The early July vacation really soothed the soul. On Chesterman Beach . . . The Spot for surfing in Tofino . . . A place I’d love to return to . . . I first heard of The Wickaninnish Inn when my longtime friends, Martin and Dale, traveled there during the winter for storm-watching season.…
Zippy is out with the robin redbreasts as the cherry and pear trees bloom – I swear he’s looking at one right now 😉 Jo Nesbø’s The Redbreast So much reading and so little time, that’s what I’ve been told, and I’ve been reading a lot of old and new books. I stayed up late…
Too little time to read all the great books I want to read… Zippy and Eartha Kitt’n woke up in the morning in time to say: CHEESE ‘ – ) Here is a list of 25 books I want to read as soon as I can: 1 Room by Emma Donoghue 2 The Glass Castle:…
It’s time for another great summer read, but first here’s Zippy crossing his own bridge to Treasure Island. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton In the past two weeks I read six of John Sandford’s Prey novels, and travelled every step of the way into the dark corners with his main character, Lucas Davenport, from Hidden…
It’s raining again and there’s a lot of indoor working/revising/catching up…curl up with a good book like In the Woods by Tana French. Zippy watches over his new charges: Ajax The Gray & Eartha Kitt’n. Ajax The Gray & Eartha Kitt’n had very little outside life unless supervised before they turned six months old. They…
Hello and happy reading . . . here are the last five books that really got me moving, pushed me into overdrive, and inspired my creative flow. Ready to write, Muse? The last book Post and this round-up are linked by sunset photos from our trip down the Oregon Coast ‘-) 1: Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock…
In the hectic world a good book can take me into a less stressful place even if it’s a suspense-filled mystery. This is the Southern Oregon coastline at dusk. Oregon has the most amazing coastline and I love RVing there. I get a lot of reading done from this vantage point but only after the…
The humor in Tom Rachman’s novel made me think of this sign I found when I visited a German pet store (with Zippy’s face added). Zippy’s barking translation: I can get to the door in 5 seconds…and you? The Imperfectionists is the best book I’ve read this past year. I love the language, the characters,…
Ajax The Gray chases Eartha Kitt’N around the shop area. Did anyone else catch sight of Deception Pass Bridge and Bowman Bay featured in a Superbowl ad? The writing of book 2 continues, with a revision of setting and some characters too, a scaling down. While doing this I’ve watched movies at night as a…
It was a peaceful day and that made me think of some of my favorite books. And please don’t think less of me for stating I love War and Peace – I’m part Ukrainian! Under the bridge at home in the canoe… I’m halfway through reading the newest translation of War and Peace. Back in…