“The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.” – Ernest Hemingway I was feeling conflicted about the book I’m currently writing. I had to stop and ask myself why. Do I want to continue with a manuscript that doesn’t hold my heart? If I don’t love it, how can I expect my readers… Continue reading A by-product of intimate time spent with fictional characters.
The cake is moist and sweet. Each bite reveals vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon and the crunch of nuts. The drizzle settled down into the layers of crumble right down into the cake and it adds a rich caramel-y flavour. It all blends together to create a delicious flavour. It even looks pretty on my plate.… Continue reading Coffee News over Coffee Cake & Coffee
A heavy blanket that adheres and demands attention. It can’t be removed. It can’t be ignored. Chameleon like, when you think it has loosed its grip, it triggers in a new form: a song on the radio, a smell, snippets of remembered conversation, a date, an event or an unexpected question… Grief’s journey is personal… Continue reading Grief
What is your coffee flavour this morning? I am having an original roast with a teaspoon of Blackstrap molasses. It adds a nice robust and slightly bitter taste to my cup that I enjoy on occasion. If we were having coffee I would smile and ask, “How are you? How have you been?” If we… Continue reading A Blackstrap Coffee
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 