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Helena Smrcek
Jul 31, 20182 min read
Label It
This gardening season I committed to labeling. I took a roll of white plastic gardening tags out of a storage cupboard and armed myself...
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Helena Smrcek
Mar 1, 20182 min read
Choose Joy
Over the years I have developed a survival strategy. As soon as the glitter of Christmas finds it’s spot back in our basement, I drag up...
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Helena Smrcek
Oct 26, 20172 min read
Life is a Fight
The word had spread. Everyone knows we’ve a garden. I don’t mind our friends stopping by for a zucchini or two, what irks me are the...
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Helena Smrcek
Jun 19, 20171 min read
A Bee-sy Summer
I need to apologize for the break in my posts. Did you know I live on a farm? This is my busy season. There is so much happening that I...
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Helena Smrcek
Apr 21, 20171 min read
10 Greatest Novels That Will Tug on Your Heartstrings Long After You Finish Them - Part 6
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Partly set in Afghanistan, this bestseller by Khaled Hosseini chronicles the friendship of two young...
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Helena Smrcek
Apr 12, 20171 min read
What Do You Want to Write? (Part 5 of 5)
Posted: 11 Apr 2017 04:00 AM PDT Let your genre choose you. That probably sounds strange, but I believe that each serious writer has...
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Helena Smrcek
Apr 11, 20171 min read
10 Greatest Novels That Will Tug on Your Heartstrings Long After You Finish Them
John Steinbeck's classic novella follows two migrant workers, George and Lennie, as they struggle to subsist during the Great Depression....
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Helena Smrcek
Apr 6, 20171 min read
Reader's Digest
This best-selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger tells the love story of Clare and Henry—which would be so perfect if only Henry didn't have...
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Helena Smrcek
Apr 3, 20171 min read
Reader's Digest
Katherine Paterson's cherished classic Bridge to Terabithia, published in 1977, will stir your soul as well as inspire sobbing....
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Helena Smrcek
Mar 31, 20171 min read
Reader's Digest
The Fault in Our Stars This acclaimed favorite of the John Green young adult novels follows Hazel Grace and Augustus, two teenagers who...
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Helena Smrcek
Mar 24, 20171 min read
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
Well written, yet the plot was predictable...convenient resolution to the problems. The historical part of this romance seemed to be...
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Helena Smrcek
Mar 15, 20171 min read
Guest Post by Cec Murphey
What Do You Want to Write? (Part 1 of 5) As we move into writing seriously, we need to answer that question for ourselves. Some...
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Helena Smrcek
Mar 14, 20171 min read
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
This classic must have been written during the time when authors were paid by the word, and paper was cheap. The language is flowery and...
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Helena Smrcek
Mar 6, 20172 min read
What Makes You Happy?
Our company last night was delightful. We have known this couple for over 20 years, and my husband and I had always considered them our...
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Helena Smrcek
Feb 27, 20171 min read
Crime and Punishment - Book Review
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is one of the must-read literary masterpieces. Given its length, I did purchase an audio...
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Helena Smrcek
Feb 13, 20172 min read
My Man Has a Cold
The winter months brought a break in our farm routines, and a vacation. Warmth, sand and sea, I felt simply spoiled. But two nights...
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Helena Smrcek
Dec 10, 20163 min read
Let's Be Real about Christmas
One of my favourite childhood memories is the Advent calendar. Each morning in December I opened a window, and got a piece of chocolate....
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Helena Smrcek
Nov 15, 20162 min read
How Big Is Your Shovel?
Frolicking horses, cute kittens, flocks of chickens—misleading images of farm life. Honestly, no one advertises the other side of nature. ...
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Helena Smrcek
Nov 8, 20162 min read
Becoming a Storyteller
I have been asked many times how I become a writer. To be honest, I’m not sure. The love for words came to me naturally, and was nurtured...
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