Out my window there is smoke. But not as much as yesterday, so I'm grateful for that, and either way, I dare not complain. The global news is a constant reminder to me of how well I have it, and I give thanks for each new, uneventful day. For those of you who are suffering, slight or great, my heartfelt hope and prayers go out for you, that today will be a better day.
On a personal front, I'm excited that my oldest son Joel Strauss (also my assistant and collaborator) and his wife Shadi are coming to visit next month. They live all the way on the other side of Canada (we're on the west and they're in the east) and we haven't seen them in over a year and a half. Before then, Norm and I are heading up north to visit his family in SCOUT our RV! I've been a miss in not sharing the name as I'd asked for suggestions and got so many great ones. Someone suggested Scout ~ I'll have to go back and look, but Thank You to whoever it was ~ and it suits perfectly. We've had to change our route recently due to the many fires burning in British Columbia right now, but we're excited to go. It'll be Diego's first extended camping trip, so I'm hoping he'll have a good time too.
Does he look nervous to you?
On the work front, I've got a lot of sticks in the fire. I've started an ecommerce store with Joel Strauss called Vintage Is You. You can check it out here: vintageisyou.com (link). Limited time sale until July 27.
Joel and I are also working on a 1920s coloring book which you can check out HERE (link).
August sees the release of Murder in London (link), the 8th Rosa Reed Mystery which brings Rosa and Ginger together for the first time!
Murder in Mallowan Court (link), Ginger Gold Mystery #17 is written and in the editorial process, and will be out September 24. Ironically, this is the book where she has her baby girl.
Currently Norm and I are working on co-writing the 4th Higgins & Hawke Mystery, Death by Dancing (link). I had no idea how brutal these dance marathons were until we started digging into the research. We'll be bring you a few interest pieces on the subject soon.
Now I'm heading out for my weekly hike with my friend, Lori, smoke or no smoke. Life goes on.
Let me know in the comments how your summer is going so far? Are you doing anything fun?
Hi Lee,
Very excited to hear of the upcoming release of the ginger gold book! I’ve enjoyed reading the series and getting to know the characters. Will the audio version also be released on the same date?
I’d love to know if any of your other series available in the audio format?
Hope you enjoy your time with your family!
Hi Kelsey,
Audio books come later than print and ebooks because they take longer to make. At the moment only Ginger Gold is available.
So happy to hear you’re enjoying the books!
We are finishing up the week here at beautiful Lakeside Ohio! It’s magical!
Looking forward to to the new books
Thanks for the update! We even had smoke here in Chatham, Ontario, believe it or not!
So glad to hear you will get to see Joel and Shadi. We finally got to see our son and his fiance, and they are only two hours away. Hopefully the wedding, postponed from last year, will go ahead this September. Fingers crossed.
Scout is the perfect name!
I look forward to the new releases.
I’ve ordered one of each notebook – so far. So much tempting me! Joel is quite the talented artist.
We’re hoping to get some cycling in – hiked five conservation areas yesterday, and went for lunch INSIDE. It’s not even been a week since we could do that here. Also going to a movie tomorrow!!
Stay safe!
Wow, you’ve been busy! We bought e-bikes recently and look forward to riding more in the future. Thanks for ordering from Vintage Is You. Let me know what you think when you get your items. And yay to being able to see your son and his fiance! I hope their wedding plans go to plan this year.
Recovering from hip replacement . Reading your books is always a joy and a great way to remove my mind from the present for a while. Enjoy your travels… My Lizzie cat sends Diego her best regards
Dang hips! Hopefully you’ll be up and running in no time. So happy my books are making it a little easier. Diego lifts a paw to Lizzie!
I love the name Scout for your RV, it’s perfect! Have a safe & great trip!
Thank you! I plan to post on the trip with pictures.
Love all your books
So happy to hear this. Thank you!
Please include password for journal as I didn’t think to write it down.
The password for the journal is Goldmine.
Hi Lee. I suggested naming your RV Scout. So happy that you did. Love your books.
Thank you, John! Love the name. So glad you’re enjoying the books!