Cowgirls of Myra canyon -from Queen Of The Godforsaken by Mix Hart I treated my niece and my daughter to western horseback riding lesson for Artemis’ birthday present. Artemis asked to be called Taco at the ranch and the girls’ … Read More
Orchids Gone Wild: Okanagan Wild Flowers I have to share a peek at the wild orchids that grace my front yard this spring, 2016. Each year, my secret patch of wild orchids grows by a few blossoms—this year there are … Read More
Balsam Root Fields Forever Each spring the mountain sides surrounding the Okanagan Valley turn gold with breathtaking wild blossoms. This is my favourite time of year. It is like living each day surrounded by small bursts of celestial, golden sun … Read More
Cathedral Grove: Land Of Giant Trees Macmillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island This spring break, my family hiked through some amazing West Coast forests in British Columbia. Cathedral Grove is a rare section of an old growth Douglas fir/redwood cedar ecosystem on … Read More
Arctic Adventure: Researching My Next Novel The Universe Wants Me To Go North— I received good news yesterday. Unexpected good news is always the best. I applied for a grant from The Canadian Council Of The Arts to help fund … Read More
Englishman River Falls Hike, Vancouver Island A saunter through Englishman River Falls Park, with its roaring waterfalls and moss covered giant trees, is most definitely, “…near the heart of the world.” -John Muir My family began our spring break BC … Read More
Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia This spring break my family decided to spend a week hiking through some of the rainforests of my home province of British Columbia. My husband, Peter, our eldest daughter, Mistaya, and our youngest daughter, … Read More
A Girl & Her Dog I was fortunate to have a dog in my daily life from the age of eleven onward. My first dog, McDuff–a giant Bouvier de Flanders–was like a brother to me. Dogs are more than family, … Read More
4th Grade Rude Awakenings Fourth Grade is a rude awakening for most kids. It’s a time when the innocence of kind, gentle teachers and a world of fairness vanishes. The rose coloured glasses of early childhood are suddenly clouded … Read More
Let the hotel ghosts be a lesson to us all: For f-sake, LET IT GO! The quote in the photograph above is an important reminder for me because it is human nature to cling to things/ideas/others in the delusion … Read More
Vancouver Weekend Hot New Vancouver Trend: Public Reading Hipsters are keeping their cell phones in their pockets and reaching for a good book! @ Vancouver Fairmont Pacific Rim I spent the weekend before last in Vancouver–we picked up my eldest … Read More
That Amazing Moment When You Fall Into A Novel & Can’t get Out Read a review of QueenOf The Godforsaken HERE
How Do You Rate Your Abilities? Are You an Under-Rater or Over-Rater? I had a recent conversation with someone who over-rated his abilities. The conversation was a little on the comical side: once he realized that he was way in over … Read More
Life Is A Dance Earth Is The Stage Choreography Is Up To You 2015 was a year on injury for me—insanely so! What does this say about the dance I am choreographing for myself? I spent the entire year nursing … Read More
How Barbie Taught Me To be A Feminist Barbie’s Been Doing It For Herself Since The 1950s My love of Barbies goes deep: The teenage characters in my novel Queen Of The Godforsaken turn to Barbies when they feel desperate to … Read More