Weekly Wildflowers – Ferry Beach State Park, Saco, ME
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Garden Notes
It occurred to me that I haven’t done a dahlia post yet. We’ve reached their preferred daylight length, so almost all of them have bloomed at this point. The pictures above are in bloom order – the first two got things started early in July. Technically, the Rhubarb and Custard tuber I bought this year
Wings of War – Tara Grayce
This books starts a new series in Elven Alliance world. Essie and Farrendel’s son Fieran is the center of this new series. He’s around 21 now (comparatively in Elf years), and decides to enlist in the flying corps. Everyone knows there’s a war coming, and he figures this is the best way to help out,
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Tusks, Tails and Teacakes – T. L. Stone
Half elf Lira has returned to the village she grew up in after the breakup of her crew – she needs to find the one thing she left behind, her grandmother’s recipe book. Instead, she and a dwarf nearly get caught trying to break into the tavern where she hid it, and instead find themselves
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The Elegance of Ferns – Solvejg Nitzke
Read for LibraryThing Early Reviewers This is a lovely little book – a great overview of the fern family. The hard cover copy I received is just a beautiful book – the cover and end sheets are well designed. The illustrations are also lovely. There are some lovely little vignettes of the author’s trips to
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Discount Armageddon – Seanan McGuire
Verity’s family split off from a secret society that had sworn to kill all Cryptids a few generations ago – they realized a lot of the Cryptids are worth protecting. So they have an interesting reputation in the communities that know that all these strange beings exist. Very is currently living in NYC, moonlighting as
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Seaside Goldenrod
Seaside Goldenrod Solidago sempervirens Other names: Salt Marsh Goldenrod, Northern Seaside Goldenrod Family: Asteraceae (Aster Family) Further Classification: Range: Eastern North America and the Caribbean (Seashores of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) Native: Native Native Habitat: Seashores: sand dunes, salt marshes and estuary shores Bloom Time: Late summer into Fall Notes: Unlike other
Knitting Notes
I swear the sleeves on sweaters using this yarn are cursed. I was really trucking along on this (the Moments sweater) – had finished the boring parts of the body, and decide to dive into the sleeves. I was starting to picture myself wearing it this Fall. Despite adding about four inches to the sleeve