Like a kid in a crayon store
Remember when you were a kid and you got a new colouring book and immediately grabbed your crayons and had at it? Yeah, good memories, right? It didn't matter if you stayed in [Read more]
Books
Casting call: Potter & Me
I never really thought much about Scotland's connections to Harry Potter, one of my favourite things, before coming to this part of the world. The minute I touched down, that [Read more]
All I learned about history I learned reading historical romances
So, you know, just sitting with the boy watching Jeopardy when a bunch of questions about history come up, as they do. I start riffing off a few answers, but not in the form [Read more]
Harry Potter Night IV: A loony Hallowe’en
Just like the students of Hogwarts, our little HPN club took a break from magic during the summer holiday. With those warm summer days far behind us we were raring to get [Read more]
Harry Potter Night III: The Chamber of Snacks has been Opened
Ok, so we are getting pret-tay darn good at this Harry Potter Night (HPN) thing. For the third instalment, we brought our A-game. I think we leave each party with our creative [Read more]
Harry Potter Night II: The Hippogriff takes flight
After our first Harry Potter Night (HPN) was a great success, I was looking forward to the next. Part II took place at Lindsay's lovely home. For [Read more]
Harry Potter Night and the Rise of the Death Eater
If you know me, you know I'm absolutely batty over Harry Potter. I've lost track of how many times I've either read the books or watched the movies. Everyone has a guilty [Read more]
2012 – My year in pictures
2012 was another fantastic year of travel adventures. Last year's highlights were Gimli, Orlando and Turks & Caicos.
Art portfolio
After a night of imbibing too much sangria with some good friends, I lazed in bed this morning and finished my first art portfolio book. This was the simplest Blurb book so [Read more]
2011 travel review
Just finished my 2011 photo album. Last year's highlights included Maui, Banff, Vancouver and Palm [Read more]
The future of books
This looks like a fascinating book and is definitely my next read after I finish My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler. Yes, my taste in books is all over the map. Reviews [Read more]
