As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, this has been the Year of Learning for me. I honestly thought that this was done after the Author Nation conference earlier this month. But noooo… I signed up for two more conferences. Both digital. (In case you’re counting, that makes four conferences from October 1 – mid-December.) The first one has …

I recently returned from the Author Nation conference that was held in Las Vegas. The conference was amazing. Lots of useful and inspirational content, plus fantastic conversations with creative, smart, intellectually curious people. Las Vegas was…not my cup of tea.  On the plus side, the conference hotel was a short ride from the airport and there were …

So, here in the US, we just set our clocks back an hour due to the end of Daylight Savings Time. It’s always a bit depressing to have the sun set so early in the day.  On the other hand, I enjoy seeing the sun come up earlier. What about you? Are you a fan of Daylight Savings …

I haven’t had a chance to read as much in October due to putting in a lot of overtime at my day job. However, here is what I have read and enjoyed.Passions in Death by J.D. Robb (Read) – This is Book 59 in the In Death series starring futuristic detective Eve Dallas. This book …

This is one of the reasons I moved back to New England. I love fall!Photo copyright 2024 by Vanessa KierPhoto copyright 2024 by Vanessa KierPhoto copyright 2024 by Vanessa Kier

There’s supposed to be a chance this week to catch a glimpse of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS).So, I opened my star watching app this evening and got the general direction the comet was supposed to be in. There was a brightly glowing object there, which had me rushing to get my binoculars. Was it the comet? I …