August Haiku 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

The birds have been busy at the nut-feeder. We’ve always seen lots of nut-hatches and chickadees, but this year we’ve had red-shafted flickers, hairy and downy woodpeckers. They are always a joy and I...

Hot Afternoon 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

It’s hot. We’ve closed the curtains in the house to keep the heat out. Beaches are crowded with kids, families, trying to keep cool. And the car bakes in the sunshine … A A HOT AFTERNOON heat bo...

The Purple Garden 7 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

We have a lot of lavender in the garden. I have dried enough lavender to make breads, jellies, sachets, and more. I love the smell of it, and a couple of drops of lavender oil on my pillow help me ...

Castles 31 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

And then there are castles. Most were built for defense in the Middle Ages, the ruins may or may not be haunted. Of course, some for just plain living in, and then there are sand castles … A A C...

July Haiku 24 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

Summer, and I can read on the patio, watch trees grow, paint a picture, or go travelling. So many of us head out to explore other countries, go camping, enjoy beaches, new experiences by plane, car,...

my chicken bucket poem – after Jennifer Knox’s Chicken Bucket 24 Jul 2013 | 12:05 am

when I turned thirteen my aunty told me that I should be afraid of thespians because she thought they were lesbians with vaginas that lisped she got all the queer stuff mixed up and had a deeply ...

Happy Travelling 17 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

I’m a good packer:  everything goes, flat and tidy, into my small red roll-along suitcase and I manage to get everything in. Yet I take more clothes than I need … and forget something … A A HAPPY...

after 16 Jul 2013 | 10:19 pm

after you i needed a piece of something wild learned you cannot order dragons from a catalogue well, not live ones i needed a piece of something wild but jungle heat and glaciers are not kind to my...

Alexis Kienlen ~ poet, fiction writer, journalist, editor 2013-07-12 15:06:36 13 Jul 2013 | 02:06 am

My hiatus went wonderfully. I wrote about 30 pages each day and read and watched lots of movies. It was sort of relaxing. I also learned that a story I wrote for Alberta Venture is now online. You c...

blue cosmos (detail) 11 Jul 2013 | 07:55 pm