I’m a writer, musician and broadcaster based in Cobourg, Ontario. I have had a varied career in media, the arts, and the travel industry. I moved to Northumberland, where my wife grew up, in 2012. We are home schoolers, backyard gardeners, rainwater harvesters and potluck supper lovers. Why do you believe in the Northumberland Festival…
Announcing the Release of Our Pandemic Times e-book
This book began as a blog for a group of Northumberland writers in Ontario; a place where they could share their work and stay connected. Writing and reading these stories and poems helped to get us through. Our Pandemic Times provides a record of what we did, what we wrote, what we felt and how…
The Art of Gardening by Cynthia Reyes
I enjoyed my high school art classes well enough. Then one day my teacher looked over my shoulder at the drawing I was creating and asked: “Cynthia, don’t you think you are a bit too old to be drawing stick figures?” Everyone laughed. I was mortified. I loved drawing stick figures, loved them so much…
Tell Us a Story!
We want to hear YOUR story! Stories and creativity are a powerful way to connect us during these challenging times and a fun way to grow our Northumberland community. NFOTA is launching a Community Stories Project to share mini-stories through our social media channels and then showcase them in a gallery on our website. If…