Rayanne Rodier

A Tale of Two Ponies and A Tale of Two Sisters come from my childhood on a farm just outside Arborfield, Saskatchewan. My sister and I rode our ponies every day, sneaking out before our parents woke up to begin our adventures. We didn’t have a forest or a creek nearby, but our imagination took us everywhere — we transformed open fields into dusty frontier towns. Inspired by the spaghetti westerns, we protected the innocent as the Lone Ranger did, and we always caught the bad

A Tale of Two Kitties is inspired by the real journey of my two cats, Bailey and Penny. When I first adopted Bailey at ten months old, she was deeply traumatized. She spent her first month hiding, unable to trust or be approached. Nothing I tried helped her feel safe. Everything changed when I adopted Penny, a confident three‑month‑old kitten with a bright, playful spirit. Penny became Bailey’s guide to the world — teaching her how to play, socialize, and, most importantly, t