Helga Ruppe

Time to do some hands-on research for YA adventure story. I.e. walk in the wilderness behind our yard and really pay attention.

Glorious day. Nature walk in the apple orchard.

Got sewing machine back. Time to make a gazillion pieces of kid garb for Pennsic.

Survived my first time speaking in public since grade school. It was actually kind of fun.

Last minute glitch when my sewing machine died. Sewed my costume by hand. Now I'll be really authentic as I read my historical fiction.

I'm reading my prize winning story @ FringeWords June 20. Preview at bit.ly/lslKyf #LdnFringe #LdnOnt @LondonFringe @LondonWritersCA

Kids want to watch the eclipse, but it's clouding over -- disappointment all round.

Christmas 1877, there was boating on the Thames and baseball in Belmont. So much for global warming.

600' of driveway shoveled. Can I rest now?

City shut down by three feet of snow; time to catch up on my reading.

Got my copy of Blood Maidens. O frabjous day!

CANSCAIP conference: 5 hours on the bus, 8 hours solid talking writers' shop. Exhausting and exhilarating.

Found another treasure trove: map from 1871 that nobody ever seems to have mentioned. Hurray for university libraries!

Nitty-gritty of real primary sources -- deciphering handwritten documents from 1867. Virtually illegible, but I can do it.

Looking for work. Does anyone in London, Ontario need a seasoned researcher?

Discovered another nugget of information about 1860's London, Ontario. I might be the only person alive who knows this; a heady feeling!

Met novelist Hana Samek Norton. Really hit it off. Think I made a friend.

Started a course in Chinese watercolour painting, learning some really cool techniques.

Making progress on local history research project. Finding tidbits that historians don't mention. Did they forget?

Applied for my first job ever. Hitherto, work has always found me. That's what comes of being the daughter of entrepreneurs.