Carol Ann Kauffman's VISION and VERSE : 2017-02-26

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Dying Thoughts - Second Sight by Joey Paul

Join Tara in the second book of the Dying Thoughts series as she faces new challenges. Tara Leverton has a ‘gift’. Up until recently it has been kept a secret from everyone. Things have certainly changed. For one, Tara has a best friend, Kaolin. For another, Kaolin, her dad and the police know about her ‘gift’. She’s got the chance to help them solve murders – actually make a difference, one that doesn’t involve doing homework on time. When tragedy strikes can Tara be the eyes seeing things that no one was supposed to see?

Biography

Joey Paul is an indie author, exploring the young adult crime genre. She has released nine books in total so far, with two more due out in the summer of 2017. Her current works include the "Dying Thoughts" series, and she is planning to start writing the last book. She usually writes crime and mystery fiction, with a paranormal twist, but she has been known to dabble in contemporary romance and general fiction. She is writing her fifteenth and sixteenth books at the moment, having recently finished her last two.

Joey is disabled and a recent graduate from The Open University with a BA (Hons) in Health & Social Care. When not reading medical textbooks, she enjoys reading crime novels, medical dramas and young adult novels. When she's out and about, she likes looking for Tupperware in the woods with GPS satellites, otherwise known as geocaching. And when she's not doing THAT, she's sleeping! She's 35 and has been writing since she was retired from her job on medical grounds at the age of 19. She plans to write for as long as she has ideas or until someone tells her to stop!

Amazon Link:

'https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Dying-Thoughts-Second-Sight-2-Joey-Paul/1505412900/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488060649&sr=1-7&keywords=Joey+Paul

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Jewels of Winter Orchid Show at Riverside Gardens, MCP, Yo., OH

It's that time of year again - The Annual Jewels of Winter Orchid Show at Riverside Gardens in beautiful Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio. The show runs until mid-March, so you have plenty of time to get there. You'll fall in love with these beauties.

My own orchids at home are not in bloom in late February for the first time in ten years. The alternating warm and cold days affected them in the sunroom. Also, the more I travel, the worse all my houseplants look, even though I have a house sitter, dog sitter, plant sitter person.

But the blooms at this show were exceptional and did not disappoint. There didn't seem to be as many as usual this year, but judging from my own plants at home, I understand why.

The Jewels of Winter Show is not just an exhibit. It is an educational forum. There is literature available on proper orchid care and propagation and usually you can find someone to answer a question or two.

I've grown African Violets for years, but there is a special joy in keeping an exotic orchid plant alive from year to year, seeing it send out new shoots, and actually bloom! And the blooms will last for months with the right care.

Contrary to popular belief, orchids are not hard to keep alive, but there are a few very important rules. Most orchid plants die from one of two major causes: extreme fluctuations in temperature, or over-watering.

I add two ice cubes to the flower pot once a week, three if it is a big orchid plant. That is it when it comes to water. They do not like to be sign or sit in water. Use pots made especially for orchids that have holes in them.

Monday, February 27, 2017

The Cat Collier Mystery Series by Carol Ann Kauffman

This is how the Cat Collier Mystery Series begins. This is the opening paragraph from the first book, January Black Ice, where you meet the feisty redhead, Mary Catherine Collier, as she agrees to help an old hermit lawyer find out if a stranger in town is his son.
Here is the section where Cat first sees the stranger-possible son.