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Successful Launch
I wanted to say thank you to all the people who showed up at my launch at First Metropolitan United on Friday. It was great to have so...
Dec 9, 2013


Successful launch
It’s great to be back in Victoria after spending a few weeks in Edmonton where I launched by books. If you came out to one of the two...
Oct 10, 2013
Edmonton launches
My visits to Edmonton are more about descendants than ancestors: my three children and now three grandchildren live here. So my time is...
Sep 24, 2013
Back from the Dead
That title of this blog is facetious but there is some truth to it. I have just been on a one-week vacation to Maui. It was another...
Nov 23, 2012


Final Day of the Tour
Pumpkin People at Kentville, Nova Scotia Yesterday we went to Kentville, home of the Pumpkin People. There we had our turkey dinner with...
Oct 8, 2012


Day Eleven
Here’s me, Christopher Dean, his mother and sister at the Dartmouth Chapters store for a book signing. Chris is my third cousin. I think...
Oct 7, 2012


Day 10– The Tour Resumes
Wednesday and Thursday were the best days off. Wednesday, a sunny day in the mid 20s, we went with a friend in a Mustang convertible to...
Oct 6, 2012


Day Seven
Ship Harbour Community Hall Thanks to the two lovely ladies who let us into the community hall and then stayed to talk with us for an...
Oct 3, 2012


Day Six of Book Tour
Signing at Historic Properties on Day 5 It’s all about the people! Day six was a great day. We spent the morning putting up posters about...
Oct 2, 2012
Day Four of Book Tour
Day four was a day of sitting in bookstores, smiling and signing books. I spent an hour and a half at a Chapters in a big box store and...
Sep 30, 2012


Day 3 of tour
Bicentennial Theatre, Middle Musquodoboit (rhymes with Hobbit). I spent the morning trying to find out what happened to the shipment of...
Sep 29, 2012


Day Two
Since There were no book-selling events scheduled on Day Two, David and I took the ferry from Dartmouth where we’re staying to Halifax...
Sep 28, 2012
Book Tour
I’m so excited about my upcoming book tour in Nova Scotia (Sept. 26 to Oct. 8). Anyone reading this who lives in the Halifax area, I...
Sep 10, 2012
My first book on Amazon.com
I’m excited to announce that you can now buy a hard copy of my book The Serpentine Garden Path from Amazon.com This is a prequel to A...
Aug 9, 2012
South Carolina, Here We Come
I just booked my flights for a round the continent trip in September and October. Instead of a vague dream, it’s that much closer to a...
Jun 15, 2012
The Difficulty of Titles
As you know, my novel A Garden in the Wilderness was published by Borealis Press recently. It did not always have that title. I...
May 28, 2012
Meeting people
It has been great getting positive feedback from readers of my book A Garden in the Wilderness. I don’t suppose that people who hate it...
Apr 3, 2012


My Book!
Check it out at Borealispress.com
Mar 27, 2012
Lying in Church
This evening is my second book launch of A Garden in the Wilderness at First+Metropolitan United Church chapel. There I will assert with...
Mar 26, 2012


Book Launched!
Here it is! A funny photo of me talking about my book! A Garden in the Wilderness was well and truly launched at the Well on Fort Street...
Mar 22, 2012
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