Monday, March 10, 2025

Everyday foods and spices used as medicine - by Vijaya Schartz

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  For the longest time, particular foods and spices have been known to have healing or preventive properties. My mother always told me to ea...
Monday, April 8, 2024

Etiquette has become something of old - by Vijaya Schartz

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  Raised in Europe, I remember learning to set a table as a child, and I hated all these useless conventions. Who cared about where the wate...
Sunday, December 24, 2023

Happy Yuletide, everyone

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  Happy Holidays, everyone. This winter solstice tradition is found all around the world. Although baby Jesus was born in the spring (announ...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Writing the series - How long should it be? - by Vijaya Schartz

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Creating an entire universe, with its inhabitants, its rules, its technology, is exciting but a lot of work. And as I create a universe for ...
Monday, April 17, 2023

Sleeping too much or not enough? By Vijaya Schartz

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  Every time the subject of sleep emerges in a conversation, I get different opinions. Sources differ about what’s not enough, what’s right,...
Friday, March 17, 2023

Happy St. Patrick's Day - by Vijaya Schartz

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   I always was fascinated by traditions, legends, and their origins. St Patrick is known for having brought Christianity to Ireland and cas...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Read a Book a Week event at Smashwords

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 Don't miss this opportunity to sample the CURSE OF THE LOST ISLE series and other books, during the special Smashwords event. Click HER...