It's a rainy, October day in Ottawa to cap off a beautiful week of weather. I've been busy with writing stuff, but took last weekend off to spend our wedding anniversary in Perth overnight. A few photos of the autumn beauty to start today's post! I...
What a gorgeous autumn week we've had in the Ottawa Valley. Warm enough to wear only a t-shirt in the afternoon, which is mighty unusual for this time of year. The leaves have only just started turning in the city although the fall colours are...
A rainy Saturday morning this first weekend in October. It's a good day to snuggle in with a good book and a cup of tea. I had a busy week, book-wise, although much of it was spent in front of my laptop, editing Blind Date. This...
Greetings on the last Saturday in September. The two days of solid rain (with warnings even) kept me indoors working on book stuff. Not a bad thing really. I've been editing more than writing this week -- going through final changes on the Blind Date manuscript....
Good Saturday morning, almost afternoon! We're in the middle of a lovely mid-September weekend and I was up late last night with an outdoor bookclub. I also have a friend visiting that likes walks in the morning. George I've had a busy week, but mainly because of...
Good May morning, everyone! The Ottawa weather has taken a turn into summer-like weather as the pandemic stay-at-home order was extended until June 2nd. This will be my last blog post until September although you can always follow me on Twitter (brendaAchapman), and Facebook & Instagram...
First day of May! This is usually my favourite month of the year. Trees in bloom, temperatures rising, tulips, daffodils ...
Well this April hasn't turned out to be my favourite month. Stricter Covid rules mean we cannot get together with anybody outside our household (i.e. in our case, me and Ted) until May 20th. With the exception of getting together outdoors with one other person...
Highlight of the week was getting the first dose of the Covid vaccine on Tuesday - our lives have gotten basic at best. While I'm relieved to get the process started, I'm eager for everyone else to get their shots too. I want everyone to...
Mother Nature decided to skip spring and move right into summer if this week in Ottawa is anything to go by. She'll get no complaint from me. I've been taking a hard copy of my manuscript outside to edit in the warm sunshine. Combined with...
Happy Easter weekend! We're having a pretty nice spring all in all as Ottawa settles back into lockdown as of Friday midnight. Luckily, the snow is gone and the temperatures are warm enough that we can spend lots of time outdoors. Now, if we could...
Well this was a productive week. I finished my manuscript (1st draft anyway) and am fully immersed in the first edit. Giving the book a read from start to finish will determine if the plot holds together sufficiently or if I need to make major...
Happy first day of spring! The weather is warming, the sun is shining, the cardinals are singing ...
Good Saturday morning. Our clocks spring forward tonight so the change of seasons is underway. We had two 12 degree days this past week (before the snow yesterday) and we managed some outdoor social distancing with the neighbours. Things are looking up :-) So my Melissa...
Well, a more promising week as a fourth vaccine is approved and we're told the vaccination schedule is moving up. The hope now is that we'll have our first dose by the start of summer. My fingers and toes are crossed. I had a good interview...
The last weekend of February as we head pell mell toward spring. It's also almost a year since we went into Covid isolation. Odd how we've become used to this altered state of living although we're all eager to get back to pre-Covid days when...
A snowy Saturday in Ottawa but that's okay. We have nowhere to go and the Scotties are on tv! Ted and I are hunkered down, cheering for our daughter Lisa from afar. I interviewed Mary Jane Maffini yesterday as one of the series of Youtube videos...
Good Saturday morning! Those of you following my Facebook account know the little bit of serendipity that came our way this week. Ted and I were sitting in my office and I suggested that the room could use a paint. Ted said he'd read in the...
