Up close and personal with alligators
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to spend a day in the Florida Everglades. Wow! I’d read about the Everglades as a kid and always wanted to see them. From an…
Category: My travels
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Camping by the river with Pete
I’ve just returned from the most fabulous weekend – camping on the banks of the magnificent Hudson River – and singing along with one of my heroes – the amazing Pete Seeger.…
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Romantic Novelists on Tour
Playing tourist is fun – playing tourist in the company of a historical novelist is even better! My good friend Jean Fullerton – who writes fabulous historical novels – came for a…
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The place where magic happens.
I’ve been to Wisteria Lane, and the Bates Motel and Amity and Skull Island … well actually, I’ve been on the Universal Studios back lot tour. It was a lot of fun…
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Rusting relics and regal stares…
We set out for Queens last weekend, to explore Flushing Meadows – knowing only that it had a zoo – and that’s where the US Open Tennis is played. Wow – were…
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Spectacularly Scared Silly
I’m not afraid of heights – honestly I’m not. I have a healthy respect for things I might fall off – chairs, ladders, horses… But heights… I’m fine… ish. I’m in Toronto…
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Holding out for a red-haired hero
I am in Miami this week – home of spectacular sunrises, a pretty good basketball team and THE red-haired hero. I speak of Horatio Caine – CSI Miami’s taciturn but oh-so-sexy hero…
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A visit to the zoo
We went to the Bronx Zoo this weekend. There was still some snow on the ground – and it was pretty cold. It started snowing again soon after we arrived and I…