Well, just as I’ve gotten the hang of high altitude baking, it’s time for me to move to Edmonton – which sits much closer to sea level. Before I depart, however, I would like to share a little of my hard-won knowledge. (Some of you might recall my initial attempts that resulted in ‘flat tireContinue reading “High Plains Pancakes”
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A Northern Valentine
I was delighted when writer and aviation historian John Chalmers (apparently inspired by the spirit of Robert Service, ‘bard of the Yukon’) sent me the following lines last week. He has generously allowed me to share them with you (with some pictures I tracked down online)! Danielle Goes North Strange things are done in theContinue reading “A Northern Valentine”
Property Virgins No More
It is now official: Doug and I have purchased our first home. Our days of pouring cash into some landlord’s pocket are numbered. So are the days of trying to figure out what goes with 1960s brown camo carpeting or brown and cream vinyl kitchen tiles that extend to the backsplash (answer: nothing). Next monthContinue reading “Property Virgins No More”
Striking Writer’s Gold in Klondike Country
We may be stuck in a holding pattern when it comes to the move from Wyoming to Edmonton, but at least I know where I’ll be living from October to December of this year: the Yukon! I just got a call from the Writers’ Trust of Canada that I was chosen for the Berton HouseContinue reading “Striking Writer’s Gold in Klondike Country”
Confessions of an Evil Gym Bunny
I do not believe in New Year’s Resolutions, and thank goodness it seems like not many people in this town do either. The great onslaught of new gym-goers with crashing blood sugar have not appeared in the post-holiday season. Or maybe they have traditional jobs keeping them away during my 8:30-10:30 time slot. Whatever theContinue reading “Confessions of an Evil Gym Bunny”
Good Ol’ Fashioned Bushwacking
The muscle cramp in my leg has finally gone away and the cut on Doug’s cheek is slowly healing, but the wonderful memories of our 5-days snowshoeing trip will live on… On the last day of the last year we drove 4 hours from Green River, WY to the Jackson Hole area. Of course weContinue reading “Good Ol’ Fashioned Bushwacking”
The Trees in My Mind
It’s a funny feeling, being split between two worlds, but it also seems to be at the core of this writing thing. The other day I was musing about how living here, in southwestern Wyoming, my physical world is high plains desert: sage brush, antelope, and very few lakes, rivers, and trees. Researching the settingContinue reading “The Trees in My Mind”
Diving Into Another Bell
So the story of the Butterfly and the Diving Bell might have given my brain the kick it needed to get going on the novel (see last post), but it was another Bell that got me going in the right direction. That would be James Scott Bell, who apparently writes suspense novels but whom IContinue reading “Diving Into Another Bell”
No More Blinkin’ Excuses
Last week while talking to some friends of mine at the Book and Bean, I busted through a creative wall. Since completing For the Love of Flying back in the spring I’ve felt the full range of emotion you’d expect with completing a book: euphoria, exhaustion, satisfaction, anxiety… but mostly, I’ve felt a bittersweet senseContinue reading “No More Blinkin’ Excuses”
A Festive Staycation
Doug had another set of days off last week, but after a bunch of long-distance, long-haul travelling and a particularly gruelling “hitch” (days on), we decided to go the “staycation” route and hang out close to home. This turned out to be a good thing since here in Southwestern Wyoming we got hit by aContinue reading “A Festive Staycation”