Fred’s restlessness this winter accounts for his several trips to visit friends in the next river valley. Returning with his two ghost cat companions, Jasper and Alice, seems to have been his way of entertaining himself. I was a bit worried about him, however, because he didn’t seem to be his old self—no tricks played…

As I told you last week, Fred my cottage ghost and his kitty companion Jasper returned from their visit over the hill into the next river valley with another ghost kitty named Alice. It was quiet around here while they were gone. Any sounds from ice sliding off our roof were not accompanied by the…

The weather has been brutal this last month. When it’s not hovering near zero, but reaches the low twenties, it snows for days. As I said in my last post, Fred my ghost along with his newest pal, Jasper, the long-haired yellow cat ghost have entertained themselves by sliding down the icicles that form and…

Many of you know that a ghost inhabits our cottage on the trout stream, and that he has a playful sense of humor. He’s set fire to our truck, made the doorknob to our front door fall off and been responsible for starting up our electric stove in the middle of the night. We rarely…

Today author Jeannette de Beauvoir pays another visit to the blog. She’s written another book set in Provincetown. You’ll find what she has to say about developing characters interesting. Award-winning author Jeannette de Beauvoir writes mystery and historical fiction (or a combination thereof!) that’s been translated into 12 languages. A Booksense Book-of-the-Year finalist, she’s a…

Last Thursday the annual Butternut Harvest Festival was held in our small Upstate New York village. We were asked if we’d like to set up a table to sell our books. We haven’t done this for several years, so we jumped at the chance. The festival features a variety of vendors and events including live…