Facebook has learned I’m an animal lover and sneakily tailored my page to receive many animal posts. For the last three or four weeks, I’ve been getting Wombat Rescue pics in my feed. They were so cute and the posts interesting, so now I follow the progress of Molly and Maggie, two baby wombats who lost their mothers, and Dipsy, an adult who was found hiding in an outdoor pizza oven and...
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The History of Confetti
It’s thought that the throwing of confetti started in Greek times when locals would shower athletes and those getting married with flowers and leaves. It was a unique way of sprinkling people with love and excitement and made for a brilliant spectacle. But it was the...
Cover Reveal: Operation Flower Petal
Military Men #6 Release date: 25th February 2021 Hero: Matt Townsend – Ex NZSAS soldier and currently training soldiers. Heroine: Adelaide Buckingham, known as Ada. Farmer and flower grower. He falls for her… literally. The blurb: Since her...
Scottish New Year Traditions
We have lots of people of English and Scottish descent in the community where we live, so I’ve been hearing a lot about first-footing and mutters of lumps of coal. I had NO idea what they were talking about, so I decided to find out so as not to appear dim-witted....
Check out the New Release Giveaway
I'm celebrating the release of Sasha, book 4 in my Dragon Isles series by taking part in the New Release Giveaway. Welcome to the November New Release Giveaway! 11/30 - 12/07! One-click all the latest books. Find your new favorite author. Then...
Next Dragon Isles Adventure – Meet Cherry
Cherry, the next book in the Dragon Isles series is due out very soon. Grab your copy today! Here's the blurb: Love is a mystery, but dragons are real. Cherry is gutted when her friend Liza disappears, presumed drowned. She has no time to mourn, however, since she...
Daylight Saving
Early this morning, our clocks went forward an hour, ready for our summer down here in New Zealand. With the reminders to switch our clocks, I wondered when daylight saving started. Color me surprised to discover a New Zealander had the idea first. George Hudson...