I had to go away: first for a weekend, and then for…
November 15, 2021
Imagine you have just turned 18, and have had a rough life,…
July 26, 2022
M said Sammy was okay with other animals, and it’s true. He…
June 24, 2022
I was thinking about my life so far. Living with God, and following Him, is like learning to dance. The music starts, and He extends His hand for you to take. You place your small one trustingly in His, not knowing how this will turn out. You’ve seen others dance, and you wonder, having never…
October 22, 2020 | News | No Comments
October 19, 2020 | Sammy Stories | 4 Comments
It was October. Sammy had been with us for over three months. He didn’t go for his breakfast like a starving refugee the day after the party, afraid that at any moment some one would come and steal his food. Maybe because all of the people and confusion made him feel a little spooked from…
October 13, 2020 | News | No Comments
This is a pic of my new mug from Kavaccino's, a sweet little cafe in Lacombe. They are hosting a reading night for local writers sometime this month and since Jake Knight and The Tale of Vindicatum just happens to have a ghost... I will be reading excerpts from my book! How cool is that?…
October 12, 2020 | News | No Comments
This is the front and back cover of my upcoming book. I think the Book Designer from Miriam Laundry Books did an amazing job, eh? It's getting very exciting now! I just sent off the manuscript to her to format into the book and I feel like I've given away my baby! I can't fiddle…
October 8, 2020 | Sammy Stories | 1 Comment
Sammy meets his first visitors.This dog will never cease to amaze me. Our good friends, Tom and Deb came over for a visit. They sat at the high table on our deck with us, along with Sammy. This scared, cringing little canine who flinches at every unknown sound, actually came up to Tom and sniffed…
October 7, 2020 | News | 1 Comment
I had such an amazing response from friends, family and fans when I asked which head shot should go on the back cover of Jake Knight and The Tale of Vindicatum. Most of you picked this one. Thanks for your input! The picture will be cropped from the bottom, but when I tried to upload…
October 3, 2020 | News | No Comments
Things are moving forward with the book! I am busy getting the elements I need to send to my book designer, John. He's the guy who puts all the parts together. I've written my author biography page, which will be on the last page or two, plus the Book description and the shorter author blurb…
September 21, 2020 | News | 4 Comments
So, my trusty editor has thankfully not sent my manuscript back with more changes to make. We will be going ahead with the changes I have already done. (Whew!) Right now, she is doing a final copy-edit. That means the grammar, spelling and punctuation. You know–all the fun stuff. When it comes back to me…
September 8, 2020 | News | 1 Comment
Last Tuesday, I finally decided that I had had enough of tweaking my manuscript before handing it in to Sharon for the final edit. It has been very difficult to get to work on it since we have literally been on holidays off and on since July. Don't get me wrong, I have loved spending…
