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Category Archives: family literature
Grandpa And The Three Dubes
Here is an excerpt from the above story by the author’s son in At the Table, Nourishing Conversation & Food, published by Penumbra Press: I missed my Grandfather Pointing’s funeral. I fact, I didn’t find out he had died until … Continue reading
Another Virtual Travel Story: Indonesia “Trudeaumania”
Here is another true tale from the collection, Missing The Bus. The book is divided into five sections, each of which explores a different type of connection with other countries that adventurous and perceptive travellers often make. While this story … Continue reading
Posted in Bangkok, Bangkok;, Banglok, biography, books, contemporary culture, family literature, food, food literature, recipes, Thailand, travel books
Tagged biography, contemporary culture, food literature, human behaviour, humour, Pierre Trudeau Trudeau, recipes, Thailand, travel literature, Trudeaumania
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More Virtual Travel: Bangkok
Yikes! The pandemic is still with us. Time to visit more exotic places through our reading. With that in mind, here are some excerpts from a chapter entitled “The King and I” in Missing The Bus: Another highlight of Bangkok … Continue reading
Posted in family literature, food, food literature, humour, recipes, travel books
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Covid Capers
Impatient to be travelling but stuck at home? Try some virtual travelling with the entertaining and informative stories from many countries included in these books. You don’t have to get up off the couch to have unique adventures in other … Continue reading
Author Signing, August 16
T.A. Keenleyside will be at the Rosseau Market in Rosseau, Ontario on Friday, August 16, from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m., autographing copies of his latest novel, All The Way, nominated for the 2019 Governor General’s fiction prize. He will … Continue reading
Travelling In A World Overrun With Tourists
Here are views of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, taken at the very end of October, 2018. No longer is it possible to have an unobstructed view of the fountain, and to push your way through the throng close enough … Continue reading
The Battles of Quidditch and Trafalgar
It is safe to say that before a recent trip to southwest Spain, our grandsons were more familiar with airborne battles on broomsticks as in the game of Quidditch than they were with historic conflicts at sea involving the British … Continue reading
Posted in Battle of Trafalgar, biography, Cape Trafalgar, family, family literature, food literature, Gibraltar, Harry Potter, Lord Nelson, recipes, Spain, travel books, Zahara de los Atunes
Tagged Arcos de la Frontera, Bolonia, Jerez de la Frontera, Punta Palma, Quidditch, Tarifa, Vejer de la Frontera
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The Lake District and Swallows and Amazons
Among the most famous writers of children’s books is the British author, Arthur Ransome. Unlike most contemporary writers of such books, he created adventure stories based on credible real-life incidents even though his youthful characters imagined events occurring that went … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur Ransome, Coniston Water, contemporary culture, family literature, food literature, Georgian Bay, Killarney Provincial Park, Lake District, Swallows and Amazons, travel books, Wild Cat Island
Tagged Arthur Ransome, Coniston Water, Holly Howe Farm, Lake District, Swallows and Amazons, Tarn Hows, Wild Cat Island
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Canada 150, Conclusion
Here are some final thoughts from Roaming the Big Land: Flavours of Canada: Now we (have) travelled to both the western and eastern extremes of Canada–Toe Head in Haida Gwaii and Cape Spear at the northern end of the Avalon … Continue reading
Posted in biography, Canada 150, Canadian travel, contemporary culture, family literature, food literature, humour, recipes, travel books
Tagged Cape Spear, Haida Gwaii
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Canada 150, British Columbia
Reaching the west coast at last, here are some excerpts from the chapter entitled “Looking For Utopia”: Since the middle of the nineteenth century, British Columbia has been a magnet for groups seeking a new and better life, one that … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Canada 150, Canadian travel, contemporary culture, family literature, food literature, golf, Haida Gwaii, travel books, Utopian communities
Tagged Brother Twelve, Dixon Entrance Golf and Country Club, Fairwinds, food literature, Pesuta wreck, recipes, Utopia
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T. A. Keenleyside 