I don't know about you, but I'm fairly giddy with excitement to have my delicious Yorkshire Pudding of a show back on Sunday nights, even if it's only for 9 weeks. Beginning this week, I'm going to be blogging my recaps (previously seen on my Facebook author page), a way to hopefully keep all … [Read more...]
3 December Babies, 3 Wisemen and 3 Gifts Under the Tree
If I am ever caught chiseling star shapes out of potatoes during the Christmas season again, my husband has strict instructions to hurl me into a snowbank headfirst. Or maybe I’ll just hurl myself. It’s my own grown-up Christmas meltdown memory. A few years ago, frantically … [Read more...]
Vivian, Nathan, and Heaven’s Surreal Swamps
I can't stop thinking about Vivian, and I can't stop thinking about Heaven. I can't stop thinking about this girl, her dark poetry, her nuanced eye for composition and photography, and the fact that, as a little girl, she was the most adventurous eater on Planet Earth. I even wrote about her … [Read more...]
7 Things I Wish Every Adoptive Parent Knew
In 1968, when I was adopted, my parents had their pick of babies. Literally, they were told to come on down to the Women’s Pavilion in Winnipeg, where I was born, and pick out which newborn they wanted to take home. It was like a baby farm, in those days. Rows of babies, born to unwed mothers in an … [Read more...]
Announcing the Literary Crush Book Club, Lit Crush Contest Winners, and A Shiny New Contest!
When I agreed to write a guest blog for the winsome and kindred Modern Mrs. Darcy in September, I didn't know all the goodness that would transpire. Gilbert Blythe versus Fitzwilliam Darcy: Who Smolders More? First of all, how much fun did I have writing … [Read more...]