I Was Confused By Mennonite Settlement Patterns… Until I Read This
There’s something I’ve been pretty fuzzy on for quite a while: the whole village vs land ownership thing. Okay. So, when the Mennonites arrived here […]
Books and Film
Reading Shirley Hiebert’s Book, ‘Trüdyt’s Daughter’
Lately, I’ve been reading Shirley Hiebert’s book, Trüdyt’s Daughter: A Mennonite Woman’s Memoir. This vivid, unflinching account takes us from the east end of Steinbach […]
Book Launch for Miriam Toews’ Newest Novel, ‘Women Talking’
Have you read Women Talking yet? I finished reading it the other day, I couldn’t put it down. Miriam Toews truly has a gift for […]
Watching ‘Otto’s Passion’ on CBC
Last year, Andrew and I watched The Last Objectors four times…and then I wrote about it. Well, Refuge 31 Films has been at it again, […]
Mysteries of the Mennonite Invalid Home Yearbook
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: I love the book sales at Clearspring Centre. I also love digging around in the books […]