How cute is this church?I’ve written about it in my blog post here but to save you the trouble, it’s a darling, mid-Victorian gothic-style church that was built in 1877 in the Manawatu, here in NZ.A few weeks back I ended up going to an open day they held to celebrate its 140th, and had…

An excerpt from Marrying Melinda, which was my first indie published book: Enjoy…       Mel took a bite of her hamburger and used a paper napkin to wipe away a dribble of ketchup from her chin. Steak, tomato and lettuce, a warm bun, pickles, tons of sauce – what more could you want?…

I’ve just finished this fabulous book from Debbie Macomber. I’m not a love-all-of-Debbie’s stuff reader at all, but this was a terrific story.Our heroine Shay is a girl with a past who has just been released from prison and finds herself in a church one day, just sitting there to get out of the Seattle cold.The…

Posting excerpts cos its an excerpt kind of season.Here’s one from All About Sage. The reception was informal, with finger foods and desserts, waiters serving champagne, and a jazz trio playing softly in the background. Sage spent some time talking with Mrs Parker, Jack’s housekeeper, who was running through the details of a murderer who…

Love this.

I have been quite inspired to go and read some of the classics, following an article in one of the local papers about a father reading books with heroic girl characters, with his own daughters.  It so happened that I was away for a few days this past week and in the collection of books…

I have taken it upon myself to invent recipes, mainly because, let’s face it, half the recipes you read are just dumb. As in, who has these ingredients in the house?Plus one gets a bit bored, no matter how much one just adores lasagne.So the other night I was thinking what to have, and I…

This past month (that would be March) was pretty pathetic in the reading stakes I was pleased to see one of the books I judged for the Romance Writers of America RITA awards that I gave high scores to had finalled. Always nice to know that what I think is a really great romance novel…

Three things I have learnt from the past week. All terribly important.1) Always check your texts prior to heading out to the airport to catch a flight. Do not assume that the new 3am text is just confirming your on-line check in for your 11am flight. It may in fact be a text informing you…

Some great books this month, including some re-reads.Not a massive list, as one spent a fair bit of one’s time not feeling all that great, and so listening to middle of the night talkback radio with the insomniacs, shift workers and the crazies (of which clearly I was in the last group) was entertainment enough.Touching…