Delphinium or larkspur, as they’re sometimes known in the United Kingdom is a perennial plant native to the Northern hemisphere. Their name comes from the Greek word Delphin, which means dolphin. It’s said that the flowers are the shape of a dolphin. During Tudor times in England, growers thought the flowers resembled the lark’s claw, hence the common name larkspur. Over 500 varieties grow in...
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During our visit to Venice we caught the vaporetto (waterbus) to nearby islands Murano and Burano. Murano is well known for glassmaking while Burano is famous for lace. My favorite of the two was Burano with its colorful buildings. Some of the buildings alongside the...
Last weekend, hubby and I set off on a three-day adventure and flew south to Christchurch. I was very excited to learn we’d drive through the small town of Fairlie on the way to our final destination of Tekapo. Excited, because Fairlie has a famous bakery that...
Welcome to the small country town of Middlemarch, NZ. I’ve brought a friend with me today—Emily Scarlet. Excuse me, Shelley. It’s Emily Mitchell now. Right! Sorry about that. I thought I’d start from the beginning. Why don’t you tell everyone how you first decided to...
Welcome to small town Middlemarch, New Zealand. Meet Saber Mitchell and his brothers. Single and fancy free until the night of the Middlemarch singles ball… My Scarlet Woman, book 1 in the Middlemarch Shifters series is on sale for a limited time. Grab your copy for...
At the very top of the North Island of New Zealand is a point called Cape Reinga. This is a special site in Maori mythology. According to the tales, an old pohutukawa tree grows on the cliff, and it is said that the roots of this tree provide a ladder for spirits to...
