Recipe – Marshmallows

I thought I'd try something different today. In my novel, Reckless Rescue, Marlee has to cook everything from scratch. While I was writing the book, my editor noted that I had the children toasting marshmallows over the fire, and stated that they wouldn't have...

Why Goats and not Cows?

The traditional picture in a low tech society is the farm girl heading out to the barn, bucket swinging, to milk the cow. But in Reckless Rescue, it's not a cow Marlee's milking, it's a goat. So why did I choose goats instead of cows? One of the reasons is that I have...

Simple Living – Finding a Balance

With the increasing awareness of global warming and peak oil, not to mention an exhaustion with the pace of the modern world, many people are turning to a simpler life. There are many parts to this, analysing consumerism, reducing waste, recycling where possible,...