Non-fiction Books

Gumption:

The Practical Woman’s Guide to Living an Adventuresome Life

An entertaining but totally rubber-hits-the-road manual for self-liberation, with a side-serving of zany illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist Victoria Roberts.

Bust through barriers of fear, guilt, obligation, and other self-sabotaging villains.

Being adventuresome is a skill anyone can gain in this practical, 6-step program that helps you reframe your priorities, understand what’s truly possible, plan for it, and make it happen.

The Spirit of the Garden

A garden design book that show you how to take your garden beyond pretty, to a place that magically invokes mood and imagination. Beautifully illustrated with Ontario gardens photographed by the renowned John de Visser.

No longer in print (published in 1995) but some copies are available; contact me if you’re interested in purchasing.