Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Prince Edward Island, Canada. It's a beautiful gem of an island with rolling hills, rich red earth, and green fields. It is probably best known, at least to us Americans, as the home of Anne Shirley, the heroine of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery . Here are a few pics: On the way to Cavendish "Green Gables" Matthew insists on puffed sleeves A little merchandising In honor of the visit, I listened to a few "Anne" books on audio and read "The Story Girl", another tale by Montgomery. This quote made me laugh out loud. For the record, Montgomery was married to a Presbyterian minister. "Long ago, when Judy Pineau was young," said the Story Girl, "she was hired with Mrs. Elder Frewen—the first Mrs. Elder Frewen. Mrs. Frewen had been a school-teacher, and she was very particular as to how people talked, and the grammar they used. And she didn't like anything bu...