July 23, 2016
Tell us about the food you crave or favor when writing. Is it chips, nuts, chocolate or something else?
Enjoy this prompt and leave your response in the comments. 1000 words maximum for a short story. Poems can be any length.
A quarterly prize will be given for the most voted for response.
July 11, 2016
Yesterday I helped out at an event called Savor Strathcona, this incorporates local restaurants and artisans. There are numerous foods from across the globe to try and arts of all sorts, including pottery, painting, books and jewelry. The event also included live music and food demonstrations throughout the afternoon and evening, it was extremely popular, which seems to always be the case when food is offered.
I helped out at two tables – one with my publisher, Dream Write Publishing (where we also incorporated information on my writing group, Writers Foundation of Strathcona County) and also with the Arts and Culture Council of Strathcona Council.
We saw friends, family and interested attendees and gave out postcards for our next big event Words in the Park – 1st October. Books were browsed and bought, connections made.
I feel that the more exposure to the public an organization or company gets the better. Many local people did not know about their local publisher, writing foundation or indeed their Arts and Culture Council.
My books are on the front edge of the table – Rumble’s First Scare, Ockleberries to the Rescue and The Rython Kingdom.
I am often asked why go to so many events, when they are not always a huge success in terms of book sales. My answer is that if I am not there, how will anyone know about me or the books I write? It is more about making connections and exploiting the event to showcase my work. On subsequent events people will approach me saying they met me before, bought a book before or they buy a book because last time they did not have a special occasion to buy it for. Being recognized helps as well as always being friendly and forthcoming and informative.
Do you attend events regularly?
What is your impression of them?
Is there a reason you limit or do not attend events?
March 23, 2016
I have to admit this is a lazy post but the concept is just too cool not to share.
A floating farm in British Columbia, Canada. Home to a couple of artists who have made self sufficiency an art form in itself.
This is a unique alternative kind of living. Would you live there?
February 1, 2016
bromography 1860 -1860
a treatise on food. It’s not enough to write a bromography – today’s celebrity chefs need to be on TV!
homerkin 1662 -1663
old liquid measure for beer. “I’m so thirsty I could drink a homerkin of beer,” Simpson lamented.
jussulent 1656 -1658
full of broth or soup. The bubbling of the jussulent cauldron and the crackling of the campfire soothed her.
buccellation 1657 -1731
The act of dividing into small morsels. The buccellation and apportionment of their rations was the subject of heated argument.
lardlet 1659 -1659
A small piece of bacon to put into meat to enrich with fat. The secret to her pot roasts is the use of lardlets to enhance the flavour of the meat.
ponask 1922 -1963
To cook game by splitting it and roasting it on a spit. We ponasked the freshly-caught pheasant at our campsite.
spiscious 1655 -1655
Of a thick consistency. Her soups are both spiscious and delicious, though perhaps over-laden with salt.
Make sure to visit this incredible site – http://phrontistery.info/clw.html
My sentence – A bromography of recipes detailing jussulent and lardlet uses. Lessons on ponask, spiscious and buccellation.
Can you make a sentence?
August 7, 2013
Succulent – definition: full of juice : juicy
I’ll stretch this word’s definition slightly today to fit with a blogging award I received from http://www.swatichavda.com/ The Super Sweet Award.
The Award Picture:
So here are the rules:
I must thank the person who nominated me.
Thank you, Swati for your nomination and for following my blog.
I must answer six Super Sweet questions – see below.
I must include the Super Sweet Blogging Award pic in my blog post – done.
I must nominate a baker’s dozen of deserving bloggers see below.
I must notify my nominees on their blogs – done!
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