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Linda Borromeo
- Aug 20, 2020
- 5 min
Discover the Lighthouse Connections of L. M. Montgomery
When L. M. Montgomery published Anne's House of Dreams in 1917, she was far from home. Like all her books, Anne's House of Dreams is...
Linda Borromeo
- Jun 9, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Sep 24, 2019
- 2 min
"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
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
Surprising Lights on the Wooded Island
For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice...
Linda Borromeo
- Oct 16, 2015
- 3 min
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
- Sep 6, 2015
- 5 min
4 Ways "Anne of Green Gables" Can Help You Achieve Your Dreams
Lucy Maud Montgomery felt a chill when she opened the door to the clothes room. It was an early spring day on Prince Edward Island in...
Linda Borromeo
- Aug 7, 2015
- 3 min
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
- Jul 24, 2015
- 3 min
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
- Apr 27, 2015
- 3 min
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...