I'm so excited - no, I haven't sold another book. In fact I've been receiving a lot of rejections, but I'm not talking about those today. No, I'm not. Hubby came home last night and said, "How would you like to go on holiday in September?" "September?" I said. "I...
I mentioned last week that I was off to Wellington. I'm posting photos this week. 1. We left from Auckland Airport. 2. It was raining in Auckland, but we had wonderful weather in Wellington. There were quite a few unaccompanied children on the flight, flying home...
I've been busy writing, editing, sending off queries and judging my pile of books for the RITAs. It's unpleasantly hot here in New Zealand at the moment with today being the hottest so far. Scotty is really feeling the heat, too. Poor thing, although it doesn't affect...
I’m an avid traveler and a recent article in the travel section of the New Zealand Herald caught my attention. It spoke to me. It made me laugh. In some countries, you still have travel with a father or a husband before being allowed to enter i.e. Saudi Arabia. In...
San Francisco would have to be one of my favorite cities to visit. I'm running a bit short of time today so I thought I'd post a few photos from our recent trip. I think I like San Francisco so much because of its situation on the sea. The hills are killers to walk up...
Thirteen National Parks I Visited Recently 1. Yosemite, California - just beautiful. I'd visited before but it was much quieter this time due to both the petrol prices and a recent fire that had scared visitors away. We had a perfect day with excellent visibility. 2....
Thirteen Things about PACKING for a Trip With my trip coming up soon, packing is looming... 1. Make a list a few weeks beforehand of the things you think you'll need to take with you. 2. Lay out the clothes you think you want to take, along with toiletries, shoes etc....
Thirteen Things about SEAHORSES When I saw one of the excursions possible from the ship was a visit to a seahorse farm I cast my vote immediately. I told Mr. Munro we should visit and he agreed since we both love nature, animals and the like, and it was something we...
