Kids, this week we are zooming up and over the Rockies across to eastern Canada, to meet another eclectic and interesting poet. Kat Mortensen can be found at Poetikat’s Keepsakes, where she tells us we can find everything but the kitchen sink. (I’ve looked, and there might even be one of those in there in one of the photos!) So, since we’re in Canada, eh, draw up a chair and sit yourself doon. Kat has a pot of coffee on, and I picked up some Tim Hortons on the way over. We've knocked the icicles off my whiskers, set my boots to warming by the fire, and I'm just in the mood for a good story!
Poets United: Kat, it is such a treat to come across another quirky Canadian to interview! I see from your blog that you have recently made a move back to a small town after fifteen years. Was this a lifestyle decision? Did you move back from the city?
Kat: We're originally from the Toronto area, but lived here when we first married. Jobs took us to a nearby city, but we always wanted to move back to the small town life we once had. We are thrilled to be back. If anyone is keen to see it, please visit here: http://mylittletownont.blogspot.com/
Poets United: I poked around in there. You have posted such glorious photos! Your little town looks adorable, and so quaint. What do you love most about it?
Kat: I love being just footsteps away from farm-country to the south, and the river to the north. I love the fact that original buildings from the 1800s still stand, and I can imagine what life was like here at that time. I love the little shops and restaurants, and the fact that I can find everything I need within a few miles of where I live.
