Yearly Archives: 2013

It was not the afternoon I was anticipating. Inching back to school after lunch, I perspired freely in my black Nissan in the blistering tropical heat of 36°C. The air condition unit had broken down and I was not looking … Continue reading →

It’s 22 years old and has been with me for more than half of my life. I saw it daily. Made contact with it faithfully. It travelled with me from Trinidad, to Ontario, to Alberta, and to Sakatchewan. It went … Continue reading →

Yesterday a man approached me and pointed to my side, “You missed a loop in threading your belt.” His tone was courteous and nonchalant.  Merely stating something of which I was unconscious. A good deed to another person. Hurriedly I … Continue reading →

When my daughter was approaching her third birthday, one of her friends sent a parcel by  mail four weeks ahead of the big day. Radiance saw the gift before I could hide it so I laid it in full view … Continue reading →

I’m the yard boy at home. For both houses. Could have been for two homes and a fraction, until the sighting of a snake while whipper-snipping promptly ended the fraction at the farm. But there is one interesting feature with … Continue reading →

“Little Copper Pennies” author Susan Harris Visits FM Via Skype! With the Royal Canadian Mint ceasing distribution of the Canadian penny in February this year, student interest in the Canadian penny has spiked here at Florence Meares. A few months … Continue reading →

Love your eye colour? Maybe it’s blue, green, or brown like mine’s? Whether it’s your nicest feature or that unflattering quirky “something” that you dislike about yourself, there’s no doubt that you’ve inherited features, traits and characteristics that are rooted … Continue reading →

Today, the Royal Canadian Mint will distribute its last load of pennies to banks across Canada.  After that, pennies will remain legal Canadian tender and businesses/banks will continue to accept them, but most cash transactions will be rounded up to … Continue reading →

By now we all know that the penny is on the way out. But how many of us would have thought to write a book about it? Melville resident, Susan Harris not only thought about it, she moved into action … Continue reading →