Thank you, Nora Ephron

Whenever I want to be reminded of smart, funny, poignant, meaningful writing, I read something written by Nora Ephron. Screenwriter, film maker, novelist, essayist and brilliant speaker, she was also a prolific blogger. Her talent was a constant inspiration to many women pursuing the dream of becoming a writer and a source of tremendous enjoyment

Be inspired!

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Today I’m inviting you back to beautiful Aix-En-Provence, the home of blogger/book reviewer/writer and mon amie, Claire McAlpine. Claire recently tagged me to join the Be Inspired Blog Hop.  This clever idea is being hosted by Vicki Orions on her Page After Page blog, who suggested: “All of

Vote for Nicole!

Nicole Basaraba would make a fantastic Samsung Global Blogger for the London Olympics 2012. Please read the details below and give her your vote and pass this message along. She’s a super young woman, talented blogger and would be perfect for the task! GO NICOLE!

Ten guilty pleasures … in France …

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Bonjour! I’ve been having such a fabulous time at Jess Witkins’s HAPPINESS PROJECT that I simply haven’t been able to leave. Today she has my Friday “France” post featured on her “Guilty Pleasures” page so click here and take a blog hop over to join us for

Channeling Mr. Rogers …

It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood, a beautiful day for a neighbour, would you be mine, could you be mine … *channeling Mr. Rogers* … and there’s a lot of blog-hopping going on today, which always guarantees a great time! For some reason, I’ve been humming the theme song from  the Mr. Rogers show all day.

World Oceans Day … oops, I forgot to click publish!

I was caught up in a wonderful graduation day yesterday (Friday) for the daughter of dear friends. She received combined MBA/Law degrees plus an award for top marks in both. It was indeed a day to celebrate! Beginning with a beautiful ceremony at Convocation Hall, in the magnificent grounds of the University of Toronto, we

Getting back on track …

Full disclosure: I have to admit taking a week to breathe, away from writing and social media, was truly a gift. I’m so glad I gave it to myself. Having finally written the ending to my next novel … even though we all know novels are never really *finished* … it was time to re-focus on

Taking a week to breathe …

I’ve been taking a bit of a break this week to celebrate typing the words “The End” on the last page of the manuscript of my next novel. Wooohoooo! Yippeeeee!  … ahem … sorry for the momentary loss of control … For those writers in the crowd, you know what I mean. There’s a bittersweet

A slightly different slant today …

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Lucky me! Author and well-known choc-o-holic, work-o-holic, mom-o-holic, Stephanie Keyes invited me to be part of her fabulous Spring Author Series and I’m over there talking about … yes, what else … France! Well, she asked me about vacations and travel so what was I to do?

Meet the Downsizing Divas!

A few weeks ago I had a great evening at a dinner/meeting  hosted by Anne Day’s Company of Women. These business-oriented functions are super networking opportunities attended by  dynamic women and conversations are animated and informative. There’s never a dull moment and this time I met a couple of true Divas! You know I love