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#TactileTuesday: The Cat and the Bear

The Cat and the Bear and the Fuzzy Cat Tree. Nefie is a little unimpressed at having to share her perch.

It’s Been a Year

January Fog

It’s been a long, full, busy, and tiring year. I scrolled through my photos, and pulled out the most representative ones – just a few, you know – and ended up with nearly 80 of them. Yeah, like that.

That’s too many to put in a blog post, so I put them together into a video, just in case you’d like to see (if you can’t see the video above, click on the post title so you can look at it in your browser). It’s mostly about art and travelling, because that’s what I have photos...

And I Thought I Made That Up: a Cozy Fantasy Book Sale

The time: April of 2015. The issue: I’d published a couple of novels, and I didn’t know what genre to fit them into.

They’re fantasy – but not classic fantasy with orcs and swords and sorcery. They’re romance – but not classic romance with heart throbbings and he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not. They have a whole lot of cooking and hand-making things, and small children, and people being kind to each other and finding new friends and family and home. They are, in short, very cozy, but they’re fa...

On Cinnamon and Peacocks

(‘Tis the season of cinnamon. I’m simmering some cinnamon sticks in my potpourri burner on the kitchen windowsill as I write this, just because I like the smell. And every time I put a fresh stick of cinnamon into the little pot on the burner, or liberally sprinkle cinnamon on apples for a pie or onto rolled out dough for cinnamon buns, I think about what a luxury it is to be able to do that. I wrote about it many years ago, in 2011, on my old Blogger blog, and though the prices quoted here have...

#WordlessWednesday: Beautiful Mess

Happy SEVENTH SON Day!

Happy Tenth Birthday, Seventh Son! That’s right, it’s the tenth anniversary of the day I published my first book child. Ten years since I became a published author!

Hard to believe it’s been that long. But it must be, as the book got a number of younger siblings in the meantime – three more in the Septimus series, one fairy tale retelling (Martin Millerson), and two Christmas novellas. And there are others in the offing.

So, Seventh Son. Here’s what it’s about:

Cat was ordinary—unt...

Aurora, or: What Really Matters

For the last couple of months or so, I’ve been meaning to write a blog post. I was going to call it “Unsocial Media”, and it was meant to have been all about why I haven’t posted much for most of this year. I was going to be eloquent, and witty, make excuses and give explanations, be philosophical, tell you all about the important things in life…

But then, last night, this happened.

It was literally awesome.

I’ve been hoping and wishing to see the Aurora Borealis for years. It’s bee...

ArtWalk: A Recap

Lineups of eager art collectors waiting to get in at ten minutes before opening on Day 1Little Louis and Cheesymouse led the viewer into my display (and yes, they sold!)I had a wonderful booth neighbour in Jill of Jill’s JournalsDid I have fun? Yes. Yes I did.My display in all its gloryMy ArtWalk 2024: a Video (if you’re viewing this post in an email and can’t see the video, click on the post title so you can watch it in your browser)

What’s Coming to ArtWalk

Here’s a few pieces that are coming to Lake Country ArtWalk with me this weekend:

And then there’s this flock of Tiny G’nomes that materialized in my studio recently:

They haven’t told me their names yet, but they’re a very friendly sort, and they’ve moved into the village of fairy houses and picture pots. But I’m sure they’d be more than happy to come live at your house, too! Maybe with a fairy house or a picture mug, so they’ll feel at home.

That’s Life, the Universe, ...

ArtWalk!!

Lake Country ArtWalk‘s a-coming! Just one more week! I’ll be in the big gym in George Elliot High School. Come see me and and my stories?

A pair of bookends that’ll be available at ArtWalk! Better pictures coming soon.