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The Beginning is NIGH…

I’m thrilled to welcome author Marie Bilodeau to my blog today with an excerpt from her brand new book. which releases TODAY!!! Nigh is the first in a series of dark fantasy/horror novellas that will form a complete story once finished…and (as you’ll see from the following excerpt) it looks awesome. And the cover? Drop. Dead. Gorgeous.(...)

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The Making of a Sunset

Sometimes you’re fortunate enough to be in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. For me, that place was out on the ice of the Ottawa River last week, and the time was approaching evening, when Giant Dog and I were able to witness the making of a sunset… ...though I suspect Giant(...)

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Warm Up Your Winter…with a giveaway!

So here we are, stuck in the middle of winter with no end in sight. I don’t know about you, but around this time of year, I begin to wonder what we’ll do if spring doesn’t arrive. Can you imagine perpetual snow and ice?  Me, neither. Actually, scratch that. Thanks to that overactive writer’s streak I possess,(...)

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Wedding Bells!

It’s been a long time since I planned a wedding, so can I just take a moment to say how much fun I’m having with Gwyn and Gareth’s upcoming nuptials in Forever After? But wow…so many details to keep track of! To help myself visualize things a little better, I’ve started collecting pictures on a special(...)

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What’s in the Works

So 2015 appears to be off to a busy start for me, with more projects on the go than I can keep track of…again. I must admit, however, that I kinda like my life that way. In fact, I tend not to handle “spare” time well, lol, and I have a habit of filling it up(...)

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Review: Well Fed (Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat)

I love food. I love growing it, shopping for it, cooking with it, sharing it…yup, I think you can safely say I love just about everything about it. What I love most, though, is that after years of eating an all-too typical North American diet of way too much sugar and overly processed foods with(...)

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A Study in Ice: Pictures after an ice storm

So Giant Dog and I have been doing a lot of walking along the river again since the advent of winter. I love that we have the trails pretty much to ourselves…seems very few people enjoy walking when it’s cold enough to freeze your nostrils together. Go figure. Anyway, following last weekend’s ice storm, which(...)

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In Praise of Warm Feet

For those of you who don’t already know, I live in a temperate climate. Continentally speaking, this means warmer summers and colder winters. We regularly hit 40C (104F) with the Humidex in the summer, and -40C (-40F) with the wind chill in winter. As you can imagine, most sane people are out walking in the(...)

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Decluttering Life One Small Task at a Time

There’s something about the start of this new year that has made me want to clear out the clutter and get myself organized. If I’m honest, I don’t expect the feeling to persist for long (it never does, more’s the pity), but while it lasts, I’m going to take full advantage. This has resulted in a whole lot(...)

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State of the Garden: January

Years ago, I read an article in a gardening magazine about how beautiful a garden can be even in the dead of winter under a blanket of snow. The writer talked about leaving many of her perennials untouched in the autumn rather than cutting them back. She pointed out that the seed heads provided food for(...)

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