My Sundays with Normand

Adele Fontaine grew up in St. Paul, Alberta and has lived in Edmonton most of her life, with the exception of a two-year hiatus in her late sixties during which she taught ESL in South Korea. She attended the University of Alberta and graduated from the Campus St. Jean. She has traveled extensively and received teachings from the Dalai Lama. She was married to Normand Fontaine for fifty-three years, has seven children, some wonderful sons and daughters-in-love, fourteen grandchildren and two great granddaughters. My Sundays with Normand is a selection of the poems written by Adele every Sunday morning since her husband of 53 years passed away - a ritual that began as a way to process loss which transformed into a true celebration of the enormous life and love they shared.