Family Bibles

Family Bibles

by | Mar 22, 2018 | Genealogy

Genealogical treasures often surface when least expected as was the case with my husband’s family bible. My husband’s ancestry is Scottish and he also enjoys genealogical research. In a past phone conversation with an out-of-town cousin he expressed an interest in...
Amazon River, Brazil, South America

Amazon River, Brazil, South America

by | Feb 15, 2018 | My Reflections

The Amazon River flows through the following countries in South America: Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia and Peru. The places cited in this blog are located in Brazil and within the Amazon River basin. Manaus, Brazil is the largest city on the...
Food

Food

by | Jan 15, 2018 | My Reflections

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Food helps an author create an authentic sense of place for the reader. Travel is integral to the research I conduct for my fiction and non-fiction writing projects and learning about a country’s food traditions is an important...
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

by | Nov 16, 2017 | My Reflections

Located in the Canadian province of Manitoba on the western shore of Hudson Bay, the town is 1,000 km north of Winnipeg and 110 km south of the Manitoba-Nunavut border. Without roads, Churchill is accessible by plane or an approximately forty-hour train ride from...