I can speak Dutch. Well, one phrase. I know how to say “A piece of young to middle cheese, please.” This was taught to me long ago by a Dutch friend. I stayed with her in The Hague for a few weeks when I was much, much younger. Now let me tell you more about […]
French/Flemish Readers, Forgotten Passports … and Finger-Knitting
Well it has been a jam-packed 48 hours full of fun and boneheaded forgetfulness. But first the fun: On Thursday morning I was picked up by the lovely Renée and driven to a school in the middle of Brussels for two visits. The kids had all read “We Are All Made of Molecules” in French, […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day in Brussels
It is true; I only seem to write a blog post when I’m doing fun travel. I probably need to state right now that this is not my normal life. As any of my author friends could attest, most of a writer’s life is not particularly interesting. Mine, most of the time, is the dead […]
Contest! Win an ARC of “Optimists Die First”
A heads-up to my book loving friends: I’m going to launch a contest on National Cat Day (Oct. 29). I’ll be giving away three ARC’s of my new book, “Optimists Die First,” which happens to prominently feature felines. As well I have a bit of ultra-tacky cat paraphernalia for the first prize winner. What do […]
UK & Ireland Domination Tour – The Finale
An addendum to this post: I wrote it in Heathrow during my layover but the internet was so shit that I couldn’t upload photos. So, I’m now back in Vancouver, safe, sound, jetlagged, and reveling in memories. Here I am in Heathrow airport, with a longish layover till my flight to Vancouver. Flew in from […]
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