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Nov 18
Twenty-five years ago, today, my maternal grandfather died. He was a proud man. A hard man. He was also a man who loved his family–though he had a terrible way of expressing it. Demanding, and critical, he was also–in his own way–caring. Your car died? He was the first one to lift the hood and …
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Oct 01
I’ve been working from the cosy bright nook of my kitchen since August, when my youngest son’s friend moved in with us for a few months to complete a co-op work-term required as part of his University degree. The location change plants me directly in the hub of household activity. It’s not ideal. And I’m …
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Mar 14
Late last week I emailed ARCs of My Dear One to volunteers. One reader has already finished (!), and another contacted me to tell me she’s loving the story–hates the steward–and what is up with the heroine’s formal speech? Short answer? She’s British. And daughter of an English peer. Rules of etiquette differ depending on …
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Apr 13
Hubs wanted to take me on a trip this year to the one place I have always wanted to visit: Britain. But Paris happened. And more recently, Brussels. Paris motivated me to nix his travel plans. Brussels reinforced my decision to stay on home turf as solid. But that does not mean I cannot travel …
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Mar 09
Popping my head up out of my writing hole *blink, blink* to wave hello *waves* and confirm I am yet of this world. When I am not lost in a world of my own creation, which is exactly where I have been the last few months. . Since October I have spent a lot of …
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Apr 13
End of week two of the A to Z Challenge and the letter is L. And L just happens to be the first letter of a place I long to visit: London. I have no idea if reincarnation is real, but if it is, then in a former life I hailed from London, because it is the …
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Apr 02
Day 2 of the A to Z Challenge, otherwise known as the letter B. The first thing that popped into my head when I pondered what to write that would reflect today’s B-theme was “bollocks”. I love this word. It shows up often in some of my favorite romance novels, especially regency-era. Though it means …
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