Tag Archives: Canada

Campobello’s happy and tragic memories

Posted on August 29, 2013 by

[This is a repeat of one of my favorite posts – Enjoy!] Nineteenth-century author Sarah Orne Jewett wrote about visiting the home of the Brontë sisters in England: “Nothing you ever read about them can make you know them until … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Capital Canal

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

I attended a conference in Ottawa, Canada recently and was completely enamored with this capital city which consistently ranks very high on quality of life polls. Its history as a city goes back only to 1826 when a village called … Continue reading →

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Campobello’s happy and tragic memories

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Nineteenth-century author Sarah Orne Jewett wrote about visiting the home of the Brontë sisters in England: “Nothing you ever read about them can make you know them until you go there. Never mind people who tell you there is nothing … Continue reading →

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