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Month: July 2010

The Big Red was a Winner

This is the skeleton of the champion racehorse, Phar Lap. Phar Lap, which is Thai for lightning in the sky, was a chestnut. He was born near Timaru, New Zealand in 1926 and died in Menlo Park, California in 1932 after eating poisoned grass. He was poisoned on purpose,...

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The Food Show Experience

I'm off to The Food Show tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it very much because food is one of my favorite things. Thirteen Things About The Food Show 1. See, Taste, Buy: The Food Show is a bit like Christmas, a birthday and a giant dinner party rolled into one. 2. I...

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No Problem, Man! by Lisabet Sarai.

I'm thrilled to welcome author, Lisabet Sarai as my special guest today. She's discussing two of my favorite topics--travel and paranormal romance. I'm always ready to travel, be it virtual or the real thing. Add a little of the woo-woo factor and I'm hooked. So sit...

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Hey! Out of My Face!

This is another photo taken at the Royal Sydney Easter Show. I made a beeline for the alpacas, because I think they're so cute. The sentiment wasn't returned. This one didn't want me anywhere near him. To visit more animal photos go to Camera Critters

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A Sea of Suspicion and Marine Biology with Toni Anderson.

My special guest today is Toni Anderson, a marine biologist turned writer. After my recent cruise, I'm fascinated with the sea, and I begged Toni to tell us a little about marine biology as well as her recent release, A Sea of Suspicion. Thanks for having me on your...

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Feelin’ Blue

Blue is my favorite color, and since I returned our foster dog to the SPCA today, I'm definitely feeling blue. I figured I'd go entirely blue for this week's Thursday Thirteen Thirteen Blue Things 1. Blue Suede Shoes - a rock 'n roll number first recorded by Carl...

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The Hohokam Indians and CAPTIVE SPIRIT with Liz Fichera

My guest today is fellow Carina Press author Liz Fichera. She's here to talk about her wonderful historical romance, Captive Spirit and the inspiration behind her story. Don't forget to check out her trailer and comment to enter the draw to win a copy of Captive...

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I Have A Mushroom Farm.

We went to the Farmers' market last week. We haven't visited for a while and there were some new stallholders plying their trade. One of them was selling fresh mushrooms and small mushroom farms in buckets. I've always wanted to try my hand at growing mushrooms so I...

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Waiting…waiting…

There's a lot of waiting around at a show. Waiting for the judges to come by...waiting for dinner...waiting... This photo was taken at the 2010 Sydney Royal Easter Show. To visit more animal photos please go to Camera Critters.

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