"When Patricia wrote to mark the birthday of Charles Dickens, she reminded me of what writing and journalism is supposed to be about. Dickens once said that what is meant by knowledge of the world is simply an acquaintance with the infirmities of man. In other words, to be truly knowledgeable we must recognize human frailty. And that's how I always saw my work as a journalist - the art of collecting and telling stories of the human condition. And that was exactly what Patricia did in her writing - with clarity and joy - as you can now discover for yourself "
Senator Pamela Wallin, author, journalist and broadcaster, Ottawa

"Each PMB column showed her warmth, humour and good sense and was read by many of her readers as though it were a letter from a friend. Patricia Boyer believed in strongly supporting the positive attitudes of community life and there is little, in these pieces, of impotent grumbling at those abuses in life around her which she viewed with concern. She was not one to grouch about anti-social behaviour: drugs, drink, vandalism or whatever, though she saw it all around her and was concerned about the damage it caused. Her response was rather to give positive encouragement to all efforts to better the life of the community: be it family life, volunteer work, education, gardening, tree-planting, or research into Muskoka's historic past."
Judith Brocklehurst, community activist and journalist, Bracebridge