Today, I welcome new Belle Elizabeth Donne. Elizabeth’s writing is a natural outpouring of a lifelong love affair with English literature. Although she has spent most of her life in Cape Town, South Africa, she now lives in the American Midwest, where she enthusiastically introduces her visitors to the joys of drinking rooibos tea. With a biscuit, of course. See the Belle’s website for more about Elizabeth Donne, and to discover her books.

Ten things about Elizabeth (2 of which are false):

1) I am a distant cousin of the actress Charlize Theron.

2) I used to whittle, until I stabbed myself in the hand and almost lost the use of my thumb.

3) I have spent most of my life in West Africa.

4) I went to Europe as an exchange student.

5) I have swum with dolphins.

6) My ancestors were almost all school teachers, generation after generation, going back more than a hundred years.

7) I have done fencing as a sport.

8) I have visited 5 continents.

9) My grandmother was part of a group of spelunkers who discovered a new cave.

10) I love holding corn snakes.