Category Archives: mystery

My Reading Pile

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I know most of you have a reading list that you hope to tackle when the time is right. I, however, have a reading pile. When I find a book that is intriguing, I grab it and put it in the pile. It looks like this–

It kind of looks like it might fall over, right? But hopefully it won’t.

I can add to those titles. One book would be “My Life” by Golda Meir. I read it years ago and want to read it again. It’s a fascinating story. Another would be “Cryptonomicon” by Neal Stephenson. Again, I read it some time ago, a fascinating book.

What’s on your book pile/reading list? Drop me a comment and let me know.

Excitement at the Lake

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I hadn’t been to the lake all summer and really wanted a swim. So I arranged the day and we set off. There were hobbits there, to my surprise.

The weather was supposed to be sunny with light clouds, but it was soon heavily clouded and a loud rumble began. I thought it was a big truck going up the road behind the lake, but it continued, getting louder. Soon it was right above us, heavy thunder. As it got louder, we looked around wondering where the lightening would appear.

Then it dumped rain, huge pellets of water as we scrambled for our things and ran for the car. By the time we got there and loaded our stuff, we were soaking wet. Not your usual trip to the lake for a swim.

What did you do to bid farewell to the summer? Drop me a comment.

Do you enjoy reading?

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My Read and Review Team has room for a few more readers who enjoy reading a book and letting others know what they think of it. Are you one of those people?

Please send your information to sylviegraysonauthor@gmail.com including-

Your name, a link to previous reviews you have posted, your interest in reading and reviewing my books. I look forward to hearing from you.

Second colour of Spring

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I know yellow was my first colour here, but pink is now overtaking it. It’s still spring, right? Not summer yet.

This is the Japanese tree peony in my garden. It blooms way before the regular peonies.

The heather is covered with tiny pink flowers.

My crabapple tree is in full bloom. Luckily we spotted the caterpillars and DH took them off

Azalea struggling to open its blooms.

What colours are showing where you are? Drop me a comment and let me know. Happy spring!!

Slow recovery

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I came down with a cold a week ago, and it became one of the worst colds I can remember. No fever, or chills. But a total wipeout in terms of energy, and a cough that won’t quit, no matter what I use to treat it with.

Meanwhile, my job is to keep writing my new novel. 🙂

Don’t you love it? This new book is about some of the creeks up the coast of Vancouver Island. They have names like — Cat’s Ear, Sir Donald, Dead Man, Perseverance. I’m not sure who came up with these names, but they have really drawn me in. Now I have to come up with a story about them.

Fun, eh?