by Nicole | Jun 26, 2025 | General, Stories
This is an excerpt from a murder mystery that I have been developing over the last year. I anticipate that it will be ready for full publication in the spring of 2026. Let me know what you think! That confounded musical hammering from above had started up again....
by Nicole | Jun 24, 2023 | Children's Tales
This is a tale for 8-15 year olds who have an interest in France, the French language, or auto racing. A hair-raising adventure, it follows a two-cousin racing team entered in the Mille Bornes – a one-time real road race in France. They drive through the actual...
by Nicole | Jun 24, 2023 | Notes from Nevis
Part 1: Harly in the Drink Harly may or may not be an actual electrician. He is, nevertheless, the man on whom we call these days when our wiring needs attention. He has replaced our former person, Glenman. Glenman may or may not have been an actual electrician as...
by Nicole | Jun 17, 2022 | General
It was a good night for a barbecue. John and Ingrid were visiting us in Nevis from Boston and we had a large salmon to cook for dinner that night. Our grill was nothing more than an old propane tank sliced in half lengthwise and mounted on a metal stand. But we’d...
by Nicole | Jun 15, 2022 | Observations
We wake up every morning to a rhythmic drumming on our metal roof. This is a new phenomenon, most likely brought on by the installation of our bird feeders that swing suspended from our third floor balcony. Our most loyal visitors from the very start have been the...
