In a recent newsletter, I shared photos of some of the odd and unusual things I have discovered on my travels. Here are some of what I shared. ROUND BARN. I saw this beautiful barn from a distance. I don’t … Continue reading →
Research had led me on some interesting trips and I have found unexpected, interesting and even, odd things. I thought I’d share a few with you. THE OKOTOKS ERRATIC is a 16,500-tonne boulder that lies on the otherwise flat, … Continue reading →
I have a pet peeve. Well, actually, many of them but I only want to mention one today. Hay. Yes, hay. Dried grass, alfalfa or a mix used to feed cows and horses. Hay can be sweet or dusty and … Continue reading →
I have a nine-year-old granddaughter staying with me. Entertaining her has included many things–the splash park, the library, Discovery Park where we watched an entertaining bear show teaching about bear safety and protecting bears in the wild. Sort of protecting … Continue reading →
Today, I thought I would share a guest blog I did on Petticoats and Pistols this week. When I was a child, my father took us to what is now known as Dinosaur Provincial Park which consists of badlands along … Continue reading →
Last week I shared half a dozen things I learned while researching the story series Big Sky Country. The second book—Montana Cowboy Family—is out this month. Today, I want to share another half dozen things I learned. 1. The area … Continue reading →
Seeing as this is the first day of 2017 I suppose I should say something about what I learned in 2016, but frankly, I’m ready to forget about the old year and move forward in the new. That said, I … Continue reading →
I am reading a book about travels on the Santa Fe Trail. (My copy is from the library and is plain brown.) Often research involves ploughing through dry text. But not so in this book. The writer has a way … Continue reading →
My stories often have children in them so I am often challenged to find toys for them. I’ve visited countless museums and have thousands of pictures taken at them but if one were to judge the abundance of toys (or … Continue reading →
It’s time to renew my passport. I have gone so many places with the current one (though not as many as I’d like). It’s probably no surprise that one of my favorite things about travel is visiting museums and I … Continue reading →