Today, the small township of Russell in the Bay of Islands is a sleepy place. Tourists and summer boaties visit the place, but on the day of our visit, we wandered across the street without worrying about traffic. Not so back in the early nineteenth century. In the...
Month: October 2013
New Zealand Maori Pouwhenua
Maori carvings tell a story, and we have a form of totem pole, called pou or pouwhenua here in New Zealand. They’re like carved poles and were used by the Maori to mark boundaries. Mr Munro snapped photos of these pou up at Paihia in the north of the North Island. I’m...
13 Teeth and Dentist Facts
This week I had a long overdue visit to the dentist. Certainly inspiration for this week’s Thursday Thirteen. Thirteen Things About Teeth and Dentists 1. Humans generally have two sets of teeth during their life time. 2. Baby teeth, which number 20. 3. Adult teeth,...
The Coffice and Alien Cats
Freesias in our garden Today I’m out visiting on the web. I’m making a stop at the RWA chapter Contemporary Romance Writers where I tell all about my coffice. My second stop is with author Lynda Hilburn where I discuss alien cats.
Man in the Moon
Edits have kept me busy for the last week. I’ve completed those now, but writing stuff continues to take up my free time—my self-imposed deadlines before I head off to Singapore. We’re officially on summer time in New Zealand now and losing one hour has kicked my butt...
Thirteen Sandwich Fillings
When I went to school and later when I was working, I used to make my lunch every day. Sandwiches. There is nothing worse than boring sandwiches…well, maybe soggy sandwiches are worse. I tried to keep my lunches interesting, but alas there were days on end where I ate...
Tale of Two Taniwha
I'm visiting Susan Johnson today with a tale of two taniwha. There is also a contest where I'm giving away a download from my back list. I hope to see you there!