Songs, books, and movies depict a white Christmas with snow, hearty fires in the hearth, roasted chestnuts, mulled wine, and plum pudding. In my world, nothing could be farther from the truth since I live in the Southern hemisphere. A white Christmas is something I’ve never experienced and find hard to imagine. Honestly, it’s weird listening to singers caroling about dashing through the snow...
September is the month of the cat. Cats—both wild and domestic—come from the Felidae family. Around eight to twelve million years ago cats evolved into two categories, which scientists called Old World and New World species. The cat family was also classified into two...
During our recent trip we visited the Tui Brewery in Mangatainoka. It was a lunch stop, and of course, we had to try the beer. According to legend, in 1889 a man called Henry Wagstaff stopped on the banks of the Mangatainoka River to make a cup of tea. That cup of tea...
Humans spend one third of their lives sleeping, and recent research suggests that we’re sleeping one to two hours less per night on average. I watched a British documentary on sleep this week and found it interesting. As I get older, I find I have more trouble...
Welcome to the Labor Day Hop & Giveaway, hosted by Love Kissed Book Bargains! Win prizes from some of your favorite authors, plus use this chance to meet awesome new ones! Enter on each page for an opportunity to win prizes that are a booklover’s dream. Winners...
Before I published my first book, I wrote a story called Summer in the City. The heroine was a country girl and funnily enough, her name was Summer. She was a trainee librarian, and she moved to Auckland for further training and to get away from her overprotective...
Death Below Stairs is a historical mystery and it is set during the reign of Queen Victoria (after Albert died). It is the first in a new series. Here's the blurb: Highly sought-after young cook Kat Holloway takes a position in a Mayfair mansion and soon finds herself...
