That’s how many offences carried the death penalty in the British penal code.  That the number had risen from the […]

Challenge: To create female crime boss who could hold her own in Victorian London’s seething underworld. Enter Red Nell. She

In September, 2010, Canada Post issued a stamp honouring the contribution of the British Home Children to Canada.  This is

          A new wellness problem has emerged – nature deficit disorder.  Kids, no longer put out

I get a big kick out of this one every time. Gail Hamilton’s books.

Bash a hole in a beaver dam and they fix it before you walk out of sight My attempts to

Tramping through the snow, I encountered a strange new phenomenon – frozen balls of mud heaped in piles three or

Book research turns up of a lot of odd knowledge.  If you’ve ever wondered how Victorian women achieved those bizarre

A load of firewood arrived today.  Lovely dry ash at a very good price.  The young farmer who brought it

Sydney is a black and white cat  staying with me while her owners work overseas.  She is small, polite and