writing

Signs of Spring

March 17, 2022

I went for a bike ride yesterday, for the first time this year. The rain had stopped, and although it wasn’t sunny, it was a nice day. And as I rode, I saw some signs of spring. My Mom always called this bush spyria. When I moved back to the west coast, I got a…

Coffee cup

February 12, 2022

This little cup is a keepsake that we brought back with us from the Island of Rhodes some years ago. We much enjoyed Rhodes, very historical, lovely old buildings, and a nice swim in the Mediterranean Sea. The cup is lovely, isn’t it, and no, it’s not made in China. On the bottom it reads…

Good Neighbours

January 24, 2022

We had a big snowfall after Christmas that lasted several days and nearly snowed us in. One of our neighbours has just moved here and I haven’t even met him yet. But he plowed the whole road and cleared access, as the public plow usually fills in our road entrance and blocks us in. Then…

About Sylvie

January 14, 2022

Let me tell you a little about me, Sylvie Grayson, and why I write! What am I currently working on? My current work is the prequel to The Last War series, where an ambitious young Sergeant in the military is reluctantly dragged into the middle of the Emperor’s ambitions to increase the number of women…

Merry Christmas to All

December 25, 2021

Best, Sylvie

Eagle in the Tree

November 5, 2021

Don’t know if you can see the bald eagle perched on the branch of a fir tree in the middle of that picture. He watches the flats below. As soon as the winter rain starts, the water begins to accumulate down there and the birds arrive- trumpeter swans, seagulls, ducks, Canada geese. The eagles hunt…

Book of the Week

October 3, 2021

Katy Dalton worked hard to save her money. And having her friend Bruno invest it seemed like a safe bet. But her job disappears and she needs her money back, everything Bruno has already loaned to Rome Trucking. When Katy insists he return it, Bruno stops answering his phone and bad things start to happen.…

Spring in the air?

February 27, 2021

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…

Spring Has Sprung

April 2, 2020

Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where them flowers is? My father quoted this every year in spring, usually when the snow was still in the process of melting on the ground, no flowers in sight. However, wonder no more. Here are some flowers from around my garden. Can you name them?…

Welcome to the New Year

January 24, 2020

We have had a dump of snow, huge for this part of the world. My patio table looked like it had a cake on it. Then the snow melted and the rain began. The combination of melted snow and rain water started the small creeks running madly. I call these the pop-up creeks, only active…