Jill MacCormack
April is National Poetry Month
Because I love poetry and especially children's poetry I intend to share a poem or two a day for the next few weeks to celebrate National...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 20, 20206 min read
A Call for Calming and Caring this Heartbreaking and yet, still Beautiful, Spring 2020
I am sharing with you my amazing sister Julie Love's email written to her family on Sunday March 15th, 2020 after realizing she is on an...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 15, 20203 min read
A Tale of Tea to Shore You Up
Hello dear readers, Given the circumstances of late, I thought it might be nice to share a light- hearted essay I wrote for RED Magazine...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 9, 20206 min read
Springtime in Seattle
Late last evening (well relatively late given the time change) I was speaking with my West Coast sister. I have been trying to remember...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 8, 20205 min read
Each for Equal--A Dignity Based Approach to Honouring Women and Children of Earth in 2020
"How can we use each other's differences in our common battle for a livable future? All of our children are prey. How do we raise them...
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Jill MacCormack
Mar 3, 20204 min read
Loving as Healing this Earth
To heal this world we must begin with our own hearts. And healing our hearts is all about loving. And loving begins in quiet reflection....
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Jill MacCormack
Feb 29, 20203 min read
Happy Leap Day 2020--Time for a Green New Deal!
Just wanted to acknowledge that today is February 29th, 2020 which means it is Leap Day and what better day than Leap Day to learn more...
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Jill MacCormack
Feb 28, 20205 min read
My Storm Stash
If you are anything like me you likely struggle with a sense of disbelief at how quickly after grocery shopping your pantry goes bare....
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Jill MacCormack
Feb 26, 20203 min read
Because Local is Always a Good Place to Start -Town of Stratford Annual Survey deadline March 1st
I live in a small town in the smallest province in Canada. Thus I live in jurisdictions with the benefit of small numbers when it comes...
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Jill MacCormack
Feb 14, 20206 min read
What Loving asks of Us
Love--It's a complicated thing. Whether it's love of a person, an animal, or love of Earth; true love demands a lot of us. Late yesterday...
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Jill MacCormack
Feb 11, 20201 min read
this I know
how is it possible that the world can be this beautiful and this horrid both each enough that words can't do justice-- only, only bearing...
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Jill MacCormack
Feb 7, 20205 min read
Drawn to the Woods in mid-Winter
We humans seem to have built into us an attraction to what is bad for us, but have you ever given a moment's thought to the times you are...
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Jill MacCormack
Jan 30, 20204 min read
Land as a Community: Protecting Natural Areas for Habitat as Mitigation to Climate Change
The reason I am writing to you is to share with you parts of a letter I penned to help protect the land, air, and waters of the local...
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Jill MacCormack
Dec 28, 20192 min read
Rooted in the Past--Sustainably Grown Root Vegetables Lead the Way for Our Future: An Ode to Turnip
This Christmas season I've thought a lot about the gift of vegetables and root vegetables in particular. Amidst the peeling of twenty...
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Jill MacCormack
Nov 30, 20190 min read
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Jill MacCormack
Nov 25, 20192 min read
Wharf Road, November 2019
The road is red clay, full of ruts where rain water likes to pool. Saltwater puddles here too, from the nearby marsh when the tide is...
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Jill MacCormack
Nov 13, 20194 min read
Moving from "this is why" to "this is". A reflection on Acceptance and Presence:
This morning after early chores and breakfast and before starting into the day of homeschooling and life with our three teens, I chose to...
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Jill MacCormack
Sep 19, 20195 min read
Clayton Thomas Muller @ the Farm Center --Sept 18th--Thank you CTM and Trade Justice PEI!
This evening, along with (and sweetly encouraged to go by) my youngest teen Clara, I had the great pleasure of attending the lecture...
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Jill MacCormack
Aug 26, 20193 min read
August 23rd 2019-- Monticello, PEI
A long week of farewells and new challenges brought forth a need in me to head to the shore for some respite and renewal. Here are some...
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Jill MacCormack
Aug 25, 20194 min read
Goldenrod and Cricket Song
August 22nd 2019—Mt. Herbert, PEI There are times in life when it feels our cup is overflowing. Be it times of plenty when the joys in...
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