Missed a previous chapter? Read Chapter 1 here. Read Chapter 2 here. Read Chapter 3 here. Read Chapter 4 here. Read Chapter 5 here. Read Chapter 6 here. Chapter 7 “Did she name her accomplice?” the commander asked the instant Seamus entered the boardroom. Scalding fury at the board members and his own culpability warred within him. He shoved guilt aside and concentrated on the here and now....
The fantail or piwakawaka is one of our native birds. This year we’ve seen quite a few in our garden and also while we’ve been walking Bella. They’re tiny birds with a tail that fans out—as their name suggests—and they live on a diet of insects. They like to follow...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
