Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Miscellaneous Musing

  • Summer Flowers

    My garden is a spring garden. It comes on strong with bulbs then early perennials, but pretty much runs its course by June. I’ve been trying to change that in recent years, and have been adding more daylilies and daisies. Right now, they’re in their full glory. It’s yellow and orange out there! Best of…

  • Evolutions

    Earlier this week, I wrote a blog post about the emergence of indie publishing called Six Years. One of the comments was a question about how digital publishing had changed my own work and writing process. The answer isn’t a short one – the answer is actually this post. First, let’s talk about what changed…

  • In the Garden

    So many of you liked the pictures of my garden that I thought I’d share some more. My garden is mostly perennials, which means it changes all the time. Each plant blooms only for a week or two each year. I like having the plants come back each year and also to see the garden…

  • Roses in the Garden

    It’s that time of year, when the roses bloom. I love my garden in May and June and, as happens most years, I’ll share a glimpse of it with you. The irises and poppies were beautiful this spring, but I didn’t get out there with my camera. The peonies took the rain hard, but were…

  • Email Fail

    There’s something going on at my ISP the past few weeks. They’re probably upgrading systems, because my email accounts are coming and going in terms of availability. I have several email addresses through this server, but this week, one has been unavailable. Of course, it’s my most public one, chestwick AT sympatico DOT ca So,…