Social media, and media in general have blown Mother’s Day up into a two day event… and then some… making it harder and harder on those who don’t have mothers worthy of celebration, and those who have lost mothers they miss every day of their lives. I’m one of the former. Over the years, I’veContinue reading “Finding The Positive in Mother’s Day”
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EVACUATION – THE FASTEST EXIT OF YOUR LIFE
Forest fires are threatening a big chunk of our province, and evacuation orders are real. I’m sharing some of my Emergency Preparedness training with you, in hopes of making things just a bit easier if you’re faced with an evacuation warning–and please feel free to share with others. TEN BASIC RULES for WHEN YOU RECEIVE AN EVACUATIONContinue reading “EVACUATION – THE FASTEST EXIT OF YOUR LIFE”
I thought all children had nightmares…
As a child I had few possessions because we didn’t have a lot of money. But my parents owned our home, so that made us rich. And my mother had things. Important things like china and silver and a fur coat. Long before I was five I could properly set a table with two forks, two spoons,Continue reading “I thought all children had nightmares…”
Finding My Way
Today I begin a new project. Today I begin talking, publicly, about why my characters are so flawed, and why they have so much to overcome before they find happiness. Why now? Because it’s finally time, and because today I released, INTO THE SUNRISE, a story I’m passionate about. A story about a woman who overcomes enormous obstacles, and learnsContinue reading “Finding My Way”