If you have plans for this Friday please cancel them and come to the woods with me instead! On Friday August 7 at 7 p.m. I’ll be reading a passage from my debut young adult novel Queen of the Godforsaken. … Read More
Girls Who Sail With The Ogopogo My daughter Tabs and her cousin Nem have spent part of their summer taking sailing, windsurfing and paddle board lessons on Okanagan Lake with The Central Okanagan Sailing Association (COSA). Sailing is their favourite. … Read More
Young blue heron, Bayou Teche, Louisiana by Mix Hart Truth is seldom spoken in our world. We choose to remain silent to avoid conflict or we speak words designed to intimidate/manipulate others. Speaking the truth takes practice. Waiting to speak until … Read More
I am blessed to be able to start my morning meditating on a mountain top, immersed in nature….with Fernando. This has been my routine all spring, ever since it’s been warm and dry enough to sit on the cliffs and … Read More
Sports For Life Tabitha running the 400m last week. Why Walk When You Can Run? My belief that hard-core exercise is a must for brain, body strength and longevity is continually being backed up by scientific research. Below are three … Read More
Literature has always managed to be true to women since novel reading first became a popular leisure pastime in the eighteenth century. True women characters began appearing frequently in literature by the nineteenth century, in works written by the Brontë … Read More
Halloween is nearly upon us. I thought I’d share an old Halloween picture of myself (witch) and 2 of my sisters (youngest sis wasn’t born yet) on Halloween. I am 4 years old in this pic. I was a Canadian … Read More
I’m always excited to check out a new book when the author and/or artist shares my interest in promoting gender equality. Mommy, Am I Pretty? is a new Canadian picture book by Margot L. Denommé. It’s illustrated by her young daughters … Read More
Why Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Fails on So Many Levels The Good: The make-up, special effects are fantastic. Take me to a forest alive with apes any day! The special effects is where the thrill of the … Read More
Hot off the Press! Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose is published on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords.com today! Peter Not-Pizzaface and the Decrepit Caboose On New Year’s Eve, during an extreme mountain blizzard, Peter is forced to hitch a ride … Read More