In my home, fall brings birthday cake and bread shaped like dragons. The cake is a Blitzen Cake for my dad, made with his mother’s recipe and it is always spectacular: double layered meringue and sponge with a gorgeous custard filling. Sometimes, I put coconut on top, sometimes toasted almonds. This year, I had an…
This Spring, Louisa and I got rid of our front lawn. We tore out the sod and had it replaced with cedar bark chips, planted some shrubs, and installed a bench on which to sit during warm summer nights as the sun sets. We think it looks quite nice. Classist grass Have you ever wondered…
My wasteland was overgrown. Fifteen years ago, we moved into a new house in downtown Ottawa because we thought our growing family couldn’t possibly fit in our charming two bed-room apartment. Our eldest was turning two, and I was six months pregnant. The new house was surrounded by apartment towers, but it had plenty of…
Albert and Marjorie bought a house in a subdivision and perhaps didn’t read the fine print. Their small back yard was shaded, so they made very neat gardening beds in the front yard to grow their organic vegetables. Neighbours complained, citing a subdivision ordinance that front yards must have x-amount of lawn and the rest…
When it comes to books addressing the themes of home and homelessness, it is not surprising that memoir seems to be a pervasive genre. Home is, after all, rooted in story. The memories of significant events, foundational relationships, celebrations, the feel of the familial abode, the landscape of our youth, conjure up the feelings of…
“When I boil these leftover bones / to loosen the flesh and eke out / every bit of gelatinous goodness…”
Some call it the witching hour. That lost piece of time, like a forgotten tune, tucked between pages of homework, serving supper and filling the tub, the space between unpacking the dishwasher and packing school lunches, brushing little teeth and saying prayers and quickly washing clothes because your oldest son has run out of pants…
CC: How has the pandemic affected income inequality? Is that something Habitat is addressing? Deans: The pandemic has certainly exacerbated income inequality and, combined with the continued rising cost of housing, put homeownership out of reach for even more families. Qualifying for a traditional mortgage, saving enough for a down payment and the cost of a…
Last January we found a creek down by the lake that had frozen smooth, just over three kilometres of it, perfect for skating. For a few wonderful weeks, the temperature stayed cold and skies were clear so we skated almost every day for hours. We were on the ice again by January 11 this year….
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“‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’” (Luke 4:18-19, NIV)
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