Helga Ruppe

Medievalist, PhD student, wannabe artist, musician and children's writer.

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Time to do some hands-on research for YA adventure story. I.e. walk in the wilderness behind our yard and really pay attention.

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Glorious day. Nature walk in the apple orchard.

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Got sewing machine back. Time to make a gazillion pieces of kid garb for Pennsic.

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Survived my first time speaking in public since grade school. It was actually kind of fun.

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Last minute glitch when my sewing machine died. Sewed my costume by hand. Now I'll be really authentic as I read my historical fiction.

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I'm reading my prize winning story @ FringeWords June 20. Preview at http://t.co/3BBvP14 #LdnFringe #LdnOnt @LondonFringe @LondonWritersCA

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Kids want to watch the eclipse, but it's clouding over -- disappointment all round.

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Christmas 1877, there was boating on the Thames and baseball in Belmont. So much for global warming.

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600' of driveway shoveled. Can I rest now?

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City shut down by three feet of snow; time to catch up on my reading.

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Got my copy of Blood Maidens. O frabjous day!

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CANSCAIP conference: 5 hours on the bus, 8 hours solid talking writers' shop. Exhausting and exhilarating.

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Found another treasure trove: map from 1871 that nobody ever seems to have mentioned. Hurray for university libraries!

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Nitty-gritty of real primary sources -- deciphering handwritten documents from 1867. Virtually illegible, but I can do it.

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Looking for work. Does anyone in London, Ontario need a seasoned researcher?

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Discovered another nugget of information about 1860's London, Ontario. I might be the only person alive who knows this; a heady feeling!

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Met novelist Hana Samek Norton. Really hit it off. Think I made a friend.

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Started a course in Chinese watercolour painting, learning some really cool techniques.

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Making progress on local history research project. Finding tidbits that historians don't mention. Did they forget?

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Applied for my first job ever. Hitherto, work has always found me. That's what comes of being the daughter of entrepreneurs.