Grandies near and far!

 A year ago,  the two grandies from Vancouver visited us! They've a cottage in B.C., and are happily playing there on weekends. There is a shared pool, but the beach is close by for a change of scenery. They are having much fun! 

Here are Jesse and Cluny in the water!

This is my July calendar! I celebrated their visit.

We said goodbye to the Ottawa grandkids, who went home Friday. I still have a couple of things to share about their visit. Isabelle did a picture.

I left the playing cards here on the coffee table. Isabelle and I had some rousing games. I left the cards there for a couple of days just so I would smile when I saw them. We laughed so hard! She ended up winning 8 games to 6 on Friday. The other day it was 10 games to 2, so I did better!

The very last thing we did was an experiment we saw on TV.

science experiment from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I was very glad of the distraction of teenagers last week. My floaters are really uncomfortable. There is a spider web of them in my left eye, still. The fact that they float into place as I move my eye to refocus on something is really nauseating. I had several tests at the opthamologist, and I am confident I'll get over this. They should just dissipate, but in the meantime... 

The robins and phoebes are still feeding their nestlings. There are lots of birds about, especially in the serviceberry bushes. Cedar waxwings are frequent visitors, as well as the robins.

 

I spotted a pair of goldfinches eating the seeds off of the Goat's beard! It was delightful. (This is an old photo.) 

Garbage is out for the week. Only 3 bug bites. It is time for coffee! 

Book Review: Desolation Sound

DESOLATION SOUND 

14 severed feet. 2 men. 1 female cop. 1 knife.

Wow. That was a book! It's not a long novel (217 pages), but I really liked it. It takes place on and around beautiful British Columbia.  What is fun is that we visited Vancouver and B.C. last year, and went to most of the places (see below). You don't need that experience, mind you, but I think it is a deeper experience when you have been to such places! You paint richer pictures in your mind.

The plot is based on reality: Another foot washes ashore in Vancouver!  - Police in Vancouver say it appears a human foot inside a running shoe has washed ashore, the latest in roughly dozen such cases since 2007.

In addition, Desolation Sound Provincial Park exists, as well.  

Now it was a pretty bloody story, but since they are getting more and more vulgar on simple shows like Dancing With The Stars, where they are dancing like pole dancers, and they have to up the ante on shows like CSI and the like, I found that I could handle this one. The plot was a great one.

They are planning a movie! 

Heston’s Agamemnon Films is currently developing Desolation Sound as a feature motion picture.  

  The book trailer, I just couldn't watch! 

I liked the setting, action, characterization, and the plot, just to be totally analytical.

Beautiful British Columbia

We visited to meet our newest granddaughter this year. You'll forgive some memories! Here are some of the places featured in the book! Our son and DIL live there, we were there to visit our newest granddaughter, as well, as the wedding last year. Then there was my visit with my daughter to see Jess' show in 2013.

 Everett Crowley Park in Vancouver, Salt Spring Island!, Bloedel Conservatory, VanDusen Gardens, Into Vancouver to see Les Mis, Vancouver airport – a beautiful place, Caitlin and I visited Jesse and Stacie, Post #8 Crofton's Pulp and Paper Mill near Duncan, B.C.,  Stanley Park, Stanley Park nanny trees.

The book is available in both paperback and e-books on Amazon.com. 

Some Americans have no idea!