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“The Homestead”
This is the story of my family’s adventure. We left the Canadian west coast, travelled to northern British Columbia, established our home there, and then left. It is the story of six children who managed to live this adventure and build a new life after the journey ended. Here is how it happened. Homesteading A…
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Spring has Sprung
The flowers in the garden have gone crazy. There are rhododendrons and camelias in bloom, azalias brightening every corner, the Japanese tree peonie is usually the first out but we had frost every night, so the leaves uncurled in the sun, then curled up again with the frost. It took them forever to finally burst…
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The Sovereign- a bestseller
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author Launches Best Selling Book Victoria, British Columbia, May 3, 2021 – The Sovereign, The Last War: Book Seven – written by author Sylvie Grayson has just concluded a successful book launch on Amazon with the book ranked as a #1 Best Seller in multiple categories. Sylvie Grayson writes contemporary romantic suspense with attempted…
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A chance to get out of the house?
I finally got back on my bicycle, looking for some fresh air and exercise. It feels great, but have you ever noticed that having a break from activity for a few months means you lose ground? It has been too cold and wet and has only been seasonably warm in the past few weeks. That…
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THE SOVEREIGN
Excerpt of The Last War : Book Seven Nineteenth began his customary tour around the Banderos territory. Regular workers made their rounds, leaving from the various border stations to patrol the boundaries, but he liked to have a look himself to see what was working, what wasn’t, what had changed since his last tour. He…
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Spring in the air?
I thought spring was in the air. I bought these at the grocery store, they are not from my garden. It isn’t that warm here. Aren’t they lovely? But I was mistaken. Here is what happened on our deck tonight. The second time in a week A dump of hail. Apparently spring is not in…
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Book recommendation
My book Lies He Told Me is being recommended in the Read Freely newsletter going out in a couple of days. You can sign up here to receive the newsletter – http://www.readfree.ly/newsletter.
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An Adventure on a Bike
With all the lockdowns around us, we try to get outside for a walk or bike ride whenever we can to allow some time out of our house. Usually our choices are limited by the amount of rain coming down. So this morning, we were fortunate to decide on a bike ride. The forecast had…
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Wishing a Great New Year
Happy New Year! Why happy? Because it’s not 2020 anymore, and we can all be glad of that! Dear Reader, Dean Koontz, the writer, once said, “In a world that encompasses so much pain, it is noble to provide a few hours of escape, moments of delight and forgetfulness.” As an author, that’s what our…
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Birds at the Feeder and Merry Christmas to All
I finally got around to filling up the bird feeder and putting it out on the deck for those poor little fellows searching for something to eat. Then this morning, I was delighted to see four little chickadees flitting about, obviously drawn to the chance of a feast. But were they checking out the seed…
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