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Lorraine's writing speaks of her passion for gardening as well as antiques. She has many interests but these and writing take precedence over dusting and dining.
As a writer, she writes both fiction and non-fiction. She was editor for the Highway Bookshop, a small-press publisher in northern Ontario, Canada. Her year in the James Bay Frontier was memorable and she was responsible to see every manuscript through all stages of production.
She has been published in Canadian Living Magazine, Mountainside Fitness, and is a contributing writer to Treasures, a new antiques magazine based in Calgary, Alberta.
Lorraine finds joy in the study and research of English history and has two novels in the works, both historical fiction set in 17th and 18th century England – filled with the dastardly deeds of witches, whores and hangmen. Her fiction blog, A Twist of Rotten Silk, may be more revealing.
As a gardener, she loves the romance of roses and the aesthetics of garden design, made clearer when reading Rambling Roses for the Romantic Garden and How to Grow Roses in Trees.
As an junker and antique dealer, she loves it all. Her first purchase was made at the age of 16, a Victorian brass hat pin with a miniature photo on its tip. It was the beginning of a life long passion for old things. She has since exhibited in antique shows, sold in numerous brick and mortar antique malls and markets as well as online. She has bought and sold everything from antique jewelry and Victorian parlor chairs to primitive baskets and collectibles.
Lorraine still occasionally deals in vintage clothing. Her article Buying and Selling Vintage Clothing was written in an effort to show others where to begin. She also has a personal collection of rare books and rare prints. The Joy of Collecting Antique and Vintage Books and Antique Hand-Colored Botanical Prints will give readers the basics.
Lorraine is well-traveled and has had many adventures off the beaten-path. She lives in an old log house in the country, surrounded by gardens, meadows, ponds and forests – a quiet place to follow her bliss. All of them.