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December 17, 2025

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Esther Colpitts

Waiting for word

With all the rules changing day by day, I’m waiting for word about our freedoms being reinstated. Although we are physically restricted from some activities

Heading home

A person saw our poster about the stray kitten my friend has been feeding for months. They came and took her yesterday. Feeling compassion for

Walking a new way

ESTHER COLPITTS My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, “It’s dying.” Leaves fell

All that glitters

A dear little, obviously hungry squirrel, ran along the railing of my deck where I had installed new Christmas lights and bit one off. He

When it doesn’t go well

A neighbour had a rude awakening the other morning. She opened her eyes to see an intruder in her house. Thankfully she was not hurt,

Unwarranted mistrust

A friend of mine is house-sitting this winter. Before the people left they mentioned a young cat they’ve been feeding. We decided it would be

Warning signs

The light that tells me my tires are low went on the other day. I thought about doing something and didn’t. How foolish. Tuesday a

Looking is not seeing

I bought a new lawnmower Saturday. My old one kept misbehaving. It was time. As I stood in front of the board with all the

Determined to win

I was watching an ant on my deck this morning as I drank my coffee. The little guy was carrying . . .

Small aggravations

My pup Dudley has a new frustration. A small red squirrel has begun stealing from the bird feeder on the deck. When it appears .

Waiting for word

With all the rules changing day by day, I’m waiting for word about our freedoms being reinstated. Although we are physically restricted from some activities we can still be free. Free to love, free to forgive, free to pray, to

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Heading home

A person saw our poster about the stray kitten my friend has been feeding for months. They came and took her yesterday. Feeling compassion for her, they decided to give her . . .

Read More »

Walking a new way

ESTHER COLPITTS 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

Read More »

All that glitters

A dear little, obviously hungry squirrel, ran along the railing of my deck where I had installed new Christmas lights and bit one off. He wasn’t injured, thankfully. You can get a shock I found out. I guess the little

Read More »

When it doesn’t go well

A neighbour had a rude awakening the other morning. She opened her eyes to see an intruder in her house. Thankfully she was not hurt, but the emotions that follow such an event are a lot to deal with. And

Read More »

Unwarranted mistrust

A friend of mine is house-sitting this winter. Before the people left they mentioned a young cat they’ve been feeding. We decided it would be a good thing to . . .

Read More »

Warning signs

The light that tells me my tires are low went on the other day. I thought about doing something and didn’t. How foolish. Tuesday a friend noticed my tire and told me that. . .

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Looking is not seeing

I bought a new lawnmower Saturday. My old one kept misbehaving. It was time. As I stood in front of the board with all the pictures on it, I thought, . . .

Read More »

Small aggravations

My pup Dudley has a new frustration. A small red squirrel has begun stealing from the bird feeder on the deck. When it appears . . .

Read More »

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