…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes The Evergreen Award reading program is comprised of the best titles in Canadian fiction and non-fiction for adults of any age. It is one of eight…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Exactly 30 years ago this past Saturday, Randy and I went on our first date. He a handsome, capable, dashing, young paramedic and I…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest If you were to ask my husband and children, what one of the most frustrating things to do with me is, there is a…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes Maybe you read and loved a book a long, long time ago but can’t recall its title. Or maybe you noticed an intriguing book on television…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes February is Black History Month! To celebrate, many readers who are active on social media channels are declaring a #ReadingBlackout—that is, prioritizing the reading of books…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest As I’m enthusiastically banging out my latest discourse for this week’s paper, I’m happily semi-reclined in a Lazy Boy chair, feet propped up, with…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Despite the fact that the wind outside has been blustering and blowing, with storm force strength, and the snow has been falling steadily all…

Catherine Coles Coles Notes Ever wonder how library staff can know so much about so many books? Yes, people who read a lot in their spare time are often drawn…

Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Thick sheets of gray ice, lay in frozen heaps, at the lake’s edge. The dull sky, another hue of gray, only lighter, barely contrasted…