I’ll be in San Francisco, for the Romance Writers of America’s annual conference. Depending how early you get up, I might not technically be there yet – I might be doing security stuff, or flying, or shuttling, or standing in the hotel check-in line (which might stretch all the way to Denver) or unpacking, or……

Here it is, the last day of June, and it looks as if our summer has finally arrived. I have some deadlines, and my garden is full of weeds (things still grow in the rain!) plus a lot of company coming and a conference to attend. I also intend to do some sitting on the…

Trilliums are the provincial flower of Ontario. They grow wild in the woods – usually under mature maple trees – and make a spectacular display this time of year. They’re usually white, but sometimes the flowers are pink or even purple. It’s illegal to pick trilliums, but it is legal to transplant and propagate them.…

Today is the vernal equinox, officially the first day of spring. So, it’s here, finally, and the good weather should soon follow. The snow has melted back far enough here that my grape hyacinths are pushing their little green leaves into the light. How exciting to see something growing after the winter we’ve had. I…