readers

Spring in the air?

February 27, 2021

I thought spring was in the air. I bought these at the grocery store, they are not from my garden. It isn’t that warm here. Aren’t they lovely? But I was mistaken. Here is what happened on our deck tonight. The second time in a week A dump of hail. Apparently spring is not in…

Bike ride at Victoria airport

August 11, 2019

I went for a bike ride around the Victoria airport yesterday. It wasn’t too hot, nor crowded– a perfect day for a ride. I love to go out there once or twice a week and ride the perimeter. Not doing much writing these days, too many distractions and events in our lives at the moment.…

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November 9, 2016

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Merry Christmas, wreaths, garlands, swags

December 9, 2015

Do you make your own Christmas wreaths and garlands? I went out to cut branches for my Christmas swags for either side of the door, and came back with the following – red cedar (you can tell by the colour of the stems and bark) balsam fir, with the delightful light green tips to the…

What do readers want?

November 2, 2015

A very interesting bit on what kindle owners read and where they get their information for buying new books. So, who do they listen to for recommendations? 53% said they heard about a book from friends or family. We are still talking about word of mouth here. Next came websites and blogs at 24%. Bestseller…

Editing your writing

August 7, 2014

Is editing your own work all that difficult? I think it is. Once I’ve finished writing a piece and gone over it four or five times, my eye starts to skip even obvious errors. I’ve been working on an MS where an auto correct function took most contractions and spelled them with a quotation mark…