I currently read her stories in the local newspaper and they have not impressed me. However the entries in this volume were frequently funny and mostly heartwarming. Mary's mother was an amazing woman who frequently taught her children ethics and morals by demonstrating how their actions had or possibly could hurt another individual.

All the stories took place in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Mary's father farmed along the Bonnechere River.

The stories are short and rarely more than a page and a half and thus would be good material for the reluctant reader. ( )