I love flowers. If you've seen my Facebook and Instagram pages, you'll see lots of flower photos 🌺🌻🌹 Living in Victoria (on Canada's southwest coast) makes it easy to share my love for flowers. Victoria's mild weather (in both summer and winter) makes it a paradise for gardeners. During my August trip to southern France … Continue reading Memories of France: Flowers
My Travels
My travels around my hometown of Victoria British Columbia, to Alberta where I grew up, to South Dakota, to France, to lavender fields, and more.
Memories of France: Tasty Drinks
I took A LOT of pictures during my August trip, but somehow I forgot to take pictures of two new favorite drinks that I discovered: Aperol Spritz (seen above) and Pastis (seen below) << both pictures found on Pixabay >> In Italy, I had an old favorite (the Bellini) and in France I found … Continue reading Memories of France: Tasty Drinks
Memories of France: Colorful Windows
In August, I took a trip to southern France (plus a whirlwind one-week cruise around the Mediterranean) which now seems more and more like a dream. Luckily, I took lots of pictures to keep the memories fresh - and colorful! 🌈 I was reminded of just how colorful when I started organizing my photos … Continue reading Memories of France: Colorful Windows
Filling the Creative Well: Lavender Field Trips
Nearly 3 months ago I wrote my first "filling the creative well" blog and shared how I had decided to "go on an adventure once a week this summer" and then...writing and life got in the way of weekly adventures. I did manage to go to Victoria's Butchart Gardens several times, but that wasn't weekly … Continue reading Filling the Creative Well: Lavender Field Trips
Filling the Creative Well: Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
Writers often talk about filling the creative well. I think everyone can benefit from filling this well because I believe every job and every life has a creative core. Lately, I've felt my creative well was getting low...very low...like I was running on empty. So I've decided to go on an adventure once a … Continue reading Filling the Creative Well: Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary
A Time to do Old & New Things – on a Travel Adventure
I recently returned from a 2-week trip to my home province of Alberta. When I try to describe this time away, I end up saying, "I did a lot of things I either hadn't done for a long time or had never done." THE OLD - things I'd done before but hadn't done in a … Continue reading A Time to do Old & New Things – on a Travel Adventure
South Dakota Memories: Tatanka, Story of the Bison
What does Tatanka mean? Tatanka is the Lakota word for “Big Beast.” For the Northern Plains People, the big beast (or bison) meant life in the form of food, clothing, housing, tools, and much more. What is Tatanka, the Story of the Bison? Tatanka is an educational center that I had the privilege of visiting … Continue reading South Dakota Memories: Tatanka, Story of the Bison
Photo Fun on My South Dakota Adventure! #Deadwood #WildDeadwoodTales
I've recovered from my long flight to South Dakota and from being on vacation with lovely people who adore books and history and horses - oh, wait, I'll never stop missing being near those people! See my photo fun to join my adventure...
My South Dakota Adventure has Begun! #Deadwood #WildDeadwoodTales #WildDeadwoodReads
It's my first morning in South Dakota. I love going places I've never been before. Finally, I'm going to see... Mount Rushmore - carved from 1927 to 1941 in the hopes of promoting tourism in South Dakota. Hey, it worked! I've always wanted to go to South Dakota because of Mount Rushmore and also because … Continue reading My South Dakota Adventure has Begun! #Deadwood #WildDeadwoodTales #WildDeadwoodReads
Summer in Deadwood = Time for Research #History #Travel #WildDeadwoodTales
It’s still spring but my thoughts keep racing ahead to the summer. This June I’ll be attending the 2018 Wild Deadwood Reads author-reader event. I’ve never been to Deadwood or even South Dakota, so I plan to spend several days being a tourist. What to see? I'm not sure yet. Research will be required. And there … Continue reading Summer in Deadwood = Time for Research #History #Travel #WildDeadwoodTales