📚Founder and Chief Creative Officer in boutique publishing company, Siretona Creative 👩🏫We teach and coach 🔤 the ABCs of publishing. 🤝We partner with ✍️committed Authors to produce 📖compelling Books in 🙋♀️collaborative Community. 🪶Join our author community: The Book Hatchery.
🏡 Where it all began
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😉 I have a riddle for you: I’m the first,
But not the oldest.
My brother Jeffrey is the last,
But not the youngest.
Who am I ?
🍼 Jeffrey and I (and our brother Tom and our nephew Scott) were born at the Redvers Hospital. 🖼️ In the picture here, I’m standing with my parents on the spot where it all began. 🏥Mom and Dad’s new home is on the site of the former Redvers Hospital, which is now across the street. 🎂 Friday was Mom’s birthday. This year, my siblings and I all contributed the gift of presence 🎁 as we moved our parents from her childhood hometown to Dad’s childhood hunting grounds and the area where their married life and family all began on an intergenerational farm. As Mom said to Dad in a Valentine’s card, she’s glad they “invested in Taylor stock” – and we’re all glad, too. 🏡 It feels like homecoming week. 🏠🏙️ Where did it all begin for you?❔Can you point to one or two places where you feel a strong sense of belonging? Or a group of people to whom you belong? ✍️ Would you like a bit of help organizing your thoughts and memories and stories? Let me invite you to Connie Inglis's Memoir & Life Writing course. The 4-week course starts tomorrow and runs November 5th through 26th. Let me invite you to the Memoir & Life Writing course with Connie Inglis. The 4-week course begins this Tuesday, November 5th through November 26, 2024. You will ...
If this sounds like something you need, click here. If you're not sure, let me know and I'd love to get on a call to help you discern next steps in your own story. Colleen McCubbin Publisher, Siretona Creative |
Hi! I'm Colleen.
📚Founder and Chief Creative Officer in boutique publishing company, Siretona Creative 👩🏫We teach and coach 🔤 the ABCs of publishing. 🤝We partner with ✍️committed Authors to produce 📖compelling Books in 🙋♀️collaborative Community. 🪶Join our author community: The Book Hatchery.
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