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Art From the Attic was a great fundraiser, and so much fun to organize! I helped Windermere Elementary School earn money for a new playground by selling donated art.

It was a great thrill to travel back to the farm, to see my beloved family, my childhood farmhouse, AND my new farmland. Earlier this year I purchased some land and rented it to my brother Rob Florence, who owns the family farm east of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Here I am, outstanding in my new field.

What would YOU save in a fire? Here’s a handy guide to help you plan in advance.

Dear Friends: After reaching a benchmark of seventy years recently, I came up with a few personal observations on aging.

My book club recommends these top ten selections. In the past twenty-five years, we have read hundreds of books, but it wasn’t until five years ago that we started rating them on a scale of one to ten. These ten books were ranked very highly by everyone.

Here’s a quick guide on how to publish your own cookbook and create a wonderful keepsake for your own family members.

The royal family and I go back a long way, since I’ve been fascinated with them since my earliest memory.

My traditional tree simply glitters with nostalgia, and this Christmas season I want to share some of my favourite ornaments with you.

These ten wonderful wartime women, four of them still living, volunteered to serve their countries in World War Two. Please read their stories and remember our veterans, today and always.

People often ask whether the woman on the book cover of Bird’s Eye View is a real person, so here’s a peek into the lengthy design process for all three of my book covers.