Vampire's Garden

For anyone interested in herbs and plants (growing, using, history), I've got an ongoing series over at my main site. 

I started writing these posts because the main character of my novel Love Lies Bleeding (Amarantha AKA Mara) is a vampire that has a garden and an apothecary business. Some of you might have also noticed that the titles of my novels are also the names of plants :) Here's the full list (so far) of articles- enjoy!

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Comfrey

Lavender

St. John’s Wort

Dock

Yarrow

Chamomile

Garlic

Nettle

Bleeding Tooth Fungus

Hawthorn

Bloody Dock

Queen Anne’s Lace

Bleeding Heart

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Yew

Photo by Julia Filirovska on Pexels.com

Dragon Blood Tree

Meadowsweet

Blood Flower

  

Photo by Stream on Pexels.com

Bleeding Fairy Helmet

By Alan Rockefeller – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99546442

 

 Feel free to check out my books too!

 

Love Lies Bleeding

Bleeding Heart

*Blood Magic

*Tooth & Claw

(Links take you to all available stores. Books marked * are free everywhere other than Amazon. Love Lies Bleeding and Bleeding Heart are also available in paperback.)

Cheers,

Aspasia

 

 

Snow Days

I've always loved snow. Probably not a surprise as a Canadian. According to my mom, the first big snowfall of the year happened the night I was born. When I was younger, I would always be out playing in it. I don't play so much anymore, but I love walking in it. The fresh air, the crunching underfoot, and the quiet [Edit: I forgot to add how fresh snow sparkles in the sun]. Not only are there fewer people around in general, but snow somehow muffles background noise. Yes, shovelling sucks, and the cold isn't much fun (still better than the summer heat!), but I'd hate to live anywhere without at least one good snowfall a year (preferably on my birthday).

Here are a few photos I took recently...

Off in the distance you can see a tiny figure. I tried to get a better shot but she's a fast walker. We've gotten to know her a bit on our walks, and she's apparently out every day picking up litter. She also gave us tips on watching out for coyotes-- never underestimate the toughness of tiny older women.

Speaking of tough women, download my books and read about some whose fangs would put a coyote's to shame...

 

Love Lies Bleeding

Bleeding Heart

*Blood Magic

*Tooth & Claw

(Links take you to all available stores. Books marked * are free everywhere other than Amazon. Love Lies Bleeding and Bleeding Heart are also available in paperback.)

 

Are you a fan of snow? What's your favourite winter activity? Share in the comments...

Cheers,

Aspasia

PS: Follow me on my official site: AspasiaSBissas.com. 

All photos by Whimsy Bower/Aspasia S. Bissas

Happy 2026!

 

Wishing you all a wonderful new year!

Most of 2025 was, frankly, awful. Things started to improve toward the end, though, and I'm hoping that continues. Here's to a new year and better things...

Cheers,

Aspasia

PS: Start the new year with a new book!

Love Lies Bleeding

Bleeding Heart

*Blood Magic

*Tooth & Claw

(Links take you to all available stores. Books marked * are free everywhere other than Amazon. Love Lies Bleeding and Bleeding Heart are also available in paperback.)