A Lost Tooth and Optimism!
You may be wondering what this is! It's the underside of a tooth that I'm Dashing (our 4-year-old thoroughbred racehorse) left in his...
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vickyearle
- Jan 3, 2022
- 4 min
Official Birthday for Thoroughbred Racehorses!
This is our home-bred thoroughbred racehorse, I'm Dashing. This photograph was taken on Christmas Day by a very dear friend. I'm Dashing...
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vickyearle
- Dec 30, 2021
- 6 min
Something Upbeat!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! We all want to believe that 2022 will be a better year. I've started to collect ideas for the 5th book...
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vickyearle
- Dec 21, 2021
- 5 min
Not a Holiday Season Story!
Not only is this not a Holiday Season story, it's set during a hot summer! (But there is a gift involved). This is a piece I wrote to...
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vickyearle
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Horseshoes and a Short Short Story!
This is an old horseshoe that was given to me by a dear friend and hangs by our back door. This is the door we use when we come and go to...
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vickyearle
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
Answers to Some Questions!
But first, I must apologize to subscribers to this new website. You've not been receiving notifications of my posts/updates (usually one...
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vickyearle
- Dec 12, 2021
- 4 min
In the Spirit of the Holiday Season
My Christmas cacti are blooming! And it got me thinking about a story I wrote last month, called 'Foreign Body'. I hope you'll see why...
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vickyearle
- Dec 9, 2021
- 3 min
Interview with Kelly
You can imagine that this was a difficult interview to conduct. After all, Kelly is a border collie. She's an important character in the...
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vickyearle
- Dec 6, 2021
- 4 min
Return to the Dinosaurs
And now for something completely different from mystery novels! At each meeting of the Uxbridge Writers’ Circle members read out a piece...
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vickyearle
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Book Launch a Great Success!
The turnout was great for the launch of my 4th book in the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, Ontario, hosted the...
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vickyearle
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Four Eyes Watching Me!
I know, this is a poor photo! But it's the best I have of Thing One and Thing Two at the moment. These are the two feral kittens that I...
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vickyearle
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
Boxed Sets Are Ready!
My husband has worked hard making boxes for the four books in the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. The boxes are made out of walnut veneered...
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vickyearle
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
Why My Mysteries Involve Horse Racing!
Horse racing is exciting! While there are many disappointments, there are successes that warrant celebration, such as this win by our...
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vickyearle
- Nov 10, 2021
- 5 min
More Questions Than Answers
After having read Vimy by Ted Barris, and absorbed his detailed and thoughtful description of what the soldiers endured, I recalled the...
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vickyearle
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
Thing One and Thing Two
These are the names I've given the two feral 6 month old kittens that have a new home in our horse barn. (Thank you, The Cat In The Hat'...
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vickyearle
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min
Phew! My Books Have Arrived!
Today was a good day - my books arrived in plenty of time for the launch/signing on November 27 at Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, Ontario....
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vickyearle
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Where Do Ex-Racehorses End Up?
In Ontario, the lucky ones end up at LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, a registered charity. This picture was taken when I and my...
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vickyearle
- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
Fairies!
This is a short story I wrote in a 10 minute writing-on-the spot session during our September Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. The wind...
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vickyearle
- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
I'm Dashing Won!
I'm Dashing is a home bred thoroughbred racehorse, raced by me and my husband at Woodbine, Toronto. He is three years old and we're...
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