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Tasting the Page: Beyond the Five Senses
- • Saturday, September 25, 2010
Glentula – Summer
Glentula, nestled in five acres of mixed Ontario forest, is the home of Gwynn Scheltema and Don Anderson. “Glentula” means “peaceful woods”. “Glen” meaning “woods” comes from Don’s Scottish heritage. “Tula” is from Gwynn’s roots in Zimbabwe, Africa, and is the Ndebele word for “peace” or “quiet”.Glentula is the perfect place to write. The front shade garden offers a gazebo beside the rock garden, the tea stone sunken bench under the maples, or a muskoka chair on the pink granite surround of the camp-fire pit. Wander the garden paths, have a swing or just enjoy the dappled shade beneath the tall trees.
In the back garden. the large deck overlooks a flower edged lawn, with views down over the footbridge to the water of Burnt Point Bay on Lake Seymour.
Lake Seymour is part of the Trent River Waterway System, between the locks at Hastings and Healy Falls. At the water’s edge of Glentula, you can enjoy watching pleasure craft, explore the river mouth and beaver dam, or just enjoy the quiet lap of lilypads as kingfishers, osprey and heron dive for fish.
Directions to Glentula
From the South West (1½ hours from Oshawa)
- Take Hwy. 401 east to Hwy 115. Proceed north on Hwy 115.
- After approx 45 minutes, at Peterborough, Hwy 115 becomes Hwy 7. Continue east on Hwy 7 to Havelock (35 mins.).
- At Havelock follow map below.
From the East (3 hours from Ottawa)
- Take Hwy 417 west to Hwy 7 just west of the Scotiabank Place.
- Proceed west on Hwy 7 to Havelock.
- At Havelock follow map below.
From the North West (45 mins. from Peterborough)
- At Port Perry take Hwy 7A east to Hwy 35.
- At Hwy 35 turn south for a kilometre, then east on the continuation of Hwy 7A to Hwy 115.
- After approx 15 minutes, at Peterborough, Hwy 115 becomes Hwy 7. Go east to Havelock (35 mins.)
- At Havelock follow map below.
From the South East (45 mins from Brighton)
- Take Hwy 401 west to Brighton.
- Take Regional/County Rd. 30 north to Campbellford
- At the lights at the bridge in Campbellford, turn west on Bridge Street (RR 30 cont) to Village of Trent River (15 mins)
- At Trent River, follow the map below
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- Saturday, January 16, 2010
Postcards from the Heart: The Epistolary Form
with Ruth Walker
- Saturday, February 06, 2010
17 Ways to Edit for Energy
with Gwynn Scheltema
- Saturday, February 20, 2010
Write to Win!
with Dorothea Helms and Ruth Walker
- Saturday, March 6th, 2010
It’s Not What You Earn – It’s What You Keep!
Taxation Tips for Writers with Gwynn Scheltema
- Saturday, March 27, 2010
Reason to Care
with Gwynn Scheltema
- Date: June 19, 2010
Woods, Water and Words: A day of writing activities at “Glentula” on Lake Seymour
with Gwynn Scheltema
Date: Saturday, July 17, 2010
Time: 10am – 4pm – writing activities;
5pm – 8pm – optional campfire reading and discussion
Venue: At “Glentula” on the shores of lovely Lake Seymour
101 Morningside Drive, Trent River, ON
For map and directions, click here
If you can’t get away for a full weekend retreat, try this one-day getaway filled with inspirational writing activities to get you writing. We’ll draw inspiration from the woods, the wandering garden paths, the lake and streams as well as the energy of writing in a community of other writers. The day will be a mix of group-led writing exercises, situation-themed writing prompts and time to write and reflect. Gwynn will be available at several points in the day to answer any questions you may have about your personal writing project.
A light lunch will be provided, as well as an all-day beverage station.
If you choose to stay, a simple buffet dinner and a cosy reading and discussion session around the campfire will finish your writing day
