by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 19, 2016 | Authors, Books, Random Travel, Treasured Moments
The gal at the ticket counter took my Canadian money–a total of $7.80. (I don’t remember for sure, but it’s possible I gave her a blue, waxy five-dollar bill, a “toony” [$2 coin] and a “loony” [$1 coin] in exchange for a...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 18, 2016 | Authors, Books, Random Travel, Treasured Moments
Green Gables trivia: Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote Anne of Green Gables from a post office. That’s because the home she grew up in was also the Cavendish post office. That home no longer exists. But this modern-day post office is in a building much like Miss...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 17, 2016 | Family & Friends, Random Travel, Treasured Moments
Today’s Post: We’re at the Campbell Farm, and we’re giving away a copy of The Courageous Brides Collection on Goodreads. Lucy Maud Montgomery loved “this old spot better than any place on earth.” So it’s fitting that the Anne of Green Gables...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 14, 2016 | Random Travel, Treasured Moments
Today’s Post: We’re on our way to Green Gables and a Goodreads Giveaway for The Courageous Brides Collection My sister drove along PEI’s North Shore while I navigated with the help of an old-fashioned map. Even so, I was surprised when all of a sudden we...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 13, 2016 | Random Travel, Treasured Moments
The glorious sunsets took my breath away. These photos, taken on two different days, don’t begin to capture their panoramic beauty. My only regret is that I never got up early enough to photograph a sunrise. After all, the sun wasn’t rising above the...
by Johnnie Alexander | Oct 12, 2016 | Random Travel, Treasured Moments
My sister and I stayed at a seaside cottage during our recent trip to the west coast of Prince Edward Island. She hoped to find sea glass along the beach so we rolled up our jeans–but didn’t take off our shoes (brr! too cold!)–and headed down the...
