Seeking Small Villages in Paul Hiebert’s “Doubting Castle”
I remember the moment I first encountered Paul Hiebert’s Doubting Castle. At the Steinbach MCC, the author name, title, and slender size all made me […]
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5 Minutes in the Old Altona Cemetery
The other day when Andrew and I saw his book rolling off the line at Friesens, we made one quick detour to check out the […]
Watching ‘The Best of the Bonnet’ Roll off the Presses at Friesens!
Last week I had a surreal experience — I witnessed my husband’s book be birthed at Friesens in Altona! This is a rare opportunity, since […]
Old Altona Cemetery is NOT in “Old Altona”
(Every time I post a title like that, someone corrects me. I heartily invite such corrections!) In August of 2019, Andrew and I spent a […]
Under Giant Trees: The Private Cemetery of Silberfeld
WEST RESERVE In early August, I received an intriguing email from Mary Loewen: “I would like to invite you to our farm cemetery.” I was […]