I always laugh when I think about this painting that I did in July, because the reference photo was from my crochet cruise back in 2018. Yes, I want all the way to Bonaire in the Caribbean to take a photo of a rooster, and then decided to paint it several years later. Honestly though,Continue reading "Watercolour Rooster"
Upcoming Release: The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell
The Body in the Back Garden is Mark Waddell’s debut novel, a cozy mystery set in Crescent Cove, Vancouver Island, Canada, and is the first book his new Crescent Cove Mysteries series. It releases next week so I thought I would repost my original review from earlier in the year. Luke Tremblay arrives in CrescentContinue reading "Upcoming Release: The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell"
Review: Spells For Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young was one of my Book of the Month choices earlier in the year and I have put off blogging about it for a while because I wasn't certain what to say about it. I had really been looking forward to Spells for Forgetting, the description reeled me in withContinue reading "Review: Spells For Forgetting by Adrienne Young"
Review: Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
I stepped a bit outside my comfort zone with Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones, but I’ve always been interested in ancient and medieval history, and I’ve seen the author on some documentary shows, so I thought I would give at least one of his books a try.Continue reading "Review: Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones"
Yet Another Hobby: Fantasy Maps
My first fantasy map I mentioned a while ago that I have taken up watercolour painting. One of the Facebook groups I’m in posts weekly challenges, and a few weeks ago, the challenge word was maps. I decided that for my interpretation, I would draw and paint a fantasy map, so I spent a wholeContinue reading "Yet Another Hobby: Fantasy Maps"
Life, Tea, and Everything 