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    Once Upon a Rocking Chair: A Play in Two Acts

    April 29, 2017 /

    A Métis family, the De La Roche women have an annual summer Georgian Bay tradition. Three retired sisters and their three grown daughters spend a week at the cottage drinking wine, reminiscing, and making plans for the future. But this summer is different. Deep-rooted secrets are revealed as the annual festivities become ones that nobody will ever forget. It is a play about family, relationships, work, aging, life, and the validity of ‘happily-ever-after.’

    The script is available at the Canadian Play Outlet. It is also in the Pledge Project database.

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    The Thing with Feathers

    April 22, 2022

    Sunsets in Britt: A Georgian Bay Tradition

    October 17, 2021

    Pop-Up Art and Book Sale

    November 13, 2021
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    Summer Adventures at the Theatre: Theatre is Alive and Thriving in Ontario

    August 14, 2016 /

    This summer I decided to attend as much theatre as possible. I wanted to reflect on how audiences responded to diverse titles, how directors used the space, how designers created a visual feast, and how the actors conveyed story in a way that connected with me. What impressed me in this quest was the vitality of theatre, the energy of the performers, the enthusiasm of the audience, and the magic created by the production crews. Theatre in Ontario is dynamic and alive.

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    Lavender Labyrinth

    July 7, 2019

    Meet Felicity Sidnell Reid

    July 27, 2015

    Smudging Feather

    March 21, 2019
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    Top 10 Reasons to Buy Tickets Today to “The Secret Garden” in Port Hope (and to Support Community Theatre)

    January 26, 2016 /

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    Tickets are selling. Don’t miss out! Here are my top 10 reasons why you should click here and buy your tickets for “The Secret Garden” right now:

    10. To experience truly gorgeous music. The lyrics and score are stunning. The vocalists and musicians are outstanding. If I’m regularly getting goosebumps up both arms in rehearsals, then I know that the music will melt you with its dynamic, red velvet texture.

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    My First Garden

    July 14, 2020

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    “The Secret Garden” Has Many Lessons to Teach Us

    January 17, 2016 /

    “The place was a wilderness of autumn gold and purple and violet blue and flaming scarlet on every side were sheaves of late lilies standing together–lilies which were white or white and ruby…Late roses climbed and hung and clustered and the sunshine deepening the hue of the yellowing trees made one feel that one stood in an empowered temple of gold.” The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett.

    When I was I was sixteen I went to England for the first time, staying with different host families a few hours outside of London. I remember the gardens. Even a small yard was filled with rows of diverse colour, separated by narrow, meandering walking paths. It was such a contrast to the concrete and brick and asphalt dominating the front of the homes. I had never been in gardens that transported me beyond time and place before. The gardens offered magic and peace and escape–a refuge calming my fear of being away from home without my parents for the first time. This was when I learned that gardens were special.

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    Pop-Up Exhibition of Art in Your Garden

    July 8, 2019

    The Secret Garden: The Musical

    July 28, 2015

    Summer Adventures at the Theatre: Theatre is Alive and Thriving in Ontario

    August 14, 2016
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    The Secret Garden: The Musical

    July 28, 2015 /

    I’m thrilled to join the cast as a Dreamer in this winter’s production of The Secret Garden with Northumberland Players.

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    In Winter: A Poem for Eric Winter

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    January 17, 2016

    Life is Just Better in the Hills of Northumberland

    July 13, 2015

Hello, I'm Jessica! (she/her)

Métis writer/educator with roots in the Georgian Bay Métis Community. Poet Laureate of Cobourg, Ontario. Principal of Indigenous Education for KPRDSB.

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A beautiful cool morning for walking by the lake. A beautiful cool morning for walking by the lake.
So delighted to meet my youngest nephews today, Hu So delighted to meet my youngest nephews today, Hudson and Grayson!!! Born Aug. 1. They are even cuter in person!!!
Finished a puzzle today!! It’s called Poet’s G Finished a puzzle today!! It’s called Poet’s Garden. Can you guess the names of the poets here? (And there is one piece missing but I’m hopeful it will turn up one day).
Good morning, lake. Good morning, lake.
What a gift to start the day with such a beautiful What a gift to start the day with such a beautiful morning.
So grateful for peaceful summer evenings by the wa So grateful for peaceful summer evenings by the water.
A perfect summer’s evening by the water. A perfect summer’s evening by the water.
Blue sky day on the bay. Blue sky day on the bay.
Beautiful day on the water. So delighted for a cha Beautiful day on the water. So delighted for a chance to wear my new hat!
This month in Letter to a Poet, Katie Hoogendam is This month in Letter to a Poet, Katie Hoogendam is featured. You can read her poem 'Gratitude' and my letter to her in Cobourg Now: http://www.cobourgnow.com/?p=23319

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Can’t get enough of this view. Can’t get enough of this view.
High winds! Standing on land and trying to find th High winds! Standing on land and trying to find the right angle so I can see in the winds.
We've been hearing from listeners of the Hummingbi We've been hearing from listeners of the Hummingbird Podcast that we are missed. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. We will be back soon with a whole new season.

In the meantime, Catherine and Jessica will be doing a shared reading at Let's Talk Books in Cobourg on August 20th if you'd like to connect in person.

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Entering into reading this book for the third time Entering into reading this book for the third time. @kprindigenous will be leading book clubs in the upcoming school year for various groups across KPR with Braiding Sweetgrass. Message, comment, or email me if you think your employee group would be interested.
Books are restocked at Let’s Talk Books in Cobou Books are restocked at Let’s Talk Books in Cobourg. So grateful for our local bookstore. Look for it in the window and if you can’t find it, just ask @letstalkbookreviews !!
Are you a #poetrylover? This may be your #nextread Are you a #poetrylover? This may be your #nextread. 

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Energized by these blues at the lake today… Energized by these blues at the lake today…
The joy after the rain…such a beautiful breezy m The joy after the rain…such a beautiful breezy morning at the lake.
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