I’m at that odd place of having completed a story, at least in its general form; I’ve edited it as far as I can; and I’m not sure where...

I spent Thursday in Coaldale at Jenny Emery School, taking part in their One School One Book program, where all the kids are read Feather...

It’s been an incredibly mild winter in Calgary, so I use photos from Banff National Park to remind me of what’s normal for this time of...

I am finally; officially, on the second draft of my story. It’s a great joy to have a finished manuscript that I can read from beginning...

Saturday morning I got to visit with the kids in the Owlets Book Club, at The Owl’s Nest Books http://owlsnestbooks.com/. The kids oohed...

After a couple years without, I’m holding another contest for my website www.howweirdcanyouget.com. Several schools in Lethbridge are...

I took the spirit man (from Cursed!) to Lethbridge, and introduced him to hundreds of kids. They loved him, especially his fat belly. He...

For some reason, Feather Brain is popular in Lethbridge. I’m doing two events there next week, full days at two schools using Feather...

The first gardening catalogue has arrived, signaling the post-Christmas ‘longing for spring’ season, and now that the weather has turned...

An early hike after an overnight snowfall (Fenlands Trail near Banff). Maureen

I’m settling back into a regular writing routine, still working on those last three chapters. They’re going to be the longest-to-write...

We drove to Banff to hike and have lunch out (at Coyotes, our favorite). The mountains were stunning, deep in white with every angle...

New Years Resolutions always seem to be about doing more, going faster, being better. I think for me they need to be about going slower...

I had hoped to finish the first draft of my current story by Christmas. I’m within spitting distance – three chapters to go – but I’m not...

The new bird feeder is attracting all kinds of attention. The small birds have figured out how to eat from the feeder ­– the others...

After many years of grudgingly tolerating squirrels feasting at the bird feeder, I have finally bought a squirrel-proof feeder. I wanted...

I just spent an hour on the phone with my editor, doing one more round with the page proofs for The Veil Weavers. I had a digital version...

We have a wooden bird feeder that squirrels can awkwardly perch on and feed from, but I haven’t minded sharing. Until this year. A canny...

Now that I’m finished with the Veil Weavers page proofs (well, almost – they’re back for one more look), I’m settling back into writing...

All the corrections for the page proofs are in the mail. Now I’m really almost totally done editing The Veil Weavers. There will be the...