Laurie Carter Media

2nd Taylor Kerrick Mystery on Kindle

It's taken a few months while I worked on everybody else's books, but yesterday I finally did it - published Bear of a Honeymoon on Amazon Kindle Books. It went live today. Bear is the second book in my Taylor Kerrick mystery series (following Ivory Express). Set in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, it deals with a wildlife issue that I find horrendous and about which I want to raise awareness. You can take a sneak peak before you lay out your $2.99.

Davidson Creek Falls, West Kelowna BC

It's awhile since I've done a hill-climb with the Octogenarian Mountain Goat, so a run up to the seasonal waterfalls on Davidson Creek seemed like a good idea for Saturday morning. What was I thinking. Any notion that we'd actually make it back by noon (as advertised) or that I might enjoy a mildly-stimulating bit of exercise on the last day before I hit the big 6-0 was completely out of the question. How could I not know that this hike would turn into one of Dad's infamous adventures in bushwhacking.

Mission Hill Pairs With Charcut

Amazing dinner at Mission Hill Family Estate last night. It was laid out in the Chagall Room, a vaulted space like the great hall of a castle with the massive Chagall Tapestry (two years in the weaving) commanding one wall above an autographed David Foster grand piano. The Spring Epicurean Dinner (part of the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival) featured chef Matthew Batey hosting the dynamic team from Calgary's Charcut, Connie DeSousa and John Jackson. Ate rabbit - and loved it! Also their in-house-made bison heart kielbasa. I know where I'm eating next time I'm in Calgary.

Little White Publishing Expands

I've been busy the last few weeks launching a new website for Little White to refect the expanded services we're providing. I started Little White to publish my own books and later added my husband Bruce Kemp's novel Letters From a Fugitive's Son to the list. But many other independent authors have asked me if I wouldn't consider helping them with their publishing projects and I finally decided that I would. 

Miradoro Spring Tune-up

Here’s a tip for winery dining (also my best tip for wine tasting)—go early. Simple. Approach the pouring station of any premium winery in March and you’ll be astonished to be able to walk right up to the attendant—maybe even chat a little between sips. Same deal for dining. 

In restaurants lined out the door from June through September, you find yourself at the table with the best view, you can hear what your companion is saying over the blissfully absent hubbub and the chef will often have time to pull up a chair and talk pig pits—or whatever current food factor is firing his imagination. 

Such is my exact experience this week at Miradoro, the warmly modern styled eaterie that opened last year at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards.