Book & Bramble - October 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, A mere week ago it still felt like the end of summer here on the Island. Since then, we’ve had our first snow and...
Book & Bramble - September 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, I realize it’s a bit late to ask you to cast your mind back to September, but here we are. I honestly can’t believe...
Book & Bramble - August 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, This morning, I sat on the front porch and watched summer sidle into fall. We had a very rainy August, but the...
Book & Bramble - June & July 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, Where has the summer gone? June slipped away from me and suddenly it’s the end of July, and I haven’t written to...
Book & Bramble - May 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, Greetings from an Island where it is maybe finally starting to feel like summer! I’ve delayed sending out May’s...
Book & Bramble - April 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, For some reason it feels like an exceptionally long time since I last wrote to you! Maybe it’s because I travelled...
Book & Bramble - March 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, Living in the Northeast, I have long thought that March is the least romantic month. It is full of too much cold...
Book & Bramble - February 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, February has come and gone, and here on the other side, it doesn’t feel like spring yet, but it does feel as though...
Book & Bramble - January 2023
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, It feels as though it has been a long time since I last wrote to you. I find that winters here on the Island have...
Book & Bramble - November & December 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, We had our first real snow today. Image Description: The fields covered in new snow underneath a dramatic sky....
Book & Bramble - October 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, October has long been my favorite month, and I try to savor it – but I will admit, this one passed in a flurry of...
Book & Bramble - September 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, It’s only been a few weeks since the August edition of Book & Bramble went out, but it feels like a million years!...
Book & Bramble - August 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, I’m sorry to say that it’s getting rather late for an August missive. The chill started creeping into our nights...
Book & Bramble - July 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, July passed in a haze of sun, work, and flowers. Going through my photos for the month, it’s pretty obvious that my...
Book & Bramble - June 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, The solstice has passed and now summer is upon us with a riot of blooms. June is such a joy to behold after a long...
Book & Bramble - May 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, Last weekend I woke up to a summery Sunday morning, so I put on a yellow dress and an absurdly large hat and went...
Book & Bramble - April 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, April. Stuck between the icy majesty of winter and the long-awaited arrival of spring, it has fluctuated between...
Book & Bramble - March 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, March is a month of waiting here on this northerly island. When it began, it was still the dead of winter. Image...
Book & Bramble February 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, February may now be a week in the past, but it still feels like deep winter here on Prince Edward Island/Epekwitk....
Book & Bramble - January 2022
A Letter from Caitlyn Paxson Dear Reader, We are on the brink of March as I write this, but I hope you won’t mind rambling back to January with me so I can...