Category Archives: sci-fi/ fantasy

Bike ride at Victoria airport

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I went for a bike ride around the Victoria airport yesterday. It wasn’t too hot, nor crowded– a perfect day for a ride. I love to go out there once or twice a week and ride the perimeter. Not doing much writing these days, too many distractions and events in our lives at the moment.

This is the small park at the top of the rise across from the airport buildings. Those are copper eagle feathers standing beside the trees, quite lovely. It takes me about 45 minutes to do the ride, I usually stop to drink water and huff and puff. My husband does a longer ride on his bike and meets me partway through this trail.

You can see the mountains on the other side of the water of Patricia Bay. Here is the harbour down below.

Pat Bay is home to a Canadian Coast Guard base as well as a seaplane port known as Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome . The bike path is paved (thank you, Lord) which is much easier for me to navigate, even though there are some significant hills,  than many of the trails near us that are former train routes and covered with gravel and dirt. When the gravel is freshly poured on those trails, it is a real chore to force your bike tires through it.

The Last War – Book three

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Life happens, right? I have had a year like that, with events erupting all around me—some shocking, some sad, many causing stress and fatigue. My goal for next year is to greet it with good health, having rested and recuperated from all the disruption of 2019.

I wish you all a fabulous summer, time to swim and hike, time to spend with family and friends. Time to read! ?

Truth and Treachery, Book Three by Sylvie Grayson

The third book in The Last War series – The Young Emperor has been backed into a corner Now, his ambitions are aimed at overthrowing everything Khandarken has cobbled together since the Last War.

Cownden Lanser, Chief Constable of Khandarken, is a private man with a close connection to the Old Empire that he doesn’t divulge to anyone. Although he’s dedicated to his position, things are not what they seem in the rank and file of the police.

Selanna Nettles is a sookie, trained in Legitamia but working near her family in the Western Territory of Khandarken, healing the injured mine workers and the dispossessed. But her life takes a startling turn when Chief Cownden Lanser hires her to attend a set of high-level meetings in Gilsigg.

When these three meet up in Legitamia, the result is explosive. Not just for them but for the future of Khandarken. The Emperor makes Cownden an offer that might be everything he’s secretly dreamed of. How can he refuse?

The Last War series is a stunning portrayal of a new world created from fire and consumed at the edges… sci fi/fantasy at its best…

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D is for Dad — Happy Father’s Day

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D is for Dad – and Father’s Day is almost here. Fathers will enjoy the Banderos story, about a Dad struggling to control his unruly brood.

Enjoy this exclusive excerpt from

Banderos, The Last War, Book Six.

Excerpt—

Gerwal’s mind turned to the years he’d spent building this territory. Days patrolling the fields around the manorhouse, and the forests and valleys as their holding grew. It was amazing he had so many children given how often he was out on the trails, days on end of short battles to head off the encroachment of other settlers, long negotiations to bring neighbours into the fold, attempts at trading with those more distant.

By the time Angel was born, the territory had tripled in size and he spent weeks at a time away from the manorhouse out on patrol. She would write letters and send the missives with her brothers to be delivered to him in camp at night. Dear Daddy, they would read, and for Daddy only. As if anyone else wanted to read those squiggly little notes. He snorted at the idea and repressed a grin, even as moisture gathered in his eyes.

Sometimes she would talk about needing him at the manorhouse. Daddy, it’s from your daughter Angel. Come home soon and fast. We all miss you.

Many were about her concern for him. Daddy, from your daughter Angel. Close the door and come home. Don’t work too hard while you are away. See you when you get here. There would be kisses attached at the end of each letter. How could she love him so much when he’d been such an indifferent father?

He rested his head on his knees as a shudder rippled through his body. He wouldn’t give up, he refused to give up. As long as he had breath in his body, he would fight for what was his.

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If you’re new to The Last War series, you can start with Book 1, Khandarken Rising, Book 2, Son of the Emperor, Book 3, Truth and Treachery, Book 4, Weapon of Tyrants, or Book 5, Prince of Jiran.. All books can be read as standalone stories and can be enjoyed independently, but are interesting to be read together.

Happy Reading,

~Sylvie

Flower garden

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This is called Jerusalem sage. Not sure if it is actually a sage plant, have never used it that way as have tons of sage, but it makes a very interesting dried flower.

A bouquet from my garden, phlox, lupine, foxglove, some peonies. This time of year my windowsills are heavy with vases and the falling petals litter the area. Still, it’s nice to bring some of the flowers in and their subtle perfume carries throughout the house.

Sylvie’s Garden

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Here are a couple of other wildflowers that thrive in my garden. This is foxglove. We had a lot of fun with them as kids, stripping the flowers to put one on the tip of each finger. Then there are the lupines.

Funny that nature has a similar colour palette for all three of phlox, lupine and foxglove.  This vine is a honeysuckle. It was my mother’s plant, and years ago I took pieces off it to plant in my own garden. I’ve moved it a few times now, but it is one sturdy plant. The hummingbirds love it, it covers the arbour into the garden nicely, keeping it shady in the heat of summer.

 Let me know what flourishes in your flower bed.