Happy to be Canadian

Send us Fan MailThere are some students that can’t wait for school to begin and others dread it.Those feelings are shaped over years of experience, good and bad and indifferent.Susanne has a memory of her earliest days in grade one, whether it was the first day of school she cannot say, but join her and the three other little grade one students as the navigate the terror and the relief of that day.If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne and Manfred go on a road trip to research the life of a manager of the rail in Brockville in 1870. Seeing as much of the city, was important. Today, things have changed. Tourists and locals now walk the rail tunnel as coloured lights illuminate the brick-stone and blasted-stone walls. A cute, miniature electric train engine pulls little, multi-coloured railroad cars where belching steam engines used to haul loads of logs and lumber.Depending on where he lived, this historic man may have walked by their house-turned-hotel on his way to the station.History comes to life as they wander through this town that is different, but oh so similar to their home.Please join them on this adventure. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailIt was in summer of 2019 that Susanne started to wonder, just how many tarts her staff at the Crazy 8 Barn had sold since starting to make them in the fall of 2013. She scoured through seven years of month end reports and realized they had made 32,000 tarts.  Production had started at a few dozen in the first year, more than a thousand in the second year and then their reputation for the "best buttertarts in the world" exploded.At that point in 2019 she estimated that it would be close, but wondered could they sell their 50,000th tart by the end of the year?  Join her and her former café staff has they struggle to maintain their strength and determination to reach a big, buttertart goal.What could be more Canadian?If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne started covering municipal politics when she turned 19 years old.Her college professor asked if she would accept a full-time position at a small weekly newspaper a few weeks before her fellow students started their co-op placements. He promised her straight A’s in all classes if she would agree to go early.What followed was quite an education in old-time newspaper reporting and municipal politics. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailLast week Susanne went on a treasure hunt with her 12 year old grandson.It started, as all skulduggery does, with the simple idea of spending some fun time together.She wanted him to accompany her on a short trip to an old barn where there was vintage and other old stuff for sale. They were both surprised what they found there. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne loves to listen to audio books. It was a habit she picked up a few years ago when trying to be a faithful treadmill walker.Her deal with herself was that she could only listen to the audio book when walking on that perpetual motion rotating mat.She could pass an hour of uphill climbs and downhill jogs while listening to fictional plot twists and true-life stories.It was enjoyable listening to Matthew McConaughey read his autobiography, Greenlights, in his practiced, soft, Texas drawl while sweating up a level 7 grade.Now, everything has changed. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne's daughter started her journey to becoming a fire fighter by travelling to northern Ontario to fight forest fires almost two decades ago.It was a series of trips and travels that Susanne was happy to make with her, and was thinking about that in mid-July when the thick smoke from this year’s fires, hundreds of kilometres away, was choking us in southern Ontario. Join them as they travel North America following fires and education in a truck called the Blue B*st*rd. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailA couple of days ago, I had my most terrifying moment in a combine. Over the years, there have been times when I was nervous driving in a cornfield at night thinking that a scary body could pop out of the rows in front of me; or when it feels like the edges of the wide tires are hanging off the sides of a culvert as I pass over a creek; or when I’m combining on a gentle side slope and it feels like I might tumble down its bank.My moment of terror didn’t come in any of those moments when I would be prepared for certain death.It was on a warm summer evening.  Please join me for the ride. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailThe Canadian National Exhibition has a long history in the city of Toronto and Susanne is flattered when she receives an  invitation to  demonstrate her barn quilt painting skills.Find out what happens when she mulls over the request and finds a connection that she had been researching for a couple of years. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWriters and other creatives often have real or imaginary muses that help them make beautiful art.  Susanne had a make-believe muse - Lazy Larry - and he isn't always a writer's dream assistant.  Listen to this hilarious account of her time spent with inspirational "Larry". If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailOn Canada Day, Susanne thinks she should make a bucket list to see all of the stereotypical symbols that are used to represent Canada in all kinds of artwork. She realizes many that she had not seen are from the far north of Canada.  Luckily, she remembers that there is an out-of-place northern land marker not too far from her home in southwestern Ontario.  She and Manfred start out on a quest to find the roadside attraction.As you can imagine, the journey is a winding one. Listen in, to find out what has happened to make this Canadian symbol a reality.If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWe had a bus tour visit Crazy 8 Barn this week. It was a mystery tour from Chicago.That is a curated few days where the exact location and each event is a surprise to the participants.As we waited for their arrival, we joked about them arriving at the Canada US. Border saying they didn’t know where they were going.Could this be a hostage taking of 50 American Senior Citizens? Who would pay to get them back?Find out how this event went and Susanne recalls the near-misses and successes of this bus tour event to southwestern Ontario. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailI’ve written often of my dad but I thought today, that I would write about his dad, my grandpa Spence.My grandfather had a life of major heartbreaks and tragedies but he didn’t seem broken, to me as a child.And, I've found something that immortalized what a good day might have looked like in those trying times. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne is looking for a dreamer with a destiny.  Join her on her first trip inside a rare octagonal barn to find out who will be loving this magnificent structure next.  She's also going to be asking you for a big favour ... If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen Susanne attends her granddaughter's annual dance recital she recalls an earlier recital when she had wished she had practised more diligently and was as cute as the littlest performers.Join her as she talks about oil boom days and Edwardian construction in this dance down memory lane. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailNo, this isn't another crazy wildlife episode, well, wait a second ... it may be consider a wild life aviation episode.  Find out what happens when Susanne's Dad buys a Canadian military primary training aircraft and sparks a love affair that will affect generations of her family. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailThere's a networks of people in Ontario working to save injured turtles and return them to their native habitats.  Susanne and Manfred found out how it works when they came into close proximity of a snapping turtle.Join them on the journey to the Turtle Hospital. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen Susanne is researching details for a story she is writing about a man in 1800's Ontario, she goes down a rabbit hole of history to find some gritty details about Queen Victoria's birthday celebrations in the backwoods in 1887. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailIf you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailYou might wish for blue skies and tailwinds but Susanne is trying to capture the beauty of the headwind this bicycling season.  Join her on this breezing tale to find out just how much we are blown about by something we cannot see. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailTo celebrate one year of podcasting, Susanne is rebroadcasting her first podcast episode that was lost in a shuffle from podcasting hosts.While out campaigning in the federal election, Susanne comes across a vivid reminder of the days when muscle cars were family cars and kids roamed the back seats like stalking tigers. Join her to discover what is important to salvage. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen Susanne meets a barn quilt painting workshop participant whose father hybridized Amaryllis in Holland over 75 years ago, she embarks on a discovery of the flower that leads her to her own back yard. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailA kitten was left in our garden many years ago.  Since then, he has a comfortable forever home but he spends many days wandering through the flowers and along the paths just like Susanne on a Spring day.  Find out how that turns out on this week's episode. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSnow storms that blow enormous flakes onto the grassy ground where they soon melt and welcome sunshine that brings cyclists onto the roads in March are all part of early Spring in southwestern Ontario.This week Susanne notices nature's determination and foibles as a long winter ebbs into the warm days we have waited for, for months. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne loves walking (and cycling) through local cemeteries, finding forgotten stories and wondering what certain inscriptions might mean.  Join Manfred and her as they discover a swashbuckling tale told be the early settlers. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne faces the challenge of bicycling over 100 km from her home along the north shore of Lake Erie to visit all four ports in Elgin County. It's a test of will and a little tailwind wouldn't hurt. Find out where Manfred will be waiting for her. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen some porch chairs with creative innovations are separated in the spring weather, Susanne and Manfred have to figure out where like sitting best, or do they. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen Donna Sue Grove's mother bought a farm with a run down barn in Ohio at the turn of the 21st century neither she or her daughter had any idea how they were about to changed to rural landscape across North America.  In this week's episode Susanne recounts the unlikely barn quilt movement and reveals her favourite pattern.  (Don't tell anybody, the other patterns will be jealous.) If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailThe week before St. Patrick's Day has Susanne yearning to know about Ireland.  Join her as she captures the mythology and heart-breaking realities and stereotypes of Ireland through sunshine and in shadow.  If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne's Scottish ancestors may or may not have spoken Gaelic when they landed in the colony of Canada in 1854.  Somehow she's drawn to the language either by blood memory or wishful thinking. Join her as she attends an introductory Gaelic lessons and finds out how much she is missing. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailFrom snow storms to once in a lifetime opportunities, travel with Susanne and her daughter Kate as they take on one of the seven wonders of the world.If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailMaple Syrup making has changed significantly over the centuries, but a day in the forest in the 1970's is vivid for Susanne.  Join her this week as she recounts this truly Canadian experience. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailMore than 50 years after the first efforts to orbit and land on the moon, there is another NASA-led enterprise to circle the moon.  And this time, a Canadian is scheduled to be on board. Susanne remembers the success of the Apollo missions and recounts what heroes look like in this episode. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen Susanne finds a letter from 1965 address to her Grandfather she is taken back to a terrifying afternoon when the grandkids were terrified of an attack but one of them was brave enought to make a run for it.Join her as she remembers a simpler time when bad news took 10 days to be received. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailA photographic family tradition has stretched over 130 years and across the North American continent. Susanne shares a family tradition that still gives their family joy. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailEpisode 37.  This is something different.  It is a short excerpt from a longer historical fiction piece that I am writing.  It is based on the true exhumation of the largest skeleton of mastodon that happened near my home in southwestern Ontario in 1890.  There are an interesting cast of characters and the outcome is beyond anyone's imagination.  This story occurs as the bones are put on display for the first time in Shelburne, Ontario in May 1890.Let me know what you think.If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen all of Susanne's great Aunts moved to the United States looking for work in the 1930's in made a big shift in her family's history.  Today, with the uncertainty between the United States administration and Canada, those relationships may be fragile but are worth protecting. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailKnowing a little bit about food handling safety procedures can make you uneasy when you are making sausages at home.  Join Susanne and she and her family try to make venison summer sausage with a meat grinder and a thermometer. Oh, and scalloped potatoes are involved. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailThe Night Before Christmas was first published over 200 years ago.  Reading it is one of Susanne's favourite Christmas traditions.  Please take a few minutes, sit back with your family and remember this charming rhyme that has remained popular for two centuries. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailAfter the hubbub of the holiday passes, memories and meals are mixed with loss and laughter to create another Christmas surrounded by family and pets. Susanne reflects on Christmas 2024 and many other memories get thrown into the mix. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailYears of worry ended in nine seconds when all the stars aligned for the new cupola to be installed during the major reconstruction project of the Crazy 8 Barn in Palmyra, Ontario.Let Susanne take you through the anguish and the joy that rebuilding history can be. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailCan you imagine finding a heritage home filled with the gigantic fruit of an Osage Orange tree?  Well, Susanne did and you can find out here how that adventure turned out. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailYou can conjure up that old Christmas feeling anytime if you have an old Victrola and a group of rangy kids.  Hear how Susanne and her friends and family brought an old snowman back to life on every summer vacation. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen the Tamarack trees turn gold in the cool days of November, Susanne recalls the days when private pilots were plentiful and friendships were formed through flight and food. You'll hear about a little yellow airplane and how it changed the lives of many local residents. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailArtists from around the world collaborated to make one of the most cherished Christmas animation movies from the past half century.  It was one of Susanne's favourites.  Find out how it came together, and watch out, there's singing.If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailWhen harvest rolls around, we want to show our appreciation.  One autumn Susanne and Manfred created a Corn Queen to honour the bounty of the harvest.  This week you'll hear how they accomplished it. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne has plugged the combine while harvesting corn.  Listen where she wanders to as she reflects on the dangers that have faced farmers in the past and how they coped with them. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne takes you into the combine with her as they race against the weather and the setting sun to finish up a soybean harvest. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailSusanne re-imagines how her family could have come together to make a safe landing spot for her parents who were trying to get home in their small aircraft before dark.  It's a unique look at rural families who flew private aircraft from their own farms in the 1960's.  If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com

Send us Fan MailCreating stories and fairy tales comes naturally to children as Susanne realizes when 11 year old her grandson describes his new experiences making his first stop-motion animation film. It's where the real stars are created. If you would like to receive my weekly Saturday morning email that contains my original stories, Canadian book recommendation, new barn quilt design and a recipe or cycling route (depending on the season), sign up here. Follow me on Facebook and InstagramMy website to join in our barn quilt painting experiences is www.crazy8barn.com