Common MilkweedAsclepias syriacaOther names: Butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallowwort, Virginia silkweedFamily: Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)Range: Southern Canada and the US east of the RockiesNative: NativeNative Habitat: Fields, open areas, waste areasBloom Time: June to August Notes:The plant will form large, clonal colonies when it finds a habitat it likes. It’s the best of all the milkweeds […]
This book was decent – we’re now following the younger women who will eventually be the rulers of Khaeler. They’re not as powerful as Witch and her friends, but they do seem to be going through some of the same things that Jaenelle and the Coven went through as they came into their power. Complete
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Naturally, we had to catch the Dambo Trolls while we were at the botanical garden. I had seen the three closest to the visitor’s center on a previous visit that the BF wasn’t able to make. So we caught the two I hadn’t seen, and he got to see all five. The Seeds did elude
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The planet of Iskat is in charge of a small empire of planets on the edge of the larger known galaxy. They’re held together by arranged marriages. (Fortunately, the Emperor has a lot of grandchildren.) When Prince Taam, who’s married to Count Jainan of Thea, is killed in an accident, Prince Kiem is quickly lined
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This preserve was an interesting find. It’s got one of the northernmost stands of mountain laurel in New England, which was the main reason we decided to stop by. But the geological features are just as interesting. There are a fair number of glacial erratics, but the coolest feature is the Hundred Foot Rock, which
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Not going to lie, this visit was a little disappointing. Since the last time we visited Popham Beach, the area has come out the worse for the wear from a number of coastal storms. The current in the area has altered, which actually caused a quick sand incident last year. (To the great bemusement of
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Pattern: Peerie Flooers by Kate Davies Designs Yarn: KDD & Co Milarrochy Tweed in the Tarbet, Birkin, Stockiemuir, Cowslip, Eyebright, Garth, and Snapdragon colorways Needles: Size 3 and 4 circs and size 4 DPNs Peerie Flooers is done! This was a bit more a challenge than it probably should have been. I didn’t handle my
