I must confess I am not much of a baseball fan – because – well it’s not tennis. But I did enjoy lots of scrub baseball in...
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9781250021441 A slightly rainy weekend was a good excuse to sit still and read the forthcoming mystery from G.M. Mailliet , The Haunted Season. A classic cozy...
9781623362188 If you love pizza you will love this Rodale book. Author Suzanne Lenzer who worked for many years with New York Times columnist and cookbook author...
Almost every Saturday in the summer I visit my friend Jenny Spring’s garden. Jenny grows incredible flowers and vegetables on a sunny backyard plot in the heart...
Yes it’s been hot on the west coast. All our crops are ahead of schedule. The strawberries and cherries are pretty much done which means it’s time...
9781250043153 Last week David Downie and his wife, photographer Alison Harris were in Victoria. Author of A Passion for Paris, just out from St. Martin’s Press, David...
9781452137452 My dog Jet is a senior dog. She is 10 and a half in human years so 70 + in dog years depending on how you...
My number two son has set out a European tour. First stop Iceland – one of the world’s hottest travel destinations. With a population of 325,000...
While chatting with a friend on the phone the last night I heard incredible screeching over the line – yes it was a landline! Turns out a...
Ah yes – first summer weekend and it was lovely in Victoria. A good time to sample some of the many craft beers available here. Joe Wiebe’s...
After a week of meetings in Vancouver I was having a leisurely cup of tea while perusing the Saturday Globe & Mail and what did I see...
978 1 4598 0654 2 $14.95 Day two of our fall sales conference we met with Jen Cameron and Dayle Sutherland of Orca Books. As always Orca...
I love my Polestar Business Calendar. I like to write things down – it helps me remember I really do have to do them. I also...
I attended a Chinese wedding feast on the weekend. The meal consisted of 11 courses! It is traditional for the couple to have jokes played on them...
9781626863880 Photographing hummingbirds is difficult. I can attest to it! Hummingbirds like my porch. Fairly regularly they fly in and have to be caught – usually with...
Just finished reading this FSG title by Sophie McManus. Jessica Walker of Munro’s Books told me this title garnered lots of attention at the Winter Institute. It...
978-1-4236-3694-6 Just back from a week in Palm Springs where I saw many palm trees, mid-century modern homes and stores carrying lots of mid-century modern furnishings. And...
9781250041159 Nope – not talking about bridal shows or graduation dresses but author Jamie Brickhouse’s Mama’s name for those days when she didn’t get out of her...
The 10th Annual Lego Exhibit is on at the Sidney Museum. The whole town gets in on the action. Here are a few models on display...
We are enjoying an early Victoria spring while toiling at the Book Fair. Out of respect for those of you still battling real Canadian winter I am...