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People who have never been to Norway don’t realize what a beautiful country it is with a rich history that goes back thousands of years. Our son married a Norwegian woman and now lives there. We’ve been lucky enough to visit twice and spend quality time with him and his family as well as seeContinue reading “Norway, a canal tour, and the Historic Dalen Hotel”

Three weeks ago, I set off on my vacation. It was the first time we’d traveled outside of the country since COVID. We were going to Norway to see family and take an historic canal cruise, and then we were going to Southampton to take another cruise around the UK. Was I leery? Yes! I’dContinue reading “The Perils of Susanne, or How I Started my Summer Vacation!”

Good morning. I hope you’re all having a wonderful time. Not only will this be the last post from It’s a Match, it will be my last post for the next three weeks. I’m taking a break but will be back on August fifteenth with a brand new story. This week, our word prompt isContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word PLUG”

Welcome back to Tuesday Tales. I hope summer is being kind to you. This week the Tuesday Tales’ authors are writing to the word prompt DIE. I’m continuing with It’s a Match, my contemporary second chance at love romance. “He’s not too happy with you, is he?” I didn’t recognize the voice, but it seemedContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word DIE”

I rarely enter contests and such for my books, but when I wrote Atonement, I decided to give it a try. Because of that, when I used my name, I used my legal one. Marie Huguette Susanne Lee Matthews. Quite the mouthful, right? They had no shortage of names back then. I usually stick withContinue reading “Look What I Got! Reader’s Choice Review for Atonement”

I never truly appreciated the scene in the Wizard of Oz because I couldn’t imagine something as harmless as water being lethal. Now, I’ve changed my mind. Yesterday, the humidity was 94%. My windows were sweating on the outside. Thank goodness we got a bit of rain, otherwise all of my plants would be dead.Continue reading “Are You Melting?”

Welcome to this month’s IWSG blog post. I hope the summer finds you well. This month’s question is – 99% of my story ideas come from dreams. Where do yours predominantly come from? My story ideas tend to come from what happens around me. I get a lot of ideas from obscure news reports, currentContinue reading “IWSG Blog for the Month of July.”

Happy Independence Day. Canada Day was a little wet, but wishing you all good weather. Welcome to July and this week’s Tuesday Tales. Each week, our talented authors do their best to use either a word or picture prompt in a scene from their current work. I’m working on It’s a Match, a contemporary romance.Continue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word BLACK”

There are thunderstorms in the forecast, the air quality isn’t the best, but getting to spend the day with four of my five grandkids before they go off on their summer adventures is absolutely priceless. We’ll see the fifth when we go to Norway this summer. Today is Canada Day, the day we celebrate ourContinue reading “Happy Canada Day! A Little Bit About My Country”

It’s Tuesday Tales’ time and here we are at the end of June. Half the year has gone by in the blink of an eye. This week’s word prompt is FINISH. I’m continuing with a scene from It’s a Match. “Fine, Knightsbridge it is, but we will talk, Marissa. Count on it. You can’t leaveContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word Finish”