winter days

by: Felicity King, Sara Stanley, Felix King & Cecily King

Sara

"Winter is here, and that means it's time to polish up your skates and sip hot cider in front of a cozy and blazing fire. -Sara

Felicity

"Don't store your fishing poles for the winter! Go ice fishing! Just because the snow has fallen doesn't mean the trout have stopped biting! They're as easy to catch as ever, especially now since they're hungry!" -Felix

"Summer hats are now "dormant" in the winter season, so the winter hats have get out of your closet to be dusted. Dust them well and stay warm & look stylish in the community, ladies!" -Felicity

Felix

"Go inside the barn and play with the kittens in the warm + golden haystacks! Remember to take along extra carrots for the bored and stall-tied horses." -Cecily

Cecily

"Curl up on the red, satin sofa in front of the fireplace on snowy evenings and read a good book! Remember to drink some tea, too!" -Sara 

And that, kids, is why you always take swimming lessons.

by: Alec King

"Of course it is winter now, and the ponds are frozen, but lets take some time to talk about some safety in or around water. First of all, we need water. God created water to keep ourselves hydrated, to clean ourselves with, to irrigate our crops with, etc. Swimming in water can be lots of fun, too, but there are some precautions to take whenever you go out into the ocean or a pond.

1.)Knowing how to swim is very important!! If you can't, well, there's a big chance you could drown.

Like in this photo for example, you might just fall out of a boat and end up soaking wet, sputtering, and if you can't swim, drown. Please, before you go out and have some fun in the sun be sure you know how to swim!!

2.) If there's thunder and lightning, get out of the water immediately!!! Lightning is attracted to water and will most likely strike. It will automatically strike you, too, if you don't get out of the water.

3.) Don't play rough with your friends in the water. For example, don't push their heads underwater to see how long they can hold their breath, boys!!

4.) Never dive into shallow water. If you do, you'll break your neck!! Always go feet first because you'll be touching any under surfaced objects with your feet, and not with your head.

5.) Always play it safe, it's better to be safe than sorry!"

Avonlea Chronicle

Jasper and Olivia

Gus and Felicity

           "Brides of Avonlea"

By: Sara Stanley and Cecily King

"Four years now, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dale have been happily wed. and, have been blessed with two adorable children, Monty and adopted daughter Alicia. Two weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pike have finally said I do. They are on a short honeymoon, and will be back shortly to run the Avonlea`s first and only Foundling Home. Their wedding reception was lovely, thanks to Mrs. Janet King, mother of the bride. Hetty King, by the way, almost ruined Olivia`s wedding four years ago, so she was not permitted to attend the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Pike. Constable Abner Jefferies had to keep her out with a broom stick."

The beautiful bride Mrs. Dale

Avonlea's emergencies

Felicity, Sara, and Felix

"She's, she's, transformed......."

By: Mrs. Elvira Lawson

Poor Felix

"Once in a while, emergencies do happen in our small village. Some may be more serious than others, but an emergency is an emergency, and they need to be dealt with. Occasionally, children play and, as shown, get a bucket stuck on the top of their head. Babies are born too, and some things just can happen to go wrong. Thankfully, there are professional midwives and the country doctor who handle these cases splendidly. In my opinion, to become a midwife is a wonderful calling. Once, a wild girl got locked up in the outhouse, which is not really an emergency, though. Fires, do, unfortunately, happen a bit more often than wanted. On one occasion, a boy accidentally shot his own dog, nearly killing it. The dog, and boy, were lucky, and so are other children who might have been around.  On the other hand, you might as well say, play safe- stay safe. And that's very important."                                                                    

Janet comforts Felicity after a friend dies

Horse sense

By: Constable Abner Jefferies

"A horse has to be well taken care of. Any man with eyes can see that. (Now, I must admit, this horse in the picture isn't the prettiest thing that you'd lay eyes on, but it's well taken care of. And it can still pull it's weight on the farm, despite it's old age.*) Grooming a horse is very important. It gets the blood flowing, makes the horse shine, cleans the coat, and you can see any cuts and bumps.The hooves have to be taken care of very well. A lame horse is worth nothing. Pick out it's hooves every day, because prevention is the key. If your horse is limping all of a sudden, get your farrier out quickly, unless you know for certain what the cause of it is. Don't feed your horse too much hay in the winter! A fat horse is not what you want on your hands. *By taking care of your horse well, it may live to a ripe old age of  25-30 years. (But, unfortunately for this horse, it died because of a roll over into a ditch.)"

Have your children do their chores. Period.

By: Miss Hetty King

scrubbing the floor

"Never, let your children get bored. It makes them cranky, grumpy, and much worse- idle, or lazy. Every child must have some chore. It can be anything, like ironing or cleaning for an example. They can black the stove, feed the chickens, milk the cows, clean the stalls, scrub the floor, weed the garden, or dust the house. But, every positive thing has a downside. If you give your children too much to do, they don't have any time for anything else for their pleasure, like fishing or playing in the barn. Give them some regular routines in the morning, afternoon or evening. Preferably mornings and evenings. One thing that never changes, and we see it alot in today's society, children and teens who don't want to work, they just sit idly in front of a large picture tube, and it's destroying them what comes in front of their faces. It is our job to change all that, and to make our children good hard workers. Don't allow your kids to whine when they have to do something, and then give in to what they want. They will cry next time and they will do the same thing over and over again until they get what they want. That happens way too often, however, we are putting a stop to it. And that's what you should do.
                             

Hair care

By: Mrs. Olivia Dale

tomato juice helps if you had an unfortunate mishap with a skunk

"A woman's hair is her crowning glory. We have all heard it said, and it is true. We must all take care of our hair, for it is our crown, because we don't want to be bald! Washing our hair is very important, we don't want it to look like duck grease, now do we? Wash your hair thoroughly with Rolling Reliable's official Hair Wash Shampoo. It works wonders, and it smells so too. It has a fragrant smell, and you can buy any perfume of your choice at Lawson's General Store, Avonlea. If you encounter an episode with a skunk, no matter how much of Rolling Reliable's hair wash shampoo you put on your head, the horrid smell will not get the odor to wash off. The secret is tomato juice- yes, tomato juice. But, your clothes reek too, so burn them. :) (How unfortunate if it's your best Sunday dress. Well, nobody would want to sit next to you anyway in the church pew. So just get over it, there will be many more dresses than the one you've just burned.)