Mini Bio/Contact Page

 I have been writing stories, articles, poems...since I was in the single digits, age-wise! Writing is one of my true, lifelong passions. When I am working on a new writing project, I feel content, fulfilled and "in the zone". When I can forget for hours at a time to bother with eating or other ordinary tasks; to get "just one more line, paragraph or page completed", I know that this is what I am meant to be doing.

In addition to writing, I have many other creative interests. I love to cook and to create recipes, a talent that has lead me to write numerous vegetarian cookbooks, including the award-winning: Not Just for Vegetarians. My most recent cookbooks: The Groovy Green Kitchen series, has carried on those recipe traditions of hearty, homestyle cooking, the vegetarian way but definitely NOT just for vegetarians!

I also love to craft in a variety of mediums: sewing, knitting, jewelry-making, painting.... Many years ago, these skills lead to my work as a craft instructor and a newspaper columnist with one of of Canada's major newspapers and the publication of my first book: A Year of Crafts for Children and Adults.

  In 2023, I left British Columbia after living there for 15 years and headed east to Northern Alberta. It was great to enjoy a true Prairie winter and LOTS of  snow, once again! Time will tell where the next move will lead to. Perhaps Eastern Europe or Mexico? For now, I am enjoying the fresh air, spectacular sunsets and friendly vibes, here in Alberta .  

 You can contact me at:

geraldine h hartman    @ gmail.  com    (spaces removed)