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Foul Play? 'Sunflower' And Are You Ready For Book 6?
As you know, it all started with 'What Happened to Frank?'. And I'll soon be releasing Book 6, 'Love and Death'. Are you ready? While...
vickyearle
Oct 2, 20245 min read
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Save the Date! Favourite Reads! And Yearling In Training!
Introducing Toby (racing name is Rizmo)! He's only 18 months old (officially a 'yearling') but he's acting like a pro under saddle. We...
vickyearle
Sep 20, 20242 min read
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Audi's Back! And 'Friendship'.
This is Mimi (Prized Spirit) munching on peppermints. She earned them - she did an excellent timed work early that morning. And this is...
vickyearle
Aug 23, 20244 min read
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We've Lost It's a Fluke; and 'Overboard'
First is a sad update on It's a Fluke. Then a story, and then an update on Book 6 in my Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. It's a Fluke was...
vickyearle
Aug 5, 20245 min read
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'Rainbow Sheep', When Will He Race?! and Author Interview!
Before I share a story, I thought you'd like an update on Mimi (Prized Spirit). I took this pic when we visited the track recently. Her...
vickyearle
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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'The Decision' and It's a Fluke's Race!
My story is set in the crazy world of horse racing, just as the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series is. I wrote it several years ago and it's as...
vickyearle
Jun 11, 20244 min read
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Prized Spirit Exercising and Fluke's Bath Time!
Prized Spirit (Mimi) waits patiently for her turn to stretch her legs on the main track at Woodbine. See the short video clip below. We...
vickyearle
May 17, 20242 min read
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'Escape' and It's a Fluke's first race of 2024!
This short story evolved from several thoughts including my, albeit limited, knowledge of spousal abuse. I'll quickly add that the story...
vickyearle
May 6, 20245 min read
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'The Scarf' and Pics Starring a Beautiful Racehorse in Action!
This is Mimi (racing name Prized Spirit) waiting for her rider when we visited on Saturday. She's trying to be patient! We think she's...
vickyearle
Apr 21, 20245 min read
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'Bianca'; and Mimi Has Arrived At Woodbine Racetrack!
The 'story' Bianca was written several years ago. I hadn't realized I'd written two stories set in an art gallery! (See earlier post for...
vickyearle
Apr 7, 20245 min read
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'The Winner' and Two Racehorse Videos!
'The Winner' is a story I wrote a few years ago. It's another word challenge piece and the words I had to use are: cigar, legend,...
vickyearle
Mar 24, 20244 min read
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'Back from the Edge' and It's a Fluke in Training!
My father, Douglas Symes, created this watercolour painting about sixty years ago. I've included it because these cliffs that surround...
vickyearle
Mar 17, 20245 min read
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Racehorses in Training and 'The Giraffe'!
All three racehorses we part-own are in training now. The two two-year-olds are not at Woodbine Racetrack yet, but It's a Fluke is there...
vickyearle
Mar 7, 20246 min read
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'Murder and Revenge' and Audi's World!
'Murder and Revenge' is a story I wrote about five years ago. I thought you might enjoy reading it. It was a word challenge piece I read...
vickyearle
Feb 27, 20245 min read
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'Enough is Enough' and 'Stealing' Horse Carrots!
This is a Royal Doulton figurine I was given many years ago. It's called 'Flower of Love" and was hand-made and hand-decorated. It's...
vickyearle
Feb 21, 20245 min read
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'Sewage' and Our Retired Broodmares!
You probably guessed it! The prompt for this month's ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge during the Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting...
vickyearle
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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Christening Dress and Photos of Prized Spirit!
This is me in an heirloom christening dress. This was a prompt for a writing assignment I completed several years ago. I came across the...
vickyearle
Feb 6, 20244 min read
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'Weird' and Update on Book #6!
Photo by Martin Earle My story is a piece I wrote for our recent Uxbridge Writers' Circle ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge. The...
vickyearle
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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'Holes' and a Racehorse on Vacation!
This is the latest story I wrote for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge, called 'Holes'. The words I had to use are champagne;...
vickyearle
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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'My Dream' and Our Scrawny Christmas Tree!
Yes, you can see right through our Christmas Tree. We think the Grinch sabotaged it. It was tightly wrapped when we bought it (in support...
vickyearle
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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