Susan Hathiramani

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About the author: Susan Ewert-Hathiramani

Susan grew up on a farm near the Boreal Forest in Saskatchewan. At an early age, she developed a love for drawing, gymnastics, horses, and being outdoors with nature. After graduating from Business College, she moved to the North West Territories and worked as Travel Agent at Northland Travel. After a year passed by, she missed her family and living on the prairies. She decided to move back to rural Saskatchewan in 1990.

At the age of twenty-six, she met her future husband, John William Ewert, who was the owner of a kitchen manufacturing company in Alvena, Saskatchewan.

After a few conversations, she discovered they had both worked as Visual Merchandisers for the Eaton's Department store in the 1980s. Then after having a cup of coffee with John, she discovered they had both shared the same Supervisor, Al Dyck, even though they had both worked in different cities. She was delighted to find out that John was the display person who had set up the 'Once Upon a Christmas' display at the Eaton's store in Saskatoon. Also, he worked on the display until it was dismantled and moved to a museum in Saskatoon. You can see the display during the Christmas season at the "Western Development Museum" in Saskatoon.

After they moved to Saskatoon, they met each once again and began dating. Then after two years passed by, they decided to make it official and were married on October 28, 1991.

Throughout their years of marriage, they enjoyed sharing many common threads. They both had a passion for owning small businesses. Also, during their marriage, they enjoyed creating art, gardening, nature hikes, politics, photography and renovating old houses.

John and Susan opened a small business in Saskatoon, SK; Preferred Prairie Products which sold only Saskatchewan Products. John, Jimmy Scarfe, and Gordon Pederson reopened the business in Hawarden, Saskatchewan. The business sold baking, fresh produce, clothing and even gold fish.

After John, and Gordo passed away. Jimmy kept the business running until he moved to Hanley, Saskatchewan. Jimmy passed away June 21, 2020. They are missed dearly and remembered always by family and friends.

Her husband, John William Ewert, passed away, October 24, 2007. And she found by writing about their life together in a humorous fashion. She was able to work through the various stages of grief.

Susan decided to have her stories illustrated, and through the internet, she found Karen Zvorc Illustration Inc. Karen agreed to illustrate the short stories, and she magically created all of the lovely illustrations in the 'Wizard of Hawarden' Book 1 and Book 2, 'Adaya Solves the Case of the Missing Easter Rabbit'.

After, Susan finished writing her first fairy tale. She decided to keep writing stories. Susan Hathiramani writes other books: The Wizard and Adaya Save Christmas, The Tale of William Rabbit, The Wizard and The Beanstalk, Mouseland, Once Upon a Christmas, King Eilfyw, Leif's First Halloween, The Magical Park, Grandma's Monarch Butterfly Farm and Pippin.

Susan resides in Annaheim, SK. with her black Lab dog, Leif, and her two cats: Miska and Snipper. She enjoys spending time with nature, cooking, writing, drawing, and long walks with Leif.

Susan works as a Direct Care Worker. In the past, she has worked with children in the Equine Assisted Learning program and art programming. And art programming at the Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery for K-8 students.