JustMOMsensations

Sharing a short story I wrote in 2010.  Let me know if you enjoy it! ~Sheri ~   The Kindness of Strangers – Maritime Style ~Sheri Gammon Dewling~ Our Father was born and raised in Nova Scotia.   The kind nature of the Maritime people shone through him and was highlighted to us all in the summer of 1991.   My 5-year old Niece Julie travelled with her parents and Brother Daniel, just two years older.   My parents led the line of cars and tent-trailers as we revisited Dad’s homeland, once again.     Once at destination, we travelled directly to a well known ocean pier, prior to setting up camp.   Dan and Julie got settled with bait, dropped their lines and waited.   No nibbles tugged their lines, wasps were flying, and summer heat was rising as kids’ patience waned.   A young boy came from the end of the pier to announce, “The fish are not biting today”.   Seeing the disappointment on Julie and Dan’s faces, the boy’s F...