There’s always a lot of talk about coffee. Coffee memes, coffee jokes, coffee almost-a-joke-but-not-actually-because-I-haven’t-had-my-first-cup-yet. New techniques, new blends, new roasting methods. Which is all good. But why is no one talking about how to make that perfect cup of tea? Why are the tea-drinkers being neglected? Because, let’s be honest here – I don’t function…
Beaufort Scales
An Easy Banana Cake Recipe for Dragons (& Other Visitors)
Because in the situation that you have to deal with dragons, you need an easy banana cake recipe. You don’t want to be running around creaming eggs and frothing sugar. Or something. Those are baking things, right? Okay, I’m actually not that bad at baking (although my cooking might be up for questioning). But sometimes…
How to Adopt a Dragon in 7 Easy Steps (with Pictures)
Since the discovery (or, rather, re-discovery) of dragons living among us, there has been a rush of people looking for information on how to adopt a dragon. Needless to say, this is foolishness, much like the idea of training dragons. Just as with cats, one can never be sure who is training whom, and…
Beaufort Scales & the Monster Hunters – A Cozy Short Story
Hello lovely people! Welcome to day 23 of the Summer Blog-A-Day. If you haven’t caught up with it all, head on over to the homepage, or you can join the Indieworld Facebook page to catch up with other readers and writers who are all taking part. I’m so pleased to be able to take part…
Coconut, Almond & Blueberry Cake (Dragon Approved)
As the lovely beta-readers are getting back to me with their feedback on Baking Bad, Beaufort’s first cozy mystery, I’m starting to see a trend. Well, two. One is the terrible muddling of my US and UK English (terms, not spelling), which I blame both on New Zealand’s sometimes quite hybridised version of English, and…
