First Saturday in October, and we're squarely into autumn. I've cleaned out 1/3 of my 30 flower pots, but the weather has been so glorious that I'm giving the rest a reprieve until the frost hits. Today, we're going up to 27 degrees C! It was...
Another Saturday has rolled around, the last weekend in September. Still lots of green on the trees, so I've put off cleaning out my flower pots, but plan to get at it this week while it's still mild. Not my favourite task ever. Well, I did...
And another week has flown by! No rain and endless sunshine ...
Good Saturday morning! We are half-way through September with some gorgeous weather in the Ottawa Valley. The leaves are just beginning to change as the nights get crispy. I love this time of year. Last weekend was the inaugural St. Lawrence Writers Festival in the beautiful...
Welcome back, everyone! The summer sped past like a drunken night in the Byward Market. So much has happened since I last blogged! To begin, I will be in Brockville at the inaugural St.Lawrence Writers' Festival tomorrow (Sunday) at one o'clock at the Arts Hub alongside...
Happy Summer, Everyone! You can link to the Who Lies in Wait excerpt in the July 28 online Ottawa Citizen today. It will be featured in tomorrow's paper. https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/book-who-lies-in-wait...
So Who Lies in Wait is officially launched. This past Thursday evening, Dalal, Manager of the Ottawa Curling Club, hosted my latest book launch, and it was a terrific venue. There was a good-sized crowd with Jim, owner of Perfect Books, on site to sell...
Party time is almost here! Yes, this coming Thursday will be the launch of Who Lies in Wait at the Ottawa Curling Club on O'Connor Street. There is some parking on the club premises and there is also a city parking lot as you turn...
Good Saturday, everyone. Warm weather coming this week in Ottawa so time to break out the shorts and sandals. I had a couple of outings this week. Last Saturday afternoon, Don Butler and I drove to Kichissippi Brewery in Belles Corners to take part in an...
After my blog post last Saturday morning, I learned that Fatal Harvest was shortlisted for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada, a Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) award. CWC is our national crime-writing organization. It was lovely news to have the book recognized in this...