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September 4, 2016
Then and Now: Thirty Years
“5 August 1986: I have got the feeling that I fall in love with another place… – it’s Vancouver!” Thus the start of my journal entry from that momentous day, the first I spent in Canada. Yes, I wrote it in English, even though I hadn’t quite figured out the use of the gerund. It was the summer between Grades 12 and 13, and my aunt had brought me on a trip to visit family in Vancouver .
I still remember the feeling of waking up in that little house in East Vancouver with its slide-up windo...
September 2, 2016
Louis
The day Johnny died, I saw on Facebook a picture of a dog with a caption that said something like: “When I die, please don’t say ‘I’ll never have another dog.’ Honour my life by saving another.” Now, replace “dog” with “cat”, and you have a principle we’ve lived by for quite some years already. So a couple of weeks ago, we betook ourselves to the SPCA, and came home with – drumroll please – LOUIS!
Ain’t he adorable? Of course he is; he’s a kitten – they’re the very definition of cuteness. And...
August 31, 2016
August 24, 2016
The Courtesan’s Avenger (Desertera #2) Cover Reveal
Reblogging this for Kate, because that’s how us Indies roll. And because that’s an awesome cover.
Hello, everyone! Today, I’m pleased to present the cover and book description forThe Courtesan’s Avenger (Desertera #2).
A courtesan on a mission. A brothel ravished by greed. A murder to avenge.
Dellwyn Rutt loves her life as a courtesan. For years, she has enjoyed the simple pleasures and lavish gifts of her trade. Now she wants more: the title of madam.
But Madam Huxley, the bro...
August 19, 2016
World Photography Day!
Helen Jones says it’s World Photography Day (go follow the link and check out some of her awesome photos). So I figured I’d join in the fun with a few pics, some old, some new, a few that I’d saved for using on my blog, and a few of which I’d already posted their brothers (i.e. another photo of the same scene from a different angle). Enjoy!
Filed under: art, this and that Tagged: apples, bread, Coffee Creek, granny glasses, I love BC, photos, rose, sunset, wine barrels, World Photography Day
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August 17, 2016
August 15, 2016
Indie Book Review: Checkmate by A.M. Offenwanger
Another awesome review by Kate M. Colby, this time for CHECKMATE. Thanks so much, Kate!
Checkmateby A.M. Offenwanger
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Disclaimer: I received a free electronic copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Checkmate is the third novel in A.M. Offenwanger’s Septimus series. You can read my reviews of the previous books, Seventh Son (Book 1) and Cat and Mouse (Book 2) by clicking on their titles.
While this review does not contain spoilers for Checkmat...
August 10, 2016
August 4, 2016
The Price of Love
Our darling Johnny, Tri-Pawed, Long John Charcoal, Twitticus, Fuzzy, Silly-Cat died last night. He got sick sometime Sunday night, just kept getting worse and worse. We took him to the vet, who suspected FIP (a fatal cat virus) and did blood tests to that effect; but it turned out not to be that, so today she was going to do an ultrasound to see what it might be. But he just quietly slipped away sometime in the night.
In a sense, I’m glad it’s over – these last few days have been stressful, t...
