Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Discover the Hope Rose and a Wondrous Old Rose Garden
My husband and I looked down at our sad miniature rose. "I don't think it's going to make it," Peter said. When Peter gave me the little...
Linda Borromeo
2 min read
Stars Through an Autumn Twilight: A Harvest of Lighthouses on Prince Edward Island
Is it because I grew up in the desert? My imagination has always harbored a fascination for islands and lighthouses. I think whatever is...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
Is Captain Jim's Lighthouse Real? Discover L.M. Montgomery's Lighthouse of Dreams
When L. M. Montgomery published Anne's House of Dreams in 1917, she was far from home. She lived 1,675 km from Prince Edward Island. In...
Linda Borromeo
2 min read
"Anne of Green Gables" and an Evening in Autumn
Autumn on Prince Edward Island My husband and I started out married life in an apartment near the University of California, Berkeley....
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Hermenia by the Sea: Meet an Intrepid Lighthouse Keeper's Wife
A lone figure walked along the beach after a fierce storm. With her long skirt twisting in the steady wind, she put up a hand to keep her...
Linda Borromeo
5 min read
Hat Box Dreams: 4 Ways "Anne of Green Gables" Can Help You Achieve Your Creative Goals
On an early spring day, Lucy Maud Montgomery felt a chill when she opened the door to the clothes room. Although the frost had started to...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Books on the Move: The Traveling Lighthouse Library
Dawn streaked the sky with gold and lavender as Assistant Lightkeeper Bel Sinclair opened the tower door. After finishing her watch at...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
The Island of Freedom: 'Misty of Chincoteague' and the Annual Pony Swim
"...for Assateague belonged to the wild things, and the wild ponies whose ancestors had lived on it since the days of the Spanish...
Linda Borromeo
3 min read
Keep Discovering: The Wonder of Printed Words
Once upon a time, a shy little girl sat reading at her desk in a combined fifth and sixth grade classroom. Bright sunshine filtered...