This year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Anne of Green Gables, and I am not going to make it to Prince Edward Island to celebrate it. I think I'm really going to regret this in my old age. It's worse than missing Haley's comet, which I also missed in 1986. In fact, (God willing) there is still a chance I will see Haley's comet in 2062 if I survive to the ripe old age of 84. But I am definitely not going to be alive for the 200th anniversary of Anne.

Anne of Green Gables on public radio