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Got to Love the Launch
When a new book is released the author often chooses to celebrate with a launch. I remember when I launched The Year Mrs. Montague Cried in 2011. I chose the Kingston Farmer's Market as the venue and went about planning it. I invited former students personally and asked Mary Ann Gallagher of Benjamin Books to have the book table. I don't remember a whole lot more about the planning but I certainly remember how well it was attended. My friend Ruth Shannon introduced me and my friend Kathy closed. The market dining room was bursting with people possibly breaking some fire code regulations. I welcomed supporters and signed many books. In the next few years I launched a book every year at the market again, the Kingston Parish hall or the Legion. Each time I felt a lot of nervousness and a...
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Still Weary and a Bit Weepy
I am catching my breath this morning as I sit in gratitude and exhaustion. There is still much to do but much has been done. Lists and motivation seem too much to process today so I will allow some refreshing and rest instead. Yesterday I did my last sale and was...
When Weary is Wonderful
November is upon us and we are already midway through. I have often proclaimed my love of this deary, chilly and dark month. I see it as a respite , a pause and a preparation month. The vibrant colors of October have vanished leaving naked deciduous trees , green...
We Travel in Time
One of my all time favourite movies is About Time. I have watched it many times and expect to watch it many more times. It has a richness and depth that speaks to me every time I view it. I cry at the same scenes over and over and sometimes I watch it just to do that....
I Need a Pep Talk
Today's blog entry is just for me! Feeling overwhelmed this morning a memory popped into my head. I am standing in a woodworking shop in Nashwaaksis holding my nine month old baby waiting to talk to John Brewer about renting his empty farmhouse in Burtt's...
Happy Book Anniversary!
Copies of the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Year Mrs. Montague Cried arrived today. My debut novel is seeing a second life, a re-issuing, an anniversary edition. How amazing is that! I think back to the moments in a quiet classroom while my grade four students were...
All Good Things…God Save the King
...must come to an end. We know the truth of that saying but that doesn't make it any easier. Endings, changes, saying goodbye and letting go are all hard. This morning I tried to take in every minute, every sound, the slant of the sun , the breathing of our old...