| Tales from Willowshade Farm |
| An Island Woman's Notebook |
| Betty Howatt Edited by Marian Bruce Illustrations by Dale McNevin |
Bats, birds, mayflowers, smelts, dulse, skunks and honey are
among the topics served up by P.E.I. fruit farmer and market
gardener, Betty Howatt. She dispenses folk medicine and
folk wisdom in a warm and witty memoir.
Betty has spent half a century on her family's fruit farm,
within sight and sound of the Northumberland Strait. In this
collection, she shares her gardening lore, her memories of
days gone by, and her prodigious knowledge of the flora and
fauna around her. Told with wisdom, humour, and a
refreshing lack of sentimentality, these chronicles are both
entertaining and informative, and give the reader a
tantalizing glimpse into a fast-disappearing world of peace
and beauty on a small family farm.
Many of these stories have been compiled from broadcasts
presented on CBC Charlottetown's radio program,
Mainstreet.
among the topics served up by P.E.I. fruit farmer and market
gardener, Betty Howatt. She dispenses folk medicine and
folk wisdom in a warm and witty memoir.
Betty has spent half a century on her family's fruit farm,
within sight and sound of the Northumberland Strait. In this
collection, she shares her gardening lore, her memories of
days gone by, and her prodigious knowledge of the flora and
fauna around her. Told with wisdom, humour, and a
refreshing lack of sentimentality, these chronicles are both
entertaining and informative, and give the reader a
tantalizing glimpse into a fast-disappearing world of peace
and beauty on a small family farm.
Many of these stories have been compiled from broadcasts
presented on CBC Charlottetown's radio program,
Mainstreet.
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| _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Creatures of The Wild Fair Game? Night Creatures Birds Rarely Seen Wasps Flying Flowers Dark Meat or White? Owls Mourning Dove Eagles and Ospreys Cousins Under the Fur Nighthawk Signs of Spring Snowbirds Small but Mighty Salamander Making Do In the Garden Perennial Favourites Flowers in Spring Bugs Not Wanted in the Garden To Gladden the Heart Plants that Come from Away Plants with a Difference Licorice-Related Feasts From the Farm Clams, Past and Present Foods for Winter Associated with Ice Ground Ivy and Hops Gifts from the Sea Blueberries Edible Lilies Tastes of Spring |
The Howatt Farm Trees of Willowshade Farm Grandpa's and Granny's Story Houses with Backstairs Marshes and Marsh Plants A Tale of a Tail My Younger Years The Outhouse Affair Social Life in the Country Extra-Curricular Activities What's in a Name? Debut at Christmas Help Blueberry Juice? Mayflowers and Smelts Farming for A Living Strawberry Time at Howatts French Fries and Ketchup Herbs With or Without an "H" Nuts to Us Lulubelle Respect Your Elders and Currants Bees (B)rambles Green Manure Pompions, Isquontersquashes (and Others) |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Dale McNevin |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE EDITOR Marian Bruce |
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