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December 3, 2025

Esther Colpitts

Serious pruning

I’ve been out on sunny days when the temperature has been milder, pruning both my apple and pear trees and my grapes. I find it

Trying to follow

My son had a problem with his car and needed to take it to a mechanic who lives out in the country. I headed out

Another storm

I awoke Sunday morning to blowing snow. The road was covered, so was the car. Winter had reared its ugly head. It was so spring-like

Wisdom

It’s the dead of winter, 6 a.m. and a spring picture entered my mind. I could see myself on my knees, in my flower bed,

Expectations

A friend of mine is in Florida. She called recently and left a message. She was sorry she had missed me and it was cold

Misplaced longings

My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed

Walking a new way

My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, it’s dying. Leaves fell off on

Running life by your own rules

Recently, a number of us gathered at the church for our annual get-together. We play games, eat lots of unhealthy snacks and ring in the

When memories persist

I was 11 when my parents decided to reconcile. We headed out as a family to the Maritimes where most of us were born. We

Follow the Leader

Looking out my window at a large puddle across the street, I watched as a flock of small birds began to congregate. It was fun

Serious pruning

I’ve been out on sunny days when the temperature has been milder, pruning both my apple and pear trees and my grapes. I find it difficult to cut away branches, unlike my father who seemed almost ruthless when he worked

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Trying to follow

My son had a problem with his car and needed to take it to a mechanic who lives out in the country. I headed out behind him down the highway and kept up fine until we turned off onto a

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Another storm

I awoke Sunday morning to blowing snow. The road was covered, so was the car. Winter had reared its ugly head. It was so spring-like Saturday but as I looked out the window my hopes were dashed. I find that

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Wisdom

It’s the dead of winter, 6 a.m. and a spring picture entered my mind. I could see myself on my knees, in my flower bed, cleaning leaves and planting flowers. Minus 25 degrees Celsius outside, the thought warmed my heart.

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Expectations

A friend of mine is in Florida. She called recently and left a message. She was sorry she had missed me and it was cold enough that she had to put on a sweater. Poor her. I’m wearing three layers

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Misplaced longings

My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed it the other day. I was reading and I heard whining and when I looked

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Walking a new way

My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, it’s dying. Leaves fell off on the floor until there was hardly anything left. I tried a lot of things through

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Running life by your own rules

Recently, a number of us gathered at the church for our annual get-together. We play games, eat lots of unhealthy snacks and ring in the New Year together. I decided to play Scrabble and a friend and her husband joined

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When memories persist

I was 11 when my parents decided to reconcile. We headed out as a family to the Maritimes where most of us were born. We visited my grandmother and the next day decided to head over to my uncle’s farm.

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Follow the Leader

Looking out my window at a large puddle across the street, I watched as a flock of small birds began to congregate. It was fun to watch as their fluttering wings made the water bubble. More and more birds joined

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