My wartime novel Bird’s Eye View is fact-based fiction about a prairie farm girl named Rose who becomes an aerial photo interpreter, inspired in part by the brilliant, beautiful Constance Babington Smith.
Our driving tour of southwest Saskatchewan unveiled some real hidden gems, and here are my personal top ten. Welcome to Letters From Windermere, where I write about: HISTORY: mostly Western Canada history. WRITING: info about my writing journey. BOOKS: one book recommendation each month. Letters From Windermere is free and will always remain free! * […]
In my novel Wildwood, my heroine Molly inherits an abandoned farmhouse in northern Alberta with no electricity, and faces the challenge of using an old-fashioned cookstove.
A foursquare farmhouse, inspired by my passion for old houses and modelled after a 1924 catalogue home, is the setting for single mother Molly and her little girl Bridget in my bestselling novel, Wildwood.
I’m delighted to unveil this new cover for Wildwood, my novel about a single mother who inherits an abandoned farm. Coming in April 2026, the book can now be preordered at any bookstore.
The bombing of Berlin was a horrific ordeal for German civilians. My mother-in-law Gerda Drews, who turns 98 years old on December 1, 2025, lived to tell her story.
Shopping for thrifted treasures is my favourite form of relaxation. Here are ten great finds that I enjoy every day, including this striped Hudson Bay trading blanket.
When I wanted to salvage a wrecked log cabin and bring it home, my husband thought I was off my rocker! Now it’s a charming addition to our acreage, and a perfect home for my favourite Canadiana collectables.
My mother’s hat collection gave me the idea to host a Fancy Hat Contest at the launch of my new historical novel, Finding Flora.
What homesteaders ate depended on what they could buy and bring with them, plus what they could harvest and kill. Some of the less fortunate were forced to give up their homesteads or starve to death.
