Sylvia McNicoll

Whenever kids ask me why I write, I’m a little gobsmacked. I actually wonder why everyone wouldn’t  want to write.  I find I’m always explaining the world to myself–it’s very therapeutic. But what about the travel perks?  The other editor with my magazine, Alison…

Today I met a great group of students and teachers at Cyril Varne Public School.  I always have fun presenting but it’s nice when it seems the students are excited too.  It’s wonderful to talk about a book set right in Sudbury (Slam Dunk Robot) to kids who…

Instead of working day and night, I’m enjoying some reading lately.  I loved Home Free, Sharon Jenning’s new book with Sumach.  It’s set in the 60’s and she’s able to capture snippets of the oddity of that era.  The way our parents talked…

Because we were leaving our jackapoo Mortie with Jen and Adam and because William is crazy for cars, we succumbed to buying a silly carbed for Mortie.  We kind of knew he’d prefer his old chewed up one and we were right. We found Hunter loved driving down the…

Because the heritage site was closed, we visited the zoo instead where it was admission by donation.  I couldn’t find a slot or box for a donation so I will donate to my VISA instead. All the animals were enjoying the sun.  I couldn’t capture it but my…

In the morning we caught up on laundry with the promise of a GEM of a tourist attraction according to the CAA magazine. It’s a heritage site and the hotel concierge agreed it was not to be missed. As we drew closer, we read the signs telling us how the…