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Last Flowers in the Garden

October 4, 2025

This morning I picked the last flowers in my garden. These are pom pom dahlias (as I’m sure you can tell). I always dig them up in the fall, winter them over in the garage, and plant them again in the spring. I had around 30 tubers, all sorts of colours. This spring, when I…

Start the Last War series now

September 23, 2025

Do you read ebooks? Here is a great way to start the Last War series. HERE Khandarken Rising, Book One of The Last War– The emperor has been defeated. New countries have arisen from the ashes of the old Empire. the citizens swear they will never need to fight again after that long and painful…

DANGEROUS LIAISONS

August 24, 2025

A fabulous group of Books to explore! You will find Woodland Pursuit and Dead Wrong in this collection. Have a look!

African Safari — Best Distractions From Writing

August 6, 2025

Sometimes I need a distraction. What about you? Do you find yourself immersed in your work and then stop to think maybe a distraction would be nice? That’s what I did. We went on a safari to Kenya and Tanzania with our family– for a distraction. (ha ha) Here we are at the Giraffe Rescue…

Sorry, I’ve Been Away

July 6, 2025

So we spent the month of May travelling. Our first stop was Paris, France. I’ve been there before and it is a fabulous city– so much to see, so many old classical buildings. We went to the Louvre, reputedly the largest museum in the world, and were astounded by the huge treasure trove of works.…

Away in May

May 6, 2025

We are going away on a family trip, ten of us travelling together. The problem? It’s MAY. Nothing was going on in my garden for weeks. Then suddenly, here is what’s happening. The lilacs are just beginning to open, their perfume is wonderful. The beautiful azalea bush, this one did really well. I have several…

Read and Review Team

April 16, 2025

Are you an avid reader who likes to leave reviews? Would you like to be a member of my reader team? You have to agree to the rules of the group and then you get advance copies of each book, with a chance to be first to leave a review. There’s still room! email me…

It’s Officially Spring

March 29, 2025

Went for a bike ride the other day, when it finally stopped raining. Didn’t go as far as my usual. I think it will take a few rides to get back into stride again as it has been quite a while since we’ve been able to do regular rides. Too much weather– rain and frost.…

The Creation of Surnames

February 18, 2025

This is the family tree of the Hawker family from Khandarken Rising, The Last War, Book One. In that story, Gregoff Farmer had married Leatrice Hawker, and they had two children, Abram and Bethlehem. Things get complicated when Gregoff dies during the war and Uncle Jade tries to intervene in their lives. You can find…

National Handwriting Day

January 23, 2025

How is your handwriting? After so many hours at the computer keyboard, I have to admit my handwriting is not as good as it once was. I’ll have to work on that. A lot of children are not taught to write by hand any more. They only learn to print or to use keyboards. I…