N. J. Lindquist
@njlindquist.bsky.social
Author. Blogger. Lifelong Learner. Empath. Neuro Diverse. Leader. Teacher. Mentor. Adoptee. Only child. Survivor. Wife. Mother. Grandma. (AKA J. A. Menzies.) BLM. 2SLGBTQIA+ 🇨🇦
Stories have always been my best friends.
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Stories have always been my best friends.
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Mine is petunias that I thought were finished!
September 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Mine is petunias that I thought were finished!
Our bees are huge this year! This one is on a bee balm flower.
August 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Our bees are huge this year! This one is on a bee balm flower.
Just got this hardcover book from the library yesterday. Been waiting for it.
I am loving it! Highly recommend.
If you don’t know who she is, she was on BBC’s “Call the Midwife” and her own sitcom “Miranda.” This book is about being unwell for 10 years in her forties, and what she learned.
I am loving it! Highly recommend.
If you don’t know who she is, she was on BBC’s “Call the Midwife” and her own sitcom “Miranda.” This book is about being unwell for 10 years in her forties, and what she learned.
July 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Just got this hardcover book from the library yesterday. Been waiting for it.
I am loving it! Highly recommend.
If you don’t know who she is, she was on BBC’s “Call the Midwife” and her own sitcom “Miranda.” This book is about being unwell for 10 years in her forties, and what she learned.
I am loving it! Highly recommend.
If you don’t know who she is, she was on BBC’s “Call the Midwife” and her own sitcom “Miranda.” This book is about being unwell for 10 years in her forties, and what she learned.
Perfect timing. I walked onto the back deck and a Monarch butterfly was right in front of me on a new Joe Pye weed plant.
July 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Perfect timing. I walked onto the back deck and a Monarch butterfly was right in front of me on a new Joe Pye weed plant.
I think these are out. Close enough, anyway. Purple clematis with a kind of beard.
June 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I think these are out. Close enough, anyway. Purple clematis with a kind of beard.
Our weigelia today. I hope the wind stays away for a while.
May 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Our weigelia today. I hope the wind stays away for a while.
Dahlias are one of my favourite flowers. So exquisite.
May 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Dahlias are one of my favourite flowers. So exquisite.
Three of our hyacinths are showing off today. And the first bee I’ve seen this spring is on the blue one
April 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Three of our hyacinths are showing off today. And the first bee I’ve seen this spring is on the blue one
Two little crocuses ignoring the weird weather and doing their job.
April 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Two little crocuses ignoring the weird weather and doing their job.
Our first crocuses are peeking out.
March 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Our first crocuses are peeking out.
All I can think of is Anna singing, “Do You Want to Build a Snowman.” I watched that movie so many time with some of our little ones.
February 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
All I can think of is Anna singing, “Do You Want to Build a Snowman.” I watched that movie so many time with some of our little ones.
I don’t have a Canadian flag, but I bought these guys when I was promoting Canadian authors at in-person events some years ago. Two of them have little flags. Plus they’re adorable.
February 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I don’t have a Canadian flag, but I bought these guys when I was promoting Canadian authors at in-person events some years ago. Two of them have little flags. Plus they’re adorable.
Not exactly inspired me, but definitely the person who showed me things I needed to understand. The author of Black Like Me. John Howard Griffin. I grew up in a small town in the Canadian prairies and never met a Black person until I went to university. I only saw them on TV, movies, and the news.
February 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Not exactly inspired me, but definitely the person who showed me things I needed to understand. The author of Black Like Me. John Howard Griffin. I grew up in a small town in the Canadian prairies and never met a Black person until I went to university. I only saw them on TV, movies, and the news.
A few years ago I read a book by American author and journalist Mary Holt Reinhart, who not only wrote great mystery novels but was an American war correspondent on the front lines during World War I. 1/3
January 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A few years ago I read a book by American author and journalist Mary Holt Reinhart, who not only wrote great mystery novels but was an American war correspondent on the front lines during World War I. 1/3
One of the books I’m currently reading. I got the ebook from our library via Libby.
Wow! How did I not know this writer’s name???
I agree with Toni Morrison. His books should be required reading!
#books
#blackhistory
#amreading
#writerstoread
Wow! How did I not know this writer’s name???
I agree with Toni Morrison. His books should be required reading!
#books
#blackhistory
#amreading
#writerstoread
January 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One of the books I’m currently reading. I got the ebook from our library via Libby.
Wow! How did I not know this writer’s name???
I agree with Toni Morrison. His books should be required reading!
#books
#blackhistory
#amreading
#writerstoread
Wow! How did I not know this writer’s name???
I agree with Toni Morrison. His books should be required reading!
#books
#blackhistory
#amreading
#writerstoread
Saw this as and immediately thought of your cats.
January 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Saw this as and immediately thought of your cats.
I have a mystery series under my actual birth name (long story there). It’s set in Toronto and is written in the style of Golden Age writers like Christie, Sayers, Heyer, etc.
For my birthday today, the first book is on sale for 99 cents! Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
For my birthday today, the first book is on sale for 99 cents! Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
January 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I have a mystery series under my actual birth name (long story there). It’s set in Toronto and is written in the style of Golden Age writers like Christie, Sayers, Heyer, etc.
For my birthday today, the first book is on sale for 99 cents! Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
For my birthday today, the first book is on sale for 99 cents! Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
I put together my Christmas present. No, I never had Lego as a child or as an adult even though our kids and grandkids were totally into it. But 5 or so years ago, I got some because I thought it might help the neuropathy in my fingers, and here we are.
January 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I put together my Christmas present. No, I never had Lego as a child or as an adult even though our kids and grandkids were totally into it. But 5 or so years ago, I got some because I thought it might help the neuropathy in my fingers, and here we are.
If you like “locked room” style mysteries reminiscent of the Golden Age of Christie, Sayers, Heyer, and Marsh, but updated, the first book in my mystery series is on sale this week.
Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
December 29, 2024 at 2:06 AM
If you like “locked room” style mysteries reminiscent of the Golden Age of Christie, Sayers, Heyer, and Marsh, but updated, the first book in my mystery series is on sale this week.
Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
Links at jamenzies.com/books/shaded...
What it’s like outside our house today. The roses are dried but hanging on.
And a close-up of the geranium that bloomed outside from early spring to late fall, and is still blooming inside our house.
And a close-up of the geranium that bloomed outside from early spring to late fall, and is still blooming inside our house.
December 27, 2024 at 8:17 PM
What it’s like outside our house today. The roses are dried but hanging on.
And a close-up of the geranium that bloomed outside from early spring to late fall, and is still blooming inside our house.
And a close-up of the geranium that bloomed outside from early spring to late fall, and is still blooming inside our house.
If you don’t have our Christmas book yet, you can get it for 99 cents. It’s at Amazon, Kobo, Nook, Apple, etc. Links at hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
#booksky
#anthology
#author
#booksky
#anthology
#author
December 26, 2024 at 7:31 PM
If you don’t have our Christmas book yet, you can get it for 99 cents. It’s at Amazon, Kobo, Nook, Apple, etc. Links at hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
#booksky
#anthology
#author
#booksky
#anthology
#author
For those of you trying to focus on Christmas in spite of the politics going on, you might like this book.
Short stories, so you don’t need a long attention span. And most of them are true stories from ordinary people. No billionaires.
Click here to buy it. hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
Short stories, so you don’t need a long attention span. And most of them are true stories from ordinary people. No billionaires.
Click here to buy it. hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
December 19, 2024 at 8:43 PM
For those of you trying to focus on Christmas in spite of the politics going on, you might like this book.
Short stories, so you don’t need a long attention span. And most of them are true stories from ordinary people. No billionaires.
Click here to buy it. hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
Short stories, so you don’t need a long attention span. And most of them are true stories from ordinary people. No billionaires.
Click here to buy it. hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
Decided to give out an early Christmas gift.
If you like heart-warming true Christmas stories mixed with a bit of fiction and poetry, then you’ll love this book.
55 Canadian writers!
For links to buy it, go to hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
If you like heart-warming true Christmas stories mixed with a bit of fiction and poetry, then you’ll love this book.
55 Canadian writers!
For links to buy it, go to hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
December 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Decided to give out an early Christmas gift.
If you like heart-warming true Christmas stories mixed with a bit of fiction and poetry, then you’ll love this book.
55 Canadian writers!
For links to buy it, go to hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
If you like heart-warming true Christmas stories mixed with a bit of fiction and poetry, then you’ll love this book.
55 Canadian writers!
For links to buy it, go to hotappleciderbooks.com/our-books/ch...
If you don’t have a copy of this book yet, or if you know someone who might like to find it in their stocking, it’s available through most stores as an ebook or paperback. You might even suggest that your local library purchase a copy.
December 2, 2024 at 8:32 PM
If you don’t have a copy of this book yet, or if you know someone who might like to find it in their stocking, it’s available through most stores as an ebook or paperback. You might even suggest that your local library purchase a copy.