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Monday, November 23, 2015 9:39:05 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled My Review of Ringing the Changes, by Mazo de la Roche:
Peggy said, " I recently wrote a review of the new edition of Canadian writer Mazo de la Roche's autobiography for the publisher, Dundurn Press. They ran it on their blog earlier this month. I first started reading de la Roche's Jalna series after..." more
Friday, October 16, 2015 11:07:16 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Kissing Cousins?:
Peggy said, "Could Molly Brant Be Related to Pauline Johnson?During the Q & A session at a recent presentation on Molly Brant: Mohawk Loyalist and Diplomat, someone in the audience asked if Molly Brant was related to the native poet, Pauline Johnson.It's a..." more
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 1:57:02 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Q & A for Molly Brant:
Peggy said, "Earlier this year I was asked to reply to a few questions about my new book, Molly Brant: Mohawk Loyalist and Diplomat. Here are those questions and my answers.What is your book about? MollyBrant: Mohawk Loyalist and Diplomatis the story of a Native..." more
Monday, June 29, 2015 3:22:09 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled An early Summer:
Peggy said, "The month of June is almost over. We've been living at our cottage for the past four weeks while renovations are taking place at home. I feel a little out of touch; the calendars in the house are still turned to May. With no internet connection at..." more
Saturday, May 23, 2015 11:46:03 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled The Scariest Person in My Childhood:
Peggy said, "Who was it? That was the question the writing prompt asked, suggesting I write one page. I didn't have to think about it for long. The scariest person I can remember was actually two persons.Taken at our house along the Richelieu. Myself, my younger..." more
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:39:36 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Spreading the News!:
Peggy said, "It's up to us, you know. A book doesn't sell itself.Unless you happen to be a famous author whose reading public has been waiting months for your next bestseller.For the rest of us with a new book about to hit the shelves, it's time to get on..." more
Sunday, March 29, 2015 1:11:58 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Cover designs:
Peggy said, "As soon as I saw the cover of Jane Urquhart's new book, The Night Stages, due to be released in April, I was struck by how similar the cover is to that on my middle grade novel, Growing Up Ivy, published by Dundurn in 2010.Do you see it? Or is..." more
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:30:06 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Mohawk Friend and School Teacher - Celia B. File:
Peggy said, "Finding CeliaWhile I was researching Molly Brant for my upcoming book, I encountered another interesting woman. I would loved to have met her in person, but she was of my grandmother's generation. She died in 1973.Celia B. File was born Celia..." more
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:08:17 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled My Confession:
Peggy said, "It's a bit late in my life to confess this, but writing is hard for me.It doesn't come easily. Stories don't fly off the ends of my fingers onto the computer — or in my case, out the end of my pen; computers are for later drafts.When I was a kid..." more
Saturday, January 31, 2015 12:34:26 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Is Anyone Home at Molly's House?:
Peggy said, "This was Molly Brant's house, her home during her happiest years. I like to think her spirit is still there.It was here in 1763 that she and her partner, Sir William Johnson, moved their young family, even though construction on the manor house was..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:16:26 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Molly Brant, Founding Member:
Peggy said, "St. George's Anglican Cathedral, Kingston. (tourism.kingstoncanada.com)Did you know that Molly Brant, the subject of my upcoming biography, was the only female founding member of St. George's Anglican Church in Kingston. Ontario?The idea of such a..." more
Sunday, December 14, 2014 3:08:14 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled "Molly Brant, Mohawk Loyalist & Diplomat" Lives!:
Peggy said, "Coming soon!Available April, 2015.Exciting News!! Last week I learned the production schedule for the publication of my latest book, Molly Brant, Mohawk Loyalist & Diplomat. It's been nine long months since I met the deadline for submitting..." more
Thursday, October 9, 2014 11:25:41 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Finding Robert Louis Stevenson:
Peggy said, "Town of Saranac LakeOn a recent trip to Saranac Lake, NY, our favourite vacation spot in the Adirondack Mountains, I toured the Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage & Museum. Its four small rooms contain the world's finest collection of Stevenson..." more
Friday, September 26, 2014 2:35:34 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Haileybury, ON and The Hardy Boys' Connection:
Peggy said, "Haileybury Marina on Lake Tamiskaming.Earlier this month we took a road trip through Ontario's "Near North," stopping one night at Haileybury. We knew nothing about this small town whose main street runs steeply downhill to Lake Tamiskaming.I'd been..." more
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 9:00:02 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled A writer's curse:
Peggy said, "An evening view of Lake Ontario off Shoal PointIt appears the rain is over. This morning pale sunlight filters through the clouds on the last day of August. I sit on the deck of the cottage and watch the waves roll in and crash on the shore, pushing..." more
Thursday, August 28, 2014 7:59:31 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Remains of Sir John Johnson Return Home:
Peggy said, "Sir John Johnson, Molly Brant's stepson, a champion of Native causes, and Molly's life-long friend.Sir John Johnson,..." more
Monday, August 4, 2014 9:26:36 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Sneak Preview! Molly Brant a British Spy?:
Peggy said, "August 5th, A Pivotal Day in the Life of Molly BrantTo be released by Dundurn Press, April 2015.Molly Brant, Mohawk widow of Sir William Johnson, one of the most influential white men in 18th century New York, had taken their children and moved back..." more
Monday, July 28, 2014 3:34:21 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Keep Smiling and Be Prepared:
Peggy said, "Author Eric E. Wright & I shared a table at Word Northumberland in 2013.Sometimes, in spite of doing everything right — having a well-thought out and attractive display, using clear signage and balloons to draw attention, having bookmarks..." more
Saturday, July 5, 2014 1:28:33 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled A Radio Interview:
Peggy said, "Recently I was interviewed about my writing for the radio show The Word on the Hills on Northumberland 89.7 FM.Here is the link where you can hear me chatting with Felicity Sidnell-Reid and Gwynn Scheltema, co-hosts of the..." more
Saturday, June 21, 2014 7:11:52 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled The Big Reveal!:
Peggy said, "Here is the first look at the cover of my next book, Molly Brant, Mohawk Loyalist and Diplomat (Dundurn Press, Spring 2015.) The publisher's design team emailed it to me earlier this week. I think it's stunning.The photo of John Boxtel's sculpture..." more
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 8:41:52 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Family Meals: Rituals and Traditions:
Peggy said, "When I was growing up, my mother always prepared a big meal for a one-o'clock Sunday dinner — a roast of some sort, usually beef, less often pork or lamb. As a treat for my British-born father, the roast beef would occasionally be..." more
Thursday, June 5, 2014 3:31:11 PM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled Looking Back at Past Summer Jobs:
Peggy said, "School DaysIn next to no time school will be out for the summer and many teenagers will be looking for work. College and university students have been out there already for weeks. I hope all those willing to work, especially those who are depending..." more
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:41:14 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled How Do You Stand On Standing Ovations?:
Peggy said, "Edward Tudor, the prince, meets Tom Canty, the pauper and street urchin.On Sunday I went to see our granddaughter in The Prince and The Pauper, a production of the drama class at her high school, where she is in the arts program. She's also a member..." more
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:47:08 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled How You Stand On Standing Ovations?:
Peggy said, "Edward Tudor, the prince, meets Tom Canty, the pauper and street urchin.On Sunday I went to see our granddaughter in The Prince and The Pauper, a production of the drama class at her high school, where she is in the arts program. She's also a member..." more
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 7:12:02 AM
Peggy Dymond Leavey wrote a blog post titled A Good Place to Start:
Peggy said, "The old covered bridge, built in 1833, was becoming dilapidated in this 1910 photo.Years ago when I was trying to take my writing "hobby" (personally, I never thought of it as that) to the next level, I began to write a number of articles for the..." more