Alexandra Heep

National Metal Day Because the World Shreds Harder Than Spinal Tap Today, November 11, is National Metal Day — the one day officially sanctioned for unapologe...

Happy National Metal ( #music ) Day
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National Advent Calendar Day From Chocolate Doors to Boxes of Calm When I was a kid growing up in Germany, Advent calendars were serious business. Every December morning...

One of my favorite German #Christmas holiday traditions has its own national day! 😄
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When Wings Remember Monarchs, Migration, and Día de los Muertos Every fall, as pumpkins ripen and shadows stretch long, another kind of migration begins — not o...

My #orangeandblack theme for #today monarch #butterflies
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National Cat Day A Royal Reflection by Princess Gracie  Greetings, humble humans and moderately competent gnome assistants. It’s me again—Princess Gracie, ...

Happy National #Cat Day! #nationalcatday
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The Joy of Seeing “The Joy of Painting” Tom and I have a long-running date with an old friend — the ever-so-soothing Bob Ross. For years, our favorite pastime has been watching The...

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National Day on Writing The Economics of Inspiration Today, October 20, is National Day on Writing in the USA, and I almost missed it!That’s why I’d like to take this opportunity to give you a quick sneak peek of one of m…

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National Health Care Aide Day Care Behind the Care So apparently, today, October 18, is National Health Care Aide Day . And, surprise! I’m one. Not the kind you picture ...

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Among the Alpacas: A Gentle Coloring Book Amazon.com: Among the Alpacas: A Gentle Coloring Book: 9798268431155: Drane, Lexa: Libros

From a pile of #alpaca photos to a mindful coloring #book—proof that peace can start with pixels. 🌿
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The Scent of a New Chapter “There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.”  Robert Jordan In my introduction post I explained how I was born with the spa…

#indieauthor #books
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Introduction People always want to know how long it took to realize you wanted to do something you love — in my case, writing. I was born with the spark; it just spent a few decades dodging traffic. Writing was…

Introduction my new website for Alexandra Heep, Helena Parx, Lexa Drane.

Books by Alexandra Heep, Helena Parx, Lexa Drane Piling up stories, insights, and a little magic.

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Welcome to my new #writer website! #indieauthor of #books

Landing on Another Planet: The Great Website Expedition There are moments in life when you realize you’ve crossed some kind of invisible line. One minute you’re just trying to catch up with the wo...

My version of time travel. #writing #books #technology
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World Animal Day Let’s Talk Skunks (Yes, Really) At first, I thought I’d spend World Animal Day (October 4) writing about rabbits, cats, or alpacas. They...

Happy World Animal Day! #WorldAnimalDay
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World Farm Animals Day… and Why I’m Thinking About Alpacas Today, October 2, is World Farm Animals Day . The official focus of the day is a solemn one: to remember the billions of animals raised fo...

World Farm #Animals Day is today.
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Buzzing My Way Into Chicago Libraries 🐝 Well, I’ve gone and done it. I just applied for a grant to get my book Bees, Biofeedback, and the Living Warning System into Chicago l...

Trying to get my #bee #book into libraries. aheepofeverything.blogspot.com/2025/10/buzz...

Sawdust Chic: A Love Letter to Pumpkin Seeds So apparently today, October 1, is National Pumpkin Seeds Day . Because of course there’s a national day for everything. (Somewhere out th...

Hurray for #pepitas ! #nationalpumpkinseed day
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Happy 12th Birthday, Baby Spruce! Once upon a time, I wrote about Baby Spruce constantly. He was the star of the yard, the holiday centerpiece, the tree who could rock holida...

🌲🎉 Baby Spruce my evergreen #tree turns 12 today — still green, still thriving, and now officially a #book star! 📖✨
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A Day for the Long-Eared Legends: International Rabbit Day Move over, cats and dogs—today belongs to the unsung heroes of the animal kingdom: rabbits. Every year on the fourth Saturday in September ,...

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Remember Me Thursday: Lighting Up the Shadows Normally, this blog is where I let my wit wander. But today, I’m setting aside the humor because this post isn’t about clever wordplay. It’s...

Today is #RememberMeThursday #cats # dogs #pets
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Equinox, Roots, and Rebranding (Because Even Gnomes Like Fresh Starts) Today (September 22, 2025) is the fall equinox — that fancy word for when day and night finally pl...

Happy fall #equinox!
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Star Trek, Trauma, and the Genes We Can Rewire Some of you know that I have researched health for decades, but did you know I am also a Trekkie (Star Trek fan)? I followed Captain Kirk a...

#StarTrekDay was yesterday.
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National Read a Book Day (And Why I’m Late to the Party) It's no secret: I hate conventional marketing. Which is why this post is showing up late on National Read a Book Day (September 6, 2025) . T...

Happy National Read a #Book Day!
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September: Happy Cat Month (As Declared by My Cat, Princess Gracie) Hello, loyal subjects. It is I, Princess Gracie, here to announce that September is officially Happ...

Here's what my #cat thinks of #HappyCatMonth 😁
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Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day: Where Love and Loss Meet Grief doesn’t care whether your loved one had two legs or four or six or none. Losing a pet is raw, often overlooked pain, and for many, t...

#RainbowBridgeRemembranceDay is today
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A Summer Saved By Sunflowers Tom and I are summer people. We live for that moment when everything wakes up, stretches, and bursts into color. Technically, that’s sprin...

I can't think of a better combination than #sunflowers with #bees
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This year, I have not been able to do any bee watching, but this morning... Wow!

Bees, Biofeedback, and the Living Warning System This summer didn’t just bring heat. It brought a sauna cranked to “hellfire” with no one left to turn the dial back down. The air didn’t jus...

I call this the lost summer, but I wasn't idle. #bees
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Nine Lives, Nine Tales, And One Very Opinionated Narrator It’s that time of year again— Cat Nights begin today (August 17, 2025). No, this isn’t some Hallmark holiday invented to sell scratching ...

#Cat Nights start today. Huh? #Irish folktale explained.
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Don’t Get Stung by “Save the Bees” Scams Today (August 16, 2025) is National Honey Bee Day —and right on cue, the internet is buzzing with bee-themed ads. Jewelry “adoptions,” nec...

#savethebees #beeaware #pollinators
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Happy National Honey #Bee Day! reminder: not every “save the bees” campaign is what it claims to be.

If you want to help pollinators, support groups like Pollinator Partnership, Xerces Society, or Project Apis m. that publish real impact reports and do real conservation work.

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