by Jackie Elliott | Apr 15, 2021 | Ladies of Crime
I’ve always loved mysteries. Ever since I was a little girl, I was drawn to stories of intrepid investigators hunting down clues, solving crimes and righting wrongs. Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, The Secret Seven, The Famous Five…….I loved them all, and these days my...
by Jackie Elliott | Apr 10, 2021 | Coffin Cove, Stories, Storytelling, writing
In a writer’s life there are two days which are simultaneously terrifying and exciting. The first is the day sitting down to stare at a blank page at the beginning of a project and the second is publication day. In between, there are wonderful days and terrible days,...
by Jackie Elliott | May 26, 2020 | Food, Seafood
26 May, 2020 Some days everything seems normal. Other days, it feels like we’ve lost all concept of “normal”. It’s there, in the past, and maybe somewhere in the future, but we can’t quite recall exactly how it looks, or what it feels...
by Jackie Elliott | Mar 31, 2020 | Food, Stories
31 March, 2020 As a global pandemic upends our lives we are groping around for stability. For something certain. No longer are we grumbling about deadlines, the lack of time or the drudgery of everyday life – we are mourning the loss of the familiar. In the...
by Jackie Elliott | Aug 2, 2019 | Vegetables
Cherry Tomato Bruschetta Tis the season when we have an over abundance of these delicious cherry tomatoes. Vegetables Cherry Tomato Bruschetta I grow several varieties of tiny tomatoes in hanging baskets. Of course, they all ripen at once, and for about a month, I...
