friendship
I seem to have an obsession with topic of friendship. When I searched this blog for the word friendship, I ended up with 11 posts than answered the call. Yet I feel compelled to...
Author: Doreen Pendgracs
Declaration of World Chocolate Weekend
Hello chocolate travellers! As I’m researching and writing Chocolatour, I continue to learn of chocolate events all over the world. To my surprise, it would appear that the largest number of chocolate events of the...
more chocolate travel in Ecuador
No chocolate travel to Ecuador would be complete without a visit to Kallari. In previous posts, we explored Old Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and got detained in a mudslide. You met ex-pat (American) chocolatier Jeff Stern and...
musing about my muse
The writing life is an interesting one. I’ve been a freelance writer since 1993, during which time my career has evolved from that of independent communications consultant, to freelance periodical writer, to author of...
North Dakota chocolatier salutes the seasons
Our previous post was a salute to Constance Popp, a Winnipeg chocolatier who really knows how to celebrate each and every season season. Her chocolate turkeys are amazing! This week’s post profiles the Widman Candy...
chocolate travel around the world
If you haven’t visited the Travel and Escape site, you’re missing out on some great travel stories from some of Canada’s best bloggers. I’ve done a series of stories for them on my favourite chocolate...
Link building will improve the SEO of your blog
This week’s post is timely for me, and courtesy of Emma J. Fox whose business is Pit Stop Media, based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Emma has some SEO tips to help raise your...
The Next Big Thing week 16: Interview with an Author
This is a special, unscheduled post about The Next Big Thing, an author’s Work In Progress project from SheWrites. When I read A.K Andrews’s blog last week, I immediately thought what fantastic questions for any author to ask themselves....
Winnipeg’s Chocolatier Constance Popp
In this post, I thought I’d indulge in a share about my hometown of Winnipeg, and one of the most spectacular things about it for anyone interested in chocolate travel. Artisanal chocolate in Winnipeg Chocolatier Constance Popp,...
travel writing tips
I had the great pleasure of being the keynote speaker at last weekend’s Connect, Celebrate & Collaborate PWAC on the Prairies Regional Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I’ve been a member of the Professional Writers...
