#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Rose Kerr
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I’d like to welcome the fabulous Rose Kerr to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!
A few of your favorite fall traditions: Driving to see the fall colors (yes, we’re leaf peepers!); enjoying lunch in a park; visiting a local farm with our grandkids.
Something autumn-related that you’ll never do again: Drive in an early season snowstorm! I was driving home after dropping my mom at the airport, and fifteen minutes into the three-hour drive home, I found myself driving in white-out conditions. There was a transport truck in front of me and one behind me. It was an hour before I could pull off the highway at a rest stop.
Favorite fall treat: Butter tarts, although they are good any time of the year!
A fall treat that makes you gag: Pumpkin spice lattes, not for me.
Something you only do in the fall: Rake the leaves and decorate pumpkins.
Something you’d never do in the fall season: Swim in a lake.
Favorite fall smell: Fresh air out in the woods.
Something that makes you hold your nose: Rotting vegetation.
Best fall memory: Clearing leaves from the lawn with our kids and the dog. It took a long time, but it was fun. The dog would chase our kids through the piles of leaves, and they’d all jump in them.
Something you’d rather forget: The bear that strolled through our backyard looking for something to top up its belly before hibernating! Kids and the dog were safe in the house, but the dog was barking up a storm.
A tradition you share with others: Visiting farms with our grandkids
A tradition that can be retired: Decorating the entire house for Hallowe’en
Best thing you ever cooked/baked in autumn: Apple Crisp, my great aunt’s recipe. One of our favorite fall desserts.
Your worst kitchen disaster: I tried a new recipe for bread; you would think that would be fool proof. It wasn’t. The loaf didn’t rise and was very dense. My husband called it “participaction bread” because you had to chew it a long time before you could swallow it!
Favorite place you spent a fall day: Walking along trails in Northern Ontario, especially nice by a lake.
The worst place to spend a fall day: Stuck in the office for meetings.
Funniest pumpkin-carving story: We had carved out the pumpkins after school one year, and after dinner we couldn’t find one of our cats. Turns out that cat had climbed into the pumpkin before the lid was put on it. Fortunately, the cat didn’t eat any of the pumpkin and was okay!
Your worst pumpkin-carving story: We picked up our pumpkins too early, and when we started carving them, well, they had mushy insides and a bad smell. The kids were so grossed out!
Best Halloween memory: When our daughter went out for her first “Trick or Treat”. She was so excited to come home with candy.
Worst Halloween experience: A snowstorm for Halloween! Our roads were in covered in snow and you couldn’t see across the street. That’s the only time I remember Halloween being cancelled.
About Rose:
Retired in Southern Ontario with her husband, Rose spends her days crafting mysteries featuring strong, smart women who use their resourcefulness to solve crimes. When she’s not writing, she enjoys discovering the hidden gems of the region she lives in.
Rose’s newest release features a modern day archaeologist turned amateur sleuth.
Retired in Southern Ontario with her husband, Rose spends her days crafting mysteries featuring strong, smart women who use their resourcefulness to solve crimes. When she’s not writing, she enjoys discovering the hidden gems of the region she lives in.
Rose’s newest release features a modern day archaeologist turned amateur sleuth.
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