Sunday, April 30, 2017

My story called My Big Country in The Spirit of Canada - Chicken Soup for the Soul

Dear friends,

Chicken Soup for the Soul - The Spirit of Canada is finished!

Great News! Chicken Soup For the Soul, The Spirit of Canada is at the printer and my story, My Big Country, was selected to be included! https://www.facebook.com/canadianchickensoup/ on Facebook.
To help get the word out you can Like us and SHARE with your friends - and let everyone know my story will appear in this very special edition!
These true personal stories are like love letters to this vast and beautiful country. You'll read about winter snow and summer cottages, hockey and national spirit, wilderness and wildlife, the cultural mosaic, that famous Canadian hospitality, and everything else that makes Canada unique.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

My story in Chicken Soup for the Soul

My story, Better Than Any Christmas Lights will appear in the next Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas in Canada edition available on Amazon and in bookstores October 14, 2014.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Turtle Colours on the Pond

My pond out back never fails to amaze me. This summer I have spotted turtles of unusual colours, one is white (solid bone white top shell) and the other is red (solid fire-engine red top shell)
I only have pictures and a video of the white turtle so far.
Stayed tuned though.
The white turtle appears orange in the video but that is because it is swimming in tea-coloured pond water. For a better video visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia3UeNzfQog




Monday, November 26, 2012

New Book Out Soon...Stay Tuned!

Stay tuned for my new book. The message is a warning about the need to care for our Planet Earth.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Worth Repeating Snowmobilers Big Polluters

Smell the coffee Snowmobilers can be big polluters visit a good site muskoka leaks and read news re-snowmobile pollution. I'm listed as a guest writer. Like it! http://muskokaleaks.com/category/guest-writers/

Friday, April 15, 2011

New Review of my Book Carol 'A Woman's Way'

Ashby Finds the Right Way


Read the new review of Carol 'A Woman's Way' Apr 13 2011 Published by James under CanLit Reviews
James Onusko is a PHD candidate at Trent University


Carol ‘A Woman’s Way’

By: Kathy Ashby

DreamCatcher Publishing, November 2009, 206 pp, Paperback $18.95 CDN

Reviewed by: James Onusko

"Author Kathy Ashby has written an important and vibrant novel about environmentalism, social activism, and sisterhood in the fullest sense of the word. Ashby’s crusading and likeable protagonist Carol is supported by male characters throughout the novel, however, the narrative is shaped and driven forward by her and her supportive female friends. It reinforces an important aspect of social movements across the globe, both historical and contemporary – women were and are there, and more often than not, lead these movements on many levels.

Kathy Ashby lives in the Muskoka region of Ontario. She is an accomplished artist as well as being both an environmental and social activist. She is a graduate of Sheridan College in Mississauga. Her area of expertise in the visual arts is the art of blowing glass. While this is her first novel, she has been published on CBC and in other print publications.

The narrative of the novel is not complicated. The story is told from the point of view of Carol exclusively. From the outset, a proposed snowmobile trail begins to be built right next to her family’s property without any consultation..."
To read more visit http://jamesonusko.com/2011/04/13/ashby-finds-the-right-way/

Sunday, March 6, 2011

5-Star Review of Carol 'A Woman's Way' by Kathy Ashby

5-STAR Review for my book, Carol ‘A Woman's Way’, Feb 27 2011

Canadian Girl "Canuck" (Canada) - By Jackie Stirrup

“Carol, A Woman's Way by Kathy Ashby explores women’s' intuition, the balance between right and wrong and the desire to protect our most important resource, the environment.”
It continues: “Muskoka, and all of rural Canada, is considered a playground rather than a resource, a place to live and a habitat for our diverse wildlife. Kathy Ashby's book addresses the rights of landowners and wildlife to live in peace and freedom from both chemical and noise pollution. Kathy's protagonist takes on big business in the form of a snowmobile club and local politicians as she fights for the right to protect the environment.”
To read more click on this link:
“http://www.amazon.ca/product-reviews/0981072135/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1