At the start of this year, I booked a fantastic trip to England, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein. My husband Terry and I were going to visit family and friends we hadn’t seen in more than […]
Author: Desiree Anstey
Desiree Anstey has whitewater rafted in Costa Rica, climbed the Andes, and slept deep inside a cave in the Alps. Besides raising her heart rate, she enjoys reading the newspaper, blogging about her experiences, and eating too much cake. She lives in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, plotting her next bold move.
Website: www.isleink.com.
“The present only is our own, So live, love, toil with a will, Place no faith in ‘Tomorrow,’ For the Clock may then be still.”
2020: Year of adventure
January has been a rough month. I lost my aunt. We had planned to see each other again in South Africa, where she fed wild monkeys bananas in her garden every morning. It’s hard to […]
We rescued each other
When my dad motioned to Breck, a medium-sized, skinny, border collie that had a beautiful set of pearly-white teeth on full display, I immediately dismissed the canine. Cornered, fearful, and aggressive, it was natural that […]
See the gift – short story
They sneered when she told them about the violin and how she played in an orchestra. She’s too stupid for anything of beauty, they thought. She hesitated, thoroughly unsure of how to respond. Then she […]
How an ominous cave led to a fascinating discovery for this young girl
I was standing higher on Earth than I’d ever stood, alongside the sun peeking in and out of the clouds. But it felt as if I were higher than the sun at that moment while […]
