It’s #BookQW and ‘good’ that Cor turns up to help Fern. More from Chapter 7: Cor’s cheek muscles were aching, but the smile that Aunt Syl hated was working on Cara. He’d never gotten into a fight with her, but he didn’t want to find out what she could do. The wide-eyed witch backed up […]
I blog here, but I also blog on The Squirrel Nutwork. (No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke.) There, four squirrels share their outdoor nature finds from their suburban Washington, D.C. neighborhood. They take an annual winter hiatus, but resume blogging each year by joining the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, which follows the […]
Just a quick post to introduce you to another great plant for bees! Sorry it’s not a tree, but I couldn’t resist when I found honeybees on my neighbor’s Leatherleaf Mahonia, Mahonia japonica, in early March. This tough shrub for partial shade blooms in early spring and the blossoms will not freeze if temperatures reach […]
I’m thrilled to reveal the gorgeous cover of the second in my YA fantasy series: The back is just as pretty! Needless to say, I’m very happy with it, and I’m looking forward to its release on Arbor Day ~ April, 26, 2019! Want an introduction to this story? Read the first two chapters here. […]
This is one of my favorite trees (or a large shrub) because it is native and blooms at whacky times of the year. Oh, and its flowers look like spiders! Depending on the species, witch hazel blooms either before winter or after. The native species, Hamamelis virginiana, is a late fall bloomer for bees to […]
It’s #BookQW and Cor ‘eat’s up whatever wins him the most points. Excerpt from Chapter 14: When Dad returned her to Hillux so she could go home, Cor was sweeping the kitchen, Hilda chasing his heels and wheeking. He was ignoring the begging guinea pig—but then, he had his earbuds in. He lifted his chin […]
I’m starting this set of brief posts between now and the release of my newest YA, Guardian of the Pines. Why? Because my hero, Cor, loves trees and also is a beekeeper. Red Maple trees have begun to bloom in my area, the suburbs of Washington, D.C. They aren’t a tree that folks go out […]
It’s #bookqw and my heroine soon will have ‘words’ in two books! Fern plays a big role in book 2 of The Windborne series. Today’s quote comes from chapter 2 of that story, Guardian of the Pines: Beri lightly touched her elbow. It wasn’t a random bump and when he looked questioningly at her, Fern […]
Sadly, we lost one of our beehives last week. We were feeding them sugar blocks through the winter, but it was not enough given the size of the hive and they starved. A more experienced beekeeper from our club came to help with a postmortem. Not to get into too many details, but we […]
